Pros:
-Willamette Park is a very large, riverfront park just 10 minutes from downtown Corvallis. The course is moderately wooded with large, mature trees. Unlike many Northwest courses, this one has a high ratio of deciduous trees compared with conifers.
-Concrete tee pads, simple tee signs, and Mach III baskets with extra chains get the job done. A nice large sign board is present at the first tee with park regulations and a course map.
-Several baskets are strategically placed on mounds, hillsides, and next to large trees. It's clear a lot of effort and creativity was put into the course design.
-There's not a clear stand-out hole, but my favorite was #18, a 400 foot shot through a beautiful fairway bordered by mature trees.
Cons:
-The course is for the most part well-routed, except for holes 13-17 which play uncomfortably close to one another.
-Several of the more wooded holes have relatively heavy patches of rough, including in the middle of fairways. Holes 1 and 18 especially have a lot of blackberries on the right hand side.
-While this course is certainly not in poor condition, it looks as if it could use some clean up work. I would appreciate shorter cut grass and tree trimming to open up more lines. On many holes, a low, straight, power shot is the only option and it looks as if more creative lines may have existed at one point but are now overgrown.
Other Thoughts:
-Most holes measure in at approximately 300-350 feet, but a couple short ones as well as a few holes that play as a par 4 in the long position are a nice change of pace.
-As many reviewers have mentioned, this course is very favorable to left handed players and forehand dominant players. I played the course with only four discs and struggled to reach the baskets without my favorite forehand or turnover discs. Hometown pro Nate Sexton certainly shouldn't have a problem shooting 12 down or better.