Pros:
- Course is set in and around the college campus, but mostly away from any of the buildings or areas for general activity. A running trail runs through a few places, but barring any organized events, interference isn't an issue.
- Pretty good amount of trees and forest that make for interesting shots off the tee. The front side of the course is more open, with trees taking away lines more than forcing lines. #2 and #3 involve going left or right around some trees, while #6, #7, and #8 only have a few trees to worry about. Most of the other holes have lots more trees; on the back half there are a LOT of tee shots with gaps to hit, some are pretty tight. #12 is a double mando tunnel shot, for instance. #4 has ridiculously nasty rough off the tight fairway; one of the few spots with any real rough.
- Elevation changes abound here, starting with an uphill on #1, as well as #9, #11, and #13. Downhill shots include the mega-bomber that is #8. #10, #16, and #18 are also very high quality downhill holes, with enough trees to force line shaping horizontally as well as vertically. Many spots have sloping areas off the fairway to punish errant shots too, like the left side of #1-#3 and both sides of #4.
- Some tricky pin positions to make for tough approaches, such as trees by #7's and #15's. The parking lot behind #3's pin is tricky as well, due to the downhill approach.
- Good baskets, including a practice basket. Natural teepads were still in good shape, and the flags were still in place. Navigation could be very tricky, though; even with the map it was tough in a couple places (see cons).
Cons:
- Most of the course plays like a typical park style course; you can usually find your own lanes through the trees and cater the lines to fit your game. Not that it is a terrible thing, but it isn't extremely exciting in the grand scheme.
- Layout seemed to be tweaked a little from the maps on here; I have a feeling they moved #4 either seasonally or permanently to avoid interference with cross country. Hopefully it was just temporary, but that is a big loss either way. #5 also seemed to be in a different spot; a fairly easy downhill shot instead of a tough uphill hyzer through trees. Pretty confusing.
Other Thoughts:
- All in all, a pretty solid course that was a good mix of uphill and downhill shots, open and tight tree gaps, short and long hole lengths. Good chances to rip drives for any size arm, as well as tricky ace runs, and many holes in between. Probably better suited for intermediate players or semi-beginners (as long as you have a map).