I decided to play this one with an hour+ of daylight because it was really close to where I was staying. Glad I made the short drive to this little gem.

If you park at the back of the church parking lot near the cemetery you see a sign directing you to the course a short walk down into the woods.

The holes are primarily 200-260 and play up and down the hills of a pretty walking path that is frequently crossed by a small drainage creek to add some challenge. There are a couple of longer holes and seem to be a couple of tee positions, hole 9 is just over 400ft uphill so that's a fun finishing hole.

The pads are a mix of brick pavers that are all pretty level and a couple of concrete ones. Several benches dotted around and several folding chairs set around where there aren't benches as well.

Signs are pretty good and accurate as well.

The baskets are Innova disccatchers and in good shape and there are a couple of elevated pins as well.

Some cool touches are handmade bridges and some artistic touches like a huge red colored pencil coming out of a tree which is cool.

Navigation is more or less easy to follow and the hole variety for only 9 holes is really good.

Fairly short and the course crosses itself a couple of times so navigation is the tiniest bit confusing the first time.

The pads are shorter than some people would prefer but it was not a problem for me. A few signs had fallen on the ground.

It's a 9 hole church course, so don't expect Maple Hill. It's a nicely designed little property and the church leaves it open to the public. Far from flawless but overall very fun and worth the play.

I played through twice solo in an hour with a messed up knee. It's a fast fun little play and after a long day of driving and working I needed a little outdoor reprieve and this provided.

I wouldn't drive out of your to get there, but if you are in the vicinity I doubt you will be upset you stopped.

- Very difficult to lose discs. The course is well maintained from a flora perspective, and even when you hit the first available and shoot off in the wrong direction, you can still find your disc with ease. Water hazards are the type where you reach in, grab your disc and wipe it off.

- Very scenic with the sounds of running water and wildlife. I encountered deer, squirrels, and a bunch of frogs on my outing. Hole #7 was the easiest on the eyes: A short par 3 downhill in a sunny valley with a stream running behind.

- Course is a very nice balance of being simple enough for beginners, while requiring a little more shot-shaping to excel. Yes, about half of the holes are (for a player of my poor skill level) fairway-layup-easy putt, but the rest are more complex. The trees on some holes make for low ceilings, adding more intrigue to what would otherwise be grip-and-rip shots.

- Some of the holes are very close to each other, and there are a couple of holes that you may find yourself targeting the wrong basket. When I holed out from 40' on 8, I let out a bit of a "YEAH!" that was noticed by some players nearby on 4. Sorry fellas. There are also a few blind tee shots, so be sure to check ahead for walkers or people playing ahead of you before throwing.

- The signage--which used to be a great asset of the course--is starting to get weathered and isn't aging well. Some hole markers have fallen or broken. Others have been haphazardly nailed to nearby trees facing the wrong direction. All of the "next hole" markers are made of wood and nailed to trees, making them difficult to spot. There is no signage when you finish 9 to leave the course. So you just look around like the John Travolta gif, pick a path, and hope for the best.

- Every hole has some folding chairs around the tee box. Yay for seating, but old metal folding chairs kinda clash with the rest of the beauty of the course.

This was a nice find for me. It's a short course mostly through the woods, with very little undergrowth or shrubbery. A tiny creek has a presence on a few holes, and as the course winds through several meditation gardens, the scenery is very nice. I did see a longer tee pad on one hole, but not the others. Simple for beginners, but with the added shot-shaping challenges for more intermediate players.

The prevailing feeling of playing this course is that as soon as you get done with 9, you just want to go back to 1 and play again. That's always a good thing. Also, on hole #3 I hit the post on my 258-foot tee shot. Closest I've ever come to an ace in my life. While not relevant to the review, I have nobody else to share this with.

