Solid course in a well maintained state park.

• Variety: Very Good - Nice balance of well-wooded/fairly open. Reasonable range of distances, especially if you mix between long and short tees. Good mix of fairway shapes, with some creative fairways to challenge decision-making and shot shaping. Holes that force you to hit "the" line, and holes that let you select your line. Kudos to the designers for making the short and long tees different shots (very much so in some cases), rather than the same shot from 100' closer/farther away. Nicely done!

• Elevation: Decent - Nothing spectacular, but with holes ranging from from flat, to can't be ignored on a few holes, and some with more subtle change from tee to green, there's enough to whet your appetite.

• Challenge: Very good - Quite sufficient to challenge most players, without being difficult enough to beat you down.

• Equipment: Very Good - Dual concrete tees were quite adequate. Mach 7 baskets with lollipop get the job done. Tee markers are simple, yet effective, providing distance and shape of hole, and are located at both long and short tees - pretty easy to spot from a distance.

• Aesthetics: Very good - Wonderful walk into, out of, and back into the woods, with several views of the lake along the way. #1 long is dressed up to greet you. The bridge on 17 tells you they did things right. Some nice stonework adorning 18's basket. The only thing that kept me from bumping it up was the buzz kill of asphalt near the middle holes ... just when my mind was easing into escape mode. :

• Fun-Factor: Very Good - Thoughtful design, balanced variety, creative fairways, and lake views make Stonelick a fun play.

• Memorable holes: Loved the water carry to the peninsula on #10. 13's long tee offers mirror image L & R fairways around an island of trees, while the short tee is nicely nestled right in the middle of the trees. #15 is a bit of a gut check. 17's a fun downhill tunnel shot; not hard to reach, but challenging to stick.

• Routing/Nav: Good - After holing out and heading toward the next tee, watch for the bright yellow triangles to get to the next tee. The triangles point up for the longs, down for the shorts... elegant in their simplicity, yet highly effective. Front 9 holes (or so) play near a shared use section of the park. Last several holes are more secluded. Doesn't loop back to parking until the end.

Way more right than there is wrong. Take these with a grain of salt.

• #14 just didn't do it for me. I don't mind difficulty, but something about this hole seemed unreasonable.

• Poison Ivy - Not necessarily all over the course, but it's flourishing on #'s 6 and 9.

• Double Mando between the trees on 18 short is unnecessary and seems ridiculous.

• Chance of disc loss: A few holes flirt with the water - others really bring it into play (skip past left of the drop-off on the left side of 15, and kiss your disc g'bye).

Solidly designed course for the most part, with just a couple of holes I found annoying (but that might just be me). Great addition to an area that already had several excellent courses. There's a lot to like here - definitely better than good, but not quite enough to get my vote of excellence. It's obvious a lot of work went into this course, and I thank the designers. Please slip a few bucks in either of the donation boxes at 1L & 1S, and enjoy!

First and foremost, kudos to the hardworking team that put this course in the ground. It is not easy to have a course look this beautiful in the first two weeks of it's inception, I cannot imagine how much blood, sweat and tears went into every immaculate detail on this course.

The setting around the lake was fantastic, with many scenic views over the water. Add in the mature trees and lush foliage, it made for a beautiful fall day. On top of the natural setting, there are multiple wooden bridges, stairs and structures that help with traversing the terrain, and also look aesthetically pleasing. There are many great photo taking opportunities throughout the course.

While setting is important for a great course, the golf is great as well. There are a lot of shots that snake through trees and finish near the waters edge or with the water just off the fairway. If the water is not in play, the challenge presents itself with a difficult line to hit or some elevation change.

There are a few holes here that I would like to highlight, like the peninsula hole 10, that takes just a short water carry to reach, but requires good touch to park. Hole 5 has a scenic green, and 17 from the shorts is a super fun downhill putter shot through a tight gap onto an open green.

Navigation was pretty easy, and if it was not intuitive, the map on uDisc was helpful. Tee signs I believe are coming soon, but most holes it was not necessary as the fairway was well-defined. There were no extremely long walks between holes, and hole 18 finished right next to one for quick access to either the main parking lot or another round.

Tee pads were solid concrete, maybe a little short for my liking but quite grippy. The Mach VII baskets are rare, this is only the second course I have played with them, but they catch well and are visible in the woods, which makes them good in my book.

The long and short tees made for a lot of different shots, and not just a shorter copy of the long tee, which is something that is not easily accomplished and very much appreciated. Playing two rounds here back to back is highly encouraged.

This place is excellent. I have never seen a brand new course look so good during its' infancy. The lines were well cleared and the paths were worn down making for an enjoyable experience. The few gripes I have with this course does not take away from the status as a must-play course in the Cincinnati area.

There were a couple holes that I do not love, with some funky lines that do not seem possible to create with a disc. However, if I can be proved otherwise I would like to be taught this power.

A few of the par threes on the course were a tad forgettable, with nothing really special to make them stand out. While I understand that every hole cannot be of signature quality, I think there could have been a little more done to make them better.

I think the par on a couple of the holes was soft, like the par 5 13th and 14th were probably par 4s for a true Blue/Gold level layout. Although par doesn't change the course, and it helped my score a little bit, so maybe I should have put this in the pros section?

Hole 18 has a cool elevated basket, however I think the beginning of the hole could use some more clearing, and the double mando off the tee from the shorts is a little gimmicky in my opinion.

This is up there with every other great course in the Cincinnati area, and immediately makes the must play list for when you are in the city. It is only 10 minutes away from Osage Grove which is another fantastic course and would make for a great day trip by itself.

I cannot wait to see this course continue to grow, and hopefully hold tournaments in the near future. I think there are going to be multiple pins coming soon, and the future of this course looks bright.

Thank you to the hardworking crew that has made this course what it is, I will be making many return trips in the next couple months. Everybody should come play Stonelick!