-The Regulator is a phenomenal blue level course. It's longer, it's tougher, and it's balanced to a T. In regard to challenge, it varies. There are a few par threes that are a little shorter and more straightforward. There are four par fives, three of which are on the softer side (#6, #10, #16) while the remaining one (#3) is significantly more difficult. Strange as it seems, the three hardest holes in the Sneaky Pete 2023 event were all par fours. The top two hardest both averaging a 4.61 between 238 rounds and 178 different players with a rating average of 922. Those two holes were #13 and #18. Average score was a 72.6, meaning even par rated around 945-950.

-Onto the Regulator itself! It has to be the most appealing course around the Triad! There's more of a balance between open and wooded. There are six exclusively wooded holes but every hole with the exception of #12 has you throwing in or out of woods, which keeps the layout intriguing. Course starts off with a wide-open bomb on #1. Hole is about 590' and about 430' to the mouth of the woods where the elevation decline really comes in. #3 has you throwing down a large hill from the woods out into an open meadow. #14 is an intimidating gap up a hill from the pad, but once you reach the gap maybe 150' from the tee, you are out in the wide open.

As far as the atmosphere, there are many large hardwood and poplar trees and a fair number of tulips on the wooded section of the course where the walking trail is.

-Lots of elevation changes that can influence what speed to throw. Some are a lot more upfront like #3 and #10 being steeply downhill and #6 and #14 being steeply uphill. Others have more gentle angles, while still being significant changes over 25'. #3 is a hole you'll want to throw many drives off the tee since it's a long way down out of the woods into a meadow (just over 50'!). Being next to the river makes for one of the prettiest holes. Holes like #1 and #11 start off flatter and end with significant elevation being left on the approach, making placement a higher priority cause of possible angle control issues along with grade change making for a tougher approach.

On #1 you don't want to be far left or right on because you'd be further away from the intended landing zone. #11 has OB stakes on the left and right side of the fairway that are visible on the left straight ahead from the pad. This is an uphill dogleg right with distance potentially being an advantage and leaving you with a shorter and easier approach, but that's only if you turn right at the proper timing. Too early could leave you OB on the right and no right turn with distance could leave you OB on the opposite side.

-Some intense greens without being too sadistic or overly penalizing. Many pins are on slopes or next to drop offs. Holes #3 and #5 have OB directly behind their respective pins, but they are flat greens that make rollaways very unlikely. There are drop offs and there are OB stakes near some pins, but not both. I really love the rock outcroppings on #2's green. The elevated rock platform on #7 is the best green on the course! Over 20' high from the bottom of it. Very appealing on the eyes! A dangerous green and likely the most intimidating. This was the third hardest hole with a 4.53 average.

-Water is present. An OB creek comes into play starting on #3 but plays as a tougher obstacle when you get to #5. #5 is a short ace run at 248' and down over 20' in elevation. The basket is elevated and the OB stakes are just maybe 12' behind the pin. Barely any room to go long. There is a drop zone about 35' from the pin if you go OB, giving you a fighting chance for par.

-Water: #13 is one of the grueling par fours. Looks harmless off the tee but the approach is not visible from where you tee off. You see Dr. Jekyll turn to Mr. Hyde once you stand at the landing zone facing the pond. You tee off on a hill in the open and see what appears to be a wide landing zone near the water. Once you walk down the hill, you'll see some trees at the edge of the water before and after you cross and that's when you realize that this hole can be terrifying. I've bogeyed it plenty of times because I wasn't in the best spot in the open and had a weird angle around the trees and over the water. You want to see how far you can go without going past the OB flags at the bottom of the hill. Main goal is to give yourself a straight second shot to the pin. I have a tendency to go too far right and find myself having to throw a lay-up putt to a more ideal spot since this is a dogleg right on a very sharp turn. Going short and right is a bad shot here. Going long could lead you past the flags and leave you with a long uphill approach across the water.

#17 is a 328' downhill water carry. A very gorgeous from one edge of the woods to the other. Much more cut and dry than #13. If your shot looks good off the tee, you probably will have a birdie putt unless you go too long.

-Red Chainstar Pro baskets. I love the way they catch and I love the looks of them.

-Green turf tee pads that are long enough to comfortably throw a full run up. While turf pads can be slick and uneven, an advantage to them would be the fact that they are less rough on shoes than concrete. Excellent tee signs with accurate hole diagrams that make it obvious enough on which pin to throw to.

