Pros:
I'm completely redoing this review since three holes were removed and replaced completely, the change is almost enough to make it feel like a whole new course. The original holes 10 & 11 were taken out by a dog park and original hole 13 (ran lengthwise by the tennis courts) is gone. So now hole 12 becomes the new hole 10 and holes 11, 12 and 13 triangulate beyond the woods from old 12's green, mostly in a field completely unused by the original course.
So basically this is an older course in an old park that really shows its age. What's good is that you often have the course to yourself. It's short and mostly wooded so a skilled (at missing trees) player can play a super quick, fun round here. The front 9 is mostly very technical, quite ace-able holes, then holes 10-14 are fairly open, especially the new holes), then it finishes up with more tight, technical, wooded holes.
Many of these holes are short but they're all pretty fair with fairway widths. You won't miss your drivers much but there's enough variety and scrambling needed that you won't feel completely silly with a full bag i.e. with hole 9 I deuced on consecutive days using a FH roller even though there is a hyzer line. There's also a decent amount of elevation change here and there to help spice up otherwise bland, short holes.
Usually a bench and tee sign at most holes.
Cons:
Lots of holes of 200' or less, very much a deuce or die course for the majority of the holes. A couple of really tight holes aren't gimmies like holes 6, 8, 9, the new holes 11-13, and holes 16 (might be the hardest hole on the course) and 17.
Very frequently the next tee is stupidly close to a basket or in the line of fire, especially the front 9 which is crammed pretty good into woods. Tees alternate between concrete (which are small by today's standards) to bare patches in the dirt to fine gravel. There's no uniformity of teeing surface whatsoever. The baskets are ancient Mach 3's, some a little banged up. The tee signage is very basic and occasionally missing.
Navigation can be tricky. The original tee and sign for hole 11 is still there, ominously pointed at the dog park like a relic from a bygone era. Finding the new holes, 11-13, isn't intuitive but there's a little path through the woods if you're paying attention. You'd probably be more confused if you played the original course than if you've never been here before. Holes 12 and 13 don't have tees or tee signs but it's fairly obvious where they are thanks to the selectively mowed fairways. They are, however, very close to what appears to be possible homeless camping sites. Also not family friendly are the numerous glass bottles strewn about and a presumably stolen safe that was cracked open there. The rough for these new holes are tall weeds that aren't mowed but mostly just a nuisance to hunt a disc in rather than a serious disc losing hazard. The approach into the woods on hole 13 is a bit too tight and luck rewarding I think.
Other Thoughts:
The new holes add a lot more variety to OT Sloan. They're properly long, distance driver appropriate holes mostly in the open rather than short, technical woods holes. They're cleverly designed open holes too, utilizing transitions in and out of woods for interesting greens and tees, landing zones mowed out of the rough meadow to entice playing for par and hole 12 is angled and long enough that it's arguably a par 4 for White and below players.
Thanks to these holes, this is a surprisingly fun round in a seedy park and a lot more worthwhile to play. I miss the holes taken out by the dog park but the replacements are good and much less conflicting with other park areas. Glad to see old hole 13 by the tennis courts gone b/c it was a big safety hazard and often very damp. This won't be the most memorable course you'll ever play but it's definitely worth checking out if you're nearby and merits the occasional out-of-town visit.
The Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken place right off hwy 421 is some of the best chicken I've ever eaten.