Pros:
The baskets are in pretty good shape.
Tee signs at each hole, basic hole, par and distance only.
Surprising nice mix of open and short, wooded holes.
Pretty quick play, especially after the longer, open holes.
Plenty of parking nearby the Admin building, if it is available for visitors.
Cons:
The tees are small or non-existent on some holes, but some sidewalks are available.
The wooded holes are really short and look like they could get overgrown very easy.
#5 plays close to a door of the Admin building, could be a safety issue.
Other Thoughts:
A pretty typical Comm College course. Added as a recreation option for the students, in unused areas of the campus. Lucky for traveling players, it is near the main entrance of campus and has plenty of parking.
As I think back about this course, it has 3 or 4 pretty good holes after a couple of open, warm up holes. On a 9 hole course you normally don't have 2 warm up holes, but they work OK here.
#3 is a short, slightly downhiller bordered with a treeline down the left, and a road beyond that. The basket is guarded by these low branches that will knock down any high shot, just perfect for a skip shot.
#4 is the best hole on the course, Par 4 and 423 feet, unfortunately has a natural tee. The direct path to the basket goes over a depression cut away for the parking lot, so the smarter shot is to throw to the right and stay up on the same level as the basket. Then the basket is back near (but not too close) to the Admin building.
#5 tees from a sidewalk and is a short downhiller near the other side of the Admin building. The basket is on a downslope going down and left to a sidewalk, if you play that, and left, as OB, this one becomes real tricky. Especially if you are putting from above the basket.
The next three are carved through fairly thick trees and underbrush, but short enough to get through quickly.
Then the final hole features a tight gap off the tee, out of the trees and into an open grass area, the basket is located near a corner of sidewalks and ... a CANON!!
Definitely a course you wouldn't want to play everyday, except if you were there for class everyday, but it was a fun little course and pretty easy to get to off Alt 74 and not too far from Hwy 74 in Forest City, NC. Also makes a nice before or after with South Mountain.