Stoney Hill
Disc Golf Course

       

       

Chris and David Sauls invite disc golfers to their private disc golf course on 46 acres of beautiful South Carolina piedmont, near Newberry, South Carolina. 

We now have 20 completed holes available to play.  The property features tremendous hills, 2 creeks, a natural spring, a 2 acre pond, long open areas and large trees, all in a lovely country setting.  We welcome our disc golf friends from in and near South Carolina to visit to take a look, play the course, contribute ideas towards future course design, or even lend a hand if you feel like it! 

PLEASE CALL BEFORE VISITING!  You can reach us at:

David at home at (803) 364-3999  (best for nights & weekends)

David or Chris at work at (803) 256-8983

if neither of these work, try our cellphones (but service is sketchy at the property).

David's cell (803) 917-8316

Chris's cell  (803) 917-8318

or by e-mail (see bottom of this page) (weekdays only)

IMPORTANT NOTE !

Free to play but RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!    Tee signs are up but, other than regulars, we will need to show you around the course a couple of times before you play on your own.  Available weekends only until March; weekdays only by special prior arrangement.

Best suggestion is to contact one of us during the week, when we're easiest found, to schedule for the weekend.

Stoney Hill Challenge

CLICK HERE FOR TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

April 17-18, 2010

Chris "Mess" Bash 

December 27, 2009   CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

     WIN $50!  if you can set new course record (Click here for details)    

Course Status

The course is targeted to be challenging  for the average pro and top amateur player (930-990 rating).  It may not be as tough as Renaissance or Winthrop Gold, or geared to top pros.  On the other hand, it is not being designed to accommodate beginners, who may find it overwhelming.  In short, the kind of course that Saulses are likely to enjoy.   To give an idea, before we added two holes and changed one, the course record was 49, and 55 was a 1,000-rated round.  (Current course record on the 20-hole layout is 60).

(We do not recommend this course to beginners, or those who can't throw a minimum of 200 feet with some degree of accuracy, as you may lose discs or otherwise find it frustrating.  Though you're still welcome to try.)

20 holes are completed.  We're working on an extension to 26 holes that will give option of two 18-hole layouts (with 10 shared holes), or one 26-hole marathon.   At any given time a few holes may have tall grass as we make the maintenance rounds, and some of the rough is still very rough if you miss the fairway, so spotters are recommended on several holes. 

(Currently we're playing holes 15-17 out of order and adding two holes, labeled "A" & "B", to make a 20-hole loop and minimize walking until we settle on a final layout) 

Descriptions are from righthanded player, throwing backhanded.  Distances are deceiving, as most holes have large elevation changes. 

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These descriptions last updated February 04, 2010.

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* You can also see photos from the 2009 Stoney Hill Challenge here.

 

1 View from Tee Tee View - Let'er fly! Tee View with Hole 9 in distance Approach from halfway down fairway Approach to basket
  Basket by OB creek Reverse View Reverse view from green to landing area Reverse View, showing creek Reverse View of Fairway (from Hole 9)

Air it out!  Drive off a huge hill through power line fairway, landing (hopefully) 400-500' away (bottom of hill is 400'; deep creek starts at about 550').  Then, dogleg through gap into woods to basket, with creek running behind it, 580' total. 

1 Tee shot - up alley and to right View of tee and archway to throw through Long approach shot Approach shot Approach through small trees
           
  Reverse View - looking back towards tee Reverse View Reverse View Reverse View Jonas Card putting

285' shot, through an arch and then anhyzer up to a significant hill to an open green, lined with small trees. 

1 Tee View (main anhyzer route) Blaine Kinkel risks hyzer route Approach shot Approach to basket Basket Reverse View
           
      Reverse View Ernest Vera putting (seen from across creek) Reverse View - looking back up to tee

325' downhill, with anhyzer to right at end, with creek behind green to grab any shots that don't hold their turns.   There is also a risky but fun hyzer option, with thick rough if you miss. 

1 Tee View Looking up fairway from tee Approaching Basket, creek on right Basket Basket & Creek
           
  Reverse View Reverse view Coming at you Putting towards creek Bad lie (across creek)

242' tight wooded shot.  Tee off down tunnel, over 3 bends in creek.  At about 200', fairway bends right for last 50', with basket sitting inside bend in creek.  Lots of trees, lots of O.B. to kick off them into, but at least it's level (rare on this course). 

