(2.363 Rating) A medium length open to lightly wooded course with an intriguing finish.
- FINISH - This course starts off extremely bland, and kind of stays that way for 16 straight holes. Several holes don't have a tree in play and are just mindless chuck-it long plays. I was highly considering a 2.0 rating for this course until the last two holes. (17), imo, is a really fun gut check ace run with water lurking along the right the whole way. I babied a putter tee-shot and then missed a 30-footer for birdie. Hole (18) was my favorite shot of the day. Water again is along the right the whole way. There's also a river inlet that needs to be cleared at around the 275-300 foot mark from the tee. In addition, the hole also has a waterfall in the backdrop downstream. These last two holes are the main reasons why I scored this course a 2.5 instead of a 2.0.
- BOMBERS - For those with cannon arms, there will be ample opportunity to launch em. There are no distances given at the tees here, but I'd say 5 or 6 are plus 350. Hole (8) seemed well over 400 and it was uphill. The tee shot probably requires 450-foot power or more to make the circle. Players that enjoy longer open courses will enjoy this one more than others.
- NIGHT GOLF - If this park is open, this would be an excellent night golf course. There are very few places to get in trouble on this layout. I also would be willing to bet that several holes will have street lighting partially illuminating the fairways.
- TEES - The tees are approximately five feet by twelve feet in size and I felt comfortable on every single one of them. Several could use some fill along the edges though.
- CHAINS - Blue Prodigy baskets are a respectable second tier basket. This is the only region in the country I've played in with so many courses using this second-rate copy-cat brand. Makes me wish I lived near Ontario CA so I'd then perhaps get DISCatchers all the time.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - Not an ideal beginners course due to the length, but it will be friendly to these players due to the open landscape on all but a couple holes. I would advise beginners to skip (17) and (18) for the first couple of months in learning the sport.
- QUICK PLAY - It took GMcAtee and I about one hour to complete this one. It's a touch longer than the average course, but there will be just about no time wasted looking for discs.
- MAINTENANCE - The course was completely mowed when I played it and it looks like the kind of park that is routinely cut.

There's nothing major wrong here. The land quality limits what was achievable.
- MINDLESS CHALLENGE - Player's that like woods courses, (me), are going to fall asleep here. Holes (1), (7), (8), (12) and (14) are open field shots without obstacles. Not one hole I would define as moderately wooded is on this layout. A toddler could figure out how to conquer these lines, they just won't have power to do so.
- SAFETY HAZARDS - Roads and walking areas come into play several times. Nothing egregious imo, but obviously less than ideal. The openness of the layout will allow players the opportunity to make the right decision and not throw. Why my playing partner decided to throw on (10) with the truck flying down the road dumbfounded me. He missed it by 5 feet.
- NAVIGATION AND SIGNAGE - Players are probably going to need a navigational app to play this one seamlessly first go around. No course map, no tee signs and no navigational cues as of fall 2021. The only numbers I saw were spray painted on the tees. Apparently, Prodigy is too cool to number their baskets as a standard.
- LAYOUT FLOW - a couple minor flow gaps and odd transitions. I could see a lot of first timers accidently strolling over to (6) after (3), as that tee is near-by. (6) to (7) requires crossing a road and walking about 300 feet. This is repeated on the transition between (12) and (13). Overall a very minor issue.
- LOST DISC POTENTIAL - Near impossible on the first 16 holes, but discs are going to get lost on (17) and (18). Don't miss right.
- HOLE VARIETY - Below Average. As alluded too already in this review, a mix of open and lightly wooded shots. Only the last two plays add some salt and pepper to this bland concoction.
- AMENITIES AND EXTRAS - No amenities or extras beyond concrete tees and baskets.
- WIND - I have a feeling this place will get windy. If I lived in town, I'd probably still play often, I'd just skip the last two holes on blustery days.

Trion is a respectable easy going launch-it course. It felt like disc golf and I enjoyed my round. Perfect for locals and those within a twenty-minute drive. This stated, this is not a destination play. Near-by courses like Westside near Dalton and Mountain Cove during the winter time are much more deserving of a look see from those living hours away. As for baggers like myself, a solid quick 18 to fill a hole in the courses played map. This was the 60th course I played in Georgia and I personally have it slotted at 35th place in that grouping.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I went with 40 to 45 percentile with the last two holes picking up all the slack.

