-Use of terrain and wooded areas (See also cons)
-Good tee signage
-Mix of open / tunnel shots
-Lines for most are OK
-Play around other park activities

-#3 tees right over #2 basket
-#5 plays over the road
-Older baskets, tough to locate
-Map would have been helpful, especially to find tee 2 and 7
-More space to utilize, 18 holes possible, a wrap back toward the parking lot would be nice
-Natural tees, a few old tee signs remain, in differing spots
-No benches / trashcans
-1/8 mile walk back to the parking area after basket 9 (part of the trek back going through the #5 fairway)

Corydon Lake Country Park DGC plays in the above named park on the east side of Cordon, IA. An older 9 hole that has some updated tee signage (I thought recently, but the dated pics show them in 2012). The course plays in the center section of the east side of the park with only hole 9 really having the lake in play (although a really errant throw on 5 could go that way). What is here makes good use of terrain, especially on 1-5 and then more wooded holes for 6-8. #9 is sandwiched between trees on the left and lake on the right. There is more space, especially where the 6-9 holes run, that would have lent to more. There are some dangers early with #3 teeing over the #2 basket and #5 teeing over the road. A reconfigure adding holes to the wooded area, especially if there could be more of a loop would add, as would the standard concrete pads and benches/trashcans. It was a quick play, so if you need a quick 9, are in the area, it would be OK. I might play again, if in the area.

-Plays in a beautiful state park
-Separate, but not 100%, from park activities.*
-Plays off into the woods, with varying terrain.
-Has a good variety and mix up of long/short distances
-A few quasi risk/reward type holes that require you to throw into a cluster of trees. (Nothing an approach couldn't save you from, but if you can manage a good shot, you could be sitting pretty)

-a few holes are more open than others. You will throw down some tighter lines on the back half of this course
-Signs, with maps and distances*
-Felt like a hike that goes through the woods.
-Great finishing hole, with an ace run that plays alongside the lake! (Parallel Water Hazard)

- The course was separate from the activities, but it's a park where you could still run into pedestrian activity
-Signs* Distances on sign did not match the basket location. (Perhaps they are in the process of moving the baskets)
-Baskets are old and weathered and hard to find among the trees
-Signs* Could use a Next direction arrow
-Hole 9 ends a long way from the parking

For starters, this is a course I wish was closer! It took me back to days of camping in Iowa in my youth! Running down trails and being near these small Iowa lakes! The course is actually well laid out, but your first time may have you turned around. Your lines will weave through some trees, and will get tighter along the way. You'll want to watch that canopy, for low hanging branches.

Here's where my frustration sat in. I had to reflect, because the course is a nice course. It does have it's first timer frustrations. 3 to be exact. I spent a lot of time looking for baskets and next holes. (In my defense, I was racing daylight) The weathered baskets can make it hard to find among the trees. This problem is amplified, when the sign says the basket is 257 feet out. ...but the basket has been moved to a location 350ft+ and hidden among trees. ...and the baskets are dark grey to black. I also spent along time looking for #2's teepad.

These however are remedied, after the first time you play here. It's easy to remember for follow up visits. Perhaps the course is getting updated. No complaints about the new pin locations, I just wished I knew where to look. Would have saved me some time. I wanted to loop this course twice, but I barely made it out with little light. It's to far off the beaten path for me to make a return trip. But Its the kind of course I wish was near me. If I lived in Centerville or Chariton, I'd make a trip over to play here. I'll bet Glow Rounds here are a blast!!