Pros:
This course replaces the Vandal and is about a mile from that site. It is a tight tree course with good use of the terrain to create tough holes without being able to make them overly long. It is very new but is being shaped fairly quickly and I like how it is looking. Holes wend through the woods and alternate between tunnel shots, pine picket fences, and shots that would be a tunnel on other courses that seem open by comparison. Nice variety and use of available terrain.
Signs are different from what I have seen, Wood burned planks with all the necessary info. Low tech but does everything they need to.
Cons:
Most of these have to do with age of course and I know they will get better over time. The Vandal was a well done course and I expect they will do the same here. This includes the tee boxes which are currently roughed in and a little hazardous. About tweaked my back on 1 which dropped more than I expected. The pads that are in are well done but short and raised enough that you can't start behind it. Tee on one of the back holes, I think 12 or 13 is set in an area behind a log that gives a n interesting look at the pin but under current layout makes a RHFH throw impossible and a RHBH throw hazardous. It looks like pad placement can fix some of this then they put in the concrete if they are careful.
A couple of holes are a little close to each other but not too bad with the notable exception of 14/15. The walkout to 15 goes along the blind part of the fairway of 14 where a RHBH is likely to land. If the pair following us would have had bigger arms we may have been hit. Could easily be redirected to safer path.
A couple of the holes are super short, 150' or less with tight doglegs to be able to fit in 18 holes.
Finally, the creek, while nice doesn't flow very fast so there were plenty of mosquitoes that we hadn't expected. Bring bug spray.
Other Thoughts:
I will miss The Vandal but this course looks to be a worthy replacement. It will be shady on hot summer days and is nicely different from other local courses.I wish them well getting it finished and look forward to playing it again.
I will raise rating as improvements proceed.