- Discatcher Pro 28 baskets
- Concrete Tees
- Descriptive tee signs
- Garbage cans throughout the course
- Multiple shot holes (par 4 and 5)
- Cool, creepy old sanitarium buildings that are probably haunted

- Some 'tweener' holes
- Some confusion with baskets from the other course
- A bit overly righty-friendly

This review is for the 'Beacon Hollow' course that makes use of eighteen baskets moved from the former Riverside course in Cherokee. This course strings together 18 holes that wind throughout the Cherokee Mental Health Institute into a 'championship level' course.

The course makes good use of the sprawling, wooded grounds of the MHI, providing several multi-shot holes. For the most part, the shot shapes required are neutral (allowing the option of a right-to-left or left-to-right shot to get to the basket). However, on the holes that force a certain shot shape, those tend to favor a right-handed hyzer shot.

There is a good balance of hole lengths, but a few holes tend to be of a length that are too long to be fair par 3 and too short to be legitimate par 4.

The last hole can be confusing to a visiting player, as it features a hard right dogleg that runs along the original course that still exists on site. Once you throw your tee shot, there are several baskets within view that could be confused for the intended basket.

Overall, a very good course that, with a couple of tweaks, could easily be an excellent course.

+Good job on the home made baskets. I always applaud the effort even if they aren't as good as professionally manufactured baskets.
2023 update: older Innova baskets are used now instead of homemade baskets.
+The tee areas are marked by little placards in the ground. They have hole number, name, and distance.
+Lightly rolling hills make for some fun shots up and down these hills as well as some slightly fast greens.
+You will probably have this course all to yourself. Cherokee doesn't seem to have a large disc golf community.
+A good amount of woods to provide challenge without making it frustrating.
+It would be hard to lose a disc here. There were not many places were the grass was long.
+Ace runs, it might be hard to get them to stick if you hit the chains due to the baskets.

-The baskets do let discs slip through. They are also single chained and not very deep.
2023 update: No more basket issues.
-It can be hard to find the placards and all of the holes might not have them. I played basket to basket when I couldn't find one.
2023 update: Fewer placards now are visible. They are small, white placards that are flush with the ground. They are always pretty close to the basket so you might as well play basket to basket.
-The holes are generally similar in distance and tree coverage. They did all look a little different and the rolling hills helped them to stay different enough.
-Tees are natural. They are not overused so they aren't horrible but concrete is always preferred.
2023 update: Tees are more bare then I remember. Must get more use now.
-2023 update: There is a newer course here that plays pretty close to this one.

+This course was fun to play and it was in a nice setting. It would be hard to consider this course for a tournament or anything like that but it is a pleasant place to walk around and enjoy the outdoors. In other words, this is a good place for a casual course.
+This course had a little but of fun factor for me.
+This property has potential. If they got new baskets and tees and created a little more variety, this course could be quite good. I think there is enough land here.
2023 update: There is a second course and it is excellent.

Settled in a quiet, softly forested group of gently rolling hills, this course for myself and my family was wonderful. The holes are somewhat challenging for us as newbies yet easy to navigate and quite enjoyable.And one of the best parts is the fact that I have yet to come close to seeing any real roughage that some of us newbies find ourselves in.

The baskets are a little funky and the disc will slip through so grace golf may be in order. Despite the lake of grasses and weeds, the mosquito's were a might fierce as may be expected from much rain, so bring repellent or just get good at whacking the little vampires

This is really a stress free course and well suited for beginning types. Some longer holes would be nice but overall, my family had a blast learning and playing here and I/we will be back.

Beautiful! Amazing environment near very old dorm style buildings. Great variety of shots and distances. Metal plate built into the ground with par, distance, and a nickname was unique. I hadn't seen this before.
One of the easier courses I've played. Par is generous.

Holes #7, 8, and 9 did not have metal plates. Luckily the baskets weren't too far away. Hard to determine par for these considering par is generous on this course, which may be because the baskets seem to accommodate full size frisbees. Disc golf discs will slip through the holes in the baskets!
Though the course is beautiful, a few long open meadow shots would have been nice. Spread the course out!

Read the course description for where to start at tee #1. It was tricky to find.
Have fun with this course!