Castle Hayne Park

The shorts layout offers a nice variety of holes with fair but tight lines around a creek. The course is wooded and flat, moderately technical and is well maintained with hole signs, cement pads (shor ... show more ›

The shorts layout offers a nice variety of holes with fair but tight lines around a creek. The course is wooded and flat, moderately technical and is well maintained with hole signs, cement pads (short on shorts), benches, trash cans and a restroom. Navigation however, can be challenging due to numerous fairway roots and limited directional next hole signs. The shorts probably should be closer to a par 54.

One of the toughest disc golf courses in NC. If you are looking for a challenge then this is the course for you. Great tee pads from the long positions. Short pads need to either be a bit longer or lo ... show more ›

One of the toughest disc golf courses in NC. If you are looking for a challenge then this is the course for you. Great tee pads from the long positions. Short pads need to either be a bit longer or lower so that you can run up onto them. Winding creek through parts of the course will swallow a disc in a heart beat but most of the locals will call if they ever fish one out. Great tee signs and love having the benches on each hole. Make sure you pick up your feet while walking though so that your not going to trip on the many roots in the fairways.

This is a challenging wooded course that really requires a variety of different shots in order to score well. Hitting your line off your Teepad is rewarded with straightforward approach shots and putt ... show more ›

This is a challenging wooded course that really requires a variety of different shots in order to score well. Hitting your line off your Teepad is rewarded with straightforward approach shots and putt. Missing your line or hitting an early tree can easily lead to bogeys, doubles, and the dreaded triple bogey.

The front 9 is difficult to score on and requires players to hit their landing zones with precision, especially the signature par 5 hole 8. The back 9 is slightly longer and slightly more forgiving with more scoring opportunities, having 4 par 4s and a par 5.

There are teepad signs with distances and par on every hole. There are benches on every hole except hole 2. There are trash cans on holes 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, & 17 for easy trash disposal. The local club has done a great job of implementing short tee pads on the front 9 to accommodate less skilled players as well as speed up pace of play.

I dont see how this is the #2 course in NC. This course is tight in woods with terrible bugs, very tight lanes in alot of trees and goes along a park w/ some walking between baskets w/o any throwing. ... show more ›

I dont see how this is the #2 course in NC. This course is tight in woods with terrible bugs, very tight lanes in alot of trees and goes along a park w/ some walking between baskets w/o any throwing. Not the best use of the park imo. Only 1 basket on every tee but they have multiple locations so you dont know which 1 to throw at if you havent placed before you'll need to walk out and find it and thats a challenge on some shots as they are over 400ft on alot of shots and none of them are straight. They should invest in new baskets for the 2nd locations.

This course wouldnt be in top 20 in Ohio. The baskets are old and outdated w/ no toppers on them. The long tee pads are actual cement but the short pads dont exist. they have small tombstones placed that are hard to find and they dont have signage on the short tees or cement pads.

Bring a lot of bug spray! Stay on the fairway as best you can or have a lookout.

No course map. Locals do a lot of hard work. A lot of trees. I did get a sense of deja vu on a few holes. Some real signature par 4 holes. Off the fairway can be brutal. Thumbs up! This course will ... show more ›

No course map. Locals do a lot of hard work. A lot of trees. I did get a sense of deja vu on a few holes. Some real signature par 4 holes. Off the fairway can be brutal. Thumbs up! This course will go up to A status in a few months. It is being remodeled currently from 18 to 21 baskets. And a road was put in with little to no consideration for the course.

Great course overall. Very well maintained, options for nine or eighteen holes. Great lines to basket through woods. There are some holes here you won't find at other courses. Course plays all of ... show more ›

Great course overall. Very well maintained, options for nine or eighteen holes. Great lines to basket through woods. There are some holes here you won't find at other courses. Course plays all of the par 61. Risk-reward shots on every hole, with a variety of backhand, sidearm, thumbers, you name it. The only reason for the A- is the carpet pad redesign of holes 4 and 5 which get pretty slippery. Good practice basket as well, great course to play doubles on as well.

A stunning course. Legitimate par structure including 3's, 4's, ad 5's. Course is well established and well marked. Another work of art from Harold Duvall. Yes there is a lack of elevation, but what a ... show more ›

A stunning course. Legitimate par structure including 3's, 4's, ad 5's. Course is well established and well marked. Another work of art from Harold Duvall. Yes there is a lack of elevation, but what are you going to do - your near the NC ocean and its flat in this part of the country. Lack of elevation is hardly a concern when the layout is so brilliant. Great shots are rewarded and errant shots are penalized. Risk vs. Reward has never been so well delivered by a Disc Golf Course Designer. It should be noted that the course plays evenly to the sidearm and backhand player which is something that is rarely considered by the average designer.
My number 1 course after playing 335 courses in 31 states!