-Course has changed significantly. So let's start this all over. Some of the boring holes are no longer existent. That's an improvement to this course. Some tee pads are in the same spot with different pin locations and are more unique. It starts with a newly designed hole. A LEGIT deuce or die with OB everywhere. #2 is probably the best example of "more unique." The pad is the same as the old hole 3. The pin placement is up and over a hill to the left. The pin is next to a couple of rocks. That to me is a standout hole.

-The old 12 and 13 were combined to make the new #13. Fun uphill par 4 about 500'. Could be played as a dogleg right over the volleyball court, or be played in a straight line over a few trees. Not sure if the volleyball court is OB, but if so then this is a legit par 4!

-You still get to play the tunnel shot by the tennis courts and the line of trees (#5) and the big downhill hole by the building which was easily the best hole before the changes (#14). Now it's debatable on what the best hole is with a few of the new ones here.

-Primarily open. A few holes here (#6, #16, and #18) are what I'd call "show off" holes for big arms. The others are mostly open as well but are shot shaping holes because there is a lot of OB here.

-The people working at the rec center are great about returning lost discs if you have your name on them and are turned in. Especially if your shot doesn't fade over the building on #14.

-Another improvement made was that #17's pad is no longer in front of the pine tree on #16's green. It was nearly impossible to have a good run up on that pad. Now it's by the walking track.

-New tee signs. Holes #11 and #17 are hard to find, but are marked on U disc. Get the app. The signs I could not find on #11 or #17 but it seemed clear they were by the track.

-The danger issue lingers still. You're playing by the walking trails, ball fields, walking track. This place is the last thing from secluded, so you'll see plenty of pedestrians.

-Despite the holes being better from the track. You're still, well..... pretty much teeing off on the track on #11 and #17.

-#18 is by a soccer field and is a hindrance to soccer players.

-This course can be a danger to other locals. But at least they can see how fun disc golf is. For the limited space, this course is well thought out for the most part. I thought this course was pretty good initially and I think it's a little better now. I'm upvoting it to a 3.5.

-If you don't like playing around athletic fields, roads, or railroads, this course is not for you. But chances are, there'd be some holes that you like.

-Signature holes would include:

#2: Difficult par 3. Up and over a hill toward the creek. You'd have to really rip it to go in there, but if you go long, you'll have a difficult putt out of the overgrowth.

#5: Very unique tunnel shot between mature pine trees and the tennis court.

#13: Fun par 4 around a volleyball court. Intimidating, but well designed.

#14: Major downhill bomb over the building or around it. Your choice!

-Challenging holes.
-Given OB added to degree of difficulty.
-The course forced you to place shots in the right spot in order to shoot well.
-Creeks were used effectively. (new hole 2 is my fav.)
-Basket caught the disc really well.
-Space was utilized well (see my comments in other thoughts regarding the new design)

-Small concrete tee pads and some mulch pads. I hear plans to fix this.
-Pedestrians and other non disc golfers can get in the way.
-Course plays through the busy park and this poses a safety issue.

My thoughts on how to solve some of the safety problems:
-Hole 1 should never be put in the long position. I never got to play it there and while it looked sweet, it poses waaaaay too much risk to property and people.
-Hole 4 should always be in the short position and have the mando left of the first tree in front of the tee. Although this makes this hole a repetitive shot like hole 3, it does provide the best safety option. The pavilion and playground are just too close to the long pin.
-Hole 11 should never be put in the short position. Give that the best route for that shot is to go over the parking lot, it poses too much risk to personal property. I skipped down to the basket off the parking lot if that gives you any indication of what my disc's flight path was.
-Hole 15 should be kept in the short position. Although it poses no real safety issue, the long pin location crosses 16's tee box and fairway. This is a safety issue for disc golfers.
-Hole 18 like I said before should stay in the short pin but make the long tee pad permanent with the double mando and OB left of path and beyond.

I have no doubt that these changes are in the works. I know Tim and all the faithful disc golfers who play Waynesville want their course to be top notch.

The course has gone through a makeover since Tim Petrea became the caretaker. The original design was well thought out and used the land to the max. With recent construction and the overwhelming use of the park by non disc golfers, the course needed an update. I have to say that Tim and his crew along with the help of all the Waynesville locals did a great job with the redesign. Hole 2 is now one of my favorite holes of all time and although it yielded no birdies to me it provided me with a tough shot but fair one. The way Tommy Holbrook used the old hole 2 basket as the new hole 7 was just awesome. To have a big hyzer shot to the hill was a risk/reward elevation shot that the course needed. The new hole 8 with the 35ft man made island was a great addition as well. It was a birdie hole but the added circle just made it more fun. The new 10 tee was really sweet. A bomber over the track field with OB looming made this a great, well thought out tee spot. The new longer tee on 18 was really sweet as well. Way to go Tommy for the new design. I'd go so far as to say make that the permanent tee and keep the basket in the short pin. This would cut down on non disc golfers getting in the way of that hole while making the tee shot tougher with the double mando and OB path and beyond to the left. Given better tees, better defined OB lines, and some reassurance that non disc golfers are safe and out of the way I'd go so far as to rate this course a 4.

The holes were placed very well! Discatcher baskets. Liked that there were several creeks on the course! I loved hole 12 at the long position. Hole 2 would probably be my favorite hole!

Seemed easy to lose a disc. Birdie shots were few unless you could really sling it! On a normal day it seemed like it would be harder to play just because of foot traffic on walking trails and many of the holes had them around. Some mulch tees which was a safety issue. some holes i was a little nervous to throw on mulch. Concrete tees were too small.

Over all good course I thought! Some pretty challenging shots with the longe holes! I recently played a tournament and there were a lot of OB's which made the course quite challenging. Should be a really fun course worth the drive to play it after some of the said improvements to be made.

- Wide variety of holes. Hole #14 is awesome! One of my favorite holes I've played in WNC.

- Overall it's a flat course. I think there are only 2 holes that change elevation significantly. A flat course is a nice change of pace for being in the mountains.

- Some of the tees (that are painted blue) can get slick when wet.

- At first I liked the extensive OB list. After playing through the course more than once OB starts to get a little exhausting. There are a few of them that there's really no good reason for.

- It wasn't readily apparent where to get maps when I saw there weren't any at the kiosk. I went inside the Rec Center and they had plenty of maps and scorecards.

- This is a shared park so there can be lots of people walking around. Might have to wait a few times but not really a big deal. Just need to be aware.

I'm really glad Waynesville has this course (actually the whole park facility was relatively impressive). For such a small town it's nice for the locals to have something like this. The course plays around the entire complex so you really get to see it all.

Very nice open course. A fast flowing creek, R/R tracks & parking lots provide plenty of challenge on many holes. A full 18 holes now. Relatively flat so it's an easy walk. Very clean. Great local club support & tourneys. Indoor bathrooms. Water fountains.

Could use some more benches. Some holes throw across the playing fields & running track.

There is a big indoor recreation complex on site. Nice track & field. There is an indoor pool for the kids. Baseball diamonds. Walking path around entire area.