Pros:
1) Nice variety of shot selection. There are some tight although slight turns in the woods, There are more wide open ripper holes. There are tighter shots with water on one side and woods on the other. There is even a shot of ultimate risk/reward for those 300' + throwers.
2) This property has just about everything. There are some wooded tunnel shots, there is some water in play on the left side of many holes. There is even a water carry if you have the guts to try and throw 300-325'.
3) Chainstar baskets in great shape with # plates on top.
4) Signs have hole #, distance, and a minimalist line diagram of the hole layout. Minimal in description of th ehole, but the line tells the general direction of the hole.
5) Mulch path through the woods is nice (although also somewhat lumpy) because it defines a true fairway. It also takes all stumps out of play for those first 4 holes.
6) Big overhead map of the property at the first hole. It is a little faded and tough to really see detail but the effort is there to give people an overview of the overall layout.
7) Blue boards buried in the ground to mark the front of the tee are helpful in knowing where you are headed. They are tough to find on some holes as the grass is overgrowing them, but it is somewhat helpful at the very least.
8) Nice challenge overall through this course. Some of the difficulty is the thought you might lose one of your drives to the left on holes #8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15. It made me turn 3 or 4 of them over too much in fear of losing a disc in the water to the left. I did throw one in the water but was able to retrieve it and make par anyways!
9) Practice basket available to the south of the first hole as well as a picnic table and a clearing where I assume the locals mut congregate for minis and such. I didn't even see the practice basket outside of those woods until after I finished my round.
Cons:
1) Relatively flat on the whole course. Elevation change isn't 100% needed but it is appreciated from me. I like how elevation can alter shot selection and this course there isn't more than 4-5' of change on any given hole.
2) Water holes #8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15 are fairly repetetive. Avoid the water on the left. At least a couple of the baskets are actually tucked to the opposite side of the fairway.
3) Hole #18 . . . not sure how it is intended to be played but there is an opening in the woods on s imple little hyzer line. Perhaps it is played as a mando but it wasn't visible. The reason i figure it might be a mando is that in the middle of the season the corn has to be higher than the basket. The board also lines up for a layup shot about 125' to the left to an opening in the woods. I was able to just throw right at the basket and make my 2, whether that was the intended design or not.
4) The mulch is very uneven in the woods. I would think with 8-12" of mulch in the woods they could at the very least pack them down and smooth them out. One of the tees is also tough to throw from because it is so uneven.
5) The wooded holes are very punishing if you get off the fairway. This is a positive and a negative however.
6) I wouldnt say this course is beginner friendly because of the tight fairways on 1-4 and #12, and also the fact that 6 or 7 holes have water (really) in play. There is the ultimate risk reward for a beginner who could easily toss 1 or 2 in the water especially those beginners who only throw RHBH or LHFH. The water is on the am side of the fairway!
Other Thoughts:
This is not a bad course overall. It has a decent vvariety in distances, decent shot shaping is required, water comes into play on 7 holes. The holes around the water get a little repeteive but throwing the basket up in the woods on #11, the tight right turning fairway on #12 and a nice short little ace run on #13 break up the repetetiveness a bit.
I had a good time and was happy to get out to play this weekend as it wasn't 100% expected especially considering how much rain was predicted. I was able to hit 4 courses including the 3 Clintonville courses. This was by far the most balanced and funnest course of the bunch. It has potential too, because I really felt like the wooded part of the course could have a few more holes added. Perhaps alter some of those holes around the water and the 3 or 4 wide open holes and add a couple more wooded holes and I would have enjoyed the course even more. If I lived in the area this would be my course of choice out of the ones I have played.