- They do the best with what they have. The land isn't amazing but they do an amazing job capitalizing on what they have.
- Great place to learn to play. The rough is bad, but most beginners can throw around it. Few people get demoralized playing this course because even a beginner can get a couple of pars.
- Great mix of shots. Forehand, backhand, hyzer, anhyzer are likely all neccesary to get a birdie on each hole.
- Several greens (3, 7, 10, 15, 17) present challenges in slope, obstacles, etc. Fun challenge.
- Couple of prime "ace-able" holes
- I like that 1 and 5 teepads connect. 12 and 15 teepads connect as well. I normally will play 1- 4 as a warmup before beginning a round.
- I can play it in 45 minutes at a casual pace.
- For more advanced players, there is a rogue gold layout out there. It's not a real layout, but if you know the course it is pretty easy to navigate.

- As all have said, the rough really is terrible. Perfect to play in the winter when they mow it down, but just awful in the summer.
- Many thorns to be found in the weeds, woods.
- The teepad on 10 makes me mad everytime (uneven, slightly raised raised 3' x 4' teepad), along with a couple of uneven teepads.
- It's pretty easy. I am relatively new to the game, and threw an -8 one day (mind you it was the best round I've ever had).
- Small complaint, but 1 and 2 all have an OB road/parking lot behind them (roughly 275 away from the tee). Easy to overthrow on your first couple of holes. May need to wait for traffic.

For what it is, it's an awesome course. It's no championship or even challenging course, but the name of the game for beginners is to see how close to par you can throw, and for intermediates and advanced players is to see how many birdies you can rack up. If you take it for what it is, I love the course. Also, I know someone who has talked to apartment manager about people playing. They have no issue with it, and he was very welcoming. There are no current rules in place that it is only for Lakeside residents and guests.

Good Tees
Good Signage
18 holes - as opposed to the other 9 hole courses in Starkville
Concrete tee pads
Short holes- fairly easy course

the rough needs to be maintained
not challenging if thats what you are looking for
briars

I live about a mile from this course so I play it a lot out of convenience and because I play with a lot of guys that aren't that serious about disc golf and they like the course.

This course is completely different depending on when you play. If you play in the winter months it is one of the easiest courses you will play and a good fun course with birdie opportunities on every hole.

If you play in the summer months, make sure you land in the fairways. They only cut certain parts of this course and the rest of it is wild. Be prepared to walk through knee high grass with briars of all shapes and sizes.

Also, this course stays pretty wet because there is a creek that runs through it. If it has rained recently, you will definitely need a towel and plan to get your feet wet.

I would definitely recommend this course because it is just a fun and relaxing course if you are a fairly experienced disc golf player

It's a nice addition to the 2 more difficult courses in Starkville. Good for when you want to practice all kinds of different short shots or if you want to go for ace runs. You can make some really interesting safari holes. The course has really nice baskets and tee pads.

The "rough" is really rough. I hate having to fight my way through some of that tall grass. Course is a little too easy and has a lot of the same shots, would've been nice to have a little better mixture.

You really only need a driver on a few holes. An advanced player could shoot under par with just a putter. The course is really awesome in the winter time when all of the tall grass is dead.

Another course in Starkville is always good. Mowed fairways, good tee pads, decent signage. Fairly easy to navigate.

The roughs. I like the idea of roughs but once you have to venture into them a few times it really changes the game. I played with a once a year disc golfer and he stayed in the rough. Since he was older(65+)I volunteered to fetch his errant throws. The rough includes Johnson grass(aka razor grass to those in shorts), MS blackberry, and "Jesus" trees with up to 4 inch thorns. The thought of going back into the rough really wreaked havoc on my game. Had I worn pants it would have been no big deal.

Great little course. I would like to see them incorporate the lake a little more. It is short. One thing the folks that play this course aren't telling you is that it is a private course for the Lakeside residents and guests only. They don't seem to care right now but if the traffic picks up on this course they will. I'd say play it while you have the chance.

Had 4 bogies and still shot -5 so the course is pretty easy.

Short course to shoot under par on and Boost your Confidence.
Good Mix of Shots.(Hyzers and Anhyzers)
Nice Baskets.
Nice change of pace from the 2 - 9 Hole courses on campus.

Short Course and Short Holes, Didn't need my whole bag. I took a Roc, Putter, and Fairway Driver.
About 3 holes are over 300 feet.
Hard to find Discs that don't land in the fairway. Thick brush with briars and thorn trees have have some pretty wicked thorns on them. Be careful going into the brush.

Although the course is short there are a couple of challenging gaps to hit from the tee box, which makes this course really fun to play.

-It's a disc golf course located in Starkville.
-Nice baskets.
-Located next to a pool for a quick cool down afterplay.
-Concrete teepads.
-Nice tee signs for each hole.
-Well manicured fairways and greens.
-Short course, good for sneaking in a quick round when time is of the essence. (I can play a full round in about 45-50 min)
-Nice mixture of backhands and forehands (or anhyzers, depending on how you do things).
-Good course to introduce new players, and to keep newer players coming back.

-Almost too easy, a few challenging holes (ADV player and my first 4 rounds were -8, -9, -1, & -11)
-Fairly easy to lose a disc(s) if you miss the fairways, the rough consists of waist high brush infested with briars and some pretty nasty anthills.
-Haven't seen any yet, but being by a lake and all the tall brush seems like a good spot for snakes.

Overall, the guys did a good job with what they had to work with. I understand that the front 9 (all pretty much open holes) will eventually be moved at a later date. The cut fairways and extreme rough look nice, but I promise you don't want to be in the briars, even with that said, an errant shot still leaves you with a fairly easy par (only 3 bogeys in 4 rounds for me). No real signature hole comes to mind when reviewing this course. Several blind shots throughout the course, including hole 15 that brings a little water into play if you go long. I'll continue to play this course for some variation, and encourage others in the area to play it as well, however wouldn't travel a long distance with playing this course my sole purpose. Once again, this course may change in the future, therefore, my review may need to be updated.

MSU Disc Golf- 2009 National Champions
- 2011 Doubles National Champions