Front 9 Lots of shade, nice baskets. Many good shots to test your game. The woods are tuff in places tight fairways but for the most part shorter dist. Holes are short but challenging. It's free and quick if you want it to be

7 is to close to the park and kids I love the hole but it can be tuff if there are people in the area. 10 is ok but it's made to seem worse because it's followed by four clones back to back to back to back. 11,12,13, and 14 are all the same if you can stay to the right you'll have no problem with the ditch 15-18 are good though long walk but won't kill you.

It's not hard to navigate at all there is a sing next to the t for 1 that will tell you where to go. The t for 1 is just a few feet up a sidewalk to the left of the pavilion in the parking area. This course could be very nice if we could do a few changes to the back maybe bring a few into the woods. I live close to this park and am out there often if your in the area and would like someone to show you around here or other local courses let me know and I'm always looking for other locals. Check out Myrtle beach area disc golf ok Facebook also. [email protected]

front 9 are reasonably wooded creating plenty of shade and challenging approaches to the targets. Plenty of straight shots for long drives and short curved drives from tee to target to give you a great diversity to work on all aspects of your game. Hole 18 tees off over a lake.

Hole 3 is missing, holes 10-17 are very long straight shots and are very repetitive, so i usually just play the front 9. its also centered around a playground so you have to be wary of kids. There is no info about distance or any designated tee box so you have to tee off from the left or right of a post with the basket number in it.

we do a doubles round weekly with usually 6-8 people so if your a local and you wanna meet other players go to horrycountydiscgolf.com and sign up.

This course has some distance holes. Deep baskets. It is very level. Only a few small slopes.Hole 18 was a beautiful hole with a perfectly laid out water trap.

The layout of this course has no imagination. Very basic and plain. Hole 3 didn't have a basket. Hole 11, 12, and 13 are very long and straight with a ditch of very nasty muck on the side. No loss disc but very fearful of leeches. Hole 7 was unplayable due to children on the playground. Very dangerous for the children. Long walk from hole 16 to 17 on the road. An even longer walk from 18 back to the parking area across the road. Not a lot of difficulty. Hole 18's water trap makes it very difficult to retrieve your disc even if you throw a floater. Very wide. Needs clearly defined Tee off pads. Signs needed to mark the hole, footage and par.

This course looks like it can/is be expanded and revised. I hope that in the future this grows to be a better course. It has great potential.

Its free, and only about 15-20 min. from N. Myrtle Beach. The course has some challenging shots. I loved the 90 degree right turn on the back 9. Lots of opportunities to work on all facets of your game.

Layout! Where are the holes? #3 was missing when we were there...not sure if someone stole the basket or what. Also, on the back 9 we ended up missing like 3-4 holes. We walked "over the river and through the woods" and still never found a few of the holes.

I've played a good deal of courses, and most are usually setup in a design that you can eventually figure out where the holes are. NOT this one! Maybe the park can add signs to and from each hole to help out as you traverse the course.

This is a course that will test all aspects of the beginner's game. The front nine will test your accuracy with some incredibly narrow, tight fairways and a few almost unfair turns. The back nine will test your distance (and your endurance, as holes 10-14 are pretty much the same hole - see Cons.).

#17 is a fun hole to unload your bag on -- wide open and long. Played it better than I thought I would.

Tee signs are just a 4x4 with the hole number for now. No tee pads. Missing basket on #3. Back nine starts of with a string of holes that are pretty much the same thing over and over again. #7 is the most unsafe hole I've ever played -- hopefully it will be redesigned in the near future. If there had been kids on the playground I would have skipped it; my drive ended up hyzering out on me and landed under the equipment.

This is a pretty good drive from Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle, but right now it's about the only option available. Factoring in gas, it was still cheaper for me to drive up here to play than drive to Tupelo Bay and play 18 there. With some fixing up and a bit of a redesign this will be a great course.

This course is pretty good. The first 6 holes are pretty short and easy. Really try for your birdies here because the rest of the course gets a lot longer.

There are no arrows or markings directing you to the next tee from the basket and the tee itself is just a 4x4. There isn't a box or anything. Also, my friend and I couldn't find the third pin, so after ten minutes we just picked a tree to play to.

If you are on vacation in myrtle beach and you don't want to pay to play on a par 3, 9 hole golf course, this is your course. It took me 30 minutes to get here from ocean boulevard in north myrtle beach. I really enjoyed it, but compared to other courses I've played, I had to give it a 3. Worth the drive though. I'm here for 2 weeks, so if anyone wants to play, shoot me an email.

-*Free*

-Well maintained course which is easy to navigate from hole to hole (So long as you look at the course map on the 1st hole & follow the pathways)

-Good views, seclusion from others on holes 3-6; 9-16, & 18.

