Basic Information
Course Location: Hagood Mill Historic Site
Geographic Location: north of Pickens, SC (34.92600, -82.72263)
Date Visited: August 2025
Number of Holes: 18
Course Length: 4970 feet, par 56
Cost to Play: free, but donations are accepted at the Visitor Center
Difficulty Level: recreational, high
Difficulty Level: recreational, high
Carts: difficult to use due to steps and steep areas
Potential to Lose Discs: medium due to dense woods and 2 streams
Site Information: https://visithagoodmill.com/
DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/hagood-mill-dgc.10735
UDisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/hagood-mill-sneY
Course Walkabout Video, Front 9: (coming May 22, 2026)
Course Walkabout Video, Back 9: (coming May 29, 2026)
Driving Directions: From Pickens, take US 178 north 3 miles to Hagood Mill Road. Turn softly left on Hagood Mill Road. Hagood Mill Historic Site is 0.1 miles ahead; park either in the mowed-grass field on the left or in the paved Visitor Center parking lot on the right. #1 tee is behind the practice baskets on the south/left side of the road on the east/near side of the stream.
Course Constructions:
Tees: artificial turf, 1 per hole
Baskets: Discatcher, 1 per hole. Some look brand new and some look older, but all were in good shape on my visit
Signage: hole sign on each tee; arrow in basket pointing to next tee; some signs pointing to next tee
Amenities: restrooms, practice baskets, picnic tables, benches on about half the holes, Visitor Center with gift shop, mill dating to 1792
Summary Review: 3 Stars (out of 5)
The disc golf course at Hagood Mill Historic Site was recently expanded from 9 to 18 holes, and that expansion transformed this course from an afterthought into a solid recreational course. Holes #1-#6 and #16-#18 form the original 9, while holes #7-#15 are the new holes. The original holes have older orange Discatcher baskets while the new holes have brand new yellow Discatcher baskets. In general the original holes are shorter and more open than the new holes. The course has some nice elevation including 2 holes that play straight down a steep hill with a stream directly behind the basket. Accuracy is more valuable than power because the course is rather short: 14 holes measure less than 300 feet. In addition to the relatively short length, this course's review rating loses stars because it only has a few spurts of interesting holes. Every time you get 1 or 2 interesting holes, they are preceded and followed by a series of routine and mundane holes. Thus, skilled and experienced players will be challenged only occasionally. I had no trouble following the course route without the aid of a map thanks in part to the excellent signage. The course maintenance was passable, but some grass/weeds were starting to get a little long when I played here on a Thursday afternoon in late August. I saw 2 other groups on the course when I came here; the Visitor Center staffer told me the course gets quite busy after 5pm. Overall, while you might not want to go out of your way to play here, this is a solid recreational course that deserves a spot in your rotation if you are in the area.
Hole-by-Hole Review
Distances taken from hole signs. Picture sequence for each hole is 1) tee, 2) approach, 3) basket to tee.
Hole #1: 295 feet, par 3
Comments: completely flat, completely open, completely boring. Maybe you could think of this as a nice warm-up hole? #2 tee is behind the basket near the stream.
Hole #2: 290 feet, par 3
Comments: another fairly open hole, but several trees jut into the right side of the fairway. Thus, a left-to-right disc flight gives the best approach to the basket. Points on and to the right of the stream on the right are out-of-bounds (OB), but it would take a bad throw or ricochet to end up there. #3 tee is across the stream to the right.
Hole #3: 265 feet, par 3
Comments: The OB and stream are now on the right, and they are a little more in play on this hole than they were on the previous hole. Some overhanging limbs stand directly between the tee and basket, but a left-to-right disc flight will get you around the limbs. #4 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #4: 230 feet, par 3
Comments: another very open hole, but the basket is about 20 feet into the woods and part way up a steep hill. Aim at the gap between the trees in front of the basket, use a straight throw, and keep your disc low. #5 tee is up the hill behind the basket.
Hole #5: 255 feet, par 3
Comments: This hole has a rough swale between the tee and the basket in addition to the tightest line so far. You could lay up on a wider line way to the right and just try to make par, but most players won't and shouldn't: a good straight throw will set-up a birdie opportunity. #6 tee is to the right.