I had stayed in the Winston Salem area overnight and this course was only 4 minutes from my hotel . I never usually expect anything from a course on church grounds . It normally is just for a few locals or the congregation to get together for some bonding .This course is does NOT fit that generalization . .On this trip , I will have played 10 different 9 hole courses and this one is easily the best . Park in the spacious church lot down near the cemetery . The first hole is on the left of that . You will know by the several chairs by the first tee . The tee pads are brick pavers and are big enough . The signage is pretty good . they are mostly white , with hole # , par , distance and flight path . The baskets are yellow banded Discatchers that are perfect for mostly wooded courses . . For navigational purposes , there is an abundance of Next Tee signs throughout the course . There are chairs here and there scattered along the course . Dan Butner , Caleb Flint and Asa Bennett all did a great job with the course design . Nice medium length holes with great pin placements . Example . #2 starts you off right in front of a creek , forcing you to throw between 2 thin trees into a tight canopied fairway . You have to be somewhat precise because your 2nd shot will dogleg right , up an tight embankment to a hole with little of no green.
#6 is a nice light right to left tight fairway 360' drive . #7 is a pleasurable risk/reward downhill left to right putter/midrange shot to a basket with the creek right behind it . 8 is an over a grade that descends left to right in a tight alley with the basket at the very end of the woods . There was a small cement replica of the church next to the fairway . #9 was a great finishing hole . At 465' and very slightly uphill with a not as narrow fairway ., but some trouble on either side , it definitely qualifies as a par 4 . There were some nice benches off to the left of hole #9 to rest and drink a soda .
Disc Risk : low . The creeks won't bury your discs , and the woods and grounds are very clean . Newbies and 1 discers will love that plus on this course .
Signature Hole : I liked several holes on this course , but the #2 was my choice . I just liked the basket placement . It took me a little over 30 minutes to play . Figure a foursome might require an hour , give or take .

Not a lot to pick at here . Maybe some safety concerns . I never saw anyone on the Memorial Day that I was here , but since the course is on church grounds and the course runs close to a cemetery , there might be concern for a walker or 2 ducking in and out of the fairways . Be Aware . A con could be that there are only 9 holes instead of 18 . I guess the bugs could be bad since the majority of the course resides in the woods . Maybe a par 5 ? Most of the fairways are dirt . This might mean that the course can get very muddy . Might have to go to the convenience store to go to the bathroom .

I rarely say I look forward to playing church courses , but this one was special . I was between a 2.5 and a 3 , but in relation to the other 9 hole courses that I have played in the last few months , this one was definitely better . I hope that if I ever have the chance to come to the area again , that they construct a back 9 here . It is so well laid out , is in a serene woods setting .The church must take a lot of pride in it , because it was so clean the morning I was here .The Fun Factor on this course is a notch or 2 higher than your normal 9 holer . Thank You ,Winston Salem Disc Golf Club and especially Bethel United Methodist Church for allowing me to play your nice course . Make sure that you take notice that weekly doubles are played her from April into September on Monday and sometimes Thursday evenings .
My Recommendation : This course can accommodate everyone , from the newbie and one disc player , that won't lose their prized drivers , to the church congregation for unity a,d the locals for something to do in the evenings . Families should have a blast here . This course is even good practice for the pros and intermediates . Play It !!

+ Excellent pin positions. They did a good job of tucking the pins in corners or behind trees, trying to make parking them tricky. 7 in particular was fun, begging for an ace run with water just behind the pin.

+ Good variety. There is elevation at play, both uphill and downhill shots. Left and right turning holes, and straighter shots. A few longer holes, plenty of 200-300' holes.

+ Tons of benches. I counted as many as 4 benches on some holes, they're all over the place.

+ Very scenic. It's a combination disc golf course / walking path / prayer garden, so there are flowers, benches, painted bible verses etc. all around. It's very peaceful.

+ Nice teepads. They're brick, and every hole had them except for 6. The bricks are next to 6 ready to be installed, they just haven't been put into place yet.

