Pulling into Malone College , I drove to the back end of the lot and immediately saw the first basket way up on the top of a short steep hill . The course has different color brick toe boards for each hole . The printable map on DGC is one of the better ones I have seen , showing the long and short tees on all 9 holes . There is some length to several of these holes , and plenty of elevation . The course has a flow to it , kind of out and back in an L . Baskets in good shape , creative basket placement with what the school had to work with . A good signature hole in #8 , a tunnel shot through the trees .

#1 Once you get into the back part of the course , navigation becomes screwy with #s 5 & 6 , and the basket is missing on #7. A missing basket on a 9 hole course is sad . #2 . Brick toe boards . I praise the fact that Malone has a college course and 2 tee pads per hole , but these might be a little TOO basic . #3 . Wind . Not only is it windy , but there are a couple of spots where an errant throw could result in your disc going over a barbed wire fence or in a fenced in small building in between holes 5 , 6 and 7 . #4 . Dangerously close to parking lots , practice fields and a building . These + wind = thud . #5 . with the exception of hole 8 , the rest of these are just rip and grip . Nothing to really hit be sides maybe a bush or 2 on #5 , too . No benches really needed because this course is likely not played much . No trash cans , so carry in and out .

I never put courses down that encourage the game of disc golf and are taken care of . Although disappointed that there were only 8 baskets , some care went into developing the course design and putting 2 tees in per basket . There are plenty of 9 hole courses and Arboretum-Spiker park to add with this one to make a full day of disc golf . Keep your drives low , but play this course and see what you think , and if you are a Malone College student , then what are you waiting for ? Pick up a disc and throw a few .

+ Malone University is a wide open 9 hole course that fully utilizes the steep, grassy hills that surround the campus.

+ Three sets of tees for beginners, intermediate, and professional. Pin positions can be very tricky with many sitting on slopes.

+ Playing from the blues can be especially difficult, it seems like most days will be very windy. Gusts from the highest elevations were around 30 MPH, so putting on the baskets perched on hills was very tough. In other words, it's still a challenge despite its open appearance.

+ Pretty easy to navigate around. There's a nice course map right at the start of the course, so take a picture to avoid any problems.

- Absolutely no seclusion. You hear noise from the highway almost the entire round. If you're looking for a peaceful place to toss, this isn't the way to go.

- A few holes were way to close to parking lots, so they had to be skipped because cars were in the fairway.

- While the elevation changes add a little bit of flare, the course falls flat on the fun factor. #8 was a tunnel shot, but it felt pretty forced and wasn't as exciting as I had hoped.

- The stones marking the tee boxes are mostly covered with grass and faded, so it's tough to spot where you have to tee off.

- No benches of restrooms on the course or near the parking lot.

- The construction near # 4-7 plus the wind led to a few "dust storms" in the area where I had to pause several times to avoid getting dust in my eyes

Definetly not a course I'd re-visit, but it gets used often with a league every week all year. There must be a few people around that enjoy it, but it's too open and boring for me to want to play it again.

Parking

Hole 1 and 9 at the parking lot

Multiple tees (if you're lucky enough to find them)

Elevation changes

Not a busy course

Holes flowed from one to the next well

Highway beside holes 1,2,3,4, and 5 make talking or hearing your friends nearly impossible.

Impossible to find the tees, plan on playing a mix of red/ blue/ white when you go..

High grass

0 obstacles aside from the 4 foot wide opening between trees on #8

It's nice this course exists, but it's just not the right place for a course unless someone steps up and plants some trees to shape holes .

4x4s in the ground to mark the tees would be great.

Check it off your list of courses to visit and don't plan on going back.

Nice open 9-hole course. Can be played in under an hour. Mostly open with two holes that have "fairways" cut from tall grass and one tree tunnel (#8). It was my first course, and I thought it was good for a beginner. Free to play. Played in mid-June and didn't run into any other players at all.

Not overly challenging. No water. OB shouldn't ever come into play unless you throw wildly. Quite hilly. Sits between campus and the highway.

It's on the campus of Malone U. First tee is NE of the parking lot to the North of Blossom Hall.

Malone University offers a very quick round, with multiple tees that cater to a variety arms: there are some big shots for the DGCR super studs, and plenty of beginner-friendly drives if you stick to the short tees. Elevation comes in a variety of forms, from straight up- or down-hill shots to playing across rolling hills, with some tricky pin positions that have the potential for nasty rollaways. 6 has a particularly well-placed pin, with a slope to its right and a mild drop off to its left that doesn't provide an obvious safe approach. The elevation present is used well.

