Pros:
-This is a traditional nine holer in a downtown area next to a highway. It's good for practice and gives a few neat accurate shots and allows a little bit of distance.
-Dual sets of pads, so can be played as 16. Hole 3 was removed but there is a mound past hole 2's basket. Walk up the mound, throw down it to 2's basket and you got yourself a potentially fun alternate hole.
-I really like #7. From the short tee, you have a 440ish foot anhyzer throw around a tree line with the creek in play the whole way down. The long pad is a fun par 4 that is about 515' long. Same shot, but fun to rip a few drivers on.
-You can park wherever you want to really, because there are no parking spots. So I parked right by the edge. A couple of locals parked in the grass. There is a police station close by, and a cop drove past our cars and didn't tell us to move or anything.
-The garden looks pretty nice. Even though it replaced hole 3, it's probably a big improvement. Can't go wrong with garden food!
Cons:
-Aside from hole 7, none of the holes are legitimately fun. Hole 8's long pad is kinda fun because it allows a massive hyzer.
-Some of the long pads are pointless. Hole 2's long pad is like 40' behind the short pad. My drives landed in the exactly same spot when I played both pads. The others don't give a different look to the hole except for maybe hole 8.
-Navigation is confusing on hole 7. The first basket you'll see is #8. I thought this was originally a putter shot. I was pleased when I saw where the basket really was.
Other Thoughts:
-I'd recommend this course to a church group or for secondary school students because it's not bad per se. It's good for starters as well as gives them what to expect on a harder course (#7). But for other players, go the extra distance to North Georgia Technical College. Oh, and Franklin may possibly have a new course soon, so if that happens, just go there. Honestly, if I lived up here, I'd probably make it a habit to play Rose Lane or North Georgia. And I'd make it a habit to go to North Georgia Canopy Tours at least once a month.
-Afterwards, hang out in downtown Georgia. They probably have good food.