Pros:
Has that feel of, "This is what Disc Golf is supposed to be!"
World class challenge
One of the best finishing holes in the game
Easy to navigate because of excellent "Next Tee" signage
Great tee signs
Large concrete tees
Great use of available elevation and terrain
Several "Signature Holes"
Cons:
Some long walks between holes
If your disc makes a splash landing, you're probably not getting it back
Other Thoughts:
Played Jordan Creek after a week of solid rain, expected it to be a muddy mess, was surprisingly not. I played this course a few times before the construction/redesign so I was excited to see all the work... With that said, we skipped the new 15 even though the new tee pad was just opened for business.
To me, Jordan is the epitome of a risk/reward course. There are wide fairways and clear lines through the woods tempting big throws... But mistakes are usually severely punished. The creek comes into play on almost half of the holes and the density and size of the crap off the fairways often makes just giving up a shot and tossing back to the fairway an adventure. There are a lot of fast greens here, going for it and missing can leave you with an even longer comebacker. Some, like the new Hole 6, have incredible roll-away potential (I 4 putted from the bottom of the hill. The first, a front rim banger, rolled back to almost exactly where I had just thrown from, the second, another clanger, stopped about 5 feet to the right of that spot). Hole 10's green is a mini rock cliff and a STEEP hillside. It's also one of those holes that you aren't going to soon forget. Holy Crap what a hill!
Hole 7 is a unique and memorable hole as well. Almost the entire fairway is a pond. This last time around was the first time I wasn't totally intimidated by this hole. There's no going in after your disc here, it's basically a steep edged bottomless pit full of water, even a retriever won't do you any good. There's no safe but longer route around the pond as far as I know. The closest I've come to losing a disc was trying to throw to the right side of the pond when I didn't think I could get all the way across and I hit a tree and my disc bounced back almost going into the water.
Hole 18 is yet another signature hole; Downhill over a creek dogleg to the right probably laying up before the real creek, then over it to the green and basket. I say downhill, but it's more like you're throwing off a 30' cliff.
I played here when I was a total noob and really enjoyed the course. I like it even more now that I've been playing a while, even though I'm still a rec/intermediate level player. The course has well thought out landing zones for players like me that need more than one throw to reach some of the longer or more technical holes. It's a pretty far drive for me, about an hour and a half each way, but totally worth it. I've played almost all of the Lehigh Valley courses and other than SoMo, Jordan is the only one I've played more than once (South Mountain is a half hour closer and is one of my absolute most favorites). Not nocking the other local courses, Jordan Creek is just on a different level. If you're traveling through the valley and only have time to play one course (On your way to Nockamixon), this is the one you should play. I will end this review the way it began, by saying that Jordan Creek is one of those special courses that you walk around with a feeling of, "Wow, this is how Disc Golf is meant to be." Whether the fairways are lush and green or the pond is a frozen block of shiny white ice, playing Jordan is its own reward.