Pete Henkel is a fun, midrange course. Good variety in a layout that doesn't appear to offer much variety.
- You're not in Charlotte here. It's 20 minutes to Mint Hill Park, and 30 minutes to both Reedy Creek and Scrapyard. But, the layout and vibe feels completely different from Charlotte (in a good way).
- Big fan of the opening hole. The only wide-open hole on the course. Throwing across a small valley, the basket is on the edge of a hill leading up to railroad tracks. The fairway slopes downhill to the left. Any shot that fades left is having a distinct uphill look. Overall, a good hole to loosen up your arm.
- Solid use of elevation. #3 & 5 are both uphill wooded holes. #8 is a fun downhill shot. #2 & 9 also offer good use of elevation.
- Holes #3 - 8 are the wooded portion of the course. #2 & 9 offer good use of trees as obstacles. #3 also tees off over a small creek, one more touch that makes this hole feel different.
- For a short course, there is enough variety from hole to hole that you're getting different looks throughout. That said, if you throw straight, you're going to see birdie putts on most, if not all, holes.
- Good course for beginners and casual players. The longest hole is 240 feet. Very few spots where you could seriously lose a disc. I think the biggest 'lost disc' spot would be on #9. If you smack a tree in front of the tee, and ricochet to the right, that rough looks really thick.

Course was a work-in-progress when I played, so there were some new course issues still being ironed out.
- Biggest issue was the lack of signage. Even once in the park, there's nothing indicating that there is a course here. Without the UDisc interactive map, I'd have had no clue a course was here.
- Signage/navigation between holes could be improved. After #4, I walked directly to #6 because that was the more defined pathway. It wasn't until finishing up #8, that I was certain I'd skipped a hole.
- Course as a whole doesn't have many amenities. There's a porta-jon near the first tee and a couple trash cans by #1 & 9. Real bathrooms are in the front of the park (not that this is a big park, rather an observation.)
- It's 1/10 of a mile walk from the parking lot to the first tee. It's a small parking lot. And if there are baseball/softball games, or other park activities, going on, parking may be an issue. I don't know if they let you park in the grass/along the road by the first tee. If so, that would solve issues.

It goes without saying that this course has a lot of similar vibes to Oakboro seeing how they were designed by the same person, they have the same terrain/landscape, and they're located so close together. At least Pete Henkel has more elevation.
- The course also has some Lake Corriher (China Grove) vibes going on. Again, same course designer.
- My concern with this course, and many small-town courses, is who's going to be responsible for its upkeep? Is it a local club? Parks department? Who's going to make sure the underbrush is kept knocked down, and things like that? Even when I played, the grass was tall on #1 and 2.
- For more experienced players, all holes have ace potential. That said, some will truly be more fun to ace than others. #9 might be the toughest to ace. It's only listed at 181 feet, but it's uphill and has woods/underbrush behind it. In a regular round, you're probably not risking going deep in the woods for an ace run. You're probably settling for a birdie putt. Now, if you're going for a cubby ace, you don't mind searching for discs in the woods.
- When I played here, the local police department was testing out a drone. And, when you're the only person in the park, guess what? You're the guinea pig of how well it can locate and follow people.
- A generally good mid-range, intermediate course. It's got a good flow and vibe to it. Not much challenge, but high on the fun factor. It'd be an enjoyable home course. Good for a quick stop on the way to Oakboro or Albemarle.