Pros:
-- Veterans Memorial (according to the city that owns it; not Veteran Memorial) is a solid 20-hole course in a small town that makes good use of trees, some elevation and a small creek.
-- Grass appears to be mowed regularly, and the grounds in general are in good shape.
-- Decent baskets.
-- Does not appear to get a ton of play, so it's unlikely to be crowded.
-- Best holes are 9A, 9B, 11 and 18. 9A is a 225-foot RHBH hyzer around bushes to a basket 15-20 feet from a slope down to the creek. 9B is 325 feet with trees to navigate and some low hanging limbs. No. 11 is 252 feet with a creek bed (dry at that end in March 2022) right and a basket left (through trees) and slightly uphill. No. 18 (334 feet) tees from 30-40 feet above the creek, and the basket is out of sight, left around bushes.
Cons:
-- No map on site. Navigation is an issue. There are some signs to point you in the right direction, but more are needed. From 3 basket, you cross a road and likely come in between two tees, and you have to guess which way to go; 4 is to your left; 8 is to the right. The direct path from 9B basket to 10 tee takes you through the 1 fairway. After 12, you cross the road to get to the 13 tee, hidden from sight by a building. After you putt on 16, you are 20-30 feet away from an unmarked tee. That is 18; 17 is hundreds of feet away, near the main road.
-- Tee pads are rough. Some are pitted, and there is no defined area for a tee box.
-- Holes 4-8 play in a mostly open field (each hole has 1 or 2 trees) and feel like fillers. Four of those five holes play 225-275 feet, which creates a repetitive feeling. No. 5 does have the creek somewhat in play.
Other Thoughts:
-- The No. 1 tee is near the pavilion, across the street from the baseball field.
-- Other amenities in the 200-acre park include a ball golf course, the aforementioned baseball fields, picnic areas, and play structures, and the Bee County Veteran's memorial.
-- The previous review of this course is 9 years old, but not a lot seems to have changed, good or bad.