Pros:
This course is set up on an old ball golf course and has been turned into a disc golf course. There is now a brewery in front of it with outdoor seating so perfect for some food and a beer before or after your round. There have been talks of putting in soccer fields for years, but currently besides a few walkers and a few fishers, its mostly just for disc golf. I have been playing about 3-4 rounds the last two weeks in the morning before work and it takes about an hour to 1.5 hours, including extra drives and trying a lot of new discs out.
- Tee Signs - Every hole has a tee sign with the line and distance to the basket.
-Manicured - This course is always mowed, and looks great when you get out on a play it.
-Shot selection - a lot of different stuff here, Water comes into play, the woods are used nicely when they can be, and they have some nice man made OBs that adds in a little bit of a challenge to it and plays on the ball golf feel. While you may not need a lot of utility discs, you will be able to use a good amount of your bag here.
-Amenities - the course has a porta potty at hole 1, I'd guess about half the holes have picnic tables and every hole has a bucket for trash.
-Business - As I mentioned I mostly play in the morning, but this place doesn't get as much traffic as you would think compared to some of the our courses. Whenever I am at the brewery I hardly see people out there.
Cons:
-Tee-pads - They have rubber tee pads here and if you play in the morning or with some wetness out there they are very slick and easy to slip on.
-Holds water - Make sure to check course conditions as this does hold water on some of the holes. #1 is normally the worst, but it can be bad. If you play in the early morning or before the suns been out for a while, bring a few towels as you'll need them.
-Pretty wide open - while this course does a lot with what it has, I am not sure a pro would much enjoy this course as all of the holes (excluding maybe #5 and 18) should be fairly reachable if you can throw 300+
-The front nine plays takes a bit longer to play and has some more "extra" walking, but I think ultimately this helps with the design of the course.
-Poison Ivy - make sure you are aware it's there
Other Thoughts:
I have probably a larger list of cons then pros, but being completely honest this is mostly nit picking besides the tee-pads because I have been playing this course a lot by myself lately.
Before getting into final thoughts I wanted to mention the rough as it's pretty rough and deep. I did not want to mark it as a con for the most part as it is supposed to be that way and make landing on the fairway more rewarding, but make sure to be aware of it.
Overall this is a fun course. I wish it had some cement tee pads, but for the most part besides hole 9 you can take relief on the side of them. This is not really a destination course, but if you are checking out grand rapids, this may be a good one to hit before lunch and grab a beer and food, or to finish off your day of discing and have some beers and dinner afterwards.
There is also a disc golf shop called Disc Baron that is about 2-3 miles from here and one of my favorites in town. They have most things you could need including almost every brand of discs, and most accessories to boot and the owner was even a member of here years ago.
If you want someone to show you the course hit me up on DMs and I'd always be down to play a round with you if I can make the time!