-There isn't really much repetition, but it has it's "style." No two holes are the same. But some holes have similar premises like I mentioned on #1 and #11. Open holes with wooded upshots make distance a necessity on these two, but they have different shaped fairways. #2 and #7 are both tight sloping right to left pulls. #2 is only about 275' but plays longer due to elevation and the turn is very gentle, making you rethink throwing an overstable mid. #7 is another wooded back hand hole, but it's a par four and the turn is much quicker to the left along a fairway sloping sharply left. That overstable mid you thought of throwing on #2 is a probably a great idea here. Your tee shot determines just how tough your approach will be to the rock green that drops off 20' to the left. Even if you land in the fairway center, you still have a tight and risky approach to the green. A three is a very hard-earned birdie.

#8 and #9 both left to right par threes. #8 is off an elevated pad over a small valley. The fairway doesn't turn right until the last 60' and it turns right pretty abruptly. A backhand thrower like myself often has a disadvantage. My turnover game is not much help here. Sidearm is practically a must if you are right handed. #9 is back uphill and shows how much different a left to right par three in the 250' range can be from another. This is more of a "C-shape" that gently, but continuously fades to the right. This is a much easier hole for a player that has to depend on his turnover game.

-Ends on a high note with the previously mentioned downhill water carry on #17. #18 was the hardest hole by literally 0.00134 strokes. That is nearly a one thousandth of a stroke. Like #13, it's a blistering par four. Unlike #13, it isn't a deceptive shot off of the tee. On #13, you are standing on a hill out in the open trying to land at the bottom near the trees just before the drop off with OB stakes. The angle is so sharp on #13 to where you don't know what your second shot to the pin will look like, and whether or not you have a straight line until you are right in front of your lie.

#18 is much more cut and dry. It's a lot more blatant. It's lightly wooded but out of a gap and across an open strip into another gap. Fairway turns left past the final gap and the basket is back uphill on a hillside to the right. So it's a demanding double dogleg. I often get tempted to throw a slight overstable mid and hope it stays straight on a backhand until the end of its flight, but I often find myself turning left too early at the gap and kicking off into the rough and having to pitch out into the fairway. The right side of the fairway on the approach is well guarded with pine trees, and the fairway slopes downward on the left, making it an incredibly hard turnover like #8. The approach is where I have to hope for the best on a sidearm. Hole is 526' and very tough to birdie. Only birdied 18 times in the Sneaky Pete Classic out of the 238 rounds. Ideal play is to throw a high glide putt down the center and throw a overstable driver on a forehand and be left with an uphill. But that's much easier said than done.

-Does not have any interference with the other two courses on site. It's in its own space.

-#16's approach is a little bit mundane just wide open down the field. The elevated basket on the hill makes for a more challenging putt and higher potential for scoring separation, but I feel that this is a soft par five that isn't as interesting as #6 or #10. Sure it's longer than those two but being slightly downhill and wide open once you are past the line of pine trees in the middle of the fairway. I feel that they could've come up with better ideas. I appreciate the opportunity to show off some distance, but it just doesn't have the wow factor that #6 and #10 have. If you are able to execute a 350' drive off the tee and have a straight shot through that single line of trees, you could easily bomb another drive and have a very short and easy approach to an elevated pin. I don't dislike the hole, but I feel that it could be a little better.

I know I had positive things to say about #14 and it's approach is also wide open in the field, but the tee shot is much tougher being straight uphill out of the woods. Your goal on #14 is to have an easier wide open approach for a birdie that is still high likely over 250'. Not to mention there are several small dome shaped mounds that can make for a difficult run up from the fairway. I feel that #14's wide open approach can still be difficult depending on how you throw your tee shot. If it's nice and long, you are rewarding with a simple approach.

-#12 is a bit bland as well. Dead straight, wide open and the basket is by a drop off on the right in between two tree lines. Why not move the pin further right down the hill maybe 70' and make a tougher par three? It'd be a fun left to right hole just past a gap at the turning point.

-You might have to yield to walkers on the trails. Especially on #7 since the pad is adjacent to the trail.

