Pros:
- 2 tees per basket, although i felt the added interest was limited
- well maintained park for the most part: mowed and clean
- nice incorporation of wooded area on the side of the park for holes 5-9
Cons:
- gravel tees
- most baskets are very basic and have rusted chains and shallow baskets
- no maps on tee signs
- limited amenities: no benches, maybe 1 garbage can, etc.
- heavy undergrowth and lack of an actual line in places
- smell from creek is noticeable on holes 2 and 3
Other Thoughts:
This course is maybe a 1.75 for me. I feel like it has potential but just doesn't really have a wow factor in any way. They have it labeled as an 18 hole course, but it's not - it's a 9 hole course with short and long tees. Most of the setup here is as basic as possible - a wood post with hole number and distance, low quality baskets, and not much else. Navigation wasn't wholly straightforward but can be figured out without too much trouble. A course map could be helpful.
The gravel tees leave a bit to be desired. I think I would prefer natural. As others have noted, some of these tees end up feeling like you're trying to drive off of a sand pit, and footing isn't great. I did enjoy some of the wooded holes, but with a little work to make some actual lines this course could be better.
Holes 1 and 2 were pretty basic, open shots with limited tree obstacles. Hole 3 is a nice shot down a narrower fairway, but the rough growth to the right is thick - I was hunting for a disc in there for a long time. Hole 6 is where things start to get a little more irritating - the tee is literally right against the woods - bumping it out 5 feet would be so much better. You're basically throwing a shot from out in the open into the woods but with no real opening in the wooded edge to cut in. I feel like it's purely luck if you drive through the trees and isn't emphasizing any particular skill. Hole 7 and 8 play much more reasonably through the woods, but on 9 you are throwing back out of the woods into the open, and again, lots of potential here, but it's so overgrown there's no real line to follow. I think if some of these holes were cleaned up a bit this course could be a lot better.
The park was generally nice and clean, although Hole 8's tee sign was missing. If I was in the area I might come back and play this course, and I think with a few improvements it could be fun. It's certainly not going to provide an immense challenge (except where there currently is no line at all), but for a quick round it's alright.