Pros:
After randomly knocking on the their door and asking to play, I was lucky enough to be guided around by Eric Michael Starry, 11 year son of Dave. Their playful cat also accompanied us. I felt grateful for the escort as I would have been hopelessly lost without Eric Michael's directions.
Their backyard is probably two acres set on gently sloping piece of land with all manner of mature trees, bushes, out-buildings and gardens to navigate through.
There are some amazingly creative basket/target locations such as # 6 where you're throwing into the side of a building. A slot has been cut out of the building and mini-chains are hanging down. Very cool!
Near the end of the course, # 8 plays over the pool area fence to a hanging basket inside the fenced in area. Then you turn around and throw across the pool to a drain type basket tucked into the corner of the concrete wall down near the bottom by the patio furniture. It would be a fairly easy ACE if not for the patio furniture in the way.
Cons:
I don't know how you one would even think about playing this course without an owner guiding you.
It's only 11 tightly compacted holes.
Eric Michael didn't invite me for a swim after our round on this very warm Pennsylvania afternoon.
Other Thoughts:
Dave must be a very creative fellow to have come up with a couple of these holes. After playing a couple of these private mini courses, I can just feel the creative juices flowing in the owners blood. I have to give Dave "Maximum Kudos" for this creative little masterpiece.
This rating is based on a comparison with other mini-courses.