The course is easy to navigate relative to how often you can see multiple pins: signs are informative and indicate where to find the next tee. Parking is plentiful, and right near hole 1.

This course is completely open, except for the hilariously tight hole 8. Completely. It's the closest I've ever seen to baskets in a field. There is no line shaping to speak of. While elevation plays a factor, there's literally nothing to stop you from driving with impunity throughout your round. Approaches have the elevation to contend with, but nothing else, leading mostly to some extra-gingerly throwing. The few instances of OB provided by the fence will have no impact on an experienced player, and only serve to swallow the discs of wild-armed newbies.

8's attempt to introduce obstacles is appreciated, but it's unrealistically tight - six feet maybe? As much of a NAGS as I've ever seen.

Signs do help with navigation, but finding tees can still be a chore, especially if you're trying to stick to a specific set. They're marked individually only by brick in the ground, with even well-mowed grass making them hard to spot. I rarely if ever found all three tees for a given hole.

I can't really fault the designers considering what they were given here - this is just not much of a spot for a course. The elevation alone can't make up for the complete lack of obstacles and line-shaping in my eyes. I'm surprised this course is rated anywhere near as high as it is.

A plaque on 9's basket says the course was donated by the class of 2010: that's very cool. I'm just sorry it couldn't have been placed on more disc golf friendly land.

This is a great course for beginners and the experienced player. Many opportunities to get long drives because the course is for the most part wide open. This makes it great for trying out new drivers.The elevation changes make for a nice challenge.

A few of the tees are hard to find.I could only find one tee on hole 8.

Nice warm up course to play before going to a 18 hole course.

Three different tee positions, offering average lengths of ~200', ~285', ~385', permit you to play this course at whatever difficulty level you choose. Glow possibilities for sure!

(Primarily) a one-trick pony - a good, basic trick, but still, just one.

The course is set in the wide-open, rolling, grassy space separating the campus from I77. Other than the 5' wide by 100' long hallway leading to basket-8, there is hardly any obstacle to be found. Distance, wind, elevation changes (all types - down, up, x-slope, across valley, up-n-over), and some sloping greens are the challenges to overcome here.

The excellent online map is necessary for a first-time/infrequent visitor, as the flush-to-ground natural tee areas can be difficult to find. Signs along the interstate fence can help you find the tee locations for 2-4, and wooden blocks (or remnants thereof) can assist you in finding others, but even if you can't find them all (6-white eluded me), you can use the map to make a reasonable estimate.

If you like to watch your disc fly unimpeded toward the basket on ace runs, or leading to birdy opps, you should enjoy this course. Shot-shaping/obstacle avoidance? Not so much.

- Plenty of parking, but no pavilion
- The map is very accurate
- Multiple natural tees that are in excellent condition and well marked with colored toe-boards. These multiple tees also provide different angles of approach to the pins.
- Next tee signs located on baskets
- Baskets are in excellent condition and very well marked
- Very nice flow. Hole #1 starts you are the parking lot and hole #9 ends near the parking lot.
- For a wide open course there is still a mix of shots required. Hole #1 & #8 curve right and #7 is uphill, short and has a fenced in hazard to avoid on the left. Hole #6 runs along a steep hill so you will have to decide if you want to ride the hill or come up from the bottom to putt. You will deal with challenging headwinds and tailwinds.
- Good upkeep.
- This may only be a 9 hole course but the holes are long distance and mostly open. Great course to practice your long distance throws!
- Great elevation changes throughout the entire course. No hole is completely flat which really adds a lot to this small course. I felt like I got a good workout after playing two rounds.
- Low traffic by other disc golfers and near zero traffic by anyone else because there are not walking paths. Just beware of cross country practices and track meets that are held directly on the course.
- Trash receptacle at parking lot
- Clean course, no vandalism

- No bathroom unless the gate or school is open
- Multiple parking areas are very close to fairways. This is also a very windy course so it would be easy to have a shanked drive catch the wrong gust of wind and end up damaging a car. Extra consideration should be spent when deciding what path to take to avoid vehicles.
- Benches. Even though this is a 9 hole course, it is still long, hilly, and quite the walk. There are no benches but just one bench set up half way through would be an excellent addition.

