As the previous reviewer noted, there is lots of potential for Henry Jackson. Widely spaced trees, lots of elevation, and a relatively empty park are all ingredients for a nice course. The layout has a lot of positives and has great variation in hole distances, right/left turns, uphill/downhill, and types of shots required off of the tee. To maximize potential though, multiple pins are needed to keep the course fresh after a few plays.

The main con for this course is that no one is playing it! Not neccessarily a problem in itself but the lack of players also has lead to a lack of upkeep. There are no signs to guide players around, tees are unkempt and lack visible markings, and general amenities and upgrades like multiple pin placements are also missing. Without any variation in design (two tees with little change/one pin) this course lacks the ability to captivate a player after more than a few rounds. The shots are figured out and players will find themselves throwing rote-repetitive shots rather than figuring out new lines and trying new shots.

Having relatives in Danville, I usually make a pilgrimage out here every two years and still enjoy getting a round in every once in a while. However, having this as a home course would get quite old very quickly. C'mon locals, lets see a few new pin placements for the next trip to Kentucky!

The biggest pro is the course's potential. If this course had some concrete tees, signs, and a good map, it could be a really nice little 9 holer. Some of the holes were fairly long and had some good elevation changes. The park was mowed and clean. The two best holes are 1 and 8. # 1 is a really cool downhill shot and # 8's pin is in a great place on top of a ridge.

The lack of tee signs, decent map, or visible tee boxes made this course hard to navigate. Be prepared to search quite a bit. A few of the shots seemed dangerous. 3 throws along a baseball field and 4 is close to a swing set and picnic shelter. Luckily it was empty when I was there. A bunch of the holes require you to tee off over walking paths, which could cause some back ups if the park were busy.

The gate was closed for some reason, and there is no parking outside. Fortunately a guy was mowing the school's adjoining baseball field and he let us park there.

This is a beautifully maintained 9 hole recreational course in a nice city park setting, complete with mature trees, a walking path, shelters, and playgrounds. The well-maintained aspect means that you will not spend any time searching for discs in deep schule, and you have a very small chance of losing a disc.

The park has some decent elevation changes, good DGA baskets, and seems to be used by both the local college student population and by local families.

The tee boxes are large, and there are generally two tee boxes on each hole giving the course greater variety as well as allowing different skill levels their own challanges.

The course also has one of the most picturesque holes in Central Kentucky. The view from Hole #1's tee pad is beautiful, especially from the short tee pad. In addition, the basket on hole #8 is in a great spot, perched on top of a narrow levee.

The course is difficult to navigate. There are several reasons for this. First, there is no course map on site, neither in a large, kiosk version nor in a small scorecard version. Second, there are only 3 signs that still remain on the course's 9 holes, and only one was still standing (#1). Hole #9 was lying on the ground beside the tee box, and #2's sign I found by a tree on hole #6. Third, the tee boxes are simply three wooden landscaping rails in the grass. Many of these are barely visible with grass all but covering them up, and some are missing altogether (at least I never found them). Fourth, even with the map that you can print from this web site (and I would strongly encoure doing so), the tees are hard to find. The map is not extremely accurate (hole #5 is nowhere near where the map indicates) and most of its listed distances are significantly off. The bottom line for ease of play is this: I had played the course twice before and I had a map, but I still struggled finding some holes. Fifth, without any signs or highly visible tee boxes, it does not help that there are somewhat long walks between the holes 5-6, 7-8, and especially 8-9.

The biggest safety issue with the course is the walking path that is in play on 7 of the 9 holes. The tee boxes require you to throw over the walking path 10 times in 9 holes. If there are any walkers, the situation could be quite dangerous. Perhaps more stunningly is Hole #4's short tee pad that requires you to throw through a shelter. I am not joking or exaggerating. The tee box ends at the shelter's edge and the basket is on the other side of the shelter. The course map even declares "shelter not O.B." Additional safety issues include bad hyzer shots on Hole #2 going into the outfield of the baseball field.

The worst thing I can say about the course is that it is a bit boring, very vanilla. It does not have any technical shots. It does not require any sort of forced turnover shots, or generally any kind of creative shots. I pretty much only used 2-3 discs the vast majority of the time.

I like this course, but as I said, it is fairly boring. From the short tees, there are lots of chances for birdies, even for a novice-rated player.

Two heads up: there is a short tee box on Hole #8 that is not shown on the map. I never found the short tee box on Hole #2 or the long one on #5.

Every shot you throw will be either uphill or downhill. Pro or con? you decide.

The course is clean and can be challenging on a windy day.

Virtually no directions from hole to hole. Many of the teepads are hard to find, or overgrown with grass. Could be a much better course with a little TLC.

I used to work in Danville and have played this course at least 15 times. The best way to play this course is to make it into a safari course. All the baskets are scattered across the hill, so there are a lot of opportunities for really neat safari holes.