Pros:
Pretty park (spectacular in October), mostly wide open and friendly 9 holes for beginners, though some elevation changes and hole placement will give the intermediate players some birdie challenges.
-Innova DiscCatcher Baskets, well mounted and in good sharp
-Wide open, so ice/snow/mud clear up quicker in late winter than any other course in the area
-Picnic tables and port-o-potty nearby
Cons:
- "for town residents only", but only enforced on summer weekends. Summer camp may also prevent weekday play before 4 PM.
-Layout makes it risky for two or more groups to play at the same time, though this is very rarely a problem. The course gets little play.
-Tees are just grass around a small marker. Can be very slippery in wet/muddy/icy conditions.
-No benches, trash cans at the holes.
-No hole signs. Must look at the course sign on the way in to understand the "crisscross" layout reusing baskets.
-Holes very wide open. Sign designates out of bounds but nothing to delineate. Someone aggressive with a weed-wacker cleared out some of the rough making holes 1 & 2 even more wide open.
-Poison ivy and nasty prickers in the rough on 1 & 2.
-For intermediate players and above this is putting practice course. As a PDGA "Green" course it offers few obstacles to learn how to shape shots.
Other Thoughts:
Four baskets but the nine unique holes across a big field. Occasionally scouting activities or soccer practice make this course unplayable.
More than one group playing at a time can lead to safety issues.
Now that I've played many courses it was time to update my review. I downgraded my rating, but even with all of this course's liabilities, I still occasionally enjoy a round or two on the course. It only takes 20 or 25 minutes to complete a round if you keep your discs in the short grass.
How it plays:
Hole #1: Short downhill ace run, 140'. Pull it left and there is some rough, long and right could end up in the prickers.
Hole #2: Slight dogleg right, 233'. Way left will get in the prickers, acres of space to the right.
Hole #3: A bit uphill, 215' with no obstacles.
Hole #4: A tree fell in 2016, making this a 150' ace run that you can go straight at, though a bit of scruff still remains off to the right. A huge maple tree protects the left side of the basket and forces a low line.
Hole #5: An easy par 4 for a rec player, open, downhill 300' to what doubles as the #2 basket. Rough 20' behind the basket if you over-throw. The maple near the tee occasionally forces some adjustments. Nasty tee area, downhill and eroded. Feel free to tee off only where you feel safe. Not worth a sprained ankle or twisted knee.
Hole #6. A legit par 3, 285' dogleg right to what also serves as the #1 & #9 basket.
Hole #7: The longest at 444 feet slightly uphill, to the basket that also plays as #4. The maple forces a well shaped approach.
Hole #8: A 120 feet ace run back to what is also the #3 basket. The oaks and other brush have grown in, forcing either a big right to left tee shot or something low.
Hole #9: Downhill, 330' par four back across the field to what is also the #1 & #6 basket. Easy birdie for anyone that can throw 250' or more. Maybe an eagle run for intermittent players.