+ Good signage. They are bright white signs easy to spot, and accurately depict the hole and line. There are next tee signs all over the course, making navigation easy. One thing I really liked was how the tee signs were mounted on trees instead of generic wooden posts. I thought that really added some character.

+ Ends in a 450'+ par 4, not what I expected at all from this sort of course.

+ Loaner bag at hole 1. Only course I've seen this at. No discs, just a bag, but still neat.

- Hole 6 is marked as a par 4 when its clearly a par 3. Its a straight hole with a mild left finish that's an ace run for anyone with 360' of distance.

- Hole 6's tee has not been installed, though this should be rectified soon as the bricks are right next to the tee waiting to be used.

- The course also serves as a walking path, so you may have to wait for someone to walk by before teeing off. Its crucial to check any blind fairways before throwing for this reason.

Bethel surprised me. I came here after throwing The Rock at Stonewall, wanting a short wooded 9 hole course to contrast with the long, open 18 I just threw. I figured it'd be another forgettable course like most the 9 holes I've played in North Carolina so far, but I was wrong.

Bethel DGC is a perfect example of a well executed short 9 hole course. The course is very scenic, the pin placements are well designed, the holes are varied and it ends in a 400'+ par 4.

It reminds me of Wildwood in Louisville, Ohio. Wildwood was small, compact, pretty wooded, mostly short holes, but managed to be a lot of fun. Bethel is the same way.

This is going to be an easy course for a skilled golfer, but its not full of gimmies. If raw challenge is what you seek there are better choices than Bethel, but atmosphere is here in spades.

It'd be easy to overlook this course, but its worth going a little out of your way to check out. Pair it up with demanding 18 hole course nearby and you've got yourself a great day of golf.

Short-ish, fun, carolina style disc golf. Great for a quick 9 or even a quick 18. Only course within city limits.

We're still working on some drainage issues, new tee pad for #6 and reworking tee pad area for 3+ holes.

Good DISCatcher baskets, paver stone tees, good tee signs. Well laid out course on the back of the church property.
Good use of the elevation up and down to the creek.
Some fun holes, going left and right and even a couple of Par 4s.
For a wooded course, the fairways were wide enough, not too tight.

Only 9 holes, really wanted to throw across that open grass on the way out.
Can get a little sloppy down by the creek. It was wet the day I was there, but overall, not too bad. I doubt they could do anything else with this part of the property anyway.

A real nice, challenging course. If they build this as a "get some exercise after church", or "kids, go blow off some steam" course, its more than that. This course will challenge a lot of players, a good amount of distance and not just a wide open field of baskets.
I believe it is build over an existing walking path, so this gives everyone another reason to go for a walk in nature.
The paver stone tees are a nice addition, always nice to be to make a run up without having to worry about falling.
#7 was a fun downhill drive, with the basket on the right, just in front of the creek.
I like #4 also, 341 feet, good sized fairway, then over the creek to a protected basket.
Very nice of Bethel UMC to put this course in and have it open to the public. This is the only other course in W-S, so it was great the church stepped up, when W-S P&R has been napping since they put in Horizons over 30 years ago!

UPDATE 7/16/21: 5 years after I first played Bethel, its still in good shape. In fact, some improvements have been made, elevated baskets on #4 and #7 (which is now away from the creek), and better teepads. Oh, that open field in front of the church? Its now on its way to becoming a Fire Station d'oh!! No open holes possible there anymore.

