Pros:
What to Expect: Park style golf in a, we'll say "well seasoned" sports park that is definitely showing its signs of age. Course provides a nice combination of length, technical shots, and elevation. You will get a solid mix of opportunity to bomb the disc in the open areas as well as be forced to line shape on several other holes. Two separate layouts (single tee, permanent short and long pins) allow the player to choose their difficulty level.
Amenities: Large ample parking lot, multiple sports fields where you can warm up/practice, modern bathrooms, practice basket, occasional trash can on the course.
Tees/Signage/Baskets: As per usual HB Clark courses get this part right. Large textured concrete tee pads in great condition. Course map Kiosk near Hole #1 with course map and all relevant information. Tee signs are large, have all the relevant information for both the short and long pin positions, and have a full color hole map. Short Yellows are Discatchers in well loved but still good shape. Long Blue pins are Blue Prodigy (T2's I think?) in newer condition.
Design (PROS): It appears like the Short Yellow layout came first (If I had to guess) and the long Blues were added later. Something to keep in mind when assessing the assigned Par on both layouts. There is a solid use of elevation throughout (front 9 is more flat playing alongside the creek and more wooded, while the back 9 opens up more as it plays counterclockwise around the soccer fields). Challenging greens that are often tucked into woods inlets or provide some roll away potential. Course does a great job of providing a mix of open holes, two shot placement par 4's, and some tight technical lines. There are some "generous" Pars on a few holes, but they are often risk reward holes (like Hole #5) where you can just throw a simple short shot and hit the bisected fairway and play for an easy birdie, or you can try to mash a small wooded gap to play for the eagle. The use of two permanent baskets on each hole lets the player choose their own challenge, shorts, longs, or mix and match. Which really helps this course cater to all levels of skill. Two independent 9 hole loops as both Hole's #9 and #18 finish next to the parking lot.
Navigation: Very intuitive and easy to get around. Baskets have next tee arrows on them. And you can for the most part see the next tee from the previous basket.
Signature Hole: For me I would choose Hole #18. It isn't the hardest hole by any means but it was very pretty. (Of note this is the only hole where I saw two tee pads). The Yellow looked like a 350ish foot Par 3 to a basket on a side slope. The Blue position was a 775-800 foot Par 5 (soft but risk reward I guess), to an elevated green probably 35-45 feet in diameter and filled in with mulch. Not the most intimidating or difficult, but a nice finishing hole to stay in your memory.
Cons:
Drainage: The course, specifically the front 9 as it follows along the creek, was quite swampy and muddy. I did play after a pretty decent rain earlier in the week, but I can see this course having issues with draining well.
Design (CONS): Confusing mandos on Holes #4 and #5 that aren't marked well or at all. The tee signs do a poor job of specifying which tree the Mando is on as well, considering there are tons more trees in the actual fairway than depicted on the sign. Very soft Par 4's and 5's, specifically on the long blue pin layout. Whereas the short yellow pin layout will have a rather lengthy Par 3 on the same hole. There were spots where one hole was a 350 foot par 3 and then another would be a 350 par 4, or you would have a 400ish foot par 3 for the short pin and then a 500 foot par 4 for the long pin. Multiple tees are in danger of getting thrown at by the previous hole. Hole 6 brings in the chance to thrown into children playing if you miss your line and hyzer out early. If softball is being played while you are on Holes 2 or 3 you run the risk of catching a homer with your face. Almost exclusively RHBH holes. There are only 4 holes that even begin to shape left to right and they are all on the front 9. Some very horseshoe shaped holes that heavily reward the RHBH flare skip, but also leaves multiple holes unreachable from the tee despite being Par 3's.
Upkeep: Though I played right after a storm and this is only a minor con, there was tons of sticks/limbs/debris all over the course. Not sure if this is a result of that storm, or not consistent upkeep.
Baskets: The short yellow baskets are often right in the middle of the landing zone for the long blue baskets. This isn't a major con, but I can see how it would frustrate some players.
Other Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this course. Like a lot of HB Clark's park designs, there isn't anything mind blowingly spectacular about them, but there are also isn't a ton of bad designed holes or big misses. Just a solid park style course that provides a challenge to all skill levels, which is probably the main intention when designing. Just a really solid 18 hole course. Certainly worth the visit when in the area, or if you can make it to TN States. I was surprised to find there were so many courses here, and that were rated well, I wish I would have had time to play them all.