Pros:
A fun park layout with a very casual vibe and additional tees/baskets for variety.
+ Skinny little trees (and lots of 'em!) that shape your throwing lines. This is a wooded park course with only one "open" hole ( the slightly downhill #16), but all the lines are fair. The advantage of playing a well-established course is that the fairways and most obvious routes to the basket are clear
+ A handful of honest RHFH holes. It was a pleasant surprise to find the challenge of having to shape a turnover, or go to my forehand. I imagine lefties will find this layout to be more balanced than found at typical courses
+ The new baskets (Blue) are beautiful DISCatchers with blue bands. They're not entirely in place yet (a few of the Blue positions have temporary baskets), but it's good to see ongoing improvements
+ No great challenges make for a very good place to bring kids, newbies and friends
Cons:
- The course is pretty worn-in and beat-up. The tees aren't in great shape, and the original (white position) baskets are rusty.
- The signage is pretty busy, with each sign showing the six distances reflecting all the combinations created by three tees and two baskets. The maps on the signs are excellent - but they indicate "White Loop" or "Blue Loop" which confused me, since there are Blue, White, and Red tee positions and White, Blue baskets. It eventually dawned on me that they appear to be calling the front nine the "White Loop" and the back nine the "Blue Loop"
- On dry days, there's really no water in play on the "water holes" indicated here. There's evidence of a stream that runs across the property, but on the day I played, it was really just a small ditch with only the slightest hint of water. That said, I'm sure much of this property is wet and muddy following any significant rain. The section of holes nearest the first tee are all in a shallow bowl, and I'd avoid the course altogether during rain
Other Thoughts:
On the September Saturday I played, the course was well-trafficked with newbies, groups of casual players, couples, and more than a few "old style" disc golfers carrying just a few discs in shoulder bags. Several of the holes border the water park (with it's music soundtrack pumped out over the speakers), and there are a few spots where you have to hold up play because horses are crossing the hole with groups of riders from the park stables. But there are also large stretches of the course where you're off in the woods with nothing but disc golf around you. All in, it's a very interesting experience and a good use of the property