Hole #6: 195 feet, par 3
Comments: Now the course heads into the deep woods, where it will stay for the next 10 holes. For a short, densely wooded, slightly downhill hole, the fairway is reasonably wide. Thus, an accurate throw will set-up a birdie opportunity. #7 tee is up the path behind the basket.
Hole #7: 465 feet, par 4
Comments: Now we leave the original 9 as we reach the first new hole, and a very good hole it is. This dogleg right plays down and up across a ravine. The dogleg is about 200 feet from the tee, so you have to decide how far you want to try to get your disc around the dogleg. Even if you don't get your tee shot around the dogleg, a birdie is still possible because this is a short par 4. The fairway is tight but not super tight until you get within 50 feet of the basket, so you have a little room to maneuver your disc on the tee shot. While not this course's most famous hole, this might be its most strategic hole. #8 tee is up the steps behind the basket.
Hole #8: 415 feet, par 4
Comments: The only other par 4 on this course, this hole has 2 gentle doglegs, first uphill to the left and then downhill to the right. The fairway is about the same width as the previous hole, which dares you to attack the gradual doglegs. But the forest is dense with many pine trees, so getting off the fairway could lead to a high score. This is another great strategy hole. #9 tee is downhill to the right.
Hole #9: 275 feet, par 3
Comments: After 2 very interesting par 4s comes a fairly tight, fairly routine, gradual dogleg right par 3. Use a slight left-to-right disc flight and try to avoid the trees. #10 tee is down the steps to the left.
Hole #10: 310 feet, par 3
Comments: a tight, slightly uphill, dogleg left. This hole has both length and tightness, and it will take a long accurate throw to set-up a good birdie opportunity. #11 tee is to the left.
Hole #11: 160 feet, par 3
Comments: the steepest uphill hole on this course, the basket is 25 feet higher than the tee. A sweeping left-to-right disc flight gives the widest line, but you could go straight at the basket with a super accurate throw. Pick your throw and line wisely. #12 tee is to the right.
Hole #12: 225 feet, par 3
Comments: This hole plunges back down the hill with the stream only feet behind the basket. Once you factor in the hill, this hole is not much longer than the previous hole, so you can use your result on the previous hole to gage how hard you want to throw on this hole. This hole is short enough that a straight accurate throw that finishes just short of the basket creates a perfect birdie opportunity. #13 tee is to the left and across the stream behind the basket.
Hole #13: 235 feet, par 3
Comments: Similar to hole #10 but shorter, this is a flat, tight, creekside hole with a gradual dogleg left. An accurate throw should set-up a birdie opportunity. #14 tee is to the left.
Hole #14: 205 feet, par 3
Comments: The last steeply uphill hole on this course, this hole is also a dogleg right with a tight fairway. An accurate throw with decent distance will be required to set-up a birdie opportunity despite this hole's short length. #15 tee is to the right.
Hole #15: 290 feet, par 3
Comments: a downhill hole with a double fairway; the 2 fairway options are separated by dense woods. You could go either left or right, but the left fairway with a left-to-right disc flight best exploits the hill to attack the basket with your tee shot. #16 tee is a couple hundred feet uphill to the left; follow the signs.
Hole #16: 250 feet, par 3
Comments: Now out of the dense woods and back into the mowed-grass open area for good, this hole is a dogleg left with dense woods on the inside of the dogleg. There's plenty of room to the right, so don't miss left. #17 tee is to the right at the edge of the "cliff."
Hole #17: 290 feet, par 3
Comments: the signature hole on this course. The tee is located at the edge of a 35-foot "cliff," so you throw off the "cliff" and up a wide fairway to the basket, which is just in front of a grove of trees and a stream. Big arms won't be able to air it out due to the stream and the elevation. This is the most memorable hole on this course. #18 tee is to the left.
Hole #18: 320 feet, par 3
Comments: a fairly open gradually uphill hole with a couple of large trees guarding the basket. This is a decent hole, but it's anticlimactic after the previous hole. The parking lot is to the right and/or across the road, depending on where you parked.
