Pros:
- generally well maintained park
- some decent hole distances for a multi-use suburban park
- some obstacles add a limited amount of challenge
- a couple cool water hazards during back half
- course map at beginning of course
- basic but serviceable baskets
- pole provided near creek for disc retrieval is a nice touch
- baskets have hole numbers (a couple are missing)
- concrete tees, though could be larger
Cons:
- very flat
- significant safety hazards - walking paths, playground, houses
- no tee signs (details in concrete on tee)
- bit of a walk from 9 back to beginning
- parking is not ideal; no dedicated spaces near start
- generally open with few unique qualities
- navigation is not completely intuitive
- creek mostly doesn't come into play on first half of course
- no hole numbers on baskets
- most tees are pretty undersized
Other Thoughts:
This course was pretty forgettable overall. The number of safety hazards stands out - tons of throwing over walking paths, throwing adjacent to residential backyards on holes 1 and 2, throwing near a playground and baseball field... virtually every hole had some concern.
The course is entirely flat with some limited obstacles but nothing exciting. There is some good incorporation of the creek as a water hazard on later holes, although the earlier, wooded portion of the creek is not included which is too bad. On the throw over the creek, there is almost no line to the basket that can be seen; cutting back the growth a bit here would be an improvement.
In general, I really dislike hole info being on pavers or concrete tees. It can make navigation surprisingly more difficult on these open courses without obvious fairways, and in the winter forget about finding anything. The other equipment here is serviceable - while the tees could be bigger, they are concrete and the baskets catch well enough.
With all the suburban Chicago area courses, not much about this one stood out besides the water hazard. The hole lengths are decently varied and respectable; this isn't a totally trivial length 9 hole course.
The park is in fairly good shape besides the growth on the water carry which I'd like to see cleaned up. There are parking lots near the back half of the course, but nothing really available near the start - street parking has no parking signs. Overall, there isn't really anything that would make me come back to this course. The vanilla flat/open aspect plus safety hazards make this one not worthwhile unless you're trying to bag everything - and there are a ton of other 9 hole courses nearby.