Pros:
+ Course is located in a large community park with lots of athletic fields, but the play doesn't intersect with anything other than a hiking trail and a sledding hill. The layout is positioned in a wooded hillside edge of the otherwise very flat and open park
+ The course is two 9 hole loops. The front 9 was built in 2007, and the back in 2014. Signage shows the difference: 1-9 use old style DGA fibreglass and 10-18 use very detailed printed metal signs. DGA baskets throughout
+ It's a relatively short par 27. The back nine is slightly longer than the front, but "feels" longer, because the front has a handful of really short holes (2-4)
+ Good mix of open, wooded and hybrid holes. Good use of minor elevation change
+ Hole #18 is a challenging finisher. It's only 325' but it's slightly downhill with low ceilings off the tee and guarding the basket. Pretty easy to overcompensate and hit the ground early
Cons:
- Only Con is the length, especially because of three back-to-back holes that are 126' to 162'
Other Thoughts:
~ There are streambeds traveling down the hillside crossing a few holes, but I'm not sure if they're ever very wet. There is a sneaky small rainwater pond guarding the green on 13
~ Because there's a wide swath of open ground crossing the course (a right of way for overhead power lines), the design features some really good hybrid holes where you're throwing across an open field into a green protected by trees - needing to make a gap that's 175' - 200' off the tee
~ Solid footbridges across various streams; excellent navigational signs to next hole
~ The woods and the elevation make this a better-than-average community park course, but it's pretty short. The technical holes make for fun play, and it's one of the few courses in the area