Shade! The entire course is densely wooded, which is a definite benefit in the Florida heat and humidity.
The course is definitely a course of contrasts in elevation and difficulty, with the front nine being mostly flat and shorter, with a lot of heavily wooded straight or ending right 200-250 foot holes. Hole 1 is a more challenging 285' foot uphill hole finishing right where you are happy with a par and thrilled with a birdie. The rest of the front nine are birdieable if you hit your line, but the everpresent trees can easily kick you deep in the rough.
The back nine are way more interesting, in my opinion. Hole 10 gives you a 380 foot shot down a narrow 12-15 foot wide railroad embankment with three guardian pines at 200'. The smart play may be to throw off the embankment to the trail on either side, throw down to the base of the embankment at pin level, and putt for a par. Hole 11 is the sole par 4, a 400+ s -shaped fairway where you are happy to par. Holes 12-16 are shorter holes utilizing elevation that you think you should birdie, but the trees may beg to differ. Holes 17 and 18 close out the course with longer, but reachable par 3s.
Rudimentary tee signs, showing hole and distance, have been recently installed. Homemade next tee signs are at each basket.
Undergrowth and shule has recently been removed from the course.

The original course is kind of hard to find the first time out there. There is a kiosk with some information, but just go around to the right of the pool to find the first tee.
The tees are rubber mats, which can be rather slippery when wet. They are fairly short as well, which shouldn't be to much of a problem for the relatively short holes which do not require a big runup.
Some of walkways and paths on Holes 10 and 12 are rather steep and potentially dangerous. The guys I throw with use carts, but I would not necessarily consider the course cart friendly

This review is based solely on the original 18 hole course.
I am a fan of wooded courses, where hitting a line is more valuable that 350-450 foot driving distance. I do prefer this course over nearby Floral Park, although I would recommend both courses.

This course was a lot of fun to play. We really liked the rare (for Florida) elevation changes. Hole 10 was like playing on top of a levee and was as interesting as it was tough for us. Hole 11 had the basket high up on a ridge. The front 9 taught us to throw low straight drives.

It was a pain to find the first hole. Unforgiving fairways. For someone like me who always manages to hit a tree in front of me, it was frustrating at first. The back 9 is too hilly for a cart. I like to bring my cooler and an extendable long pole that isn't practical without the cart.

If you are looking for a well manicured park with great signage and cement tees with long open holes, Floral Park to the south would better suit you. However with the short tight elevated holes, Whispering Pines is a great compliment to Floral Park. Play Floral early in the morning before it gets too hot and then head to shady Whispering Pines.

Don't bring your cart. Instead park to the back of the lot near where the 10th tee is. This way you can leave your cooler in the car and freshen your drinks at the midway point.

While the 3.5 rating I gave it may be ambitious, the course deserves to be higher than a 3 due to the rare elevation for the area. Only the back 9 of Edward Medard Park in Plant City approaches the elevation changes.

Seperated by other park activities,good elevation for florida.Friendly locals,very good technical course.

Can be a bit challenging to get up and down steep hills covered by pine needles.But well worth the risk for me.

Nice place to visit if you want to play real disc golf,not just a grip it and rip it course.This course has improved my game by teaching me control and strategy.One of my favorite courses.