- This course is challenging with long distances and large hills. Overall it can be considered very boring if you like the challenge of weaving around trees in a heavily wooded area, but the elevation alone substitutes a bit for the lack of trees and other obstacles. This course seemed harder to me than the course photos let on.
- The scenery is neither a pro or a con. Decent view from the top of a view hills but nothing really of note.
- The most challenging hole is both #6 & #8. #6 is very difficult because it runs along a steep hill and you really have to be careful about rolling away in a direction you really don't want to go. #8 is has the feel of suddenly being in a tight, technical course while the other holes are mostly wide open. #8 is a challenging sharp right turn around a mando but you don't want to overshoot your drive forward because there is a fence that separates you from the highway with a lot of rough in between. To add to #8's difficulty it's on a steep downhill slope.
- My favorite hole was #8 for the challenge and the tree obsticles
- This is not a destination course, however, it is near some very nice courses and this course is worth checking out at least once maybe after you hit one of the primo courses nearby.

~ Excellent baskets with hole indicators
~ Favorable layout with an out and back loop
~ Course is well marked, tee pads are easy to find
~ (3) tees per hole add great variety to the course
~ Deceptively more challenging than it looks
~ Good location, great use of the land

~ Wide open land, however the natural terrain is put to good use
~ Natural tee pads, but the ground is level and firm
~ Other accommodations are unavailable, a shelter and restroom facility would be great

The only other use I am aware of for this tract of land would be the handful of cross country meets every year so putting in a 9 hole course in this location is a great thought. It is wide open, but the course is spread over big, rolling hills. I found the challenge lies within the long slopes and heavy cross winds. It's easy for a disc to get blown off course and/or rolled away a great distance. Red, white and blue tees on each hole create enough variety and the blues add a considerable amount of length thus providing greater challenges. The course flows well and the up and down hiking keeps your heart rate up enough to stay loose. Plenty to offer for a 9 hole course and unlike any of the other courses in the area which is a key draw. Please respect the University's policies.

It never ceases to amaze me how people can make a good round of golf out of 9 holes. Open field , good hiking course for only 9 holes. Constant elevation changes. 3 different tees per hole Each tee is marked with 2 colored blocks also that has the distance on them.

The loud highway.?
Of course concrete tees are always nice.
Wide open, nothing too challenging.

Can't complain here. Excellent job on the design , i would never guessed Malone would be the site of such a cool 9 hole course. Good place to go and air it out as far drives are are concerned. Hole 8 kinda throws a twist at ya, after all those power shots, you will have to thread a narrow lane of trees. Then 9 your back out in the open.
The 3 differnt tees give you different looks at each hole making this a course you could play 3 times over. All the hills and the hiking is sure to give ya some good exercise for only 9 holes. can't beat that. Kudos to the designers

-Features constant elevation changes, standing in contrast to the somewhat flat Arboretum / Spiker Park. This makes considering which angle your disc will land much more important than on other courses.

-3 complete sets of tees that do a good job of addressing different skill levels. The reds are reasonable shots for novice players, and the blues offer plenty of chances for big arms to open up.

-The wide open land tends to have a constant breeze, making the wind a factor on every hole.

-Hole 8 is a miniaturized version of hole 17 at Deis Hill, being a narrow, straight shot through some pine trees. From the red it's 100' and can be thrown as a putt. The gap isn't much wider than a basket.

-Brand new baskets and as of now little traffic.

-Only a mile from Arboretum / Spiker Park.

-Most of the holes have no obstacles in play, and are wide open. There are some parking lot O.B's and hole 1 and 8 have some trees in play, otherwise every hole is open. As long as you avoid getting a bad roll down the hills, it's unlikely you'll feel punished for a poorly executed throw.

-The course doesn't offer the best in terms of variety due to the wide open nature of the land.

-The course plays next to a track, some dorms, parking lots and a football / soccer practice field. At the time of writing this the area was empty, but I could see there being days where getting in a round would be tough when teams are out practicing.

This course is a welcome addition to the area, with Arboretum / Spiker park being just down the road, and Massillon and Louisville not too far either.

What Malone DGC lacks in trees and water hazards, it makes up for with frequent, and often drastic elevation changes throughout the course. The lack of trees and the placement of the course on the side of a hill tend to make wind come into play as well. This stands in stark contrast to the wooded Oak Ledges DGC in Massillon, or the relatively flat Arboretum / Spiker Park, making the course feel unique compared to others in the area. The designers appeared to do a good job working with what the land offered them.

Since the course opened there have been numerous minor improvements throughout the course to make the experience more enjoyable. Baskets now feature hole numbers and next tee arrows, the white and blue tees have small painted blocks next to the tees to make them easier to find, the hole have attractive signs to show you the hole layout and length, and the red tees have wooden posts installed with maps displayed on the top. Also certain baskets have orange flags sticking out the top to make them visible on holes where a hill blocks your view of them.

If you're playing Arboretum, I'd suggest coming to this course first and warming up with 9 holes, or more if you're up for it.