This course has a long history and I played the old 9 hole version many times, including in the Pittsburgh 90 back in the day. I was excited to hear that they had converted it to 18 holes. I have now played it a few times and I think this course can grow into something. We definitely need more courses on the east side of town.

The front 9 makes use of a good deal of the old beginning holes, fleshed out by using all the available space that had been down off the hillsides to your right. There are a lot of well designed holes on this course now. It's turning into something fun to play. You start off on that 1st hole shoots down the old 2nd hole valley to a basket guarded by trees. The 2nd hole needs some grooming still, but is a good long anny run uphill. The 9th hole is a long par 4 that runs you back up to the parking lot.

The back 9 then starts winding around the fields and up to the old finishing holes. 13th Hole is a good one, with an elevated drive down across a valley to an open field. Depending on pin position, it's a challenging shot. The 18th Hole is a gem. It's a big drive to a lefthand drop downhill. You have to nail your upshot to have a chance at stayin in the circle.

The course is still pretty raw. There are no tees yet and the dirt spots that they are using currently get muddy on the wrong days and some just aren't level or long enough. There are no real signs yet. They have something akin to sponsor signs but most of the distances are inaccurate. Most of that front 9 was torn up to landscape it, so it's dirt and rocks right now in many places. It will need to grow in over time.

I think my biggest knock on it would be the layout. The front switches back on itself so many times I have played the wrong hole before. There is no real signage to help and it's not intuitive. The back 9 seems to have run out of room. The holes start getting shorter and stacked on one another. It won't work well in a tournament I would think.

The course has a restroom available. There is a lot of parking close by to the first tee. It's right off the freeway, so this is easy to get to from town.

Give this course a decade and it will be a great intermediate style course. It just needs grooming time.