Pros:
- Innova DISCatcher baskets in decent shapes
- full color maps on tee signs
- tape on baskets to indicate next tee direction, navigation was straightforward
- good incorporation of water hazards, though a throw over water might be nice too
Cons:
- too close to residential yards/hazard of errant throws
- hole 6 sort of throws towards a children's playground
- street crossings
- natural tees
- limited obstacles
- strange layout/flow on an oddly shaped piece of park land
- no amenities
- no elevation change
Other Thoughts:
Pickeral Point Park is one of the most unique courses I've played if you exclude the best of the best. It has a somewhat odd layout where it snakes through a narrow strip of park land between residential houses, dips into another park briefly, then comes back through that strip. I found it kind of entertaining, but I suspect most people would just find it weird.
The baskets were in decent enough shape, although some of the mounting heights were odd (on average, they seemed a bit high). This course was natural tees only, but they were essentially fully grassed, which makes me think this course gets very little use. There is some risk of throwing into someone's yard if you aren't careful, which isn't great. You also have to cross 2 roads multiple times during play, but they are very quiet.
I think my biggest complaint is between 1 and 2 you pass through a wooded area that could hold 1-2 cool holes. That would have been a better use of the space. Holes 2, 3, 4, and 9 throw along some ponds which add some challenge. Otherwise, the course is extremely open and pretty straightforward.
Like many, I wouldn't seek this course out again, but despite it's weird configuration, I had a pretty good time playing it. I'm just not sure the locals will love people traipsing almost through their backyards hurling discs around.
I believe there was an outhouse and a picnic table near the start of the course, but that's about it for amenities. This one is pretty off the grid.