- There's some good shot-shaping on this mostly technical course. While basically half of the course plays as putter shots from the tee (even from the longs), there is some variety to the shorter holes. And there are some good longer holes that test more of your bag, as well as a couple of more open holes in the middle of the course that break up the woods.

- A couple of the technical par 4s (#7 and #11) provide good challenges, making sure you find the landing zone near a sharp dogleg before executing your second shot.

- Signage is very helpful in navigating a course where pathways cross and one that requires a bit of a walk between some holes. I don't think I needed to ever look at a course map when trying to figure out where to go next.

- After you finish putting on 13, just head back to your car. Do not pass Go, there is no $200, holes 14-18 are miserable. You might think, oh, 14 is innocuous enough. Just a 340 foot wide open shot. Seems fine, even with trampling through ankle-high overgrowth that looks like it's in a flood plain considering the dirt covering all of the weeds.

Don't say I didn't warn you when you walk through 1,900 feet (it's still 1,300 from the short tees) of that throwing flat, wide open shots for the next two holes. Distance does not make a hole interesting or challenging, and 15 and 16 are neither.

17 seems fine, until you realize there's a blind muddy pond that's not marked on the tee sign and semicircles around the right side of the pin. 18 was a hole seemingly stuck there because they needed to have one more.

- I can't tell you how miserable it was to play the final five holes (I realize I tried, but I'm trying to keep this short). It ruins the course and I'm convinced it's the reason this course has one total review on DGCR despite being around for a while. People are too mad to review it. I'm here as a friend. I'm here to warn you. Just play 13 holes!

- You know when your parents told you if you have something mean to say, write it down, put it in your desk drawer and see if you feel the same way in the morning? Well, yeah, after a week, this course still burns me up.

- I actually like the first 13 holes. They're fine on their own, and I'd rate that course probably a 3.5. But it seems silly to come out of your way to play 13 holes.

- When I played this course 10+ years ago, it felt like much of the course was the same. But the last few holes were some variation of holes 6-8 from the temp course that you see on the Pro Tour. That's no longer a thing. Just so it's clear, there's no overlap between the two courses. The permanent course is on the north side of the lake, the temp course plays to the south.