Gateway Park is a fun, shorter course where nearly every hole is a chance at an ace and low scores. Though the short distances that this course has are paired with mostly wooded holes, minus one or two open holes. The trees obviously add a little bit of a challenge on a fairly straight forward course.

Because of the trees, every sort of shot is needed to play well. This course does not prefer one style of play over another.

Once you get to the course, the navigation is fairly straight forward. The first three holes all play on the grassy median of the place you would park, the course then navigates into the trees and back out towards the center and then moves to the other side of the park. I really enjoyed hole 4, as there is a large amount of risk/reward as the baskets sits very close to a steep drop off. It also features some of the only elevation on the course.

As a first time player here, I originally saw the old course map of the course that was here prior to this one being installed. I was a tad confused since I did not know there was a redesign, so it took me a bit to find where the course was located in the park. Some of the tees still have the old numbers on them from the old course. Hole 4 being the old hole 13 comes to mind.

Because of the easy play, this course gets a ton of use. I waited behind a 7! card on my round here during the week, so I cannot imagine what it is like on a nice weathered weekend. The course also has a lot of mud and standing water. There is also a fair amount of erosion from the constant play.

A walking path comes in play only on a few holes, but it really comes into play on hole 18. Bikers can come zooming through without you knowing. Be aware of your surroundings.

For you Texas folks, this course really reminds me a lot of Agnes Moffit in Houston and Searight Park in Austin. Shorter courses that see a lot of use. Not terrible courses, but not really all that exciting and challenging.

Still, I enjoyed my round here in the hopes to shoot many shots under par (I didn't though). I could see the want of shooting well here be a huge draw to keep coming back,