Deerfield Disc Golf

This course was designed by Sam Barfield who designed Etowah. Its 20 holes are efficiently arranged to simplify finding the next T and minimizing walking distance between holes. From the parking lot you immediately see the one red banded practice basket and just beyond is the course map and hole #1. The course is flat and wooded with no undergrowth but with a large central OB area, known as Big Water, that holds water after rains but which is dry if it hasn’t rained heavily in several days. Even when full of water, it’s difficult to lose a disc as the maximum depth is about a foot deep. Most holes require accurate T shots due to pine trees. For those that have played Frog Rock in Austell, GA, I find the courses to have a similar feel. The T pads are nice concrete pads with good signage. Benches are on most holes and all holes have shade. There are Porta Potties in the parking lot and there is a huge flat, grassy field for warm up or practice adjacent to the parking lot.

Hole #1 has a triple mando about 40’ from the T and the basket is straight ahead begins a few small trees. The layout is consistent throughout. On the outer holes, each T is 90 degrees to the left of the previous hole’s basket and you throw about 30 degrees into the course from each T. When you complete hole #4, you walk about 75’ into the interior of the course to hole #5 and proceed to play up and back in the middle through hole #10. On these interior holes, each T is directly ahead of the previous basket. Hole #11 starts on the far side of the course and is diagonally opposite hole #1. Holes #11 - #13 are arranged like holes #1 - #4; throw 30 degrees into the interior, walk 90 degrees left to next T box. The simple, efficient layout makes Deerfield a joy to play and very cart friendly.

Hole #14 is across the street and slightly left from #13 basket. This is the longest hole on the course, a 606’ par 4. On this side of the road, the course mostly just makes a big U. You play straight down to hole #15 which has OB behind and to the right of the hole. Hole #16 plays like an island hole with OB on the left and behind the basket and tall trees straight ahead. Hole #17 makes the turn back towards hole #1 and has an elevated basket on a little knoll. Hole # 18 is the second par 4 on the course with OB on the right. From the basket on hole #18, you walk about 200’ straight toward the road for #19 T. This is the longest par 3 on the course (390’), most of which is over the Big Water OB area. The basket is on a peninsula with OB all around. Hole #20 is one of the shorter holes and has you throwing back to the road. Once you finish, you can see the first hole and the parking lot across the street to your left.

The course is excellent for working on straight accurate shots. Most holes are fairly short par 3’s with just a couple longer holes. The course doesn’t require many dramatic hyzer or anhyzer shots and has no elevation change so it’s mostly a point and shoot course that’s not too difficult for beginners but requires you to hit your line or hit a tree.