1 Drive up, then hard left Reverse View - looking back down to tee View from Landing Area Fairway from landing area Fairway View from Landing Zone
  Reverse View of Fairway Approach to Basket Basket Reverse View (looking back down fairway) Reverse View Reverser view, basket looking back down fairway

 500', uphill, tough par-4.  Drive straight up 160', dogleg left, another 300' down well-defined fairway, and through gap in trees, into open area, with basket on an open hilltop exposed to the ever-present winds.

1 Tee View Tee View Tee View Reverse View to Tee from here you can see both doglegs
           
  Double doglegs, basket in distance Final Dogleg Reverse View from Basket Reverse View from basket Steve Broadbent approach

Tightly defined, winding,  629' par-4.  Slight uphill drive through archway and narrow fairway to wider landing area 250-300' away; dogleg right, and level, another 250', then dogleg left, slightly uphill, another 150' or so. 

1 Tee View - thread the gap, fade left Tee View tricky approach shot ...from halfway down fairway Reverse View back up fairway to tee
      Reverse View of basket Reverse View  
281', tight downhill shot among tall trees.  Straight through a gap, fades left at end. 
1 Tee View Drive over danger zone to manicured green Distant View of Green Green - view from halfway Basket - Reverse View (tee in distance)
        Reverse view from basket, tee in distance Reverse View with players teeing off

295', slightly uphill.  Tee off raised teepad, through a fairway defined by a few large trees, then out over a open hillside with basket located on a cut lawn.  Takes long straight drive with left fade at end; hill falls to right so, if you flip it, no telling how far down you'll sail.

1 Tee View (dual tee pad with #6) Tee View Dangerous putt Putting from right side Putting from left side
           
  Putting from below on overthrow Reverse View from bottom of hill Reverse View Reverse View from bottom Reverse View with players on tee

316' steep downhill shot to basket, with an ever steeper dropoff behind basket.  O.B. line runs down hill and left of basket.

1 Tee View over the hill and into the tunnel approach Approach to basket Approach to basket
  Basket as approached from above Reverse view, back out tunnel Basket Looking back up from overthrow Matt Peckham putt

A very tough 236', driving up steep hill across 170' of  open space, to hit a tight window in a line of woods.  If you hit it well, you'll continue about 50' up a tunnel, then fall left to a basket sitting on a steep slope, with a long drop behind it and trees guarding both sides.

1 Tee View Tee View, OB creek on left Mid-fairway view Looking down on basket (#15 green below) Basket on top of cliff
    Basket as seen from above (15 green in background) Reverse View, looking back at tee Reverse view from basket to tee Reverse View, with players on tee
167', tight wooded fairway, teeing from next to creek and angling up a steep slope through large hardwoods, including passing (hopefully) a 13-'circumference beech tree.  Basket sits about 30' above creek with a steep drop---almost a cliff---on left.  Very cool. 
1 Tee View Tee View Tee View (must land within road) Approach from Drop Zone Green from midway down fairway
           
  Green, showing OB road & creek Fairway as seen from bottom Reverse View from Basket Reverse View, with players on tee Reverse View, looking back up to tee

Straight down shot, 281'---a dive-bomb ace-run!---with the basket in a little patch of woods, with an O.B. creek in front of the green and O.B. road looping around to form a virtual island green. 

1 Tee View Mel Shuman drive Reverse View, with drive coming around corner Approach Shot Long putt across water
           
  Approach over Creek Basket beyond OB creek Long putt over hammock Reverse View from Basket Putting on hanging basket

Level, slight anhyzer drive down fairway with towering pines on right and dangerous hillside on left.  (After all the hills, you'll appreciate the level fairway).  At end, fairway doglegs right to hanging basket located just across perilously-close O.B. creek, guarded by creek if you're short, O.B. fence if you're long left, and, if you're long right, two huge trees to putt around with creek now behind the basket.  About 325' total, with danger all about.  

