Pros:
ok so i gave this course a 2. this course has relatively new baskets, there are clearly defined paths from hole to hole on the first nine. pink streamers mark not only your way from hole to hole, but the tee boxes as well. this is a great practice course. the holes are short, but with some some tight woods, or some cool technical shots, it will be a low scoring game, but there is enough to challenge you and make you use way more shots out of your bag than I thought it would. bring a good mid range and a good fairway driver, your long arm is not needed.
Cons:
lets start with the swamp, literally. the other reviewer said don't go after a heavy rain, we've had dry sunny weather for about a week and a half, and there was standing water everywhere. i was using my dragon in some cases just to make my life easier. a few holes the basket was in a 30 ft wide puddle, that you were going to have to walk through even if you ace it.
With the water came the mosquitoes. good lord there were mosquitoes. i bought a full can of Off the other day, and the three of us almost emptied it on nine holes. saying they were awful doesn't even scratch the surface. the markings, while i applaud them for making do with what they had, and trying to mark the course, were confusing. there were times you weren't sure if they were marking the path to the next hole, or you had arrived at the next tee box. these three factors led to us voting unanimously to leave after 9 holes, and drive to athens, where the course is awesome.
Other Thoughts:
I like this course, i honestly do. I see it to be a fun, technical course that could really be on my favorites list. They just built it in some low land, so that the water doesn't drain at all. When it gets cold, the water goes away and the bugs are gone I'll be going back for sure, but it was bad enough today I couldn't finish my round. props to van for having a course at all. If I'd played this course when it was dry, it would have been a 3 or 4 for sure. for directions, exit I20, head into town, take the first entrance to the jr high, and you'll see the pictured mailbox behind the football field.