A Frosty Fling
From time to time an Off The Grid Greenville reader shares a piece of info so good it deserves to be re-shared in its original form. We LOVE when that happens!
This time, it’s a detailed overview of some of the area’s best disc golf courses from our new OTGG friend, Rick Hauschild.
“I moved here about a year ago and have been to almost all the courses in the area, and [have been] playing for 15+ years!”
Disc golf (NOT Frisbee® golf) is not a new sport to the Upstate and has certainly grown in local popularity, with formal tournaments and organizations giving enthusiasts structure and a reason to #optoutside year-round. We’re big fans of any excuse—organized or impromptu—to enjoy our incredible park system, and beautiful green spaces and breathe in our legendary Carolina air.
Add in a competitive sport all can enjoy?!? We’re in!
You might be surprised how many cold weather disc golf tournaments—like Fountain Inn’s Frosty Fling 4 Another Snowball on Dec. 10—are planned or the number of folks posting in local social media groups looking for some meetups. And who knows, this helpful course information may provide gifting inspiration for someone on your holiday list this year or a post-holiday lunch activity for the whole family.
Read on for Rick’s top seven Upstate disc golf courses to enjoy with some very important tips, like the ones that might require bug spray or a BYO snack.
Contributor: Rick Hauschild
OTGG Team: Ariel H. Turner and Jackie Shapiro Brooker
Timmons Park
An 18-hole course that is hilly, fun, and mostly wooded.
This park has an active pickleball league, baseball fields, two different jungle gyms and a couple pavilions with tables.
Century Park
18 holes
Slightly wooded and very beginner-friendly. Some tough shots but mostly easy par 3.
An insane kids area with new features every time you go.
Looks crowded the majority of the time, but the disc golf course is usually fairly clear.
M. J. Dolly Cooper Park
18 holes
Very challenging par 3 course.
Great mix of wooded and open shots with some awesome elevation changes.
Baseball fields and a walking path, so you’ll have to watch for people in a few spots.
The Firecracker
18 holes
On school grounds so times are restricted to when school is out.
Very fun course that is deceptively hard. Occasionally they do let the grass grow too much before trimming. The park also doubles as a place to kayak.
Image by @morganjreynolds at M. J. Dolly Cooper Park
Foothills
18 holes
Extremely wooded course with 2-3 long open holes.
This park’s claim to fame is an 816-foot par 4 that starts looking down—about a 100-foot drop—at a soccer field.
The park is rarely maintained, though, and has debris EVERYWHERE.
Bug spray is a must here. Not for beginners.
Woodruff
18 holes
More wooded with extremely tight tee shots than not but all enjoyable.
Very hilly and challenging course that will test your patience.
Convenient stairs built into almost all the hills to climb, and more often than not the park is perfectly manicured.
Tyger River
Last but not least, this course is a beast!
Long 18-hole mixed course that can punish even the best players.
An amazing park that hosts all sorts of softball, baseball and disc golf tournaments.
The place is massive and the disc golf course reminds you of that with its mix of wooded and open holes.
Bring water and a snack… you’ll want it.
Image by @sirwickofline at M. J. Dolly Cooper Park
Want to learn more?
Groups like Clemson Disc Golf Club and Upstate Disc Golf Club are active and thrilled to help newcomers learn more about their favorite sport.
The app UDisc provides course information for disc golf players worldwide:
⛳️ It ranks Greenville as the 70th-best disc golf destination in the United States and 2nd in South Carolina.
⛳️ Greenville County is home to at least four leagues, and in the surrounding area, there are - 83 courses, 15 leagues, and a dozen stores dedicated to disc golf.
We aren’t typically joiners, but we might make an exception this time. 😉
See ya out there.
Image by @upperparkdiscgolf