Pros:
Not even knowing that there was a park in the southern part of Florence , I was very interested in playing South Fork Park . Make sure that when you enter the park , park as soon as you can on the left hand side of the parking lot . There is no signage pointing you to the cement path on the right side of you across the road . the restrooms for the park are located to the left of the path .There is a kiosk , but it does no mention disc golf . Follow the path downhill to the bottom which will wind you right and you will be facing hole number 1 . This course was well planned out and a lot of work went into it , along with a lot of cash . This is the best looking 9 hole course in the area , bar none . The course flows very well , with the exception of 4 basket to 5 tee , which you will have to backtrack on the side of the fairway and on your right , climb a giant man made hill ( pretty cool ) to the top .Great cement tees ( plenty long enough ), new Mach 5 baskets , and fantastic looking & informative signage compliment this new course . As I said before , they spared no expense creating it . The course itself After hole number 1 , a boring and generic 331' level throw with nothing around the fairway or basket . After 1 , the holes become more interesting . #2's tee, slightly elevated , forces you to throw you straightaway drive over a creek . If you make it over the creek , you cross over it with what looks like a brand new bridge. #3 tee has 2 new planted trees that haven't forced your line yet , but eventually will make you throw a right to left drive with a possible creek and treeline in play down the right side . #4 has the same hazard , just not the trees forcing your line right . Instead , you might want to chance a middle of the fairway throw , then a clear path to the basket . You will backtrack down the left side of the fairway and climb a large hill to the top , where #5's tee sits . You will throw from top of a large man made hill to another , about 250' away . It is a big risk reward toss as , if the wind picks up , or your throw is a little too energetic , or your disc picks up and rolls , you could end up at the bottom .#6 tee sits on the right side of this hill , a shorter 200' toss onto another hill only a little tighter fairway , same risk reward . Behind 6 basket sits #7's tee . Sitting a little left of the tee box , and a little downhill , there seems enough room and the hole is short enough that you controlled midrange/driver should be enough to cover the 280' - 290' distance . #8's tee is an elevated one to the left and behind #7's basket . You are throwing a short 175' back over the creek ( see #2 ) with some small trees just to the right and left side of the creek and 2 trees guarding the front of the basket . #9 , to the right of you , is another fairway much like the fairway on 4 , with trees and brush down the right side and wide open space on the left . Be careful of the disc golfers walking up the fairway on #1 , which you share some of this open space with . You will end right back where you started . A round can play pretty quick . If I had not played with new friend Connor , I would have been done in about 30-35 minutes . This course sits about 1.5 miles from where I work , but I would gladly drive 30-40 minutes for it . There were several people on the course when we played , all of them nice . Hard but not impossible to lose a disc here . Signature hole , even though pretty easy , would be #2 ,
Cons:
#1 The course is pretty easy . Nothing too challenging and nothing over 404' .If you can keep your drives straight , you will score well here . #2 Maybe looking for the course . There could be a sign to point you down the path where the course is , and maybe a sign or 2 pointing you the way from 4 to 5 . #3 ? I was looking at the lay of the land . I know that it might use up a lot of the park , but is it possible to expand to 18 holes in the future ? You would increase your disc golf population X 5 . Not a criticism for a 9 hole course , but a bench or 2 along with a trash receptacle here and there would complete this course .
Other Thoughts:
What a great addition to the area ! I didn't even know this park was here before the course was on DGR . Who would have thought that going into a couple of subdivisions here would pull you into this park . The course sits on its own away from the other park amenities . For a course that was just added this year , it is already broken in and ready to try . While this might not pose a challenge for some , the scenic aspect of this new course should bring you back more than a time or 2 . Got a spare hour ? Come see this . If you have all day , couple this with a round at Lincoln Ridge , Idlewild or Boone Woods . My advice ? If you live in Northern Ky or Cincinnati , PLAY IT !