Pros:
~ A great course for the moderately skilled who want a challenge
~ If you stay out of the woods, it is also beginner friendly, which if you skip from 4 to 14 (walk over the hill in the clockwise direction around the pond) you could play a more beginner friendly 9 hole course
~ Great diversity, shorter to long drives, mild to thick trees, slow hills to very hilly, fair amount of straight, left, and right approaches
~ Half is well maintained grassy park surrounding a pond, the other half is dense woods
~ Little trash, generally clean
~ Not Claustrophobic, plenty of room to breathe from group to group
~ Around the pond all the tees box are leveled flat concrete surrounded by landscape bricks, also including a nice granite pillar having the par, hole number, and maps for each hole engraved into it
~ The wooded areas are maintained to a decent level
~ Plenty of parking right off the road that circles the pond, in which the disc golf course also circles, just pick a parking area that suits you, look for a near by basket, look then for the next tee in a clockwise direction around the pond and you could take off
~ Located right off North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, which is conveniently just south of I-55 exit 99, for those coming from out of town. Out of the way of most of the City, but not far from some food, convenience stores and other entertainment
~ Pavilions, water spickets, and bathrooms located throughout the course
Cons:
~ Lacks a full map
~ Lacks Granite markers and (in a few cases) concrete tees in the woods
~ Without someone showing you the way the first time, you could become lost
~ The woods can swallow discs, and will if you are not careful, hit your marks
~ Watch the brush in the woods, ivy exists in these woods
Other Thoughts:
~ In the woods, I recommend having a friend spot your disc half way between the tee and basket, or use a bright colored disc you can find, or just hit the fairway and use a landmark to reference where it landed
~ A couple signs around the pond indicating where a couple key holes are, at least hole 1, would be great, when you are about to Melania's Playland, watch closely, you will see the granite marker for hole 3 on your right, and then next hole 1 on the left (Far NW corner of the park)