If you had told me that of the small towns in north GA to add a course next that Trion would be among the next I would have been shocked, but here we are and it's not bad.

They have a flat rather uninspiring piece of land. You begin right by the car park with a literally entirely open hole, and then for holes 2-8 you meander around a few trees many throwing either a forehand or backhand hyzers. Some OB roads and walking paths to add challenge but not too much for an experienced player.

At this juncture you cross the railroad tracks and throw a couple of bomber holes, that are also par 3 despite being over 400. Not a whole lot obstacles so I suppose that's fair.

After 12 you cross back over the road and play a few short and very straight holes, but for 17 you play a short hole along the river.

Then hole 18 slaps you in the face. A 600ft hole with the river playing all along the right and a huge ditch in the middle.

Overall it's basic, and the land is equally basic but they did some things right. Decent sized concrete pads, good prodigy baskets and they did a few interesting things with the little bit of tree cover and water they have.

It's a basic course on a flat piece of land. Not a lot that could be done, but it is what it is. Maybe plant some trees and it becomes better gradually?

No signs, next tee markers, benches or shade to speak of. The only ID we have to determine what hole you in are spray painted numbers on the teepad.

Some safety concerns crossing walking paths, and you have to walk over a street with no shoulder and a railroad track twice.

It's not a bad beginner course, but some of the holes, mainly 18 will stun new players and the Chatooga river is likely to claim many discs from the community here.

It's not a bad effort from the parks department here, I am willing to think that some new players will embark on the addiction of disc golf here.

I explained what the heck I was doing to several of the locals and I hope they give it a shot.

A run-of-the-mill, but unobjectionable, open course.

The course basics are put together very well, and maintained. Concrete teepads are spray-painted with numbers, baskets are new Prodigys, and the grass-cutting and other maintenance was top-notch on my appearance. Staff was also friendly and helpful to get me started (since there isn't a course kiosk marking the first hole yet). The layout of the course is such that the flow is almost seamless, other than a long transition between (6) and (7). I'm guessing, based on the level of care that has been taken so far, that solid signage with hole maps is coming. Inside the rec center are water fountains and bathrooms.

The land is very flat and very open. Tree coverage is limited to a max of 8-10 on any hole, with some having zero. Distances aren't labeled yet, but I would guess that they are all between 225' and 400', except for the par-4 (18). As such, this is a good course for long-throwing rec-level players, as there isn't a lot of shaping to contend with but the distances are too long for true beginners to have a lot of fun.

Speaking of shaping, most of the holes out here are straight. The holes with trees are typically designed to be played through and under, and only a couple of holes will require turning shots to avoid dead-ahead foliage. The (13)-(15) range does a good job of forcing you to pick a line and/or navigate guardian trees, (10)-(11) have a street to the right to heed, and (17)-(18) are probably the coolest part, as they play straight along a river. Thus, there is slight interest throughout Trion, but it's quite open and forgiving.

The biggest issue with Trion is that it's on a boring piece of land. Tree coverage is sparse at its densest, and accordingly there is extremely little shaping to be done. It's a utility course, but has nothing to offer someone who has played more than 10 courses already. Further, I'm sure the exposure is brutal during hot and sunny summer days.

The course is new and doesn't yet have all the amenities you'd want. Signs have yet to arrive, and there isn't a course kiosk with map either.

There are some safety issues out here. (3), (6), and (13)-(16) all play along a walking path, with (10)-(11) alongside a not-unbusy road with private property on the other side.

Disc loss is a major risk on (17)-(18). These are as boring as any holes out here except for the fact that a river borders the fairways on the right, which is very nerve-wracking.

To be nitpicky, the walk separating the loop (7)-(12) from the rest of the course is a little annoying, but not really an issue.

Trion is at the lower end of Typical for me. There are just enough well-placed trees and river holes to save it from a lower rating, but this isn't somewhere I really plan to return to. It fills a space in North Georgia without very many courses in an adequate but hardly thrilling way. All that said, I am impressed by the execution of the course, and I hope it continues to get a lot of attention so it develops a solid local scene. To any Trion city staff reading this, congratulations on doing a very nice job with this course - keep it up!

-Signage: Please PM me if the park adds tee signs so I can update my review. I would expect this to happen before long.