-Best course in the Triad! I absolutely love it. The big downhill drive down the meadow on #3 is one of the high points! The split fairway down the darker part of the meadow on #4 makes for a tough decision of going down a tighter trail further from the OB creek or going down the wider route closer to the creek and a potentially longer carry to the landing zone in the woods! The water carries on #13 and #17 are both picturesque! These are just some of my favorite parts of the course!

-#10's tee shot reminds me of #18 at Pipeline (what used to be #17). Steep downhill down a corridor. The creek on the left makes this one just a bit more intimidating due to the possibility of fading left or kicking a tree and landing in the water. The basket is further down the path to the right side through a small canopy over a crest. There were thirteen eagles on this par five and 62 birdies, but it still averaged a 5.09 and was the only the 8th easiest hole. It played in the middle of the pack and had more scoring separation than I had thought it would. The fairway is rather tight, but it's perfect for the straight mid range you have. Advanced and pro level players want to try and get the three, but expecting that before hand could cost you if you go big and try to go a long way. The creek on the left is closer than it seems, and the elevation drop makes the likelihood of landing in there higher due to the higher height of the flight off the tee. Gives more time to turn due to the height.

-The elevation here is the best aside from Neatman Creek. Hole #14 rises 40' and hole #3 drops 52' in elevation. Several other grade changes over 30'. Elevation and scenery never fails to disappoint me! The Regulator is by far the best course at Cedarock Park! There are several holes at Cedarock and Wellspring that are memorable and a ton of fun to play. #17 at Wellspring is still probably the best bag emptier hole on site, since it's over 600' and open, but the hole design at The Regulator is far more superior. I can practically assure you that you will love this course!

More than 4 months after playing here, my feeling on the Regulator keep growing. I think this is a keeper
- Course starts and stops with absolute bangs. Hole #1 offers all the best aspects of this course: length, terrain variety, and sharp angles. Excellent par 4 to start the round, that reminds me a lot of Mayflower Hills up in Roanoke.
- Hole #17 is probably the most fun and, possibly, the most scenic, hole on the course. Downhill shot over the water to a basket tucked amongst trees. There's enough room that a birdie 2 should be an expected score, or at least, a strong possibility. Then, #18 is a quintessential station-to-station, par 4. This is one of several holes on the course where par 4s require well placed teeshots over length if you want better angles for your second shots. With the basket alongside a rockwall, it's a scenic approach to end your round.
- Course offers tremendous variety in layouts: quality elevation, length, open holes, wooded holes, water holes, severe doglegs, high risk/reward tee and approach shots. The only course in the Triad that comes close to this is Keely. NOTE: Neatman is in the class as Regulator, but that's not a Triad course.
- There are some nerve-wracking basket locations. You go slightly long on #1, you're going down a hill. Same thing happens on #7 & 12. Then, you have baskets placed close to water. #3 is your first taste. It's taken to an entirely different level on #5. 20 feet past the basket and you're landing in a creek. And finally, as mentioned above, on #17.
- Water is also a dominating factor in several other holes as well. The creek runs along the right side of #3's fairway. It runs along the left side of #10's fairway. With water on the left and woods on the right, standing on the tee on #10, the fairway looks about 20 feet wide. A surprisingly tough tee shot. Give me a mid-range to simply keep my shot dead-straight.
- Then there's #13. This is going to be a love-it or hate-it hole. I don't think there's going to be a middle ground. 583-foot hole with a tee shot that goes straight towards the edge of a pond. From there, you're taking a dogleg right, uphill and over the pond. It's safe to say that a poorly thrown tee shot may result in you throwing a short (as in 100 foot or less) second shot to give you an angle over the pond. Realistically, you're wanting to throw 300 - 325 to get close to the water without running into a risk of landing in the water. Or, you're needing to go 475 in the area with your disc having enough height to go over the trees and fade back to the right to clear the pond. I think most people will opt for the first choice.
- Tee signs are excellent. The limited directional signs on the course have the look and feel of being in place for a major tourney. Let's just say that more are needed.
- Oh yeah, in case you didn't know, there are two other fun courses on site. A fun day (or half-day) of disc golf to be had in one location. You don't see that in North Carolina. NOTE: I don't count the three courses at Renaissance Park in Charlotte as the three courses have so many overlapping holes that you're not playing 54 unique holes.

