Pros:
-Much tougher than North Mesa
-Therefore fills a local need
-Gorgeous Views up top
-Fully Developed Park amenities
-Good baskets and pads.
-Nice, quick workout
Cons:
-'Still blind AFTER you find it' blind
-'Dikembe' trees...'No, No, No Nooo!'
-Tedious to play without a local.
-TALLLL Basket flags might really help
-Park goers could be hit on a few holes.
Other Thoughts:
I guess if I lived in a place that ONLY had the lovely rec course up on North Mesa, I would really Jones for more challenge. So Pinion does fit the bill. And there is efficiency to building an advanced level course on probably only about 4 acres or so. But DGCR primarily serves the traveling player, so I gotta set you straight if you play this course by yourself. Of my 250+ courses played, this is by far the hardest to just plain see the dang basket.
As has been stated elsewhere, the pinions will slam errant shots here. It's a fair fight though: frequent play will wear down these fragile trees.
The rocks will eat up your cheap plastic and cheap shoes. So put your boots on, bring your beaters, and leave extra time to walk most of the holes to find the basket.
To be fair, it is clear that local players will have no trouble learning the lines and have a real alternative to challenge their game. But for me this course was pretty annoying...maybe that's just me.