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 18 completed holes available to play, and expect to expand to 27 in the next year or two.  The property features tremendous hills, 2 creeks, a natural spring, a 2-3 acre pond (to be constructed), 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 (803) 364-3999 or cell (803) 917-8316

Chris at home (803) 364-5282 or cell (803) 917-8318

Either at work at (803) 256-8983

Note that cell service is sketchy at the course.  On weekends, best to call one of us at home.

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

NOTE !

Free to play but RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!   Generally available after 6 PM on weekdays and all day Saturday & Sunday.   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.

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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 daunting.  In short, the kind of course that Saulses are likely to enjoy.  To give some perspective,  course record is 49, and our 950+ rated players have been aiming to shoot 54 but mostly shooting around 60, while one 900-rated co-owner has broken 60 twice  but also been in the mid-70s several times.  (We do not recommend this course to beginners, or those who can't throw a minimum of 250 feet with some degree of accuracy, as you may lose discs or otherwise find it frustrating.  Though you're still welcome to try.)

18 holes are completed with Discatchers (or a couple of Sports).  The holes around the pond must wait for pond construction to begin, planned for this summer.  At any given time a few holes have tall grass as we make the maintenance rounds (especially during early summer), and some of the rough is still very rough if you miss the fairway, so spotters are recommended on several holes.   

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 May 29, 2008.

CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER IMAGES

 

1 View from Tee Tee View - Let it Rip! Approach from high right side of fairway Approach to basket Basket by OB creek
  Reverse view from green to landing area Basket from across creek Reverse View of Fairway Reverse View of Fairway Reverse View of Fairway

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 Approach up hill to basket approach Putting through trees after short drive
    Reverse View - looking back towards tee Reverse View Reverse View Reverse View

285' shot, through an arch and then anhyzer up to a significant hill to an open green, lined with small trees.  (Note that some photos are reverse views).

1 Tee View (main anhyzer route) Approach around dogwood Approach to basket Basket Reverse View Reverse View from Basket
           
          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 Tee shot up tunnel Triple Creek Crossing Triple Creek Crossing Creek in fairway
           
  Basket Approach with creek along right side of green Basket as seen from creek on right Basket Reverse View Looking back towards tee

198' tight shot through tall trees, crossing a winding creek 3 times and finishing with creek running along right side of fairway.

1 Tee View (drive up hill, then left) Reverse View - looking back down to tee Fairway View from Landing Zone 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  

 500', uphill, tough par-4.  Drive straight up 160', dogleg left, another 300' down well-defined fairway (3rd & 4th photos), and through gap in trees, into open area (last photo is looking back), with basket on an open hilltop exposed to the ever-present winds.

1 Tee View Tee View Tee View Reverse View to Tee View from Landing Area
           
    Approach shot from landing area Green Reverse View from basket to landing area Reverse View from Green

Tight, 468' par-4.  Drive through tight window and up a slightly-inclined, tightly-defined 250' fairway to landing zone.  Then, dogleg right, another 220' , though a gap to basket in a clearing.  For the entire length, fairway defined by tall trees or dense woods.  (Note: The fairway for the second leg, shown in the 3rd & 4th photos, has since been widened to about 3 times the width shown---with the basket moved back another 50 feet.)

1 Tee View Tee View approach Basket as seen from left side Reverse View - Basket looking back to tee
186', straight, narrow downhill fairway guarded by large trees.  Dense rough to left, open woods to right (leaving room for creative approaches if you land there).....and if you go long, you just keep going.
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 Looking Back at Tee from Green

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) from halfway down fairway Dangerous putt Putting from right side Putting from left side
           
  Putting from below on overthrow Reverse View from bottom of hill Reverse View (tee is upper left) Reverse View from bottom View of Hole 9 from Hole 1 Tee Area

316' steep downhill shot to basket, with an ever steeper dropoff behind basket.

