Pros:
WHAT TO EXPECT: Massive park complex with a secluded section for disc golf in the very back. Mildly wooded with massive Cedar trees forcing all sorts of angles. Roughly 9 holes offer both short and long tee pad locations, with a few offering moveable pin locations (one set of baskets)
AMENITIES: There were portable toilets near #1 tee pad, a water house spicket near the course sign, and a full sports field complex a couple hundred feet away that appeared to have more modern facilities. Course does play inside of a paved walking trail but rarely was an issue. Couple park benches along the trail throughout.
TEES/SIGNAGE/BASKETS: Large course map showing both long and short layouts next to parking lot. 5' x 10' concrete tees in old but still nice shape. I could see them possibly being slick in wet weather with how worn they are, but I didn't have any issues. Tee signs are typical HB Clark signs with excellent information, hole map, and full color layout. Baskets are aging grey Prodigy baskets that still catch like Prodigy's do. Several holes offer both long and short tee pad locations.
DESIGN: This course is very old and probably one of the oldest in the Bowling Green area at over 40 years old at this point. This course was designed and installed long before disc technology came to what it is today so there are some very short holes (from the short tees). It appears as though long tees were added later on to make the course more challenging and to lengthen it. From the longs, the massive growth of the cedars and the added distance and sharp fairway angles make the course considerably more difficult than the short layout. That said, Advanced players and Pros should still shred this course. As with most old designs, the holes play often parallel to each other, with errant shots sharing fairways and the risk of hitting other golfers when it is crowded is greater than zero. Multiple blind basket locations add to the chance of throwing in on someone. This course really is a showcase of old school course design with emphasis on shot shaping ability, distance control, and scrambling. Nothing at all like modern designs.
EXTRAS: This is a beautiful park for what it is, and for lacking any real water features or stunning horizon background to set it off. Rolling hills and massive old growth trees help you feel less like you are in a park and more like you are out in nature.
Cons:
WORN TEE PADS: As mentioned earlier the tees are showing wear and signs of age and could be very slick in wet conditions.
AGING SIGNAGE: Some of the tee signs, though well done, are probably the original signs from the early 80's and could use a modern upgrade. There is a next tee arrow on the hole map on the tee sign, but this doesn't always equate to the newer "long" tee pad location.
LOST DISC POTENTIAL: There are some seriously thick and massive cedars on the course waiting to eat your disc. Most fairways are mowed short with tall grass left high as boundaries to shape the holes on its borders. While it looks good, it makes for a lot of trudging through tall grass to locate plastic.
ROOM TO GROW: Unfortunately, the long tees are pretty much the end of "lengthening" the course. So it will remain a shorter, tweener style course that the big arms can exploit.
Other Thoughts:
This course evokes a nostalgia feel. While it still poses a decent challenge to the less advanced players, it doesn't quite have the teeth it used to. This throwback avoids big distance, more open course design that most newer parks go far and instead chooses to force you to showcase, touch, angle, and control. I love courses like this and would play often if I was local. Hard course to rate, as the aging infrastructure and lack of modern amenities hurts the overall score. Falls somewhere in between a 3.0 and a 3.5 for me with little potential to improve much beyond that.