Pros:
1) Massive oak trees make this course what it is. They are sprawling, large, and their limbs can create a low ceiling to throw under.
2) Massive concrete tees add the the quality of this course because the sandy soil when wet could be slippery and soft when really wet.
3) Some might consider the hard fast greens with no turf to be a negative, but I kindof like it. It really makes you think twice about an ace run and about going for longer putts. You can easily get an additional 10-20' on a missed putt with no turf, and drives can easily skip as opposed to digging into the turf. I like it because all of the greens are pretty consitant.
4) Beginner friendly course because it is mostly open. I always appreciate a course that caters to all.
5) Garbage cans at the parking lot . . .I thoroughly enjoyed watching the squirrels climb down the trees and into the garbage cans looking for food.
6) This course can be played quickly. I played two discs simultaneously and finished in under 30 minutes.
Cons:
1) Turf is thin and compact from years of use. Supposedly one of the oldest courses in MO.
2) Some of the concrete tees are a little damaged and cracked.
3) DGA signs are old and some are worn off. Hole #7 sign is missing altogether.
4) 5 and 6 fairways cross and create a bottleneck in the corner of the park when they could easily not cross and still have 2 good holes back there.
5) Concrete sleeves around the baskets are rasied, will do damage, and can affect some shots as they come in.
6) Shallow Mach baskets that have lots of damage and inconsistancy and do not always catch that well. S hooks create the inner rings after being welded or attached to the baskets. They are helpful but at the same time somewhat inconsistant. These chains do not have a ring holding them in their place at the bottom, which would help tremendously in how they catch.
7) It seemed like a few of the holes were redesigned and because of the baskets being moved the tees are not pointed the right direction.
8) A little close to a few fences and houses, but you really shouldn't throw outisde the fence areas unless something freakish happens. Regardless, I have a feeling that is why the course had to be redesigned, because of errant throws ending up in their properties.
Other Thoughts:
This course has a fairly high rating despite its poor condition. It is still fun to play despite all of its issues because you have to plan your route on each hole. They are mostly hyzer holes but not all of them so you do need to execute a couple different shots to score well.
This is not an outstanding course by any means, but it still can be fun. Just another course played for me, and it was close to my hotel so I chose this one over any of the others in the area.
I got out of my car, and started walking to find the first tee and saw a penny on the ground. I bent down to pick it up and accidentally set off my car alarm with the panic button, so I apologize to any locals who live right there.