Like others have written, I really wasn't expecting much, despite hearing an overall positive report from my neighbor, BrotherDave. I was figuring to find nine baskets basically thrown out into some woods on the backside of a church property, with no real rhyme or reason, sense or season. I was prepared to deal with muddy, rutted, uneven natural dirt tee areas and some brand of most basic baskets. I was imagining no amenities at all. I expected to spend a few minutes on a crappy, cruddy, red or even green level course with disc disappearing and skin scarring briers, brambles and underbrush. I was pleasantly surprised to the point of being proud to have been raised Methodist.
First and foremost favorable feature are the tee pads. Expertly laid, interlacing big bricks make for functional and aesthetic tees. Only Par 4, #6 is still dirt, but the bricks are there, beside the tee area, waiting to be placed. As it is the second longest hole in the layout, I hope that they will give it the extra length of numbers 1 and 9. The other existing pads, including the well leveled concrete slabs on #2, I think it is, are all about six feet long and about equally as wide. Except for #2, there is space behind each pad for additional step-up/run-up.
The baskets are, of course new, bright yellow banded Pro 28's, which is always a big Pro to a half blind old man.
Signage is more than adequate, with properly colored tee signs giving hole number, accurately assigned par, distance and a diagram of the hole layout. There is a nice directional sign at the large parking lot and an informative overview sign at the first tee.
Trash cans are spread throughout. I witnessed no litter anywhere through the course. I didn't look, but I'm hoping now that there are no beer bottles or cans, or other adult beverage containers, as this is a church course.
There are some basic benches placed throughout, though they are set for spotters to sit on the blind holes, as a majority of the holes are. The course does share real estate with walking trails, but I don't imagine that they are often used, except perhaps on Sundays, as I encountered no souls anywhere on the property on a Friday mid afternoon.
I could see that there are areas that are prone to wetness. Pallets have been placed to serve as bridges to help alleviate that problem.
Due to the well planned layout and some smartly located directional signs, navigation is easy, with no long, deadhead walks between holes, while there are no instances of too close proximity between green and next tee.
Concrete culvert covers add to the ease of transversing the transitions crossing the creek(s?).
All in all, Bethel is a wonderful walk in the woods, with babbling brooks, a couple of eye pleasing green grass glens between the trees, and other fairways laid out along old farm tractor trails of more than adequate widths to be more than fair. And perhaps the best Pro of this course, is that if you do land outside the discernible fairways, which I, of course did a couple of times, there are little or no briers, brambles, underbrush, tree trash, or overly heavy arbor foliage with which to deal.
Overall, Bethel is a solid, well considered design, with variances in up and down elevations, direction and distances. Available real estate is well utilized. Though I thought briefly that some of the holes' basket placements, creating end of flight doglegs, with guardian trees and close proximity to the little creek(s?) flowing throughout were a bit gimmicky, my final analysis of those is that the creek(s?) are not disc disappearing and that the dog legs add to the course's overall challenge, making it a good, White level Par 29.

Though not a problem for me, with my simple, three step, bowling style driving motion, many will consider the tees too small. But I was thrilled with them, as I was expecting nothing at all, since the site still lists the tees as dirt.
I favor more open, ball golf style courses, but Bethel, while being technical, is not overly, frustratingly tight, with its well defined fairways. Most of the holes require placement over power, to set oneself up for a simple approach and putt to save par. The two Par 4's do allow for letting it fly. So no real, big cons for this course. It is very good for what it is; a nine holer on private property open to the public.

Kudos to the Winston-Salem club and thanks to Bethel UMC. I hope that some, if not all of the early reviewers will revisit their reviews and maybe bump them up a half point or so, as most of their low ratings seem and sound like they were largely based on the lack of tees. Bethel is definitely more than just typical, especially for a church property nine holer. It would make for a well rounded day of disc golf, played in conjunction with Yadkinville's 18 and nine hole Outback courses.

Yeah, I gave a 9 holer a three, get over it. I don't take off for less than 18 holes and neither should you, you elitist!

Seriously though, this is a great example of where an idiot could've crammed 18 perilous/stupid holes into this space but instead put in 9 pretty solid holes. That kind of thinking should be applauded.

This is surprisingly not a dinky course; you won't feel dumb for carrying a bag here. For the most part the midranges seemed most useful but there's enough length and fairway shape to call for drivers. Hole 9 is long enough to warrant a distance driver.

