Once Inside Whispering Pines , I had trouble finding this course . I had to ask the lifeguard at the pool where it started . She pointed me to the far end right side of the pool area opposite where you parked . There is an old kiosk there with a map and some course results flyers . The course itself has your basic Chainstar baskets with basket numbers ion the middle pole , + some next tee signs on the bottoms of some of the baskets . , no signage , but the hold number and the distance is marked on large rubber black pads that are used for the tees . Print The Map ! These pads are hard to see on the ground and will cost you time looking for them . The front 9 is behind the pool and the back 9 is kind of on the left side of the parking lot and back away from the pool .Don't let the 4500' total of this course fool you . This course packs a bite . The whole course sits in the woods and many of the fairways are on existing or old walking/hiking/biking trails .Whispering Pines is one of the few courses in Florida with real elevation . The whole of the course is very technical and narrow fairways .The front and back 9 start and finish near the parking lot , which is nice if you just have enough time to get in a quick 9 . There is a good range in distance , with hole 12 being 166 , an uphill shot on top of a ridge , to #11 , a 408' drive down 2 paths with the basket protected on the right by a number of trees . I swear that when I looked up to throw , 2 more trees jumped out from the previous fairway into my present one . The holes here aren't unforgettable , but some ARE good . #1 starts you off with an uphill 280' drive that will feel more like 315 . #9 is a tight little downhill shot with a shrinking fairway . #13 is a window shot from an elevated tee over a ravine to the basket on the next hill . 15 is a fading 253' midrange shot that ends on a low plateau . 16 is another downhill window shot 191' . #18 is a good finishing hole , 313' , fairly level drive that will eventually break left to right . This course is not a fast one . It took me 65 minutes to complete my 18 . Figure that 4 will take around twice that long or more . The course might not get a lot of play , so you might have it to yourself . The only noises outside of the woods that you might hear you hear are the swim club . Signature Hole : Also the toughest . #10 . A 383' hole , with a path that is 10-12' in width , with trees on either side and also a steep dropoff on both sides . I forgot to mention that about 225' down the middle of the fairway that there are a row of a couple of small trees . If you go down the sides of these hills , it will be hard to ascend and hold the fairway . Still ,there is some fun factor with some challenge here . Since some of the fairways of this course are loaded with pine needles , you can actually skip your discs off of them for an extra 20-30' sometimes . You will also be in the shade the whole time

#1 Danger . Not necessarily from path walkers , but to you . This is NOT a course for basic gym shoes or sandals . Hiking boots would be smart here . Since the course is woods and some of these grades are steep and the tee pads are rubber , a good rain might make for a good fall . #2 Navigation . Print the Map . Since the tee is black and barely over the ground , you can be confused on several spots , notably 9-10 , where you have to look for a spot near the parking lot , and 10-11 where you have to slowly decend the steep embankment , walk across the path to a little higher ground where the #11 tee pad is . You also have to backtrack from 15 basket to 16 tee on your right and up the hill . Bring bug spray , as the bugs can eat you alive here . #3 The Rough . Disc Risk : at least medium if not higher . There are some overgrowth here , and a good ricochet off a tree , and it will happen , can cause your prized disc to get caught in it . #4 . Unforgiving fairways . Some of these fairways are damn near impossible to negotiate . If your drive isn't perfect , you are going to have a terrible shot coming back . I would say that the variety that this course offers , is what type of tree you will bounce off of after you tee off .

The course is a tough technical . I would personally like to see a few of these trees exit the existing fairways and have some of the rough cleaned up . The park itself is nice and well taken care of A pool with a reasonable cost to swim , . tennis and basketball courts .. Lots of extra land already gives me ideas on spreading this course out a little .Plenty of woods here . Thank You Whispering Pines for letting me try your course out . My Recommendation : Newbies , 2 disc locals , and families should avoid this course . The avid local , intermediate , and even pros might enjoy the challenge here . As for travelers , coupling this with nearby Floral or Okahumpka would give you several courses to try nearby from I-75 . I might say to give this course a try , if not just for the sake of some hills .

18 holes, secluded, heavily wooded and technical compared to other Florida courses, elevation changes.

Rubber tee pads are not in the greatest shape but since most holes are short, its not that big of a deal.
Signage is non existent. There's arrows on the baskets and hole numbers and distances on the pads. Course is not terrible to navigate but not the easiest. Baskets blend in very well.
Fairways, Ughhh yeah more like unfairways for at least half of the holes.

This could be a real nice tight wooded technical and clean course but for no reason it seems like it is unfinished or abandoned.
Even being short holes, the fairways themselves are still not fairways yet walk paths with trees in between. Holes 1, 10, 11 are fine examples of what's wrong with this course as well as a handful of other holes that have an unnecessary tree or three down the "paths".
Out of 100 or so courses I have played, this is one of the most disappointing for being such a great and unique piece of land especially in Florida. I feel like a weekends worth of work making true fairways would benefit this course greatly. Adding tee signs and concrete pads would make this course close to 4 stars YET another course was recently installed and I think they will both suffer due to not focusing on perfecting each.

