Pros:
As all the reviews here should tell you, don't expect too much more than 4 nice baskets and 4 short concrete tees in an open field. That being said, I've seen and played worse, and there are 4 nice things about this place:
- Discatcher baskets are the best, and they're still in great shape.
- This could be a great place to practice making accurate bomb shots on a windy day, away from people and any serious hazards.
- #2: it would be easy to view the 90 degree mando right turn around the tree 'island' on this hole as an awkward, forced, ridiculous choice of hole layout, but I tried to evaluate it with an open mind. In the end, after playing it twice, I kind of like it because of how bizarrely unique it is. Without the mando turn this would be a fairly boring flat and open hole. Even better is the "first eagle" potential for intermediate players: if you throw a high, hard, and strong-arcing forehand (as a righty that is) around the tops of the trees in the island then you could be left with just a fairly long, straight, and very slightly downhill approach shot to setup an eagle putt on this par 5.
- Easy to find with plenty of parking.
Cons:
There's not a lot of point of going into exhaustive detail since there's only 4 holes, but the main drawbacks would include:
- Flat terrain, no hills, water, or even any trees really in play except for the 'island' on #2 unless you really overthrow or shank a shot.
- Yes the concrete tees are a little short, but at least they are concrete and they are even with the grass surface so you can simply start further back on the grass if you feel you need something longer.
- Only tee sign remaining is for #3, and it's mostly hidden in a bush that is really close to your arm follow-through position if you're a righty -> really poor choice of position for it.
- With a lack of any trees it might get kind of tough to judge the distances and the strength you need... just the reality of open field holes I suppose...
- You might have to wait for a dog walker or throw around a picnicing family or two, and it sounds like there may be informally organized sports on these fields sometimes.
Other Thoughts:
- Seems like this place gets kind of thrashed by reviewers for how boring and open it is, but hey there are nice Discatcher baskets and it's important to remember that they were installed as part of an Eagle Scout project - so how judgemental can we really be? I think the best viewpoint on this "course" is to applaud the scout's effort to put a few holes in a popular park if for no other reason than to introduce more people and families to the sport!