Pros:
Course flows well, no crazy long walks between holes.
Benches at some holes.
Holes are all fun except #9? (the longest one on the course)
Not sure if it's #9 due to lack of signage or numbers on baskets.
Plenty of restaurants and convenience stores nearby.
Nice park setting, plenty of other people using the park, so not too worried about shady things going down.
Some really pretty spots.
Cool to play some of the same holes used in the USDGC.
Very open course, you can really let it rip on a few if you've got the arm.
Good course design, nice use of the available space.
It's got uphill and downhill holes, and takes you on a nice loop around the lake.
Cons:
Navigation is horrible for first time players.
There are tee signs at some of the holes, but they only tell the distance and par. There is no picture of the hole. Many holes have no sign.
There are numbers on some of the baskets, but there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to what these numbers mean.
I only saw 1 arrow indicating the location of the next tee.
Very open course , lots of long throws which seemed repetitive. Also, bring lots of sunblock on a sunny day.
Lots of goose crap on those long open holes in the grass beside the lake.
The course doesn't play back by the parking lot but once, hole #4? It's not that big of a deal, but it would be nice if you needed to get something out of your car, or stash a jacket if you get hot, etc.
Course maintenance doesn't seem to be all that great for a course of this reputation.
I've played it twice, the first in July, and the grass seemed like it hadn't been cut in a few weeks then, and today, January 1, many of the tee-pads were dangerously slick with mud and goop. Granted it has been wet around here lately, but I doubt the pads had been swept since October.
I didn't see a trash can anywhere on the course.
Benches only at some of the holes.
Other Thoughts:
Most of my cons really aren't that big of a deal, with the exception of the navigation for a first timer. Actually making the throws from the tee pad to the basket is a good experience here. I prefer more wooded courses like most of the rest of the ones in the greater Charlotte area, but I'll be back to play here again.