Pros:
-As with nearby courses Stub Stewart and Horning's Hideout, Buxton Woods plays through a former logging property. The layout is very well done, with par fours, short ace-runs, open shots, tight woods shots, and wonderful use of elevation. The course is on private property, with a $4 green fee due at the house window.
-This course has been open for nearly 10 years. From reading older reviews, the place has evidently been improved and matured very nicely over time. Lines are clean and fair, without feeling "worn out" like some city courses.
-Buxton features excellent, large concrete tees, Dynamic Discs baskets, brooms, and enormous benches on every hole. There's a fantastic practice area as well.
-Holes #2 and #17 feature elevated baskets, but #11 has the basket on a ZIP-LINE!! What a brilliant idea -- you get unlimited pin placements.
Cons:
-The property is only 2.5 miles off US-26, but 2 of those miles are on a winding, gravel forest road. Arriving in a low-body car or in bad weather conditions would be a challenge.
-Because the property has been reclaimed from logging relatively recently (within the last 25 years), 99% of the trees are the same size, and planted very closely together. This presents some unique challenges for the disc golf, but causes the place to lack a bit of the character and beauty of a course in an older-growth forest.
-Interestingly, every tee had 2 or even 3 signs with the hole number, but no indication as to the distance or direction. Expect to walk halfway down several of the fairways to locate the basket.
Other Thoughts:
-Buxton Woods is a wonderful course for a peaceful round. We played on a nice summer day, and there were only three other groups on the course. There's no road noise, and the course dog is still doing well and walked a couple holes with us. The $4 green fee is a great deal as well. I don't live close enough for a frequent round, but the course is certainly worth another visit.