Southside Park Disc Golf Course near Greenville, SC

Basic Information

Course Location: Southside Park

Geographic Location: Simpsonville, SC (34.74278, -82.30276)

Date Visited: June 2023

Number of Holes: 9

Course Length: 1868 feet, par 27

Cost to Play: free
Difficulty Level: recreational, low

Carts: should be fine here

Potential to Lose Discs: low

Park Information: https://greenvillerec.com/parks/southside-park/

DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=13813

UDisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/southside-park-JSoq

Course Walkabout Video: 

Driving Directions: On the south side of Greenville, take I-385 to East Standing Springs Road (exit 30).  Exit and go south on East Standing Springs Rd.  Drive East Standing Springs Rd. south 0.9 miles to Baldwin Road and turn right on Baldwin Rd.  The park entrance is 0.7 miles ahead on the left.  Turn left to enter the park, and park at the far side of the first parking area on the right.  #1 tee is 20 feet up the hill from the southwest corner of this parking lot.

Course Constructions:

Tees: 1 per hole, mostly rubber mats; 1 is asphalt

Baskets: Discatcher, 1 per hole, like new on my visit

Signage: none, except tee markers

Amenities: trash can, other amenities elsewhere in the park

Summary Review: 2 Stars (out of 5)

Opening earlier this year, the disc golf course at Greenville County's Southside Park is a short 9 hole recreational course with a mixture of open and heavily wooded holes.  All holes are under 300 feet in length.  The course is routed more or less in a circle with the #9 basket about 200 feet from the #1 tee.  Some concrete tees and some hole signs would be nice upgrades.  Some of the fairways on the wooded holes will need to be re-cleared often, and the course plays through a low area in the woods that does not drain well.  Thus, mud can be an issue if it has rained recently.  Although there are no official roads or walking trails near the course, people seem to enjoy walking their dogs in the mowed-grass part of the course, so you need to watch for pedestrians and doggy dirt.  Overall, course maintenance was rather good when I came here.  While this course is definitely not a destination course, it is located only a few minutes off of I-385, and it keeps you interested at least on occasion.  This course is worth a stop for a quick and easy half-round if you are driving through the area.

Hole-by-Hole Review 

Distances taken from dgcoursereview.com; link provided above.  Picture sequence for each hole is 1) tee, 2) approach, 3) basket to tee.

Hole #1: 272 feet, par 3

Comments: the longest hole on this course, it is completely open with no obstacles and completely boring; enough said.  #2 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #2: 218 feet, par 3

Comments: the basket is located behind a cluster of trees, and from the tee it looks like you could go around the cluster to the left or to the right.  However, there are more trees behind #3 tee to the left that will block your path to the left, so you have to go right of the trees.  Once you realize the location of the trees, a good right-to-left throw will set up a birdie opportunity.  #3 tee is front and left of the basket; walk back out of the trees and look to the right.

Hole #3: 212 feet, par 3

Comments: another wide open hole protected only by a strange mound about 50 feet in front of the basket.  #4 tee is atop the concrete structure to the right.

Hole #4: 225 feet, par 3

Comments: the last of the completely open holes, it is slightly downhill because the tee is located atop a strange concrete structure.  I could not find any history about this structure, but it looks maintenance/landscaping or industrial in nature.  #5 tee is in the woods behind the basket.

Hole #5: 205 feet, par 3

Comments: now the course enters a densely wooded area, where it will stay for the duration.  This slightly downhill hole is fairly tight with the basket behind 1 large tree in particular.  An accurate throw is needed to set-up a birdie opportunity.  #6 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #6: 208 feet, par 3

Comments: another tight, gently downhill hole, but now there is a clear direct line to the basket.  A low straight throw will get the job done here.  This area is the lowest elevation on the course, and mud will be an issue if it has rained recently.  #7 tee is 50 feet downhill behind the basket.

Hole #7: 202 feet, par 3

Comments: this hole plays back uphill, but it is easily as tight as the previous two holes.  The large number of small trees allow several possible lines of attack.  There is a small gap to the left or a small gap to the right you could try to thread a disc through; the gap directly in front of the basket is too narrow for my risk-tolerance.  A good strategy and good throw are necessary to have a chance at birdie, and this is the hardest hole on this course.  #8 tee is to the left.

Hole #8: 156 feet, par 3

Comments: a cluster of small trees directly between the tee and the basket force you to go left or right.  A sign on the first tree says "8 mando" with an arrow pointing left and "17 mando" with an arrow pointing right, suggesting they might be planning to add a second nine here using the duplication method.  I don't think adding a second 9 holes on a course like this adds much, and I prefer the option of going left or right to force the player to make a choice and execute a throw.  #9 tee is to the right.

Hole #9: 170 feet, par 3

Comments: still heavily wooded but not as tight as some previous holes, this hole favors a right-to-left disc flight, and a good throw will set-up a birdie.  This hole offers a mild ending to the wooded part of this course.  The parking lot is to the right.