Pros:
-Rubber Tee Pads
-Excellent Signage
-Mixture of tight fairways / open holes, flat / elevation, long / short
-Good flow, good map
-Big arms will love 9-17
-Some trees in play
Cons:
-Holes 13-17 get repetitive
-Hole 12 is a long carry over water (although dried up July 2020)
-No benches / trashcans
-No 9 hole loop
-Wasp nest in the scorecard holder on #1 tee
Other Thoughts:
Southwestern College DGC is located around the campus of South Western Iowa Community College (or SWICC) in Creston, IA. #1 tee is located east (behind) the "Tech Center II" building, but easy to find. Rubber tee mats and excellent signage at all holes. 1-3 play around a farming field. 4 - 8 play around tennis courts and ball fields. 9 begins a large open area, playing down, up 10, down 11 to the edge of a pond (although dried up in 2020), 12 over the pond, 13 over a corner of the pond, 14-17 play back and forth in a large open grassy area. 18 plays along a couple of buildings getting you back to the parking lot. Big arms will love #2, #3, #5, #9-17. All of these are fairly wide open with little obstacles. The nice tee pads, good signage, overall layout adds to the rating for me. What keep it down is the repetition in the late holes, the down / up / down / valley of 9-12, and lack of benches / trashcans. I enjoyed McKinley Park more here in Creston. If you have a big arm that you are looking to let loose, this one is for you, but I probably won't play this one again.