A barely-there course that manages to present a unique collection of shots.

-Rec-Friendly: Other than the below hazards mentioned on (4) and (6), the course plays as very friendly to newer players. There are a couple more challenging holes for experienced arms while still keeping par generally in play for newb hyzers.

-Flow: Though slowly decaying, this course was mostly easy to follow. Again, (4) and (6) were the anomalies but overall everything goes in a big loop.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: With one exception, a birdie race of quirky holes. I'm not sure if the designs were by choice or luck, but they're slightly unusual shapes that are still throwable. Ace runs with baskets set between trees and tall rocks, steep hyzers over trees and boulders, and sloped greens all make appearances. There's one hole about 400' long, but otherwise you're hoping to park everything else at White level and up.

-Amenities: Natural tees marked by planks in varying stages of decay, with collapsing tee signs. Baskets are numbered, not sure what type but they reminded me of Mach IIs. Nature is trying to take this course back.

-Weeds and Drainage: The first three holes had sporadic tall grass and some marshy sections of ground (which possibly explain the tall grass).

-Hazards: Tees are close to previous baskets, in danger 4 times by my reckoning. The road is in play for (4), a private residence is fenced next to (6), and a playground is a conceivable shank on (9).

-Length: Only one long hole (2), and the rest could be putter shots for advanced throwers. The technical aspects are interesting, but it's all a bit like throwing big boy approach shots.

The Valley Center course is small and simple. It suffers from common issues of such courses (lack of maintenance, multi-use hazards, brevity), but also does an intriguing job of forcing believable but quirky shots. The lack of infrastructure drags it down, but I still award it a Passable.

~Similar Courses: The Grove (Maysville, GA); Mars Hill (Florence, SC); Hopkins Park (Powder Springs, GA).

- Some elevations changes
- Not many people
- Blind shots
- Guardian trees
- Compact layout

There was some cross over on holes 4-6, but I was the only person on the course, so it wasn't an issue. Basket 4 is close to the road and Basket 6 is close to a fence to a residential property on the course.

Good practice course. The natural tees may bother some people, but since this course doesn't get played often, they are still in decent condition. The homemade baskets looked great, but the center chains are more stiff than most baskets. Hole 7 is a nice ace run for a RHBH.

-Really nice playground for the kids. If you have little ones who get bored during your round, you will love this!
-Fruit trees. I was able to enjoy a freshly picked pomegranate, and a small, but sweet orange, and there were also lots of grapefruit. All these trees were surrounded by fruit rotting on the ground, so I'm guessing no one cares if they are eaten.
-Easy to navigate. There are signs that give distance at every tee, and the strangely placed toe boards form an arrow that points straight at the basket.
-Holes 2, 5 and 8 were the bright spots for me. Hole 2 was just a 450' slightly downhill bomb, but the wicked cross-wind made me think before I threw. I enjoyed hole 5, which had a good risk vs. reward despite being a very short hole. Hole 8's basket was hiding behind two trees and made you choose to either play the anny or hyzer bomb to get around a couple very dense trees in the middle of the fairway, or take the thumber route over the top.
-Nice sturdy baskets that catch pretty well for being homemade.
-Drinking fountain and a clean port-a-potty on site

-Tees were dirt, with sketchy footing.
-Definitely have to scout out a couple holes if you haven't played here before.
-Hole 6 had a dangerous pin placement. Only 5 feet from the fence around the house, blind shot with no real options to get within putting distance.
-Hole 4 has a real chance of throwing your disc onto the highway, and the hole position is unimaginative. It basically forces you to throw into a pile of trees and hope to somehow get through a gap to have a 30 foot putt down an obstructed path.

