Pros:
It's another disc golf course in the area. This simple little 9 hole course starts by in the trees by the far left corner of the parking lot and ends at the parking lot at the other side of the building by the senior citizen center. There are a few natural pads. On other holes there is nothing, so just tee off from either side of the basket. The hole signs are orange and show a route, complete with trees, and the hole number. The baskets are MVP Black Hole. They're a double chain model but cheaply made with thinner gauge steel than other brands. # 1 was stolen a while ago but has now been replaced or returned or found? But now, in a true moment of inspiration, someone of genius level mentality, has driven a small metal fence post into the ground under the basket so that now, this metal pole sticks up through the bottom of the basket and is padlocked to the chains. I'm sure these steel poles are placed here as a theft deterrent and I'm pretty darn sure, you won't be seeing them at a course near you. Although, this might not affect your putting, it will affect the mental part of your putting. But if you're playing this course, I doubt very much if you have a PDGA number or a bag or a putter or a job or a car or even a DGCR secret membership card.
The holes are mostly short, think 150' average. Holes 2 & 3 play with the Rogue River on your left. It would take quite a errant hyser to reach the river but later # 6 does have some nasty, thick rough on the left. Then 7-9 play out to the open lawn area although #9 does have the basket close to some nasty rough.
Cons:
The design here is terrible. The designer could not have possibly ever played disc golf. Obviously this is Course designed for beginners/rec players but then you have holes like #6 playing through a tight little window with nasty rough on the left.
Whoever thought sticking a steel post through the chains has obviously never played.
No tee pads.
Silly signs with no distance listed.
Other Thoughts:
As I finished my short, but amusing round, with darkness fast approaching, as I walked the long walk back to my car, there were a group of scruffy looking dudes and girls hanging out there in that corner, playing their music and a hugging on each other. They weren't threatening but they did make me a little uncomfortable. I can imagine these same scruffy dudes doing some damage to the course here. They had that look that just oozed discontent and shouts, "I'm bored and I'm looking for something to break up and these baskets look breakable to me."
If I had the chance to adjust this course, just a little, I would take out one of the holes close to the river and add another hole out in the field somewhere. It wouldn't make this a great course but it might help some. About my rating, a 9 hole course, with no pads, cheap baskets and a terrible design is not a average course (2.5) it's way lower than that. I'm probably generous giving it a 1.5.
I think course is looking at a short shelf life. Between lack of play and being in a shaky neighborhood, I predict this course will be toast in two years, summer of 2019, I say. You can look it up, in just two short years