Pros:
- The park itself is very nice, the grass was mowed and everything seemed good. There were pavilions, basketball courts, tennis courts, and bike trails. Seems like you could spend a lot of time out here doing stuff, especially with another course nearby (I did not play Ace Run).
- Teeboxes for the most part were good, tee signs were reasonable, there were some inaccuracies, but I wouldn't say wrong. They seemed old and worn, but they did their job. Nothing is incredible, but nothing is bad.
- The layout seemed fair, I never felt like there was too many left or right turns. There wasn't anything that really excited you about it, but it was just a solid course.
- Navigation was alright. For the most part there were arrows, but I'd say it was easiest to just follow the path around the basket. Other that 8 to 9, there really wasn't much difficulty going from a basket to the next box.
- #9's basket is the only feature that really stood out. It is up on a mound, probably 15ft in the air. You will have to go up a small staircase and up more dirt to get to the basket. If you make a run at it and miss, it is not staying anywhere close to the basket, if you are being serious about playing, you should probably lay up, but really who wants to do that?
Cons:
- I think anyone who has played in wooded course or even just walked in woods would know that spider webs are everywhere, especially if you are the first on the trail in the morning. However............Oh My Goodness.........I have never seen that many, that big of spider webs on one course. I know there is no way they go out and spray bug killer everywhere or anything, so I know they aren't going anywhere, so just watch yourself. The tunnels (which is 14 of the 18 holes) are probably going to have a large spider web somewhere. I never face-planted into one, but feeling on edge all the time was a little too stressful.
- All the reviews have said something about it, the walk from 8 to 9 is absolutely a disaster. When you walk up to #8 basket there is a path to the right, follow it, you will have to use the Five D's of Dodge ball to make it, but it's there. There is no signs, no arrows, nothing. Limbs are hanging into it, grass is grown into it, just not good.
- Once you get to #9, the sign says it's 363ft up and to the right. It's not, it's slightly left sitting up on a huge mound. I don't know if it was just changed after the sign was made, but it's unfortunate that the clear signature hole (the only one that had any lasting impression) has an incorrect tee sign.
- Most have also mentioned the open ending holes. But I do not think all the open holes are bad. The first two (#13 and #14, I think) are two right to left shape shots. You have to make it around trees and can easily miss into woods. #18 is a long open bomb, it isn't special but it isn't a birdie unless you have the arm. However, #17 is dull. 270ft, nothing in your way. It took me 2 seconds to look at it, pick up my Roc, and throw it right under the basket.
Other Thoughts:
- It is a solid course, that if you are spending a few days here should be somewhere on your list to play. I also PA Davis and Magnolia Park (in St. Martinsville), and I preferred those more. I didn't play Ace Run or Heymann Park, so I don't know where to rank it compared to those. Again overall solid, but it isn't all that memorable.