Pros:
Close to Durham and other seacoast towns in NH which means plenty of places to eat, get gas, etc, within just a short drive to the course.
All 18 DGA baskets in excellent shape. Plus there's a practice basket in a small field across from the path to the first tee. White "next tee" directional markers are in place for every hole, I believe. Each tee is clearly marked by yellow posts with the hole # on them. Many holes have yellow directional arrows in the fairways to show the way to the basket. The tees themselves are just dirt, but are mostly flat. Some of the tee areas are pretty short, but so are most of the holes or throws required off of the tee.
This is a somewhat tight, somewhat technical, short, very wooded course. I believe that the fairways must have been cleaned up some since a previous review as the fairways on virtually every hole are now well defined. I'm not saying that they're wide, but they are there. There aren't too many saplings in the fairways as the course plays now. It's definitely a course where over multiple plays the power needed to hit the intended lines would be a learned skill. Generally speaking, the par 4s are all short and you need to hit a landing zone off of the tee to have a look at the basket. Most of the doglegs are severe.
The course probably favors RHBH tee shots with around half of the holes turning left off the tee. The amount of turn varies greatly from hole to hole, from gentle left fade, to 90 degree turns, to one (as has been mentioned before) almost horseshoe shaped hole. The rest are a mixture of straight and right turning holes. There's not a lot of elevation on the property, but the course makes decent use of it. There are a couple "across small valley" tee shots along with uphill, level, and downhill throws.
Cons:
On a couple/few of the holes, the severity of the dogleg on a short par three is such that it would be nearly impossible to get close to the circle for a birdie putt. Maybe with more play I would find better lines. But after just one play it seems that, if the current tee and basket locations are kept, that the inside of the curve in multiple fairways could use some clearing. Instead of a 150' throw to a 90 degree (or more) dogleg, the inside corner could be mellowed to allow for a more reasonable hyzer, for example.
The course is quite short, and all in the woods. So some of the holes seem repetitive. No real "holes to remember."
When I showed up it was about 7:00 a.m. and I happened to run into the owner. She said that they normally don't open until 10;00 and that I was lucky to run into her. So you may want to find a phone number and call ahead of time if you're planning on playing early.
Other Thoughts:
After reading the most recent review before mine I was considering not even bothering to play the course. I'm very glad that I did, though. It was the closest course to my brother in law's house that I hadn't played yet at 40 minutes away so I thought I'd give it a shot. I would definitely go back again as I was only able to play 18 and would like to go around a couple times to get a better feel for the lines.
I took a lot of pics, but most didn't turn out well on my phone as dark as it was in the woods. If I had better pics, I'd remember the holes better. Unfortunately, though, none really stood out enough for me to remember many specifics. So I'll just give an idea of what I think of a couple that I do remember that would be typical of the course.
Hole #15 was a cool right turner. It's a short par 4 at only 326'. Your drive needs to be about 250'-275' to hit the landing zone for a clear look down at the basket that is basically a 90 degree turn to the right.
Hole #16 is only 262', but plays distinctly uphill. It's a left turner, but there are two distinct lines to take off of the tee. I tried them both. One was a wide, high hyzer. The other was a straight, tight line, needing fade at the end. I just happened to hit both fairways cleanly and my drives ended up about 15' apart, despite the totally different lines.
Hole #17 is really short at 186'. It is a very straight, tight, fairway with a drop-off down to some water beyond the basket. Just a fun little hole.
I would recommend playing the course if you like short, wooded, courses. Don't go far out of your way to play it and hopefully you won't be disappointed. Chances are, it won't be your favorite course. But hopefully you won't hate it. I found it quite fun and a pleasant play, especially since navigation was so simple due to all of the next tee and directional signs.