Great course hidden in Shawnee,Ok. Good design. Shots line up well. Challenging without being to difficult.. Some great distance lines for airing out the arm..

Vicious Water on 2.. Maybe just me but I swear I lose a disc every time I play....lol. Still a work in progress so still some heavy underbrush and high grass on banks.. Huge brush pile on 16 is super sketchy..

Overall I really love this course.. Play it a few times a week as I live close... With a little more love this course could be one of the best in central Oklahoma

This course has a good amount of shot variety and favors both technical lines and guarded baskets for difficulty with some open field lengths thrown in at the end. Very few forced lines allow for multiple options on most holes resulting in plenty of birdie opportunities, especially the front nine. I felt like if I played it again, I'd likely trim a few shots off the score just from familiarity, if that makes sense. No obviously required overhand shots on most holes, which I feel is a lazy designer's get-out-of-jail free card for obstructed pins. Righty/left balance is good and there are a few holes that specifically reward a well-placed RHFH/LHBH shot, but don't force it as the only route to the basket. Still, a balanced game is required to score well. Only a few holes really air out the arms and they usually have an increased par to show for it.
Elevation is used well and somewhat deceptively on a few holes where pedestrian lengths suddenly increase due to the uphill shot. The tee on #1 is the closest thing to a cliff shot on the course and the elevation on 8 (decline to the basket that has a pond within a few feet behind it) is probably the most effective use on the course. Most of the length on the course in on the back nine, specifically the last half of the back nine and tired arms will lead to higher scores.

The hole signage is excellent and the course design flows fairly well with a few exceptions. Baskets are pristine Discatchers with the always hated yellow chastity belts for visibility. You can usually see the next tee sign from the previous pin so navigation is pretty straightforward.

The course wasn't overly busy on a late afternoon and for the most part traffic on the course isn't problematic as there's a decent separation between pins and tees.

No tee pads to speak of and it was hard to tell which side of the tee sign you were supposed to throw from on a few holes as the course is not really beaten in yet. It sounds like a minor detail, but it could have an effect on the designer's intended line. The earth in the vicinity of the tee signs isn't beaten in, as I mentioned, and there a few of the tees that present the potential for 'reduced enthusiasm' on your drive so that you don't roll an ankle. Plenty of undergrowth that needs to be whittled down in places as well. The bleacher components are a hazard on #5 and a huge brushpile on one of the last holes forces a line/removes some options. Not sure if it's a permanent feature or temporary.

While the signage is great, an indication or direction to the next tee would be great or even a painted spoke on the basket, just for a little more way-finding. Not a deal-breaker though. The only time I got confused was when I teed off on #7 and it turned out the most visible basket was #9's.

One or two of the holes have a somewhat WTF factor with the way the basket is guarded. I'm thinking specifically of 7 and 14. #7 has about 270 degrees of protection with thick brush and tall trees, so even a good drive may not reward you with a line to the pin. #14 doesn't have BHRH line that won't either fall short, leaving the pin guarded, or hit one of the two layers of trees guarding the basket if you hit your distance. #13 has a pretty severe RH hook at the end too, but it's at least a defined lane to the basket. #14 doesn't really have a lane.

The guarded basket theme was a little repetitive and it felt like at times there were several holes in a row that were very similar. I had a hard time remembering some holes as they just slight variations on previous ones.

Watch for baseballs on 6, 7, & 8 during batting practice. I came out of one patch of underbrush with a tick on the back nine. No benches or trash cans were visible on my visit and the nearest public bathroom is likely the closest gas station. There was some standing water in low areas that present casual water issues and muddy shoes/discs, but it had been raining the last few days so your mileage may vary. The walk back from 18's pin is basically straight up 1's fairway.

This course flows primarily north south beginning at the parking lot behind Taylor Residence Hall. It heads around a series of ponds (of various sizes), behind the baseball field, through the woods along the north edge of the property, and then through a series of fields heading back toward the ponds at the start. Water is in play on a few holes, but not with much risk/reward, more just uber-penalty for shanked shots, with the one exception noted above.

This course reeks of potential. Alternate pin placements, concrete tees, a handful of benches and trash cans, and some general brush clearing/grass cutting would definitely turn this into one of the better courses in central Oklahoma. Throw in an online map and remove the obstructions noted and you'd be hard pressed to find a better course outside of the major metro areas. There's a good chance I'll drive the 30 minutes from OKC to play this course again.