Pros:
- 18 holes of disc golf is never a bad thing.
- Long concrete teepads with some texture to help with footing in wet weather.
- Uses almost all of the land available.
- Some interesting elevation changes.
- Uses available obstacles pretty well, though many of the holes do turn into "throw and go" as many have said.
- Tee signs.
- Monkey Trap baskets aren't bad, but I wouldn't label them "top-of-the-line either."
- Numerous benches and trash cans around the course. Not every hole, but at least every few.
Cons:
- Navigation: There were tee signs that were knee high or a little higher on every hole, that showed a picture of the hole (not always accurately) and the number... sometimes distance, sometimes par, but not both all the time, nor did it have any next hole indicator. After you finish one hole, best bet is to look for the nearest teepad, but there were a number of times where I found myself with no idea where to go, so I just started walking until I had to correct myself. Arrows to next hole, as well as hole markers on top of baskets would be INCREDIBLY helpful.
- A number of holes look the same, a few obstacles or guardian tree/bush/electric pole, but otherwise pretty wide open throws. Mando's help on a few holes, as does OB, but where that is can be difficult to figure out if you have never been there before.
- The walking path. As mentioned, the walking path comes into play on the vast majority of holes. Usually there are no "blind" throws when it comes to the path, you usually can tell if someone is in danger, but there are a few holes where walkers can be "in-play" for nearly the entire hole.
- What seems like the signature hole, the mound hole, which I think was 16, was not very well maintained. I think Lebanon had had quite a bit of rain, so the fresh grass clippings were numerous, but on the mound, it was completely overgrown, to the point that you could barely see the stairs.
- Because of the lack of trees, there are a number of holes with no shade or escape from elements. I went and it was pretty toasty, and found myself wishing I had more water.
- As I said, the Monkey Trap baskets are good, but when struggling with navigation anyways, having only a small amount of black plastic coating at the top of the basket left me searching for holes more than I expected on such an open course.
Other Thoughts:
Overall, this was a pretty good course to play, a fun 18 holer in an area that does not have a lot of 18 hole courses. Could be a lot better though with the addition of some trees, and time to let them grow in, as well as some additional navigational help.
The map at the very beginning could use an update, with things like hole numbers for instance.
I am sure after playing this a few times, those things would be no-brainers, but for someone like me who has never played this course before, some of these things were a bit more off-putting than I expected.