This is not a very well designed course. With the amount of space and obstacles they had to work with here they could have made some really cool holes. Holes 4, 5 and 6 are all dangerous shots with crossing fairways. There are several holes that are open, and then they just stuck the basket behind a tree or pile of bushes. If you had never played this sport, you might find these interesting shots, but to a seasoned player they are more annoying than fun. If you're in the area (which is in the middle of nowhere) it's worth stopping by, but I wouldn't drive too far out of your way for this one. It would be fun to bring my kids here for the playground, sand volleyball, and the fruit trees, but the course is underwhelming.

Valley Center Community Church seems to be a very welcoming group. Signs say the park is open sunrise to sunset. The park features a small play area, a large revival tent (I don't know if it's a permanent fixture or not?) and a large open grass lands area with a walking path. The walking path has little signs with bibical stories for your reading enjoyment.

The course has basic double chain baskets and simple little tee signs with the hole number and distance. The pads are natural with two 4" x 4"s for boundaries. The pads are the best but they're probably acceptable for this course.

The course has some short more technical holes playing through small trees and bushes and two longer, more wide open holes. # 2 is 449', just a big ole throw across the windy plains.
# 5 is 265' with the basket visible off the tee. A player has three routes here selecting from either a hyser, an anhyser or a tomahawk over the top.

I liked # 7 which was slightly downhill 227' to a basket just barely hidden behind a decent sized tree. It's a fun little ACE run.
And # 9 has you throwing a big hyser around the tent to a raised basket atop a pile of dirt. Or one could try to take the shortcut throw through the tent.

The tee pads aren't the greatest.
The open holes are kinda on the boring side.
I'm not sure who this course is designed for. It's a little too long to be considered a beginner/pitch & putt but not difficult enough to appeal to the average disc golfer.
I did have to walk ahead and scout out which basket I was actually throwing to off the tee.

Decent enough course although I'm not sure who the target audience is. It's a little too long in places, too technical in other places, to really appeal to the beginner/very casual/first time player. On the other hand, I don't see many experienced players frequenting this course.

The course plays through a mostly disc golf exclusive area in a small community park. The first few holes are open, the rest have scattered trees and brush in play. A couple of the holes have nice protected pin placements where you have to place your shot well to have an unobstructed putt. A few shots have enough trees in play to force specific lines off the tee. There is a mix of hole lengths, with some ace run chances and a long hole where you can open up and throw a drive. The course flows well, it's easy to find the next tee with numbered posts that have hole distances marked.

The first few holes have no obstacles at all, offering wide open shots that don't have any real challenge. The long shot is fun for experienced players, but doesn't really fit with the overall skill level of the course and could be a bit frustrating for beginners. There are a few shots that are blind off the tee, with no tee signs it takes some scouting to figure out which basket you're shooting to. The tees are pretty bad, rutted out dirt patches with wood chips and oddly placed toe boards aren't the ideal surface to throw from.

Beginners will find some challenging shots toward the end of the course, with enough bushes and trees to learn new line shaping skills. Experienced players won't find a whole lot of challenge, it's mostly a putter course other than the wide open bomber. I wouldn't go out of your way to play this one, but it's not a bad place at all for a beginner to try out the sport.

- The majority of holes make good use of obstacles to make shots challenging. Pretty good layout for a smaller course.
- A couple of longer distance shots that you may not usually find on a 9 hole course.
- Nice baskets
- Course was easy to drive to/find and had plenty of parking.
- Free to play. Can't beat free!

- Tee Pads are dirt pits with wood chips. Footing can be sketchy at times.
- No course map/tee signage. Holes are easy enough to navigate, but signage would be a nice addition to this course.
- This part of the county can get HOT. Didn't see anywhere to get water so make sure that you bring water if planning to play in the hotter parts of the year.
- Watch out for snakes. Didn't see any, but the course is prime for them

This is a fun course that is probably 10 minutes or so drive from Kit Carson DGC that is DEFINITELY worth checking out. Easy to get to, it can offer up a nice warm up round before going over to Kit Carson. It's always awesome to see more courses popping up in the area, especially when they're well thought out and well designed for the space they reside in.