Pros:
Has practice basket
Has concrete tee pads with notches carved across
Has tee signs with locations of the various basket placements
Has a bench at every tee pad if I'm not mistaken
Has multiple basket placements for most holes
Has some mandos
More wooded than open fairways with doglegs and elevations - which will be challenging to the casual player
Park is exclusive for disc golf
Nice scenery
Well-maintained
Porta potty
Cons:
Course design and flow could use improvement as there are some holes that have intersecting fairways
Long 29 hole course can be demanding and intimidating to those not ready for a challenge
Baskets are hard to locate on some holes - need flags or bright paint
Some holes require blind shots - recommend a spotter
Many opportunities to lose discs abound here via rollaways, blind shots, tree catching - recommend backup discs
Needs more next tee signs - recommend a course map for the first-timer
No variety in pars - par 87
Course can get crowded at times as it's popular with players
Pay to park but worth it
Other Thoughts:
This a nice, challenging 29 hole course in Santa Cruz that I enjoyed playing while vacationing out here. I would have never known about this course if it wasn't for Central Coast Disc Golf - thanks guys! I probably would have had more fun if it wasn't raining on the Friday morning that I played. In fact, I was bummed to learn that the baskets for holes 2, 17, 25, 26, 26a, and 27 were removed due to drainage projects and area rejuvenation until March 31st. Making the best of it, this course is a hard one to play while raining. Losing your grip on throwing wet discs can be frustrating enough where there are plenty of crooked trees on tight enough fairways to deflect into a nearby ravine. Or maybe it's the approach shot that hits one of the many exposed tree roots and rolls away down the mountain. Or perhaps the death putt that doesn't find the chains but the abyss instead. After playing this course, I understand how Dela became a verb. After watching the pros play this course from the Steady Ed Memorial Masters Cups, I have profound respect for them more than ever. In my opinion, the course falls short of being perfect. As listed in my cons, number one con for me is the intersecting fairways for some holes. I have played almost 100 courses at this time and only a handful of them have this con. With a park this large, one would assume that there wouldn't be any intersecting fairways. The Mach X baskets were in great shape to play with but most are hard to spot from the tee pad with the trees in between and with all the various basket placements. Some of the holes could have used more next tee signs to direct flow - thankfully I had my course map from DGCR to refer to throughout the round. With the course having varied elevations and lots of trees, some holes such as holes #12 and #15 require blind shots. Many opportunities to lose discs abound here via rollaways, blind shots, tree catching so one should prepare to part ways with a disc. No variety in pars as the par is 87 (29x3) - definitely a technical course where many holes are challenging enough to par despite their distances with some being arguably tweeners. The tee signs appeared to be old and could use updating but I didn't list this as a con - the old signage is somewhat appealing and gives this course character if that makes sense. Playing in less ideal conditions on that day, I saw very few players braving the elements. I understand how this course can be crowded though given how challenging and fun this course is to play. If you're in this area, you should play it as it's very unique.