Pros:
Description:
This course is in a relatively new, large, well-maintained park that has plenty of parking space, copious portable bathrooms, and a huge playground area for those bringing kids along.
Each of the 18 holes has a single tee and single pin position.
The tees are predominately concrete, although as of 10/23/2018 six of the 18 tees (Holes 3, 5, 6, 14, 15, and 17) have not yet been poured, so they are just 2x4 boxes with gravel at the bottom. This proved to be a bit precarious, as you could easily trip on the 2x4's on your run-up.
The baskets are Innova DisCatchers with the yellow top band and no flags for wind reading.
The signage at each tee was basic, but served the general purpose. Par and a small sketch of the hole was on each tee sign. Currently only the Tee 1 sign had distance written on it, although there was space on each sign for a distance, so I'm assuming this will be added eventually.
Next tee signs were sprinkled throughout the course on the walking paths. Navigation was usually straightforward, although occasionally it took a minute or two to find the next tee. There were some long walks between a few of the holes.
Pros:
This course has a mix of open (1, 4, 11, and 18) and wooded holes (all the others) with a mix of distances as well. The wooded holes can be tight, but not overly technical, and make use of doglegs both right and left, as well as a few straight and narrow shots.
Hole 6 incorporates an interesting, if unforeseen, large OB across the entire fairway which essentially makes the green an island.
For a beginner/learner, this course can help teach a lot of good fundamentals and shot placement without being unduly frustrating. For an advanced player the course maintains interest and provides numerous birdie (and a few ace) opportunities.
Cons:
The course is very muddy even after several days without rain. I can only imagine what it will be like in the spring.
The landscape for this course is pretty flat, so there is little in the way of elevation change in play here.
The rough around the fairways can be pretty thick. This should improve as the course gets used more, but lost discs are definitely a possibility here, especially on the front nine.
The course could use some trash cans and benches spread throughout it.
Experienced players might find many of the holes a bit short and bland. While a decent effort was made in designing the course to fit the space, there are no long, multiple-turn fairways or really unique/memorable shots on this course.