Pros:
The Canary DGC is currently being developed in the very thick brush that is currently Al Borlin Park. This park looks as though it has been the home of the local homeless population for quite some time as the park is littered with areas with mattress's and make shift shelters. Actually the park in general kinda gave me the "willies." It's pretty grubby and strewn with litter.
Someone has gone to quite a bit of work cutting out the first six fairways out of this dense underbrush. Six baskets have been installed as of late August. They're not standard heavy duty and I fear they will soon get vandalized here. Six tee signs were installed but the first three have already been destroyed. The signs were present for holes 4-6. They're pretty, giving the usual information, Par, distance, hole # and sponsor information. Unfortunately, they're made out of rather thin wood and are easy to vandalize and will get quickly destroyed. Same with the poles they're attached too. They're just not vandal proof!
There was a Bobcat parked by the future # 7 fairway so I see work is currently being done on this course. Good luck. I wish you well. Just remember that everything you build out here in the woods has to be industrial strength strong in order to last. Simple metal signs are better than pretty wood signs.
Cons:
As my fellow reviewer "sillybiz" noted, there is litter everywhere. I agree that I'm not sure whether it's from the homeless or the disc golfers or the teens who frequent this park?
The tee pads are terrible. Just dumping a wheelbarrow load of gravel down on the ground does not make a tee pad. The ground must first be cleared of ALL roots and then it really must be boxed in. And then gravel is probably my least favorite tee box material anyway.
The fairways here are perfect traps for having these little pieces of branches sticking up to trip you. Watch out for them!
Other Thoughts:
If I was building this course I would absolutely do everything I could to place the # 5 tee pad on top of that 8 foot concrete bunker thing. And then again the # 7 pad on that bunker. I'd figure out someway to get players up those bunkers to tee off them. Build ladders! Have someone attach bolts to the concrete. There is a way! They would be the WAY Coolest features of this course, hands down! Make it work!
I feel like Krisopher Blackman, Course Designer here, might be Monroe's most unluckiest citizen. No sooner than he officially opens his course here, Tall Firs DGC, designed by legendary course designer, John Houck, opens to great fanfare and seemingly unlimited funds just 1.4 miles away. Don't get frustrated Kris, the folks at Tall Firs totally support you and the Monroe area disc golfers can and will support both courses. You're off to a nice start here. Keep plugging away and I hope you're getting some good support in your endeavor.
I'll be glad to upgrade my ratings as improvements are made in the future