This is a middle of the road quality 9 hole course in a very convenient location that is fun, easy and quick to play without a whole lot of challenge. If I lived nearby I would be here quite a bit. The course starts and ends at the parking lot without any baskets or real amenities along the way. The tees and baskets are good. One of the things that stood out to me was the use of rocks as "next tee" markers where if you looked close enough near some of the baskets you would see rocks with a white arrow painted on them to point to the next tee. That was welcome on 2 or 3 holes where the next tee would not have been readily apparent. But as you can guess after one time through you would have this course figured out. I loved the elevation, which added a bit of challenge...especially finishing out on 9 with a longer downhill shot toward the parking lot. I couldn't see that basket from the tee so I shot too far to the right. The course didn't have anyone else on it. I don't know if that is typical or not but it didn't leave you waiting on others.

All in all, a fun course that I would play again if I were ever near by.

Short...very short. Other than that, what you see is what you get. It could use some good signage but the course is what it is...it isn't meant to be a high caliber course. This would be a great beginner/learner course for people new to the sport. No real OB, mandos or anything to make extra challenge of the shorter course but that is fine too.

I would love to play a safari round out there sometime. I would also love to see the course extend into the unused section of the park for either a few more holes or to lengthen the course a bit (the first would probably be easier to accomplish than the second).

-fun layout that has a good variety of shots for 9 holes
-makes great use of the elevation throughout the park
-nice baskets and concrete tees
-permanent 2nd (longer) basket on hole 1
-close to downtown, adequate parking

-lower part of the course gets very soggy
-errant drives can easily end up in other fairways
-very limited space but the holes are designed well within that space

This little 9 hole course plays through a small city park on a big hill with lots of large mature trees. The holes are mostly shorter with a few places to open up a little bit. Hole 1 has an open fairway with a tree line on the right and a creek on the left. A great warm up hole before more trees come into play but you still have to be sure you don't hyzer into the creek. I loved that there was also a permanent longer basket on this hole that is about 150' further down the fairway.

Holes 2 through 4 are shorter but have lots of large trees in play. There are obvious, fair lanes to the basket on each but you need to hit the line, especially on 3. Hole 5 is one of the longer holes and there is a tight gap halfway down the fairway. Hole 6 has a cool left to right lane to hit and hole 7 is a short downhill ace run. Finally 8 and 9 go up and then back down the hill. A fun way to end the round.

The baskets and concrete tees are in great condition and hole number and distance are engraved in the tees. The park is clean and looks like a pretty safe area. I was impressed overall with the design and execution of this course. It's a fun round that is easy to play quickly or spend the afternoon playing multiple rounds. A great option if you don't have the time or perhaps transportation to make it out to Flat Rock Park.


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