Pros:
-Concrete Tee Pads
-Nice Signage
-Some interest with trees
-Good risk/reward hole (#5)
-Benches / a few trashcans
Cons:
-Tee pads oddly shaped, a little short
-Tee Sign #2 missing
-Walking Path in play on #4, 5, 7, 8
-Shelter in Play on #3, and 7
Other Thoughts:
River DGC is located in Belmond River Park, near the center of Belmond, IA. A fairly typical city park course with mostly straightforward lines with some trees in play. Hole #5 gives more of a risk/reward to a blind basket and #9 shoots through 2 lines of trees. The signage here is interesting. It is large with good detail and something to say on each (see pictures). Sign for tee #2 is missing and the sign for #8 was very sun bleached. My concern here is the other park activities. Shelters come into play on a couple of holes and a walking path rolls right through the middle coming into play on 4 holes. I played on a Friday afternoon with a relatively quiet park, a few pedestrians. I can see it being an issue during more peak times. The path and shelter issues keep the rating down for me. I did enjoy my round and would play again, if in the area.