Absolute breeze to navigate thanks to signs and obvious trails. Extremely clean, paver tees functioned well, a little elevation and a creek mixes things up a bit. The tee signs accurately illustrate the line but some of the distances seemed exaggerated. The course weaves along old nature trails behind the church so it's very defined and woodsy. Not all of it is technical though, hole 9 is a respectable par 4 that you can air it out a controlled distance driver on.

Not too much to add here, actually. Hole 6 hasn't a tee installed yet. Not a terribly ideal course for beginners which is the general audience a church course is probably intended for but it's not really punitive either.

Hole 9 is probably a par 3 for most skill levels but for beginners I think the 4 is warranted. It would take a herculean drive for me to hole out in two but good Blue and especially Gold players could probably do it.

Hole 8 is a blind hole and it would be pretty easy to hit somebody playing on hole 9 if you overthrow 8's basket.

This is a really enjoyable course. I stopped here as a warm-up on the way to N. Wilkesboro and it was perfect for that. I'd play here frequently if I lived in the area, make a great course to hone one's putter and mid game. It's also really close to Hanes Mall, I don't know if that's a pro or a con.

Easy to follow this course with good signage. There were a couple of folks out doing some maintenance and emptying trash cans. They were excited to have people playing their course.

There is good use of elevation on this course. The first hole is blind and the basket is downhill to the right. There is a good mix of uphill and downhill shots. I particularly liked hole #4. The basket placement is a bit tricky and a creek is in play on the left. #7 was another favorite. It's a downhill shot with the same creek in play on the right. You can bring the bag for this course. There are all types of shots required.

This is the best church/school course I have played.

A little damp out there, but the course was in better shape than the other three courses we played that day. Tee boxes, such as they were, were not slick. I like the tee on #2 being on the other side of the creek. I don't do much of a run up, so it being short was not an issue. I assume the downed trees will be cleared a bit in the future.

They could have crammed a few more holes in this property. I'm glad they did a decent 9 holes instead of a crappy 18.

#9 is a long (for this course) uphill hole. Not my favorite way to end a course. It is also a prayer garden.

In fact, the entire course appears to be part of a trail system and caution should be used. There was a lady on a blanket in the middle of #4 fairway. The caretaker of the course came through as we were considering what to do and warned the lady that disc golfers would be coming through. That was positive part of this negative.

I think this is a solid course and I don't knock it for being nine holes. If I lived in Winston, I'd play it often. It is not a destination course but if you happen to be rolling down I-40, it's a quick diversion that is worth your time.

I was pleasantly surprised by this course. I was expecting an easy, beginner course (this being a 9-holer on a church's property). Wrong. This is a legitimate, tight, wooded, technical course. If you are in Winston or just passing through, I recommend playing it (with a few caveats below in the cons section).

PROS

1. Navigation is easy and intuitive. First-time players can manage it without a map or another player.

2. New baskets. No issues here.

3. I really like the course design. There's a nice mix in just these 9 holes. Several tunnel shots, some uphill fairways, a few fun downhill ones, two par 4's.

4. If this were an 18-hole course, I'd put it right up there with a typical to above average wooded course. Very challenging and fun.

Despite the surprising pro's in this course, there are a few flaws that caused me to notch it a 2.0.

1. It's only 9 holes. For the challenge this course possesses, it's better suited to an intermediate player, not a beginner. (I would say most intermediate players, like me, would prefer 18 holes to 9). That said, if I lived in the neighborhood, I'd play here often.

2. The tees are a problem. I played after a few days of rain (although at least two days later) and the tees were an uneven, slick, muddy mess. I did s full banana-peel-slip on hole 2 and busted my ass. Not cool, man.

3. Other areas, mainly the fairways closest to the creek, were very muddy. Drainage seems to be a problem. Don't wear shoes you don't mind messing up.

4. Lots of thorns around the #2 fairway. Not a problem if you stay in the fairway, but if you slip and bust your ass while teeing off (see number 2 above), and you will end up in said thorn bushes.

