Pros:
What I personally like and how this course stacks up in my list of 9 hole courses:
1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == C-
(Due to the open nature of the course and short holes, it is inconceivable to be punished with a bogey for a bad drive.)
2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I throw 300' accurately, 360' max. == C-
(All holes are too short for me to not expect a birdie. A good course to go out with 1 midrange and see how low you can go.)
3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == B
(This is the strength of the course. Given what's there to work with, the designer did a masterful job of coming up with a layout that forces a fair number of shot shapes. Nice!)
4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == C-
(Typical older public park. The mature oaks are nice, but the seclusion the course provides is zilch.)
5) Bonus points for multi-throw holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == N/A
Other Thoughts:
It's all about feeding the addiction, so I ranked this course subjectively based on my own "personal addiction factor". The grades above tell how well the course will draw me back to itself again and again and again. Since I have played a decent number of courses (149 18-hole, 91 9-hole as of late 2009), my hope is that players/explorers who have similar addiction tastes will find my ratings list helpful as they choose courses to play and explore.
I fully expect others with different tastes/philosophies to disagree with me....that's the fun of things here. See my profile for my rating philosophy.