Pros:
Circle C is located on the southwestern edge of the Austin, TX metro area. The course plays around the edges of a large multi-use park, and does a good job keeping away from other park activities.
There is a really nice mixture of holes here. Most of the fairways are relatively wide by my Michigan-based standards, but still narrow enough that you'll need to think about shot shaping. There is usually thick rough on both sides as well. Some of the holes in the back of the course are more tightly wooded, and a few play over large sections of exposed rock which was interesting. You'll need to throw a healthy variety of shots successfully to score well here.
My favorite holes here were two of the tighter ones in the back section. Hole 9 plays only 202', but up a tight, straight path on a relatively steep, rocky hillside. Right after that, hole 10 plays 260' back down a different section of the same hill. There's a low ceiling here, creating the need for a precise shot off the tee. I also enjoyed the finishing hole 18, which is a huge sweeping 850' dogleg left with a small creek (dried up when I visited) crossing the fairway on the approach to the basket. Even with the creek dried up, this was a fun and memorable way to end the round.
There are two layouts here. I enjoyed the shorter Red layout, which still plays at a level that experienced rec to intermediate level players will enjoy. The longer Blue layout appeared to mainly add a bit more length to some holes, and/or add more obstructions off the tees. Most holes have two concrete tee pads, with the remaining ones having a single pad for both layouts. Tee signs appear at each pad. The ones at the long pads have both distances listed, and the ones at the short pads only have the short distances. Regardless of layout, there is a nice mix of distances ranging from 200'ish up to the 850' mentioned previously. Bigger arms will have plenty of chances to air it out, and noodle arms like me will still have some birdie opportunities on the shorter holes.
The baskets are yellow banded DISCatchers. They are on the older side, but in fine shape. One pin position per hole.
Navigation is passable here, thanks to arrows on the previous tee signs plus tape on most basket rungs.
There are three practice baskets near the beginning of the course, and a kiosk with course map is also nearby. There is a restroom at the closest parking lot to hole 1.
I appreciated the large concrete slab "benches" at every long tee. There are 4-5 trash cans spaced out periodically around the course. The part that stood out though, was that at each hole that DIDN'T have a trash can there is a sign indicating which hole the next one is located at. I think the trash cans here are signed better than at any other course I have played!
Cons:
Other than the couple of holes mentioned above, there are only small elevation changes here. Not really enough to affect play.
It's easy to forget that this is a multi-use park for much of the round, but there are a few holes where walking paths could conceivably come into play. The park drive is also within firing range on the final hole if you really overthrow the dogleg. Definitely not major issues, but worth mentioning.
The one navigational feature that is definitely missing is signs directing players from the parking lot to the start of hole 1. I would never have found the beginning of the course without a map. The route from basket 18 back to the lot could arguably use a couple of arrows as well.
Other Thoughts:
This was my first course played in the state of Texas, which was my 17th state played overall. We were in town for the solar eclipse, and due to some severe weather after the eclipse this ended up being my only round for the trip.
Circle C was a great introduction to Texas disc golf. I debated between 4.0 and 4.5 rating here and ultimately decided to go with a strong 4.0. There was not enough "wow" factor here for me to consider a 5.0. This course is definitely worth checking out if you are anywhere near the Austin area!