(2.932 Rating) A nice city park course with a decent mix of hole types
- UNIQUENESS - An above average blend of hole variety. A nice distance variation, everything from a 150 foot chip shot at the short tees, to a 672 footer from the back tees. Six par 4s with two of them being dogleg rights. Several shots to really air them out, yet also a couple tight technical holes. Elevation is mild, but constant. Only a handful of holes have less than 10 feet of play in them and a few approach the 30 foot change mark. I really like the fairway design of (7) and (13) but there are a few too many similar looking moderately wooded modest elevation plays that will blend together in memory after one play. Unfortunately no water elements in play, although I guess some would consider this a blessing. Also no par 5s or dogleg lefts.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Due to the two tee set-up this course works well for Novice players through Intermediate. Not long enough to be advanced level difficult and also probably not the best place for beginners. Although, both of these skill levels may still enjoy a round here due to all the other aspects of the course.
- CHALLENGING - A hair more difficult than normal. The long tees are not Advanced level difficultly despite the blue color. The longs to me read as a tweener between Recreational or lower Intermediate. The front tees using a red color, read as a tweener between Novice and Recreational. I'm glad the course didn't make the mistake of labeling the tees Pros and Ams, as that set-up gives a false impression on what Pro level really is.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Above average. As stated, lots of rolling elevation in play. Hole (1) right out the gates is a pleasing open downhill shot. Hole (15) is nice looking valley play. There are also some good sized towering oak trees to weave around as well. The drawbacks are just a few. Park building are often in view along with park roads, playgrounds and parking areas.
- NAVIGATION - I had no problems. I did not see a course map on site but the one on DGCR is mostly accurate. There are few longer hikes or possibly confusing transitions between holes, but each occurrence had arrows below the basket. Bringing a cart out here isn't easy peasy, but close.
- MAINTENANCE - The park was in great shape and mowed throughout. Trash was mostly in check. It would be nice if they added a couple garbage cans at the tees.
- CHAINS - Nice custom blue DISCatchers. A bit harder to pick up in the woods buy still a pretty looking basket.

Overall not too shabby. My only major concern was the tees.
- TEES - What in world happened? The most uneven turf pads I've ever stepped foot on. There are yellow and white lines on them and the placement of it varies. Is it suppose to be a foul line? I have no idea. It makes no sense since sometimes it's at the front of the pad and other times it's at the back. A couple were so uneven that I decided to tee to the side.
- SAFETY HAZARDS - Park roads are in play on several shots, however I only saw one car on these park roads on my round, so really only a minor concern.
- TIME PLAY - Perhaps my daughter slowed me up, but I spent almost 100 minutes on the course as a solo playing the long tees. Figure 2 1/2 hours for a foursome on the long tees and 2 hours for the short tees.

A solid course that probably has a great local following. It won't blow players away like a few courses in the Nashville area will, but it offers enough to keep the area players entertained. If I lived in town I'd happily claim Woodland Park as home course. Currently I've rated the course as a solid 3. If the course shored up the tee situation, added some benches, cut in a few more heavily wooded holes and lengthened a few of the short par 3s, I think the course could approach the 3.25 threshold.
- CHARACTER - Hit and miss. I'll start with the good. Nice looking large color coded tee signs. They should have had next tee direction on them however. There's a practice basket near tee (1) and there are two tees on 16 of the 18 holes. There are also numerous shelters and restrooms in the park. As for missing items, no alternate baskets, no community board and only one seating area. Also as stated above, poor tee surfaces and no course map.
- FUTURE - Soon after posting this review, I was notified that a tee pad upgrade is in the works. Please notify me when/if this occurs and I will update my score and modify my review title to say "TEErrific"

Some of the nicest, sturdiest-looking tee signs I've seen (not the cheap political ad kind pictured), and fancy blue-banded Discatchers that stand out nicely even at the longer distances involved on some holes. Two tees on every hole except 2 and 15; the tee signs clearly indicate which is which (and that there's only one on the holes that only have one). The blue tees add more distance, and sometimes also make the angle harder or add a tighter early gap. This allows the course to cater to a reasonably wide range of skill levels.

