Pros:
+ Short nine that makes good use of the park's natural features (elevation changes, trees)
+ Pratt's Brook can serve as a great transition for newer players. There are obstacles on most holes, and they'll learn about throwing slight uphill and downhill on holes that vary from 200' to 300'. The pars are way too soft for anyone except beginners. If you're experienced, the course makes for a good place to practice your mids and approaches
Cons:
- The layout is on too small a footprint in the park: 8 of the 9 holes criss cross one another, creating serious risk if there are others playing
Other Thoughts:
~ Practice basket and sign board; loop starts and ends at the parking lot, signs are good (even though they're just paper in plastic sleeves, decent DGA baskets, dirt teeing areas
~ uDisc is helpful, especially on the first tee. The most visible baskets are #9 in front of you and #2 in the distance. The basket for #1 is actually in the trees on the right.
~ Pratt's Brook reminded me of the many neighborhood parks when I first started, providing that first experience of playing a "course" and the thrill of "having to throw around that tree!" This is the kind of course you grow out of pretty quickly, but it serves its purpose of introducing new players to the game and feeding their hunger to find other challenges. This was a bagging stop for me while driving across Maine. I was the only person in the park, I enjoyed going 5 down on the silly pars, so it made for a very pleasant 25 minute rest stop