1) This course is technical and challenging yet remains fair. The two par 4s are pretty getable by most players, but some of the par 3s are serious pro level holes (2, 5, and 6). I see lines available to get to an area to make a putt on those holes, but they are well beyond what I can expect to do even halfway consistently. Though, there are safe layup zones so the holes are still fun to play and don't just become punishment if you can't throw the shot the hole asks for. On many holes here the design does really well to punish a poor shot and put a good shot in putting range but getting a tap in (especially on the harder holes) takes something nearly perfect. Exactly my idea of what makes good hole design.

2) In a similar vein, on hole design, there is plenty of variety here. As much as one could reasonably ask for on a 9-hole course. Hole 1 is a technical par 4 with a tight gap to hit 200ft-ish down the fairway before it bends off to the left. Very gettable, but still challenging. Holes 2, 5, and 6 are all huge flex shots of some variety that will take absolutely perfect execution to get easy putts. Hole 3 is a fun downhill shot with a sneaky low ceiling that bends sharp left. Hole 4 is a must get birdie, definitely the low point of the course but still a fun shot with the steep up slope. Hole 7 is another short, but mostly open, par 4 with the basket tucked in a very tight patch of pines. Landing your drive any bit off of centered up with the gap will leave you a very tricky second shot, so it's still no gimmie. Hole 8 is another flex shot, but it's much shorter than the others and probably has the tightest gap on the course. Then hole 9 is straight ahead, but with some trees dead center that you have to navigate around. There are routes left and right; left is much more open, and right is a better line to get closer to the basket.

3) Despite this course being very technical, probably even enough to challenge pro level players in spots, it still seems accessible to lower skilled players. The fairways are cut wide and there are ample layup opportunities on the harder holes to bite them off in manageable chunks. The rough is very punishing in spots, but if you find yourself in it you truly deserved to be there so the punishment is plenty fair in my opinion. Certainly not a course I'd recommend for someone's first ever round, but a course that almost any player can thoroughly enjoy.

4) The tee pads are large and in perfect condition, could not be better.

5) Baskets are great, Prodigy of some variety. They are unfortunately green, so they can be tough to spot, but that's the only (very minor) issue I have with them.

6) It's designed by our very own par delusionary, Mr. Steve West, so you know the pars are set correctly.

1) The course is brand new and still very rough around the edges. There are lots of stumps and rutted out soil in the fairways from tree removal and the course still feels like it's under construction despite being fully in the ground and playable. I expect this to improve as the course ages, grass grows on some of the fairways, and traffic knocks down some of the thicker rough. Though, I wouldn't really expect this course to see tons of traffic, so it could take quite a long time for this to occur.

2) While the variety and technicality here is truly wonderful there are a couple minor complaints I had while playing. First off, I feel like the 'flex shot with and over stable disc' shot is a little bit over used. Even though all of the shots are very distinct from one another, 4 of the 9 holes (2, 5, 6, and 8) more or less force you to throw that shot shape to get into a scorable position. Second, hole 6 I think needs either one/two of the conifer trees on the left taken out, some of the lower branches of the big hardwood right in front of the tee trimmed up, or some clearing to the right of the big hardwood to open up some sort of straight gap. It's the only hole after playing twice through that I still think is a bit cramped line wise. A little bit of opening it up would still leave the hole plenty hard, but make getting off the tee a little more reasonable.

3) Navigation without a map your first time through will be a doozy. Do yourself a favor and have one handy, the course map on the site here and the UDisc map are both great and will save you some walking in circles. There are also some quite long walks between holes and there isn't any directional signage up. Hopefully that is coming in the future.

4) No tee signs, just posts near the pads. They don't have numbers or distances or anything. Also something that is hopefully coming in the future.

5) Kind of minor, but with how spread out the holes are there feels like a bit of wasted space. If the town only had funding for 9 holes, this is probably the best 9 holes they could have gotten. But there is definitely room for at least a few more if they can/want to ever expand, even while avoiding the previously existing walking trails in the park. Based on my very quick look around while playing, I think another 3, high quality, holes could be fit in to improve the course and smooth out the flow/navigation between holes.

Lafayette Town Hall Park is a good course with some amazing potential for the future and it's very clear that a lot of hard work went into getting it into the ground. If the town can keep up the effort, I see no reason this course won't just continue to get better. Even in its very rough around the edges state it is still the best 9-hole course that I have played as of the writing of this review. As the scars from construction heal, even with no changes to the course I think it might be a 3/5 course in a couple years. With good tee signs, and some directional aid to smooth navigation it would be a 3 right now. And with an extra set of tees and/or a few extra holes in the empty space between holes for added variety it'd almost certainly be a 3.5.

If you live around this area, play this course. If you are driving through the area and have an hour to kill, play this course. If you are visiting nearby Lake Wissota State Park, play this course. I think you get the idea. It's not a course to center a trip around by any means, but well worth your time if you are in within 30 minutes to an hour.