Pros:
+ Good mix of open and wooded holes
+ Good teepads (a few - like #2 - are very new, so it's clear there's a club that loves this course)
Several alternate long teepads
+ Many next tees are easy to see, but UDisc map and the Skylands Club map help a lot: there are several places where you cross over a hole to get to your next tee, and it can mean some extra walking around hunting
+ Great use of the shoreline on two holes
+ Holes #1 - #3 ease you into the course with birdie opportunities
+ Holes #5 - #9 are all tight and wooded. Nothing unfair though, and with multiple plays, I'm sure you learn the subtle lines to play
+ Hole #10 is a nice uphill-then-downhill hard right dogleg with a mando on the right. The road plays OB, so play for your RH forehand to fade toward the basket
+ Hole #11 gives you a chance to air one out, but be aware the green is running away from you and toward the water
+ Hole #12 is the first of the two "shoreline" holes: this one has the water all along the left side, with a hillside along the right. Fun FH shot
+ Holes #13 - #15 are up away from the water in the main part of the park. They're open and give you the chance to throw long at the baskets
+ Hole #16 is the second shoreline hole - and by far my favorite hole on the course. The lake runs the length of the right side, and two huge trees protect the basket. The hole is perfectly set up for a risk/reward shot high and as far over the water as you dare. The basket is set down in a small bowl on the hillside that will help collect discs. Fire away!
+ Hole #18 is a nice open 300' across the main park. The basket is close to the OB parking lot on the right
Cons:
- Baskets are very old and rusty
- The unique carved metal tee signs have been vandalized to the point where you really need UDisc or a card to check distance and par. Despite all the par 4's and 5's on the signs, I recommend playing it entirely as par 3's in order to make it comparable to newer layouts. Even played as a Par 54 there are plenty of birdie opportunities and ace runs
- Some crossing of fairways and some close tees with baskets, so you have to stay aware if others are playing
- Several holes play across a big open field that's likely to be in use by other park goers
Other Thoughts:
~ This is a very old course: a "classic" tight and short layout designed before high speed discs. Feels very much like the same era as Rutgers and Sedgley Woods. Buzzy's is similarly short like Rutgers and much of the front nine is pretty compact like Sedgely
~ Absolutely worth a visit - come when the park isn't likely to be busy. You can play it in under an hour once you know the layout. Make time to play two rounds: the course is worth it