-PREFACE: I rated this course relative to its intended audience. Crooked Creek Crossing is a very good beginner-level 18 course.

-Excellent natural atmosphere in Charlotte's suburbs. Mainly hardwoods, but also mixed with some evergreens. Adolescent and mature forest comprises about 4/5 of the holes. Along the waterfront areas, sycamores and other riparian vegetation, which is sometimes quite dense. Several holes of CCC are in wetland areas (more details on this later). Saw good biodiversity here, including a luna moth, a variety of mushrooms, and little froggies. Other holes play across nicely groomed fields.

-CREATIVITY!: Details: superb hole designs here, with a little bit of everything. Despite short course length and beginner-level-difficulty, technical shots are required for a variety of well-thought out directions. Excellent use of elevation, including a raised basket and multiple baskets at the tops of steep grassy hills. I always love playing here just because of how unique the design is--not to mention the great atmosphere.

-Despite what the course page says, water does technically come into play on several holes. Specifically, water looms off to the left on fairways 6 and 12. The creek is just also just beyond the basket of 6. Additionally, hole 18's mid-fairway has recently reverted into shallow wetlands (there are helpful concrete stepping stones for walking, but my friend lost a disc in the muck). The water isn't a big threat, but it's a presence which improves the satisfaction of a good throw.

-Practice basket / ghost hole 19

-Trashbags hung throughout, and a general lack of litter.

-Good signage

-Bathrooms and water fountain by hole 15.

-Park is exclusively disc golf

-Well-made bridge

-Aces, anyone?

-Biggest con: the mud and wetness. In fairness, it's a wetlands area--and a disc golf course is a good use of this parkland. But the creek clearly floods after rain and swamps many holes. Erosion will be a serious problem here in a few years and steps ought to be taken to mitigate that.

-Only one bench by the tee.

-A few holes play near private property with a barbed cattle fence. An errant shot from a beginner could easily end up on the wrong side on several holes. (To be fair, CCC uses space as effectively as it can).

-The water holes are somewhat incompatible with the beginner-level design. Kids and newbies shouldn't have to worry about losing discs.

-The course tightly packs 18 holes and several holes get too near one another for comfort. Beginners could easily throw errant drives and risk hitting someone. Play with caution.

-Multiple tees would've been nice, and they are probably impossible to fit in at this point.

-Hole 13 is unique but a bit of an oddball. It's par 3 and exceedingly tight (and will only get tighter if the young trees here grow fatter). Doesn't seem to be fit with the rest of the beginner-level intention.

-This is a great addition to the Charlotte disc scene. Creative and beautiful. Kudos to the designers for building a beginner course for the next generation of disc golfers. I always see kids and families here. If you want to introduce someone to disc golf, CCC is one of the best starter-level courses I've ever played. The pars are generous and it's great to see that look on a newbie's face when he/she gets their first birdie.

-CCC is also great for a warm-up round before Idlewild or Dry Creek. It's not hard but it's very well designed. Scenic and fun.

-Favorite holes: 9, 12, 17

Well marked, shorter hole course that has some interesting technical features. It flows and plays well.

No real cons now that the bridge crossing Crooked Creek is in place.

This one goes on the favorite's list for a beginner or intermediate.