Signage was very inconsistent. I think it's safe to say that during the major here two months ago there were enough people helping with navigation for the players. Some of the long transitions with signage lacking may not have even been noticed then. Well, it's noticed now.
- I guess there are supposed to be paths leading from #9 to 10. I ended up wandering through the woods, crossing over #2, following UDisc's map to find my way. On the blind tee shots, especially when you're throwing into the woods, it would be nice to have arrows to make it clear what opening in the woods is the fairway, and which one is a path. I found this out the hard wa on #6, then again on #13.
- The course ends on a down note. Holes #14 - 16 are three of the simplest, most boring holes on the course. #14 is a tough tee shot, then gets very easy for your second and third shots. #15 is a rather mundane par 3. Sure, you're throwing into the woods. But after everything earlier, it's an easy par 3 with a (relatively) wider, simpler fairway. And #16 is open and long. Distance will be the separator here. Those who throw 450+ will be at the basket in two throws, those who throw shorter, will be reaching the basket in 3. Then, the raised basket can be another stroke separator.
- A higher than normal lost disc aspect to this course. Case in point: I found two discs during my round. Reached out to both numbers to get them returned. And, I also got to spend 15 minutes retrieving my disc from the creek past the basket on #5. Also had a disc land in the creek after a bad bounce on #10.
- Not beginner friendly. Not a negative per se; rather, a simple observation. At least this park has a fun, beginner friendly course.

Regulator is a very good course. I saw one touring female pro call this her favorite course. I wouldn't go that far in my praise of the course.
- The best parts of this course are outstanding. It's a very varied layout with some quality looks I haven't seen too often. I don't remember playing a layout similar to #13 anywhere else. The downside is that there are a few too many simplistic holes that bring down the course's overall quality just a smidge.
- I played #5 cautiously. I intentionally threw my tee shot 40 - 50 feet short. I left myself a simple lag putt. An extremely dry, slick ground, and my disc slides right off the ground and into the creek. I really want to see the scoring separations here. Do most people just play cautiously like I attempted to and take a simple 3? Or, is there a high level of risk with players actually making a run for a birdie 2?
- There are so many outstanding views on this course: approach shot on #1, tee shot and approach shot on #3, tee shot and putt on #5, approach shot on #7, tee shot on #10, second shot on #13, tee shot on #14, approach on #16, tee on #17, second shot and putt on #18.
- This is now the only true three course destination in North Carolina. Renaissance Park in Charlotte doesn't count as its 3 courses overlap so much that there are not 54 distinct holes there.
- This course has so many similarities to Pipeline in Spartanburg, SC. That's one of favorites in South Carolina, and is a massively underrated course.
- This is the best course I've played to date in eastern NC. I know a lot of people are fond of Diavolo in the Triangle. This is a clear step above that.
- Cedarock Park, with its three courses of varying difficulty, is now a must play destination in my book. My question is why is there only one 'R' in Cedarock? Shouldn't it be Cedar Rock? So, yeah. Play the Regulator.

This course has a little bit of everything. Open bombs, tight woods, elevation change, and water carries.

The course is long but also not terribly overbearing in most places and is a strong Blue level design that will be more of a challenge than the other 2 courses in the park while not being the beat down that a lot of high par longer courses can be.

The property is used very well and there are several areas that when you look around you can get lost in how beautiful Cedarock is.

Good signage and Benches are a plus.

Even though the course is pretty new it felt very clean and polished like it had been in the ground for a long time.

All of theses are nit picky and not that big of a deal.

Some of the par 5's were a little soft to me but are likely perfect for the target audience.

A few long walks between holes. The holes are great so this is not a big complaint. I always say if you have a long transition the hole should be worth it and this course does a good job of that.

One or 2 par 3's have angles that might be a little much. I would need to play them a few more times to confirm that opinion.

It was just missing a little bit of a wow factor that the elite courses in the country have to make it to a 5*.

Well I looked at this course today and realized there was not a review so I felt it was worth coming out of review retirement to get it started.

There were already 2 very good courses in this park and the addition of The Regulator is awesome as a more challenging layout and the use of the land that has been used for the Temp Rock Creek layout did not disappoint. I really wish this complex was about 30 minutes closer to me and I would be there all of the time.

Big props to everyone who made this course happen for the USWDGC this year which sounded like an incredibly smooth event with a lot of happy participants. Phenomenal job to you all!!