Pros:
- all 9 baskets are present in decent shape (though a couple are crooked)
- navigation is pretty intuitive
- a small amount of elevation change included
- some interesting obstacles on hole 2
- tee signs are all generally intact
Cons:
- extremely short with virtually no challenge whatsoever
- tee signs are rudimentary and some have incorrect lengths
- baskets are very old and basic ChainStars
- tees are natural
- pitch and putt only; maybe 2 holes require more than a midrange
- virtually no amenities
- plays very close to the school
- hole 9 does not end near hole 1
- various safety hazards
Other Thoughts:
There's just about nothing to get excited about here. If you go to school at Hanna Beardsley, it may be cool to have a course here, although only the most basic beginner is going to enjoy it. For anyone else, this is a "check the box, I bagged it" course if you care about it and a waste of your time if not.
This course is almost entirely flat and wide open with most holes under 200', or even 150' in many cases. A midrange and putter are all you really need with 1 or 2 exceptions. There are some decent obstacles on hole 2, but that's about it. Hole 2 plays very close to a fairly busy road and is not ideal. Similarly, holes 6, 7 and 9 play pretty close to the track, with 7 throwing directly over it. This is not a very well designed course, but I don't know what more they could have done in this location other than just not build it. Plus, you probably shouldn't try to play it when school is in session anyway with how close it is to the building, so the safety hazards are less of an issue here. I can't imagine this course being anything other than deserted on weekends.
Hole 1 is to the right of the building if you are facing it, with the tee right up against the building. Hole 9 ends on the complete other side of the school after you wrap around the back. It's not a huge deal but definitely isn't ideal for parking. Holes 2, 8, and 9 incorporate some limited elevation change, but that's about the only positive you can pull out about the course design.
Overall, I'd skip this one unless you're a passionate bagger like me. There are better courses around, even if you only want to play 9 holes. Expect this one to take you barely over 20 minutes, maybe 30 at the absolute most.