On the well-kept grounds of Yellow Springs High School, there are nine Predator baskets (somewhat unique) set in a counter-clockwise loop, with hole distances ranging from 200 to almost 700 feet in length. There is a one of a kind, 'created' top of the world starter tee (hole 1), four holes (2,3,7&9) where bigger arms can let loose, a hole (4) that finishes on a small mound, guarded by greenery, two holes (6&8) with really puzzling, challenging flight paths through park like trees, and one ill-advised fairway (5, see below).

SOME of the intended tees (3,4,5,6,8&9) are still marked by green metal signage poles (usually leaning a little), so you know where the hole was intended. If you use the map and throw the intended course, you'll find a healthy variety and level of challenge for up to the Recreational to Intermediate skill level player.

However, there are no tee pads or indicators of exactly where to throw from, and some of the posts are missing. I did find one of the laminated card tee signs in the grass on hole 3. The baskets have shark fins that could've been used as intended to indicate next tee direction, but weren't. If you throw from the 'balcony' of the bleachers on hole 1, you have to release your disc above waist height to get over the handrails, so it feels a little awkward for most of us under, say, 6' 6" tall.

The first hole throws over the shot put pit gravel and just a few feet from their concrete slab (which can't be used as a next tee, since shot put 'tees' are not level concrete, but ringed). Some of the intended 'next tee' posts cross back in such a way as to force crossing fairways, or are planted just a few feet from the previous basket (on a 400+ foot hole that didn't need to tee from there). The 'treed' holes are pretty, but significantly grown in, so there is almost no clear line of flight. For instance, on hole 8, though the trees have name plackards (like an arboretum), I'd swear I saw the name Dikimbe on two or three of them approaching the green.

The design has a huge hole (3) across the back of the soccer fields that finishes by a pretty tree, but didn't use it to shape the approach shot. In contrast, the very next hole is reachable, pretty, and uses the small mound and greenery to force a good line on approach. But that one is followed by a shot that literally throws blind across a parking lot and the front edge of the building to a guarded basket. Once you cross the lot and come around the building, you'll see that any spike hyzer could've easily crashed into the picnic tables set out to your left, just out of view. Should probably move this hole (if anybody actually plays the course).

I actually 'played' this course several years ago (it was initially installed in 2014), but didn't follow up because the layout was uncertain to me, and I didn't know if they wanted it listed here. Now that we're in the era of UDisc Wiki-Ubiquity, the course has been listed on DGCR, so I visited to establish and add the map (see), and to give it a brief review. Yellow Springs is still a weird blend of a hippie community from the 1960's plunked into rural Americana. And if you enjoy a good ice cream, you might want to follow your round just north of town at Young's Dairy.

Ps: almost forgot to mention, if you do play here, the ninth basket can be spotted nestled into the backside branches of the pine on the right, where the driveway bends. You almost have to throw past those evergreens to have a look at your putt…

Yellow Springs High School sits just off of the main drag ( Yellow Springs Road ) in a fun and lax community . They have had a 9 hole disc golf course here for 7 years . It was listed on the PDGA website , but overlooked in DGR . There are a couple of parking lots at the school , and you may prefer parking near the entrance to the track/football stadium . There are going to be no bathroom facilities for you to use here .
-- THE EQUIPMENT -- Not much here . The tee pads are natural here , but you won't find them . No obvious dirt spots exist , and there are no tee signs . I did find some metal rods sticking out of the ground on a couple of the holes , but I am not sure if those mean anything . You can tee off from the cement on hole 1 ( at the stadium entrance ) if you want . Print a map , or be content to safari here . The baskets are actually good , Predator , with white bases and green tops .
-- THE LANDSCAPE -- This course actually works its way around the school grounds and the school itself . It is almost pancake flat . The only elevation here is a basket perched on a man made hill . There are a row of trees on hole 8 , near the main road , and some scattered trees in front of the school . You will have to throw around and over some cement , a soccer field , and a shot put area . However , the school grounds and the school itself look great and seem well kept up .
-- THE HIGHLIGHTS -- Exiting the parking lot and finding some delicious home made ice cream in town . #4 , depending on where you throw from , has a basket that is on a small hill and has bushes and trees on the sides and behind it . #8 is a tree lined shot slightly descending to the basket .
-- THE TIME -- 30 minutes playing and 30 minutes trying to find a tee . Just Guess . A foursome that has a clue could get through this in less than an hour .
-- DISC RISK -- Very Low . Unless you griplock your drive on the long 681' to the right , and you don't stick it in the front trees , you will leave with your discs intact .
If the grass is not worn anywhere to signify a tee pad , it means that this course gets no play , meaning you have the course all to yourself .

#1 Navigation - None , Nada . You can fumble around with the map , and maybe Udisc can tell you where to stand , but this course is one of the worst for this con .
#2 Equipment - Or lack of it . 9 great baskets , then no signage , no tee pads , no Next Tee signs .
#3 Restricted hours - I am sure that you can't play during school hours or when Yellow Springs hosts sporting events . You may want to come in the evenings , summer months , or Sundays if you need a disc golf fix .
#4 Challenge - Not the challenge of making birdies or par , but the challenge of finding a tee . Orange slices and juice boxes to any of the students that can find all 9 .
#5 Quirky First Hole - Hole 1 starts near the front end of the stadium , and throws to a basket sitting behind a shot put pit , Full Of Sand ! I bet the school isn't keen on locals trudging through a well kept track field event .
#6 With the redesign of the course , and playing it almost backward , you now end up in the far reaches of the school grounds . Bring plenty of water for your trek back to your car .

I played the course around 4 years ago , and it was more like a score of 1 1/2 or 2 . They started down around where hole 4 now is and went clockwise around the school grounds and school . I ran into a man walking his dog who said that he keeps up with the course , and told me roughly where to tee from ( I was trying to throw hole #2 ) and how the course now goes almost counter clockwise after hole 2 .
I think that it is a great idea to have a course on school grounds to introduce the students and the public to a new game . Students can even have a friendly team challenge with other schools , giving them chances to walk , stay fit and socialize some , instead of burying their noses in a cell phone
I know it is much easier to not have tee pads and signs because maintenance crews will never have to cut and trim around them , but the lack of both makes this course a scattered and Safari mess .
MY RECOMMENDATION -- Although it is a healthy alternative for the students a get out of the classroom or the locals ( very local , like across the street ) to get out and get a good walk in .this course won't be worth stopping by . Course baggers , that can grab 3 9 hole courses within a total of 3 miles of each other are on their own here . Until improvements are made , PASS THIS COURSE ON BY .