Pros:
18 Discatcher baskets with dual Blue and White tees providing a challenge for different skill level and variety of shots. Phenomenal use of the elevation, water and woods. Excellent flow of the course and variety of challenges from hole to hole. Two loops of holes back to parking lot. Beautiful park and course.
Cons:
I played this course the first weekend it opened and as such the vast majority of my cons are simply from being a brand new course and I'm sure things have already improved and get better with more time. There was a fair amount poison ivy when I played, but the grass hadn't been mowed which I'm sure would get rid of it with regular mowing in the field. The woods were in much better shape as far as the rough which was surprising. Lacked signage and navigation was a bit rough even with map, although once paths get beaten in I think it will be much easier. Hole 7 and 8 lack a legit fairway IMO, 7 is pure pine plinko and 8 calls for a ridiculously tight line shape with the basket right by the water.
Not really a con, but it was a little weird passing the tee for hole 9 to get to hole 1. There were a number of non-disc golfers roaming the woods/fairways and fishing. Course might be a bit too tough for novice disc golfers.
Other Thoughts:
Greystone Woods is not just going to be one of the premier courses in New Jersey, but one of the best courses around the region. The property is pretty ideal for disc golf with the water, elevation, woods, open space, and natural beauty. I was reminded a lot of Iron Hill in DE while playing here, but the holes here are quite different and unique, I'd say Greystone has a higher fun factor with more diversity. Greystone also has a couple gut wrenching shots with water hazards.
I played the long tees and starting at hole 1 I wasn't quite sure what kind of course I was about to play, but I was exited and with good reason. Hole 1 is a fairly innocuous par 3, a 270' BH hyzer through some woods and sloping elevation left to right and basket behind a ridgeline into the open. It's a tough 2 and not that hard to bogey. Next up is hole 2, I'm playing the course blind and can't see the basket from the tee but I see a fairway through the woods and throw a Boss as far as possible uphill through the gap. I finally see the basket as I approach my drive and I'm looking at still another big driver shot to get near the basket, wow this is a big uphill par 5! Next I walk into the the huge open area in the middle of the woods and find the next tee in the middle, and I spot the fairway going into the woods and uphill again. I huck my Boss up the gap and again looking at another driver approach to tough par 4. Next is hole 4, another par 4 but this time it's big downhill bomb through heavy woods, very fun hole. Next up hole 5 I walk back into the open area to tee off again and this time is a fun and tricky downhill par 3 that goes back into the woods and you want to make inside the gap. Hole 6 is a downhill wooded par 3. Hole 7 is a downhill par 3 with pine trees providing a thrilling dose of plinko to the basket on a fast sloping green. Hole 8 is another heavily wooded downhill par 3 with the basket next to the creek. How did they get so many downhill shots in a row!? So after hole 8 you have completed the first loop of holes, you have already been put through the ringer, right?
Next up is maybe the signature hole, good ole #9 a reachable par 4. The long and short tees are vastly different shots. Playing the long tee you are overlooking the massive pond that sits between you and basket and the line of woods around the pond ready to knock your disc into it if you miss the landing area. This hole is probably more bark than bite, it's thrilling and intimidating! Next is hole 10 a short par 3 overshooting the dam with the basket on a very fast slope and trees around, another fun hole. Next is hole 11, a 534' downhill par 4 through heavy woods, I managed to have a decent look at a deuce, but my putt rimmed around the basket. Hole 12 is winding par 4 through the woods with some rolling elevation, another solid hole. Hole 13 is a par 3 straight tunnel shot with a protected and tricky basket. Hole 14 is downhill par 4 through heavy woods. Hole 15 is a short downhill wooded par 3 with the basket across the creek. Hole 16 is a short par 3 uphill shot through woods with the basket around a fast green. Alright now you have made out of Dante's 16 holes of wooded hell and back into the light of day and you will hear the angels singing hallelujah for the last two wide open holes and both happen to play downhill. Hole 17 changes quite a bit from the long and short tee. From the long tee it's a long par 5 that starts out from a tunnel of woods into the open and then turns to the left and there is water to the left and the basket is almost on a peninsula and guarded by trees to the sides. The short tee is a straight downhill bomb, but the water is just behind the basket to the left and you have the basket on a peninsula with the woods guarding shots from the left or right. Hole 18 is par 4 downhill bomb with the basket nestled into the right side of the woodline. Fantastic way to finish the beast of a course. So if you are into this kind of masochistic disc golf, this is the course for you and me!