Some big par 4s; the only one that felt like a "three and a half" from the back tees was hole 4 - wish the pin was further back from the joint of the dogleg. All the others were red-blooded true par 4s; 18 could have passed for a short 5, especially given the odd tee gap.

Decent variety of hole shapes, without overt BH/FH favoritism. Only a few holes were truly open; most had some light tree guarding, typical of the city park style. What was atypical of city park courses was the elevation. Lots of that, including some big uphills. No really crazy fun downhill shots, but the hills are used so much that it hardly seems like a loss.

Only three holes were truly wooded - 4, 5, and 7. So much for Woodland. None of these was a particularly remarkable technical play, either, although 7 has a silly tee gap that strongly encourages an overhand shot. 4, as mentioned above, played as a shot and a half kind of hole from the long tees (and a two half shot kind of hole from the shorts - 150 foot putter, 150 foot putter, with no way to really attack unless you have the power to go way over the top, in which case you probably shouldn't be playing the shorts).

Although the par 4s run up some distance, there were no long par 3s - hole 6 is the longest on paper, at 355', but plays closer to 300 effective feet due to the slope.

I hate to list turf tees under cons, but (a) it's turf over bare ground, so they're not all very level, and (b) concrete really is nicer on this bomby a course. They're also kinda short, though most have flat ground behind.

Although the tees are labelled red and blue, they seem to correspond to upper novice to lower rec and intermediate, respectively, at least against the stated pars. Since par was marked the same for the shorts and the longs, there are a few par "4" holes from the shorts that just aren't: 3, 10, and 14 could all be long par 3s at the rec level or above, at least in my book.

Tee signs are oriented with north (I think) up instead of forward up - not a con, but odd.

Pretty city park setting for disc golf. Grassy mowed fairways, lots of tall mature trees, gentle elevation changes. This kind of land is suited perfectly for a city park course. Interesting design as each hole has its own personality. The park land was used just about to the fullest and feels spacious. It even has a couple of tighter wooded holes woven into what is primarily more open park-style.

Most holes are forgiving if your drive is not placed exactly where you want it. Good for newer players to learn, to be able to find discs, to recover more easily, and to not get frustrated. However, there is still plenty of challenge for the more experienced player with several longer holes (400'+) and many birdie chances (<200') that will leave you scratching your head if you fail to capitalize.

One big positive is the two sets of tees which always helps courses appeal to a wider range of players. I personally always play a round from each if I can. Of course the distances of the two tees are different, but on many the angle is also different, and then some other Blue tees have an extra narrow gap to hit.

I really enjoy playing here as the rounds are fun and relaxing (and a nice contrast to the tighter courses in the Nashville area I usually play.)

Ample parking, restrooms, practice basket. Very safe and family friendly park.

*UPDATE* When I first reviewed this course it had temp signs that had started to fall down or even become missing... BUT I am told the course now has permanent tee signs! A great improvement that will primarily help with navigation. Always nice to see a course get better. ****finally saw the new signs (on 5/1/18) and they are fantastic, highly visible, good maps, as sturdy as you will see.

Tees are green turf. Looks to be a recycled cut up turf soccer field, so they are not solid green, but will have random field lines on them and each one looks different- fine for throwing but just doesn't give the best overall look. The big con is they are the same color as the grass, and are flush with the grass,. (Finding them used to be much tougher, but with permanent tee signs now, that should minimize or eliminate the issue of finding them.)

Maybe in the future some permanent framed raised turf or concrete tees can be installed.

I think the hole design and course flow is excellent, except for hole 17 and 18- I feel there are some cooler tree features that were not utilized, but instead the two final holes are a bit bland, with little trouble other than a hill (17) and some long distance (18). There is a tree line between the two that could have more play. #18's basket could have been placed more the right in a grove of trees rather than being out in the open.

Most of the other park activities do not interfere with the course, however the winding round through the park borders many holes, so just be cautious of vehicles and pedestrians.

There are 3 entrances to the park. Tee 1/Basket 18 are near the parking lot by the park office (enter off Woldwidge/9th St.) Park is not too far off I-65 exit #46 (15 minutes).

Not a top tier course in mid-TN, but I would put it in the 2nd level. The enjoyment/fun factor, hole variety, and the two sets of tees are what keeps bringing me back. I rate it 3.0 [Good] with the chance to +0.5 with better tees.