Pros:
Challenges/Pros:
• Tightly positioned pine trees and moderate sized bushes increase difficulty on most holes. Additionally, there is a wetland during the spring on the right side of #1/#10 and #2/#11 that you will want to avoid.
• A relatively short course but quite technical with short to intermediate length tunnel shots at many holes. I have played in winter but with the powder snow you'll want to think about having spotters...
• Great mixture of holes favoring forehand and others backhand.
• Ample opportunities for birdies with accurate shots and an ace opportunity on #4.
• Signage is good from the tee boxes with hole length accompanied by a useful diagram of the typical approach.
• Unusual for a DG course will be the occasional small airplane buzzing overhead on their landing approach.
Cons:
Opportunities for Improvement:
• Fair condition natural tee pads that need work and would greatly benefit from replacement by cement pads.
• The path to the next tee is usually identifiable by a visible footpath but is otherwise not always adequately marked.
• The course may get a bit crowded if very many people are playing with only 9 baskets for the 18 tee boxes. I would note however that the two times I played there were only a few players.
Other Thoughts:
Perspective: Intermediate level, Master's 60+ player with low to intermediate arm strength.
Course Details/Info:
• Recently expanded from a 9 to an 18-hole course that plays through a moderate wooded area south of the local high school and north of the airport. However, there are only 9 pins with 18 different tee boxes.
• A paved bike path borders the western edge of the wooded course.
• There are some parking areas in a dirt lot close to the bike path.
• Organized in a counter-clockwise fashion.
Summary of Rating/Play:
• Recommend playing all holes as Par 3's rather than as marked with the possible exception of #9/18 which is longer plus its pathway is tortuous and wooded.
• Very appropriate for beginning to intermediate adults or younger players particularly if one wants to work on tight fairway drives, approach shots, and putting.
• Also good for Masters 50-60+ if they enjoy more technical rather than long bomber courses.
• In general, I would rate this as a "3" course for the above groups but big bombers may not enjoy it as much.