Pros:
-- Good course design, especially given the terrain to work with. The area is pretty open without a lot of trees and no forest to speak of, so obviously you won't have a course with many tight holes. Most holes are pretty open, but they do try to give you a few well-placed trees or obstacles to shape your shot around to some extent. The course is also fairly short, but there are a few longer holes tossed in to let you pull the high-speed plastic from your bag.
-- For a fairly open, straight forward course it is a lot of fun. A good player will have a lot of birdies and some ace runs out here while a new player will have a forgiving round. I got a lot of practice in with my mids and fairways off the tee, playing anhyzers, spike hyzers, skips, etc.. with a focus on placement on the green. I found this to be good practice for a part of my game that sometimes get overlooked (throwing bombs is fun and putting is important, but a good approach forgives a bad drive and avoids a bad putt). There are a few long holes to break up your ace attempts and birdie runs.
-- Located in a big, beautiful park. The course actually only takes up a fraction of the park and while you can see houses and buildings on the edge of the park, the size of if it does make you feel a bit more detached from the rest of the world than you probably are.
-- Great baskets (I really love the arrow built into the cage to point to the next tee). The tees are the astro turf type, which I haven't had a lot of experience with. They're very large and if they hold up, I could see them being great tees. I was there in January though so some were pretty icy (probably a bit worse than concrete would have been).
-- Brand new course, so everything was in good condition
Cons:
-- Open and basic. As I said, it is fun and well designed, but there still isn't much to work with out here for really unique or challenging shots. When compared to other courses in the area (like West Park, the Canyons, etc...), this one doesn't offer the same variety or challenge. Most holes a decent player should be aiming for a birdie or very easy par. No real tunnel shots. There are a few longer holes though, but they are also open so while you will get to throw your bombing drivers, they aren't super challenging.
-- Windy. The park is very big and very open. On the day I was there, there wasn't much wind at all, but I can very easily see this not being the case on most days. If there is a bit of wind, expect it to be roaring full force on every hole out here.
-- No trash cans at all. No bathrooms. There isn't much around the park, so these two things seem pretty necessary
-- Standing water. This is somewhat of a guess. I played in January and there was ice everywhere. Some fairways were 50% ice or more and the tees were pretty icy in places as well. This obviously made for a tough round, but it is January. However, where there is ice in January, I have to assume come spring will be pools of water. This could make some holes basically unplayable.
Other Thoughts:
This course doesn't really offer anything that makes it a "must play." There aren't really signature holes or anything specifically challenging. However, for what it is (open and mostly somewhat short) it is a good deal of fun. It offers a lot more than most suburban courses put in mostly treeless parks and is well designed for the terrain. In this, I'd compare it to Knoch Knolls, as I wrote a similar review for that course recently (short, open, but surprisingly fun). Unlike Knoch Knolls though, this course does have a few longer holes.
Living in Chicago, I doubt I'll travel down to play this course often, especially since with another 10 minutes on my drive I could be at West, the Canyons, or the Oaks in Mokena. It isn't bad, but for a long drive it just doesn't stand out. However, if I lived in the area, this would be a fairly regular spot to play, especially for a quick practice round.