(Bottom row of photos are reverse view; tee is at top left)

1 Tee View Tee View (hit tunnel in trees) over the hill and into the tunnel approach Approach to basket
  Approach to basket Dangerous Putt! Basket as approached from above Basket on edge Basket

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 View from midway up fairway Mid-fairway view Looking down on basket (#15 green below) Basket on top of cliff
           
      Basket as seen from above (15 green in background) Basket reverse view Reverse view from basket to 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.  (Bottom row of photos are looking back down to tee).
1 Tee View Tee View Tee View (must land within road) Approach from Drop Zone Green from midway down fairway
           
      Fairway as seen from bottom Reverse View from Basket Reverse View from Basket

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 Drive to end and dogleg right Reverse View from Landing Area towards Tee Approach from Landing Area Approach over Creek
           
  Basket beyond OB creek Long putt over hammock Hanging Basket Reverse View from Basket Hanging Basket - Reverse View

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.   NOTE:  Some of these photos show basket before it was hung from tree limb---but location is the same.

1 Tee View (through window and big hyzer to left) Approach from short drive Approach - inside wire fence is OB Long putt  

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 Tee View (green grass is landing zone) View from Landing Area towards basket Alley from Landing Area to Basket Approach down Peninsula Green with OB on 3 sides
           
      Basket with creeks beyond Basket with creeks beyond Reverse view of green

Tee at top of gentle hill, pat a couple of large trees onto a tight landing area, about 300' away, with O.B. just beyond.  From landing area, fairway doglegs left trough a tight gap and down a long, narrow, wooded peninsula, another 180' or so, with O.B. on 3 sides.  The fearless can hyzer a long drive into this gap---but will find big trouble if they miss.   (NOTE:  Basket has been tucked a little further back, into the fork of the creeks, to bring them more into play on putts).

1 Tee View (throwing over valley) Green as seen from tee Just drive through window in the foliage - easy! Green as seen from Tee Reverse View - Tee in distance
        Reverse View from Basket (tee in distance) Reverse View - Tee in distance

Birdie-time (and perhaps an ace-run?).  Tee off a hillside, across a valley to a basket on the far slope, about 230' away.  But.....the basket is circled by trees, and the window off the tee will punish the errant drive.  The birdie that you just can't afford to miss.

1 Straight Uphll Tee Shot! Tee Shot Tee, with basket in distance view from landing area (basket in distance) Landing Area (green is upper right)
           
  Approach (basket is upper right) Throw from Landing Area Green Reverse View from Basket Reverse View from Basket

Throw to the sky!  Drive straight up a tight gap with only the sky in the background to landing area.  Drive from there to the next tier and up a path.  Then angle right up to a 3rd tier, with basket in clearing.  386' total, but all uphill and plays about 550'.

1 Tee View Tee View Looking back towards Tee Landing Area Through the left gap
    Center approach - very tight approaching around right side of quarry shot over quarry approaching basket on right side
           
        Reverse View from Basket Reverse View from overthrow

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.  

1 Tee View Tee View Landing Zone    
           
"18 HIGH"  An alternative tee placement for hole 18, or a warm-up hole before #1.  A great place to rip it.  Drive down a level road into a flat clearing on top of a hill, giving a good landing zone 250-450' away.  Then another 150-350' to #18 basket, on top of mound.  About 600' total.

 

Temporary

Holes

 

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

 

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)        
From time to time we've installed temporary holes to fill in as we test the course, or to try out.  These photos show holes that are not in play at this time.
 

 

The Pond

 

         
We will be constructing a long, narrow pond of 2-3 acres, and perhaps a smaller pond in a deep bowl upstream, bordered by a large hill on one side.  We anticipate 4 holes to go around, over, or otherwise make use of this pond.

 

The Rest

 

         
Lots of cool holes have been designed, but we're not sure of the routing and which ones will be in the final configuration.  As always, disc golfers are welcome to visit and contribute ideas.

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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.