1 Drive out of woods, then left Approach to wind-swept green Approach - inside wire fence is OB Green Mike Johansen putting

Shot out of woods and across pasture, with a big hyzer to basket about 330' away.  Drive must clear a fence on a rise which, being higher than the tee, seems about 10' tall---or it's a stroke or retee.  An O.B. pasture is right of the basket, for drives that don't hyzer enough.  Basket stands on flat spot on edge of a hill, so long drives can sail on down.  All over a wind-swept pasture.  Curious horses are an occasional bonus hazard.

1 Blaine Light driving (old tee location) View from Landing Area towards basket Approach from short drive Approach from landing area Approach down Peninsula
           
  Green with OB on 3 sides Basket with creeks beyond Basket with creeks beyond Reverse view of green Matt Peckham putting

476', with two tees.  First photo shows original, 300-350' downhill to landing zone, then up peninsula with OB on either side to basket with OB beyond.  An alternative tee (not shown) is off dam, a slightly longer but straighter shot, but with one large tree forcing you to bend shot around either side.

1 Tee View - Drive up and hook right (still rough) Long putt with drop-off behind From beyond basket (fairway on right) Looking back, from overshoot  
           

Still a little rough, this 235' "birdie" hole drives uphill, bends right, then downhill to basket, set with a drop-off directly behind it.  (These photos were taken while we were still clearing fairway, but will give you a good idea).

1 Tee View Tee View Green, seen from Tee Green, as seen from tee Reverse view of Travis Sauls driving
           
    David Wheeler driving Reverse View (Tee in distance) Green, seen from across pond Basket, as seen from across pond

280' throw off the dam, across the pond, onto an "island" hole on one shore, with a huge oak tree guarding the lefty hyzer.  Rather intimidating.  You must carry 250' of O.B. on a straight line to the basket; somewhat less if you bail out to the right. 

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As we tinker with the layout, we've installed two holes to help with the routing.  Hole A drives back across the pond, 280-300', with a forced carry of 200-220'.   Trees and a a wooded pond area force a left-to-right approach; overshoot it, and ground slopes down to OB water.  (This hole is in process of being extended so current basket location will be landing area---then it will go straight UP a 30' wide fairway to a location high above.

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272' shot along top edge of hill to basket sitting at top of big open slope.  Shots that drift or hyzer left may go way down the hill....or, if errant enough, into pond.

1 Tee View Tee View Tee View Landing Area Approach through left gap
    Approach from across (OB) Quarry Approaching around (OB) Quarry Mound seen from back side Putting at hilltop basket
    Reverse View from Basket Reverse View, fairway in distance Silhouette  

A great finishing hole, calling for a level drive down a well-defined fairway for first 200', through a gap, into an open landing area 180' long  (but hill falls to left; too much hyzer and you could sail down hill).  From the landing area, you must choose from 3 windows (straight, hyzer, or anhyzer), then  cross a deep quarry (O.B.) to basket location on other side, perched atop a large, steep mound on the edge of O.B.  Total length 492' through the tight straight gap, longer if you go around.  

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Temp basket and Barn Shot through barn Barn Shot basket Barn Shot basket Barn Shot basket

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Hole 12 basket - Uphill Configuration Hole 12 Basket - Uphill Configuration Temp Basket - crossing OB fence of #14 Former #14 basket Former #14 basket

 

Quarry (under consideration) Old #16 - "Little Brooksville" Old #17 Green Old #17 Tee - straight up! Hole 13 basket---original location
  Peninsula hole - when you had to clear the debris piles Hole 11, as we first saw it Hole 12 fairway - as we first found it Hole 3 Basket - when first placed Abandoned pin placement, seen from tee (long!)
Some holes were part of the course but are no longer with us....some of which were just temporary, filling in as we built.  Here's a few memories.

 

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We've plans to add and "extra 8".  This will allow you to play 26 holes at once....or play hole 1, jump across creek and play holes 10-26, for a different 18-hole loop.  When?  Depends on how much help we can get, and how well we can keep equipment working.

 

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You can reach us by e-mail at

Chris@SaulsInsurance.com   

David@SaulsInsurance.com

Note that these e-mail addresses are at work---if e-mail us at night or on the weekend, we won't get them until our office next opens.