5. High risk of disc loss with autumn leaves on the ground.

6. I didn't care much for hole #1. It's tree pinball around the basket with no clear line to go for the ace run.

If you're in the area, go check it out (preferably under dry conditions). Fun course.

Bethel Methodist Church's 9-hole course is an enjoyable layout. It's better than most school/church courses while being a great addition to Winston Salem's disc golf scene.
- This is a very solid course, offering a good mix of challenge, enjoyment and creative hole layouts. Too often 9-holers have that negative 'feel' or stigma of simply being a 9-hole course. Bethel actually felt like it should be an 18-hole course that I quit playing after the front 9.
- I enjoyed the wooded, isolated feel of this course. It is on church property, and relatively close to nearby houses, but you are pretty removed from everything else. Add to that, the holes have a good flow winding through the woods while offering some decent variety.
- #1 is a solid starting hole. It's a 280-foot, dogleg right that starts sloping downward towards the basket the final third. That's followed up by a similar layout on #2, with the difference being the hole slopes upward in the final third toward the basket that's set back among trees.
- My two favorite holes here are #4 & 7. #4 is a 341-footer that starts out as an open, slight dogleg left. The challenge here is the approach shot to a basket that's protected by trees and a small creek if you go left or long. My second shot was 15 feet from the basket, but I had several small trees between me and the basket making the putt more challenging than it should be.
- #7 is a fun, potential ace-run layout. It's a 247-foot downhill, slight dogleg right hole. There's heavy tree coverage on both sides of the fairway, adding a risk/reward element to your tee shot. From the tee, be aware the first basket you'll see is probably for #4, so make sure you pay attention before throwing. As it is, I personally thought that would be a great, alternative hole layout, but I'll more than gladly enjoy the layout as it is.
- Course is easy to navigate once you find the first tee. I was slightly disappointed there was no signage or indication of the course on the church property, or better directions on this site. The first basket I found was actually for #9, so I had to backtrack to find #1. Nonetheless, once you find the first tee (I've since updated the directions on this site to help everyone else), there's good signage - both tee signs and directional markers after each hole. It's especially helpful as you use the same walking trail going from #4 & 7 to #5 & 8 respectively.

My biggest con here would be the natural tees. I played after it rained so the ground was muddy and slick. It's difficult getting any sort of run-up on your tee shots in those conditions. The only other negative about the tees is that the tee 'area' for #2 is very short. I liked having the tee on the other side of the small creek; however, unless that area is cleared out a little more, the tee area is shorter than a regular sized tee pad area.
- I wasn't a big fan of the current layouts for holes #2 & 8. Both holes feel like they need a little more clearing to have a more natural flow from the tees to the basket. On #2, I felt the clearing into the woods, towards the 'green' needed to be widened. On #8, it feels like the fairway was simply an existing walking trail and needed a couple trees on the left side removed to allow players to throw a more natural left-to-right shot.
- In two spots, the holes were squeezed too close together. I thought the baskets/greens for #4 & 7 were too close, as I noted above. Also, the basket for #8 is basically on the fairway for #9. If there ever were a crowd here, players would have to be aware of discs sailing long on these holes and/or wait for others to putt out before throwing.
- Not an issue for me, but there aren't any benches or trashcans. Of course, nobody should have to sit down to rest while playing a 9-holer and people should be able to pack out their own trash. Somehow, this will be a problem for some player(s) so I'm just warning those players.

Bethel is a solid nine-hole course. Unfairly or not, I tend to judge 9-hole courses as to whether it feels like it could, or should, be an 18-holer. Does a 9-hole course feel like the stereotypical 9-holer (meaning beginner friendly) or does it feel like a 18-holer that was cut in half? Bethel definitely fits into the latter category.
- There are three courses in North Carolina called Bethel. I've played the Bethel trilogy and can easily avow that this is North Carolina's best Bethel course.
- The course had some similarities to Kilborne (Charlotte) and Crooked Creek (Chapin, SC) with some of the hole designs and general wooded layout.
- I'm giving this course a 2.0 rating. Give me an 18-hole version of this layout, and I could easily see that being a 3.5-level rated course. I don't normally recommend playing 9-holers, but this is a good place to play through twice, especially if you're in downtown Winston. With the nearest course at least 25 minutes away (Horizons), if you're wanting to get in a quick 18, I'd opt for playing through twice here rather than making the drive there.

