Pros:
- Good Mix of shots
-Pretty location, plays along a lake with the water directly in play on a few.
-Friendly locals
-Uses topography well
- Challenging but not impossible
Cons:
-A few holes play literally right next to roads. This is just a recipe for disaster. Also, no mention if roads are OB ( no signs at tees)
-Few, If any trash cans. I saw a fair amount of litter cluttering the tree clumps
-No benches at all, good to have a stool here as I could see this course getting packed.
-Navigation is very difficult with no real next tee signs. there were some temporary ones though. Even finding the first hole was difficult,
-No practice basket
- No tee signs
-a few of the holes play pretty tight to one another. You gotta keep your eyes peeled.
Other Thoughts:
I am from out of town and in Texas for work and I really did enjoy playing this course and plan on hitting it again while I am here. I am not trying to trash this course, I thought it was a really good course and had a ton of fun playing it, but it does have some cons.
The course had some really cool holes and a huge variety of topography - The lake being in play on this course is a nice touch, you literally play a few holes on the beach with the lake completely in play. I would prob call the hole ( #5 i think) with the big hyzer line over the edge of the lake the signature hole on this course.
A lot of shots were needed, and there are not whole ton of easy birdies which i like as way too many courses are deuce or die these days it seems. with that said, there are many birdy-able holes if you execute well.
The actual holes themselves are well designed, and the park space is utilized well.
The navigation on this course was bad- i understand that not every course is going to have a perfect flow, but if it doesn't navigation signs really are a must and would have alleviated this issue completely. Also, with a course that has this many blind shots and tucked away baskets you really need tee signs as well. Had I not played with locals, I would have been really frustrated with finding my way around and finding the baskets on a few holes.
Personally, I think that breaking into the "4" disc rating is when you start to really get into upper echelon courses, and to get into that tier you need to have the small little fit and finish things in addition to good holes like benches, brooms, next tee signs, good tee signs., trash cans, ETC- just the little stuff that really makes a course pop. Like I said I am not trying to trash this course, it is really good and is definitely worth playing- but it does lack the little stuff that would be needed to put it over the top.
with all that said, go play this course. I am glad i did.