Furman University

(Current student here- have played this course at least a dozen times) NEW REVIEW (18 hole redesign): Really fun, beginner-friendly park-style course. Front 9 borders the golf course and has a mix o ... show more ›

(Current student here- have played this course at least a dozen times)
NEW REVIEW (18 hole redesign):
Really fun, beginner-friendly park-style course. Front 9 borders the golf course and has a mix of tight wooded holes and open, 250ish holes. Back 9 goes back along the lake and is very scenic, open, and quite a bit easier. New baskets and hole layouts are a massive improvement over its predecessor. Also much much safer to play (pedestrians only come into play on 17 and 18 and it would take a massive shank to reach them).

ORIGINAL REVIEW (for the old 9 hole course)
Definitely a beginner-level course that is extremely friendly par-wise. Baskets are not great with the one on 3 being extremely bent. Tees and signage are almost nonexistent. Pretty scenic especially on the back 4 but if you're playing in the middle of the day then you might have to wait for a safe window to throw.

Pros: -Nice scenery -Three decent holes (3, 6, 9) -Most goals in good shape Cons: -Tee boxes dirt and not well marked -Very few tee signs found -Tricky navigating without map. No next tee signa ... show more ›

Pros: -Nice scenery
-Three decent holes (3, 6, 9)
-Most goals in good shape

Cons: -Tee boxes dirt and not well marked
-Very few tee signs found
-Tricky navigating without map. No next tee signage or direction.
-One goal is bent badly
-Lots of walking scenery getting in the way. Especially on 6-9.

Other Thoughts: Furman is a beautiful campus with plenty of beautiful people, but that is about the only draw for coming to this course.

We left our map at home, and I wish we hadn't. It took forever to find Hole 1 because we did not want to cross a locked fence that stated the cross-country running course was closed. When we finally did cross it, we walked right up to hole 1.

Hole 1 and 2 were nothing to be excited about. At least they had tee signs, so that was nice, but the tee boxes are nothing more than worn out dirt marked by two stones at the tee line. The throws on the first 2 holes were not difficult at all.

Hole 3 and 4 were a little challenging but for different reasons. Hole 3 was a tunnel shot that provided a little technical challenge. Hole 4 goal was surrounded by 8 ft tall weeds.

When you get around to 6-9, the beautiful scenery comes into play. Most was nice to look at, but it took way to long to wait for a safe window to throw on a Saturday afternoon. I did like the big anhyzer shot on 6 and the long tight window on 9.

In the end, I will probably never play this course again with out some kind of change. The walking scenery is way to close on the back 3, and it felt unsafe throwing there. There was not much in the way of challenge offered here.