-No tee pads

-Holes 7-8 go along side the kids playground

-Holes 11-16 have a stream/water on your left side. If you're able to throw straight or keep the disc to your right this won't be a factor. If you're a Noob like me I'd suggest finding a long branch in the nearby woods as you'll be fishing : )

-Overall I was pleased with this course! It presents lots of challenges & the 18th hole is just begging you to attempt clearing the water ; )

-In my opinion this course is above beginners level & requires a disc golfer who has control of their throws

I am just starting out in disc golf and have only been playing for 3 weeks. i like this course because it is close to home. it has many good and challenging holes and from playing here i have seen an improvement in my game.

most of the back holes are the same long holes, boring, repetitive, and unnecessary. the holes that play next to the play ground was a very stupid idea as my friend about killed 30 kids with a bad flick.(BING) the course could use tee pads and par/length plaques.

over all a decent course, i like the location and the environment I just think someone should rethink and move some of the holes. plenty of room why not use it.

Great baskets and some hard to hit holes. Has woods and open along with a shot across a pond. Water holes always add a little extra fun to the game. This course has EVERY HOLE you can ask for. Straight holes, woods holes, cross the pond hole, and OB holes that make you work for par.

Could list them but doesn't matter. Most of the holes will be fixed in few months or less. Have a good crew already for this course. Visit www.horrycountydiscgolf.com

Looking to get new pin and tee locations for alot of holes out there so please check back in a few weeks and I'll update with new info.

4/22/11

Loris, South Carolina, population: 2,000, has a disc golf course. Great job Loris/Horry County!

It plays decent with the front nine requiring some very short technical shots, while the back nine is more open and a lot longer.

The blue DISCatcher baskets are really nice and give the course a signature feel.

Hole 18 is a fun shot.

There's a lot of potential here.

The course doesn't make use of the park area. If you look at the course map that RussMB made under Links/Files (great job on that RussMB, we referenced it often while we were there!) you can clearly see what I'm referring to.

It could be that the unused area is reserved for a future ball field or tennis court. Either way, I feel that the front nine doesn't have to be as dinky and tight as it currently is, and that the back nine doesn't have to be as repetitive as it is.

Holes 10 and 11 share the same fairway.

The biggest con is that the playground comes into play on hole 7. This is extremely dangerous, especially for players that would insist on playing the hole when there are children in the playground. This hole needs to be moved to a safer area, otherwise I'd advise you to skip this hole if ANYONE is in the playground. I throw mainly backhand. The best way for me to reach the basket on this hole was to throw a slight anhyzer over the playground equipment. Terribly bad hole design on this one.

Again, I'm not sure what the unused area of the park is for, but if a course designer could look at it, I'm sure a fun course could be built that would bring more players to the area, and keep them coming back.

to get more course in this area, this was a welcome addition , just having more disc golf in place helps get more people interested in the sport, more voices equal more courses.

first time you play course your quess is as good as any. course plays too close to the playground, had to chase one midget all the way to the dog park to get my disc from them

don't want to seem to be bashing the course, i just think some work and moving around the back 9 as not to be so repetitive would help. needs directional signs and all natural teeboxes formed. mandos in some places would make course more competitive.
also somebody please put the baskets together right, center pipe runs through the ring in chains

Hard to believe this is out here! 18 holes that start off decently. Plenty of walking to be found, but that may not be a pro at the start if you don't know where the next hole is. Most holes are marked well, and all the baskets are new.

Nice little water hole for 18. Don't overshoot it though, the woods are thick right behind the basket!

- Hole 1 is not marked well (maybe not at all?), but the basket is easily visible when you arrive.
- Hole 5 has had some damage, and the marker was lying in the woods. Not sure where that should start.
- After hole 9 the course follows a service road and all shots are straight and fairly long (except 15). Challenge seems to come only from having to throw for distance, but that's not too bad.
- Hole 17 and 18 are weirdly out of place. 16 dumps you out at the end of a service road, so you need to follow the pavement back towards the park. Watch across the road and when the woods break and you can see the school you should cross the road, and you'll find marker 17. Extremely long throw back along the woods.
- 18 isn't too far past 17, but you might go down the wrong path. Don't take the "nature trail" right next to basket 17, go a bit farther up the road and follow the path that goes along the water.

Really hard to complain about this course. There's nothing for miles, so I'm just glad it exists. If there's any work planned to be done (signage, tees, etc?) I'd be happy to help.

If anyone wants to play during the week after 5 shoot me an email, I work pretty close to the park.

