Pros:
The Silicon Valley Club has put together a great little recreational course here.
Everything has been done first class like money was not a factor. How I wish all courses (Howard DGC) could be constructed this way. There is so much to like about this course. Everything is brand new, constructed of new materials and so very well thought out. The concrete tee pads are built with nice wooden borders. There are two practice baskets. The tee signs are great. There are poles with bag holders at each hole. The baskets are brand new DGA Mach V's with the hard to read red numbers. There are a couple of different shaped tee pads, depending on the run-up and angle needed. They have these little black selfie holders on each bag rack to film yourself throwing. They've recorded quite a few Aces already. It took me half the course to finally determine what the hell these little black plastic things were. But what would you expect from a high tech club like the Silicon Valley DG club.
The course is definitely a recreation level course. It's fairly tight and technical in places with both A & B positions but there are lots of holes playing sub-200 feet or in the 200-300' range. There is some elevation here although nothing too severe. Hole # 12 has 13 bushes planted around the basket's B position. As they grow, they will certainly change the look of that hole.
There was a group of eight getting ready to tee off early on a Saturday morning. They call themselves the Hellyer Beer Friday Safety Team and have been friends since high school. How fortunate they are to have a close group of friends like that to golf with. I would like to thank them for their hard work and information about the course. And guys, if I have messed up your name, someone PM and let me know.
Cons:
The parking situation is kind of a pain. It's $ 6 to park and you have to pay at the automated vending machine in the lower Chestnut Picnic area.
Big arms probably won't be thrilled with this course but it's perfect for the recreational crowd.
It might be a little too technical for others.
I guess the practice baskets are in kind of an unusually location. And two practice baskets for a 12-hole course seems kind of excessive but this club seems to have an unlimited bank account. I was hoping one of the guys might slip me a $20 just for visiting. I'm, for sure, expecting a small kickback for writing this wonderful, positive review I've written for their course.
Poison Oak although I don't think I would recognize it yet after playing 215 courses in California. I guess that's the advantage of being a terrifically accurate driver and never missing a fairway. If you believe that line, you probably believe everything I write in these reviews!
Other Thoughts:
I really liked this course. It's so new and fresh with no vandalism, no graffiti, no rust, no geese, no shady homeless dudes hanging around and probably, no picnickers to throw around. The park area where the course is appears to be disc golf exclusive. This is another course that I would love to pack up and take home to Washington with me. It might be my favorite 12-hole course anywhere!