There are quite a few courses I've played that I didn't expect much out of. The location was good. Not far off the highway along the route to a destination course. Most of the time, these courses aren't very good and I am ok with it. Have to experience some bad to appreciate the good. Bethel is not bad at all. A quick nine on the way to Rolling Pines, I figured I'd choke Bethel down and move on. But it was surprisingly worthy. Completely cut out of the woods in classic NC style, the course has quite a bit of variety and even some elevation changes. There isn't a lot of length here, but the course makes up for that by carving fairways of pretty much perfect width to make the course playable for new players while also creating a challenge for veterans to score well.
Navigation is easy and I can see new players getting in a round after mass or travelers stopping in for a warmup. This is the kind of course I love to see. Easy but interesting and in a place that could draw new players to the game.

Tees are bad and improving them would be a huge boost to the course. They are natural, of course but I've seen naturals that are ok and these aren't those. Not a lot of real flaws here. The course doesn't strive for more than it achieves.

Winston-Salem proper finally has its own disc golf course thanks to Bethel Methodist Church. This new 9 hole loop is a surprisingly technical course that plays through a wooded hill and valley behind the church. Being that it is on church grounds, and it incorporates elements of existing church trails (the Myers Trail, the Bethel Trail, and the Prayer Garden Trial), the course here is already in very good shape. Grounds are clean and clear of most debris.

The course itself, though currently in its absolute infancy, is shaping up to be a pretty good test. All of the holes (with the exeption of 9) are relatively short holes that very much emphasize shot placement and tunnel drive accuracy. The layout uses the available land pretty well and I felt that I got good use out of both a forehand and a backhand while I played.

There are ample holes where a good drive will award a birdie putt, but some of the basket positions are a bit tricky and tucked next to the trees nicely to give a bit of protection.

The small creek which comes into play on 4 and 7 makes golfers think a bit about shot placement and strategy.

Though they are not yet in place, the tee areas are nicely laid out (currently in sticks), and there are signposts in place which will presumedly be the home for tee signs and a map/kiosk. I hope that there will be a few navigational aid signs in the future where there are currently arrows on the ground (again made in sticks).

All brand new Discatchers.

UPDATE 9/21/15 - Very nice tee signs in place, plus some awesome navigational signs on the trees. Thanks for everyone's hard work out there!

The obvious, it is only 9 holes.

There are a few minor safety concerns on this course. The route from 2 basket currently runs back down the hill along the hole. It would be better if it went through the woods to 3 tee to prevent interference. The right side of hole 7 along the treeline appears to have some remnants of old barbed wire so be on the lookout. Hole 9 teeing area is a bit close to 8 basket which seems to be commonly a blind approach.

The only other cons I noticed are due to the course's very new nature. Tees are marked by sticks ( at the time of this review, I hear that maybe changing). Some of the holes need a bit of tree and foliage pruning, and it looks like this is already marked out in orange spraypaint. A large downed tree has blocked some of the approach to #1 as well. As the course is very new, and some of this seems to be in the works, I don't want to be too tough on things as they are now

Big thanks to Bethel Church and the people involved to create this course for public use. The folks that I ran into when I stopped by could not have been nicer or more welcoming.

This course really does look like a fun work in progress. It is definitely in an area of town which really doesn't have a course nearby so this is an awesome addition. I look forward to the progress of and continuation of play at Bethel DGC.

I would make sure to bring a map the first time because a few hole transitions could be a bit confusing.