Swinging DB's is a super fun course. It is a bit quirky, but is easy to play and offers some personality that no other courses in the area offer. Here are my pros:
- Navigating the course couldn't be easier. Just follow the bright orange arrows and you won't get lost.
- There's a good variety of holes. Most are short and tight, but there are a few that are open and I think one par 4.
- Many of the baskets are home made and probably over half are suspended (swinging!). That might cause some mental issues when putting, but we didn't think the quality of the baskets caused any problems.
- Good use of elevation and excellent basket placement to pose a challenge. I like that they change up the basket locations periodically.
- When we went, the grounds were kept up beautifully. The fairways were nicely mowed and there was not much underbrush in the woods. Very good for the whole family.
Yes, this is a private course and they ask for donations to play. We found it well worth the short drive from Cary. We went on Memorial Day morning and it was not crowded at all. We were told that if the gate's closed, just park on the road and come on in!

We were not really bothered by any "cons."
- No distances or hole maps. I'm sure this is due to 1) the cost and 2) the changing nature of the layout. Most of the holes were short and we could see the basket, or find it after a very short walk up the fairway. Just have to trust your judgement instead of relying on distances.
- Navigating back to the parking lot without playing all 24 holes would be a little difficult if you've never played there before.

Well worth the drive and donation. This is a quirky fun course. The other advice I'd give it to take a screen shot of the photo of the layout in the UDisc app before going. Cell coverage was sketchy for us (Verizon) and we couldn't pull it up on the course.

It has 19 holes that virtually force every shot you've got. The fairways are very wooded, tight, and challenging. Generally, the shorter the hole, the tighter the fairway. Holes range from ~170' - 400'+. Excellent variety and signage, many holes are themed, Each basket/tee homemade and unique. Well thought and laid out including most holes had benches and bag hangers. Trees generally consist of skinny pines. Water in play on 3 holes (creek). All baskets suspended except for hole 19. 3-4 holes open with good length.

Some of the baskets are kind of rickety but they're home made and completely functional. Has the tightest fairways as a whole I've ever seen. Not a con per se, more like an advisory. This course requires top accuracy to score well. Rough is fairly more forgiving than I thought it would be. Moncure is a small town, er place, er speck on the map. Get your meals and cash prior to getting there. Some fairways were smaller than a single wide trailer's hallway.

Owner was as cool as a moose, he charges $2-3 for maintenance, I gave him $10 for my buddy and me for saving my keister on the directions, uber helpful. Hole 13 (I think) has a disc eating Cedar tree. A lot of TLC has been put into this course and it showed. Well worth it, especially as it is part of a home grown tour. I don't usually carry cash on me so I had a heck of a time getting some for D.B. Fortunately a Citgo gave some cash back. They charge $100 for a keg of PBR though, c'mon!