- two concrete tee options for all 9 holes
- decent tee signs with plenty of information
- good range of distances for a 9 holes course
- good variety of shots shapes required to hit the lines
- quick play course, parking right by hole 1

- navigation of the course is not super obvious, you may have to double back a few times
- some baskets don't seem to have the correct number on them
- tee sign lines don't seem to be incredibly accurate

Fun little quick play 9 hole. Some new tee signs, new basket numbers and a couple of navigation signs could turn this course into a top notch 9 hole course.

1) Easy access to course using public transit and a quick 5 minute walk
2) Practice basket
3) Improvements to the course almost every time I pass it riding the light rail
4) Mostly open course, so big arms get to break loose
5) Hole 6 has a setup like USDGC hole 7 with fencing around the basket and an opening in the fencing in front of the basket
6) Water fountain

1) No bathroom on site or anywhere within walking distance
2) During my rounds, I would see many loiterers around the fencing separating the course from the train tracks

-If you like open courses, this is one that you must play.
-Hole 2, if not on long, is tucked away about 350 feet on the slope of the overpass.
-Holes 6 and 8 criss cross.
-7 is along the fencing near the train tracks so any RHBH hyzer shot may end up OB and/or highly improbable run over by the train or light rail.

Play with a partner or group, due to the loiterers on the course, mostly by the course/track fencing.

-Course board had a good map. (took a pic as reference).
-OBs had access to get lost discs for the most part.
-They have placed lots of dead trees around to add to course but not so much that your afraid to reach in to retrieve your disc.
-They put up some fencing on the back to add to difficulty a bit, the first round it is hard to see.

-Parking isn't very good.
-I went during a very dry season/year so the ground was hard as concrete and not much grass. (maybe a lot better other seasons)
-There were lots of "world wonderers" on the course constantly walking around and riding bikes but they seem to respect the rules and pause for throws.
-A few holes were in a funny order but I watched some locals just jump to the hole that was closer. (6-8 I think)

Really good course for a quick niner. Wasn't too crowded that day but watch for track jumpers crossing into the course.

Seasonal changes in the vegetation adjusts the challenge as the year progresses -- easier in winter, harder in summer, when all the trees and bushes are fully leafed.
Changing tee positions keep up the challenge.
For a park course, has a number of lengthy holes (depending on tee placement).

Thick pants are essential when the weeds are about, as stickers abound.
Fallen trees and weeds make the possibility of lost discs real.
Railroad tracks come into play as OB on east side holes.

Well-planned course layout, making best use possible of a compact location. Trees come into play wherever they can, and designers used what little elevation is available. Good for a quick nine, as it's seldom busy.

- A variety of long and short holes. I think I threw all but my Firebird on this course.
- Good signage, concrete teepads.
- Some interesting pin locations. One is up on a hill in a hidden spot, another is right in the nook of a gnarl of trees, very hard to get to.

- Landscape pretty barren.
- Although nothing happened, the fact that the course is around a playground makes me nervous for the kids.
- Directly next to pretty active train tracks.
- I swear, I've never picked up so many stickers in my shoes as I did in one round at this place. =P
- I don't think the distances listed on some of the holes are accurate. I could be wrong, though.

The train tracks are a big annoyance, although they were there first. The lightrails don't make all that much noise, but the freight train that rolled through was pretty loud. I can't imagine living there, those poor people must be insane with the sleep deprivation. While I had no incidents, I saw someone toss one into the train area. Not only is it a possibility to lose plastic, but venturing into an active train area is dangerous!

A poor candidate for night golf, I think. Lots of deep squirrel holes, and not in the best of neighborhoods.

Overall, not a bad course, but not my favorite either. Something about this place rubs me the wrong way, but I can see how locals would flock here.

I wish the course the best of luck in the future.

Update: Score bumped up and comments changed.

John Mackey is another solid example of the sport of disc golf moving into an un, or under-utilized land area and providing a recreational opportunity for the community where one otherwise wouldn't exist.

The layout here is great for such a small area especially since three of the holes play over 400' and it is easy to navigate without a map. For the most part the holes are spread far enough apart to limit cross paths from errant throws. The topography is utilized very well which creates elevation changes of about 10-15 feet on a few holes helped out by some of the baskets being located on small knolls instead of on the flats. Overall the trees that are on the course are used fairly well. Advertised as a 9 hole course, there is a 10th hole (5 1/2) that plays to the 8th basket. Overall this course is uncrowded and groups let you play through - take that Shady!

"Noisy" trains is an understatement - defeaning is more accurate - though only intermittantly and on certain holes close to the tracks. Some of the holes would be bettter and more challenging if the layout was tweaked a little more around the fine oaks. 18 holes would be nice, but this space wouldn't handle it. Also, the tees are smallish (4x10) so if your stride is long, it may bother you. The neighborhood is bad = drug use is apparent, though the disc golfers are fine.

A great course to play on the way home or on a lunch break. I've played it two times and will be back.

-Nice tee pads
-Good place to practice your long game
-Has a few trees that come into play
-Has a little bit of elevation change

-Couse design is lacking a little bit. Thought designers could have made better use of the little bit of elevation change and vegetation that is there.
-Mainly long straight holes
-One of the holes has a rather large fence that rungs along the side of it
-fairly boring

-This is really the only decent course in Sac proper. Sacramento really needs an upgrade. I think a great place for a course would be somewhere along the American River Parkway around Discovery Park area.

Good course for beginners not many obstacles but enough challenges to make it fun. Can be played fairly fast and it's open enough to play at night! We played a night game there with battery lanterns to light the pins and our BlackJax lightup disks. What a hoot. Playground for the kids. The water is working now, don't count on it though.

The ground is still a little rough and has ankle eating holes, watch your step. The railroad can be a problem on two holes. Don't get caught crossing the fence to retrieve your disk, you may get a ticket. Early summer you will find not just some stickers but all of them. There are no bathrooms or water. (there is a fountain but it never works.) There is a drainage ditch across the pathway to the first pin.

Nothing special but a nice course. We can easily play three rounds after work and though we end up playing the last two pins in the dark the course is open enough that it's not a problem. Bring water in hot weather.