I would like to start by saying RussMB's review is excellent/extremely helpful to me and I would really just like to add my thoughts.
#18 is a really nice way to end with a shot over a pond where the water is very clear and easy to find a disc that didn't make land.
-not bad for beginers
-nice clean park with the cleanest port-a-potty I have ever seen
- long and short shots
- some really fun shots
-easy to navigate even with out tee signs
-not crowded

The long holes seem a bit to long for a course suited towards rec players.
-long walk from 16 to 17 and confusing as to where to go (across the street at the high school)
-really long walk back after #18
-a crossing fairway but it's not crowded so it shouldn't be an issue
-bug spray needed

Use the address RussMB has provided to find this place. Definetely not a destination course but it's got some decent fun if you are traveling by.

-As of May 2010, this is now an 18 hole course.
This is a nice, small town, rec course.
-For being a small park, the pins placement was very well done.
-There is a nice map at the first hole. (Take note for how to get from #16 to #17)
-Well manicured park. Someone took the time to make this course look very nice!
-The Fairways were lined with pinestraw or woodchips.
-Garbage cans on some of the holes
-Course was easy to navigate. Runs the outer perimeter of the park, (You must turn right at the road, and cross over to get to #17. Signs are soon to be added.)
-Porto is near the Parking lot and Garbage cans throughout the park.
-Holes 3-6 are tight shots through the woods. (Hole 3 is past the Amphitheater on the right)
-No special footwear. (Although, it can be sloppy after a rain)
-Family friendly park
-A course like this, will help introduce the sport to the Town of Loris as well as people in the Grand Strand. (Myrtle Beach area)
-Great for Beginners or the casual player.
Regarding the new holes
-Good long distance drives. Most are defined by a dense tree line on one side, and a stream on the other.
-Good distance drives that are +400ft. 436ft to be exact.
-#17 is 625ft. (I used a measuring wheel)
-There is now a pond shot on #18.
-The fun factor was increased here for me.

FWIW
-There is a small Dog "Bark" Park
-Playground and picnic shelters.

-No Tee area, just a marker with the hole # on it. Leaving one to guesstimate where to tee off.
-No Signage, again, just a marker with the hole # on it
-Tee Marker for #5 was missing at the time of this review.
-Hole #7 plays way to close to the playground!
-10 and 11 share the fairway down and back
-Long walk between 16 and 17
-Really long walk back to the parking lot from 18

I thought this was a well designed REC course. Somebody put the time and effort to make this an attractive course. The fairways are well manicured and maintained. A path covered in woodchips leads you around the wooded part of the course (Holes 3-6). The designers compensated for length, by incorporating the trees to create enough obstacles making for some challenging play on the front 9. The lack of distance on the front 9 is made up for on the back 9. Some of the distance holes can be a little repetitive, but each hole gets progressively longer. You will still need to focus on keeping your drives straight and controlled. There is a creek that runs along side of the fairway, and you'll have dense trees on the other. FYI: The woods are very dense and thick. Your odds are better at getting your disc out of the creek, as opposed to finding your disc in the woods.

Hole 3 has an interesting S shape through the woods, and Holes 4 and 5 are short, but have horseshoe shaped fairways that require one to get creative in their throws. Holes 10-14 are the distance holes, that play along an closed off gravel maintenance road. Hole 15 is a dog leg right and 16 plays through the woods, with a wide wooded defined fairway. 17 really impressed me, with a shot that is 625ft (I used a measuring wheel when I got the measurements for the course) Just past 17's basket, you'll go down the trail, and hang a left at the pond. The pond shot, can be a little intimidating when you first walk up on it. 18 will require a strategic placement, as you cross the pond at an angle. Getting across the pond is the easy part. If you overshoot the basket, you will be in another round of dense woods. If this is a bit too much, just go tee off on the other side of the pond.

I was very impressed with this course, and it had a good "fun factor" for me. I still consider this a rec course, but it's an 18 hole rec course with ambition. Loris Nature Park had a good fun factor, and was a very enjoyable to play. Since they added the back 9, I plan on visiting the course more often. This course offers enough of a challenge to make it worth the drive from Myrtle Beach. The first marker is about 10ft behind the Park Sign, along the sidewalk that leads to the playground. #7 plays alongside a playground, so please be careful when playing this hole.

For your GPS: There was no physical address for the Park, but the High School is directly across the street.

Loris High School
301 Loris Lions Road
Loris, SC 29569
Or try
301 Heritage Road Road
Loris, SC 29569

These are separate roads, but both addresses for the High School. Loris Lions road may not be in all GPS's yet. There are signs leading to the park, along Hwy 9

Very nice park. Open field in the center, surrounded by trees. New, state of the art playground equipment, benches (swings). Most baskets are close; kids can play without too much challenge. Natural paths (woodchips) easy to navigate through course.

No Tee Boxes (in fact, it took some searching to find the #1 tee). Holes 5 and 6 hold too much water/unplayable. Tree-lined fairways are dense (holes 3-6), making disc retrieval difficult on errant throws.