Pros:
- Located at the far corner of a school property, Gilbert attempts to provide a beginner-friendly course for the school children and local community. Most of the course is flat and grassy, with a small smattering of trees and other random obstacles. In the middle is a strip of woods growing in a small ditch. One side of the course is bounded by thick woods, another by a goat farm. Two holes do throw over the ditch and through the woods (#'s 5 & 9).
- Decent signs. Tee areas are sufficient but not great. The course was in good shape and recently mowed, so it does look to be well-taken care of at the very least.
- Easy deuce-or-die and ace-run golf for all but the freshest of players. Only two holes above 250'...one of those is in the 260's the other 400'-ish.
- #7 uses a light pole as the sole obstacle, the basket located directly behind. Points for trying.
Cons:
- Several aspects of the design are terrible for a beginner course but don't add anything for more experienced discers. The holes that play through (#'s 5 & 9) and along (#6) the woods are terrible for beginners struggling with accuracy. The rough/schule is way punishing, and the ditch where a lot of discs might end up is full of all kinds of nasties. Not a good way to introduce kids to the sport.
- Furthermore, #8 throws directly at a fenced off maintenance shed. Easy as pie for a beginner to end up inside, with no chance of disc retrieval. Just horrible design.
- The first two holes had (literally) crap everywhere in the fairway. WTH?
Other Thoughts:
- The first several holes are throwaways. #5 gets a bit interesting, 6-8 are laughable, and #9 is basically the exact same as #5.
- I just shook my head and rode on down the road.