Pros:
Proper signage on 6 of the 9 holes.
One of the holes is over 300'.
One of the holes is a cool downhill dogleg left with an obscured basket.
One of the holes is a tunnel shot.
Cons:
The above are all the same hole.
A volleyball court sits smack dab in the middle of holes 5, 6, & 8, with additional possibilities to hit it from holes 1 & 2.
No challenge whatsoever.
No aspects remotely pleasing.
No reason it should be this way.
**update:
I spoke with the designer, and he informed me that the one rule Shanty Creek gave him was "every hole must be visible from the dining room." I see, now, there was at least one reason it had to be this way.
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Other Thoughts:
I played this pathetic excuse for a course back in 2007. At the time I knew I "never" would come back.
Then I read reviews on DGCR of 700'+ downhill holes, and decide I have to go back, as they must have redesigned it. This year, Shanty Creek took out the redesigned course from 2008, and put this stinker back in, and I ate my words.
To be fair, it is off the Fitness Center's door, and was designed not with DGers in mind, but getting the average shlub out to get some exercise. If you had never thrown a disc before, your score might reflect the course par and you could never be in danger of hitting anyone, except for #8. You might even have enjoyed yourself, but I doubt it.
Course par is laughable. I usually play the posted par the first time I play a course, and my round would have been 9 under, which included terrible putting.
This course is well off US-131, and unless you are trapped at a convention held in Shanty Creek, stay well away, for your own good. It's a shame, too, as Bellaire's brewery, Short's, has very fine brew.