Pros:
Aesthetic-- plays around the periphery of a large, multi-use township park. Hiking trails intertwine with the course so watch for walkers. Signs mark where these intersections may occur.
Baskets-- nice. brand new and visible in the thick woods. Flags may assist visibility.
Routing and nav-- next tee signs are everywhere. Easy to find where to go. Only long walk is 3 to 4 and the next tee signs tell you exactly where to go along with the tee sign for 4 being highly visible.
Teesigns-- very nice. diagram, length, hole #. Perfect combo.
Cons:
Teepads/boxes-- Woodchips. While adequate here, with it's short holes, woodchips have a finite lifespan and will need regularly replaced. Upkeep will be laborious and expensive.
Challenge/variety-- #5 plays up a little hill which is nice for an elevation change. Most holes are pretty short with the exception of #1. Most holes are also pretty straight with little variety in hyzer/anhyzer.
Risk v Reward-- none.
#8/#9-- #8 and #9 play parallel to each other with the player traversing up the fairway for #9 after playing #8. No natural shield prevents people on #9 (or 8 for that matter) from throwing on people walking up the trail. Tis a safety issue in my book. Also, #9 exits through the basket area for #1 which is someone was truly going for the basket on #1, could cause issues in safety.
Other Thoughts:
Decent little 9 hole course. I could see them adding another 9. I will send a message to change course name to "Roscommon twp DGC" at Skinner Park.