(2.712 Rating) The most heavily wooded course I've ever played as of this review (108 courses)
- RAW BEAUTY - Bay far the most redeeming quality of Whispering Pines is its natural beauty. Wonderful terrain changes for a Florida course this far south. Fully wooded with vibrant vegetation and superb natural fauna. I spotted a Pileated Woodpecker on the back 9. (Woody the Woodpecker for those that know the old cartoon)
- CHALLENGING - Despite the short length, this course is tough. League postings at the community board showed not one of the 25 course regulars with a sub-par handicap. Advanced players will probably struggle to crack par. Having a good mid range recovery game will be key to shoot low.
- SHOT SHAPING - Your discs will need to work some magic. There is typically only one angle of attack on every hole. You will have to release at the right speed and angle, and make sure the ending curves correctly to avoid the thousands of trees in play. Good luck.
- ELEVATION FOR FLORIDA - Great elevation changes for a south Florida course. There's probably more elevation here than at the nearby Floral and Quarry courses combined. A nice 25 foot up shot on (12) followed by a nice down shot. However, several regions of the country would consider this course flat. No more than 30 foot of change on any one hole.
- CHILL AREAS - The entire course is entirely secluded and has an overall Zen feel. There are a few tee areas with seating and there's shade at all of the tees as well.
- SPACING - Well spaced out holes with no chance of running one into another fairway. The drawback however is that a few of the holes have longer walks between basket and next tee.

This course is beyond heavily wooded. Note, the DGCR photos only represent about half of the current course layout. It's been partially redesigned and is even more constricting than the photos represent.
- DESIGN - I'm not sure of the design constraints, (For example, not being allowed to cut trees down) but as it sits, I would say several holes are poorly executed and are flawed holes. It's almost as if the baskets and tees randomly fell from the sky and you have to figure out how to get from point A to point B. Several holes have their widest lane at around 4 feet. A few holes don't have a discernible angle to the basket. A couple wider holes, with 6 and 8 foot lanes, have a tree left in the middle of the lane, way down fairway. I like to refer to this type of hole as the "Middle Finger." Hole (10) "Three Middle Fingers" looks seemingly awesome from tee. It's a straight 350 foot hole along a 15 foot high ridge with a 12 foot wide lane. Scores of trees, left, right and top form a tunnel. In addition, there are three 4 inch diameter trees mid fairway, making four 3 foot gaps in the 12 foot lane. The random statistics to make this gap, and that's if you keep it low while staying in the 12 foot wide lane, is 44%. If you fail to hit the lottery on your shot, you will be greatly punished. Your upshot will have to get back on top of the ridge but it's almost entirely blocked off from the fairway lining trees. Hole (11) is another poorly designed hole called "The Beast." From tee it looks like a 400 foot poke and hope shot. But there is a lane there. It just makes 4 solid turns and is 6 to 8 feet wide. After (11), I actually began to like a bunch of holes.
- FORGIVENESS - One of least forgiving layouts I've ever played. I may have scored a few birdies here, but I still hit a tree on every freaking hole.
- OVERGROWTH - I played in early March and the overgrowth was already coming back with a vengeance. If you play here during the summer peak overgrowth, it's probably because you hate fun.
- NAVIGATION - Passable, but I've experienced much better on other similar type courses. To start. printing or downloading the map to your phone is a must, and I repeatedly checked mine. There are a bunch of directional ques along the layout, but it's not enough for this wooded course. I got lost for a few minutes between (10) and (11) as the map is a little bit off. The tee is farther south, or that is if down on the map is south. There's no north arrow on the map.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Way too difficult for beginners and many recreational players. I could also see higher skill lever players also not liking this course if they don't like heavily wooded technical courses. Floral Park, farther south, will draw a much wider swath of skill levels.
- CHARACTER - Probably about average as a whole but lacking in some aspects. The teeing experience was not the greatest. Although shaded, the tees themselves are rubber mats. Several were lumpy and uneven. Hole number and distance were on the mats and it appears some were beginning to fade. In addition, there are other things lacking, like no extra tees or extra basket placements and no practice basket. There was a little bit of seating, but there could have been a few more benches.
- UNIQUENESS - 18 very technical wooded shots. Just about every shot has to be played from just one angle. There is no water along the course to force a line. Not that there's a need for another hazard. No par 5 or dogleg holes either. There is however a bit of elevation, as mentioned above in the PRO comments.

Whispering Pines needs a serious redesign, as the land it graces is stunning. The course feels like a polar opposite to nearby Floral Park. I applaud the locals who brave to play this course day in and day out. I'm sure by now all these players are precision masters.

Back 9 is interesting golf. Holes 10-13 are really fun and different than most courses in Florida. Shade for the whole course is nice. Gorgeous walk in the woods. Nice elevation changes (for Florida).

Front 9 is a series of tunnel shots through ridiculously tight fairways with thick underbrush and trees on the side. It is frustrating golf. Imagine Charlotte Disc Golf with "fairways" that are as narrow as 5 feet. Many reviewers describe this as challenging, technical, etc. I don't mean to offend, but I think these holes are poorly designed. It is poke and pray golf at it's worst. This is old school disc golf course design that should be fixed with wider, "fair" fairways.

With the quality and amount of land available, this could be one of the best courses in Florida. Perhaps the designer was told he couldn't cut down a single tree. If this is the case, it explains a lot about the design and would make the situation more understandable.