-Great concrete tees
-Beautiful wooded front nine (with 7 being a tad out in the open)
-Excellent course flow between shorter holes and 3 600+ footers
-The course really makes you play many different shots and holes have a lot of lines you can try (but don't get in the woods on 5 or 9...trust me it isn't fun)
-Great baskets and basket placement.
-The back 9 is more open but there still manages to be trees everywhere so you will have to have skill to pick the correct line for your throw.

-No benches
-No trash cans on the holes(would be nice to not have to carry an empty water bottle 12 holes)

This is a beautiful course and I would say it is one of the best, if not the best, course in Illinois.

Some very well conceived and executed holes.
Multiple tees for various skill levels.

The Gold tees provide a World class challenge to Everyone.
Bring a lunch and be prepared for a workout which may just threaten your current self view of your skills.
This is a hard layout to be sure. I love it!

Very good concrete pads. Both long and short tees.

Numerous great holes!

This course is fairly high on my fun scale for the most part.
Nice flow to the course, it's easy to find your way to the next tee pad.

Several wow holes which is always fun especially when you first play a course.

Of the 230+ courses I've played this is near the top of the list.

None really. Word to the wise... stay on the fairways.
Many holes in the back nine have ugly rough and some nasty steep creek hells if you get off the fairways.
Some quite hidden hazards which could Eat your plastic or at least ruin your score in a hurry.

Think position golf and calculate the risks carefully.

This course is Both fun to play and brutally punishing The creative use of the elevation of the park makes for some fun and aesthetically pleasing holes which are challenging as well.
It offers some interesting and challenging golf shots for any skill level.
Always a good course but now it's a Great course since the last reworking .

Great work who ever designed and worked and revised the course. I know how much work that takes to do. Thank you thank you Thank you!

The design changes were all for the good and make this course a World Class must play for all lovers of our sport.

Hole 12 is legendary and the toughest hole I've ever played. It kicked my butt But I love it!
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Now with Megiddo just 7min away Morton is on the map.
If I was driving through town and wanted to play a couple courses, it would be these two. Of course McNaughton isn't too far either... Or the reworked permanent lake Eureka...

-The recent changes to the course have made it better than ever.
-The course is very challenging, but fair...very rarely do you see bad shots go unpunished and good shots generally wind up good.
-Just about any hole out here can rough you up. Every hole out here can be done in 3 shots...several holes can stick you at a 5 or 6 if you have a bad throw.
-5, 13, 16 and 18 can all be considered par 4s. Deuces on these holes are rare both because of length and shape of the shot.
-The course forces you to play for par. Yes there are deuce opportunities out there, but they're not easy to get.

-Tee signs have only the bare minimum of information.
-After the redesign, 7 stands out as a clear weak link...but it has grown on me over time - it is a nice relief after the relentless assault.

Courses like this are the reason I love disc golf, its just flat out fun to play. Even after taking a 5 or 6 on a hole, you simply walk away from the pin with some friendly banter - because the course beat you today - not because of a bad break or an unlucky shot. Kudos to Greg, he has designed some good courses, but this is, particularly after the redesign, truly his crown jewel - and in my humble opinion the best of Illinois disc golf. Not the best because its the hardest - the best because it is the most fun.

-True variety of shots are required for this course. Accuracy is a must on the first eight holes, as most of these holes are carved out of the woods. Great putting is needed for the middle eight holes (in the orchard), as the scoring can be done in this stretch. The last two holes require distance and allow the grip and rip players to shine.
-Course design is second to none. If I were to rank the four best holes in the area, Northwood Park would have all four of them (5, 8, 17, 18).
-The course is fun to play, unlike McNaughton Park in Pekin. I have shot a handful of 47's at Northwood.
-Hole's 17 and 18 offer an amazing two hole finish. Some people have tried to compare it to McNaughton's finishing stretch, but that argument shouldn't be made because Morton's two finishing holes beat out Pekin's finishing holes in every way.
-Hole 5 is truly the greatest disc golf hole imaginable. If Hole 17 at TPC at Sawgrass (the island par three) is Golf's signature hole, then this is disc golf's signature hole

Can't say there are a lot of cons anymore. With the redesign of the course done, a lot of the issues with the orchard were fixed. The score separation will be much better now and it was an issue before. Concrete pads are the only thing I would add to the longs but that will be done by the September, 2012 Super Tour at Morton.

If you are in the Central Illinois area, this is the course to play. This is designer Greg Nettles at his best. This a fun course to play that should not be missed! With the recent design change the course is the best of the best. The orchard has been changed and the course is more challenging. Hole 1 has been changed and the "luck factor" is gone and the addition of new hole 9 and new hole 17 add a lot of intrigue to the course.