Pros:
My first home course: a well-groomed park course with all the basics and good variety.
-Amenities: I got a bit spoiled learning the sport at Alexander. 36 concrete tees, 19 DISCatchers (one is a practice basket), tee signs with map and pin position indicator, copious benches, trash cans, next tee signs.
-Multi-Tees/Pins: Two tees per hole. I'd label them red-level and white-level difficulty. Also, most holes have 2-3 pin positions that get changed regularly, which really freshens up the course.
-Variety: There's a very balanced mix of open, moderately open, and wooded holes. Also a wide swath of distances, from about 180' to 590'. Elevation isn't extreme on any one hole, but there are plenty of substantial downhills and uphills.
-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A great intermediate challenge. A handful of open field holes with well-placed trees and elevation, several shorter tight woods shot that require technicality, and, depending on pin placements, one to four par-4's working into or out of the woods. There are many ace runs (I would nominate the 280' field (1) and short bend right (8)), some tough rough (if you drive poorly on (5) or (14)), and great placement shots (for long positions on (3), (13), and (17)). A very fair teacher of risk, reward, needle-threading, bombing, and wind and elevation management.
-Surrounding Park: It's in the middle of suburbia, but Alexander isn't an eyesore. Rolling hills and woods make it enjoyable, especially at sunset. The park has miles of walking trails, a playground, a dog park, and much more if you want to make it a family excursion.
Cons:
The park gets a little too much traffic, and lacks the appeal to make it a top-level course.
-Busyness: This is one of the most-used parks I have been to in the city. There are usually a couple or more groups of disc golfers, and the trails are packed with walkers and joggers. Other than having to wait on larger groups to throw sometimes, this is an issue mainly because a lot of people think the open fairways are a great place to picnic/play catch/walk the dog/make out. Often they're willing to move, sometimes they're not--but do you really want to be the person walking 300' down the fairway to tell the family they need to move the picnic so you can play the hole in 5 minutes?
-Openness: There are a lot of holes that are quite open. That was nice as a beginner, but nowadays I tend to feel a little bored by the time I've played (1), (2), (7), (9), (16), and (18) that all throw through the same big meadow.
-Limitation of Variety: (3) and (17) are great par-4s, with (16) and (18) both acceptable, but otherwise no multi-shot holes to make this a true top-notch course.
-Pond: I know many discs that have found a watery grave on (17). A year ago they posted a "No Wading" sign to dissuade retrieval.
Other Thoughts:
I guess it's probably always hard to rate a home course objectively. At one point I had Alexander as a 3.5 due to its biome variety, but in the last while I've come to regard it as a 3.0, a Good course that does everything right but simply lacks the higher levels of interest. Great park to learn on, always feels safe, has great recreational to intermediate variety, and the pin positions change constantly. An excellent home course to learn and practice on, and worth a quick stop on the road.
-Highlight Holes: I couldn't just review my OG home course without sharing some of my favorite holes. Skip this paragraph if you're not interested. (3) in the two long positions is a great par-4 with 230' of trees on the right that you want to throw to the left of and around to set up the approach through a woods tunnel. (5) starts in the open but hits a tight gap into the woods, with different pin positions requiring different levels of right turn but allowing for an ace run. (8) is the best ace run, a 180' right-turning downhill hole that requires great touch on the forehand or backhand. (13) long is a great choice: downhill bomb 330' while working around 3 mid-fairway trees and finishing right, or lay-up to the right to a straight tunnel and trust your approach touch for a difficult par-3. (17) long is another par-4 with a 300' straight shot (pond on the left) leading to a wide and straight tunnel with a sloped green filtering away from the basket.