Pros:
Good parking at tennis courts and nearby Eric Harold park
Water available at fountain
Garbage can is near fountain. (Pease recycle cans and plastic at home)
Loaner discs frequently available
All disc catchers are Innova Pro 28 Disc Catchers
All holes are < 300 ft. so, while
nothing for those with big arms, shot shaping and finesse are rewarded
Nice course for beginner to intermediate players. There is a lot of generational play with parents and kids playing every day and the occasional group of 70 years old playing.
Heavily wood with high canopy and clear understory.
Park-like. Well signed from hole to hole. Several primitive benches
Trees are in play on almost all holes
Every hole is potential birdie hole; but mistakes risk bogies
There are no 'trick' basket placements and no mandos.
The course is well maintained.
Hard to lose a disc except in fall when all than canopy drops
Generally 10 degrees cooler on hot day
Variety of holes that play either RHBH or LHBH and some both (1, 6, 7)
2 slight uphill baskets (2 and 9)
1 downhill basket (3)
all others level down in the bottomland bowl
There are no great holes but all holes are laid out to take best advantage of the topology and large trees
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Favorites are
Hole 2 slight uphill blind basket that favors L fade but punishes misses
Hole 3 downhill and is the last to surrender its best shot (slight anhyzer R?)
Hole 5 which has surrendered no aces so far but many basket strikes
it is very forgiving right and left
Least favorite is
Hole 9 plays uphill and is unforgiving on L
Cons:
Still in development
Current tee pads are gravel
Some better compacted than others
Course is short at < 1900 ft
All holes have technical considerations but course has only one dog leg (8)
Rain
Wet silt and clay can be slippery after rain
Bottom land accumulates water after heavy rain.
The water in two of the depressions fill gradually.
After Ida slid through, two of the depressions had 6 ft of water .
It drains quickly and the 6 foot of water was completely gone in 2 days (thanks to underlying limestone )
Other Thoughts:
Its very different From Elon (my first home course) or Shady Oaks
It's design borrows on lessons learned from layouts by Stan McDaniel (NC) and Jim Oates (CA)
A fast round can be played at lunch in 20-25 minutes
Many of the trees are smooth bark American Beech and they are resourceful at prevent discs from sliding through. their thin branches
Adding in fall 2021
Additions are in process but do not affect play
All holes will have right and left fade options
All tee pads will be converted to concrete or pavers
6 alternative tee pads
3 alternative baskets
9 alternative basket locations
When complete in Spring 2022 this will still be a 9 hole course but with multiple options of play from 1900 to 3000 lf