Pros:
- Reasonable mix of open and wooded holes
- Nice, isolated plot of land
- Good distance, let's you open up your arm
- *Update* Multiple baskets on many holes
- *Update* Well maintained
Cons:
- Tall grass as rough means lost discs or a long time spent looking for them.
- Very few holes with any actual line shaping
- No concrete teepads *Update* New Concrete Tees
- Almost all the signage on posts is completely destroyed or unreadable *Update* Tees could use an update but are serviceable
Other Thoughts:
I last played this course with 3 other people and we are by no means beginners. However, even employing spotters, we lost track of several discs into the long grass being used to shape fairways. This does not make for a fun round of disc golf. we probably spent half an hour wading through the rough looking for our plastic, lost one disc, and easily could have lost more.
The strong winds during most of the round didn't help in our attempt to keep discs out of the long grass, but it has been windy every time I have gone here, and that is likely a very common scenario with such open holes.
There are a handful of interesting holes once you get out of the open fields, but they are few and far between, and in my opinion not worth suffering the mostly boring open holes, many of which include the chance of losing discs.
The grass tee pads don't help matters providing a much less than ideal run-up as you are trying to drive.
I could understand frequenting this course if it was the only course near you, but for most people I imagine there are better options (Madison Meadows, Katherine Legge, Eagle Ridge, Wheeler Park, Central Park or even Highland Park for example)
Having recently moved, this is the closest park to me, but I am not sure I will return. Playing this course was only slightly better than going to the large field just to the north, and working on my drive where I do not have to spend 10min wading through tall scratchy grass filled with bugs. I would much rather spend an additional 10-15min in the car to play an enjoyable round of golf.
**** UPDATE 11/2020 ****
I recently played this course for the first time in 6 years after a couple conversations with local players advising me to give it a second look. There have been a handful of improvements since I last played over half a decade ago: new tee signs with hole number and distance(s), new concrete tee pads (tho only for the short positions, long positions are listed on many tee signs), more regular maintenance/mowing. These improvements address many of the "quality of life" issues I previously had with the course.
The golf is still mediocre, without much line shaping required, but I enjoyed my round much more than previously. The time of year likely also affected my perception, as there were no bugs and much less undergrowth during my mid-November round, but the improvements are still enough for me to bump up my rating half disc. I will be playing this course more regularly, and hope that the level of maintenance is maintained going forward. There were quite a few people out enjoying the course on a late Saturday morning, great to see the improvements have been well received, I certainly appreciate them.
****Update 7/2023 ****
Leaving the entirety of my old review for posterity, but it could be entirely re-done at this point. I don't think I have had my perception of a course change so much, and it is entirely due to all of the work put in by the local clubs. Since my last review, permanent alternate pin positions have gone in on many holes along with new baskets. The course has been cleaned up a lot with new landscaping and benches on many holes. Hard to see baskets have had big flags added to the top to aid visibility. There is a sneaky amount of challenge present here. The tall grass can still be a pain, but in general is maintained better and really only a big threat on four to six fairways. This course went from one I never wanted to play, to somewhere I get to frequently. Well done to all involved in the fantastic face lift and course improvements.