• Full pro shop & snack bar
• Active disc golfer community
• Friendly locals
• Fun, challenging holes

• A few holes have some fairway overlap, so there's some waiting
• Very active player community of all skill levels, so you can get stuck behind laggers
• Course can be slightly confusing to first-timers

Really enjoyed playing Morley Field, not only was the course fun with well thought out holes, but the level of activity and the pro shop were very fun to experience.

Played twice while in San Diego, even with the $3 day fee it was worth it.

The course gets busy, which I think is great as it shows there is an active disc golfer community in the area. Locals are friendly and slower groups always offered to let us play through.

Can get a bit hectic around holes 15 to 19, as there is a bit of fairway overlap but all the other groups were very diplomatic as far as taking turns.

Loved that there was a full pro shop there, never played a course like that before. The disc golf community experience added to the fun we had playing this course.

Definitely give this course a round if you are in or live in the area.

Huge course, decently maintained, lots of challenging holes, friendly and helpful people

Parking, a little bit of a wait.

If you don't mind waiting in the first couple holes for a bit, well worth a trip

Lots of different pin positions. Requires all types of shots but without a lot of shot repetition. Pyramid pins. Full pro shop.

Parking is limited but manageable. Lots of waiting starting at 12:30.

Excellent course. Tons of fun to play. If you get the chance to play here you gotta take it.

• Wonderful use of a very good piece of land. There were no "repeater" holes. Every tee offered something unique.
• Incredibly active group of people maintain the course and keep it fresh. Each hole offers multiple pin placements (The most I've ever seen) that get changed weekly. This makes the minor fee well worth it.
• Pro shop and practice baskets.
• Easy to navigate. Good signage and, chances are, you'll have a few groups in front of you to explain where the blind pins are.

• Crowds. Well? What do you expect? It's the only course around and it's a great course. My only concern would be bringing the kids out. I've never heard "fore" that many times in my life. If you plan your round in the morning you won't see as many people.
• Not enough parking. If you happen to play during the busy hours parking is a pain.
• Crossing fairways. I don't happen to mind this much but I do know that it is of concern for some people.

Morley Field is a good course for all skill levels and age groups. The terrain is not difficult to navigate. I never got the snooty local vibe that a few reviewers picked up on. Maybe it's just me. I really appreciated the variation in flora from hole to hole. Morley was worth the trip.

Beautiful course right next to Balboa Park with nice, large concrete tees and great signage. Lots of multiple pin positions that get changed frequently, awesome views from some of them (hole 11 comes to mind). I love the optional extra disc ace pot shot from the clubhouse, (although putting on the railroad tie pyramid basket can be tricky in high winds) I like how often the locals change pin positions to keep the course fresh. I've never seen such a constant barrage of plastic launching up into the air! I guess that's what you get from the most popular course in the world!

The lines can be long and people tend to pick up your discs if you leave them sitting on the ground for longer than a couple minutes, so keep an eye out. And it costs 4 bucks to play.

Lots of socializing on this course! You might be waiting on every tee, but you'll just be enjoying the amazing weather and having a cold one with some of the droves of people that frequent this course. I have no problem going to play there by myself, because I know I won't be that way for very long, the locals are always quick to invite a single to join up!

A great variety of holes with at least 3 and sometimes 8 pin positions per hole. Pro pads on 8,9 and 17. Lots of manicured grass where there used to be dirt and rocks. The course pro is a legend. Very helpful staff. Grass constantly mowed and new trees planted frequently. Every hole has at least one hard position. Benches and trash cans at every tee.I've been playing this course for 30 years and almost all the changes have been positive.

Some holes should be par 2 in tourneys. This course would be a five star but for one thing. WAAAY too many people. It is the most crowded course in the world. Even on weekdays at 9:00 am there is a wait on EVERY hole, sometimes three or four groups on the long holes. This course needs a starter, like on ball golf courses.

Get there at 6:00 am and have fun.

Has some really cool shots, Great scenery, and course is well taken care of.

Hard to play with the croud, not technical unuff, never shot -5 anywhere else, played over 30 courses so says a lot. People are rude and locals act like they own the place, or at least act that way tords me, my local course so i love that it is there but wish it was more like oak grove or wittier

I play this course 2 to 3 times a week it is a fun course if you haven't played it it is worth the drive once to come check it out.

Good multiple pin positions and well maintained. I found the course to be pretty easy for the most part, once I found out how many deuce opportunities there were I started going down birdie alley about ½ the way through my round. Good use of the land that is available.

Gezzz what a busy course! I could have played it a second time while visiting SD but due to how busy the course was it was not an option. It makes it hard to get into any rhythm when you have to wait and always be on the look out for getting smacked with a loose disc because most fairways cross over one another. Lot's of bad language on the course when the huge groups of guys get together.

All in all it was a very nice course, would I play it again? Maybe if I knew I had the time.

This course has a lot of variation, is very well maintained and has great tees.

Each hole has several different possible pin locations and it is clearly marked where the pin is for the current round, it is my understanding that these locations get changed weekly (on Monday).

You can tell that this course is well loved, the care for the course is excellent, there are a lot of benches and trash cans and no litter and the plants are taken care of and the tees are great.

This course is really busy, I went really early on a weekday and it was busy, I came back and played on a Saturday morning (even earlier) just as busy. This isn't a real problem in and of it self but...

All of the fairways are really close to each other, they've squeezed a lot of disc golf into a small area and the fairways overlap, cross and play against each other. This is only hurt by the multiple pin locations as I'm sure that there is a way to make everything stay somewhat far away...but the random nature of the pins has you playing over the same land a lot.

Parking can be a hassle.

No really long or really difficult shots...maybe on another pin placement?

I really liked playing Morley Field, I didn't really like how crowded it was, or that you could see what would be some awesome signature holes...if only the pin was in that position today. (Hole 5 I believe has a really sweet built up pin tower...but it was in a different and less cool position)

This is a pay to play course...but it's cheap enough $2.50 on weekdays $3.00 on weekends...this goes for ANYBODY on the course...so if you bring somebody to just walk around they pay as well. I wasn't upset by this at all.

I think the only real problem with the course (other than it being so popular) is that compared to what I'm used to you can't really get into any deep trouble. There's no water, no thick woods, no steep inclines to fall off of. To me it felt like there was very very little chance that you could screw up your drive and at not have at least a great chance at bogey...if not par. I flubbed one drive into the first tree...missed my first putt and still got a 4.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to put this course down, I'd play it again in a heartbeat, even as crowded as it is. I really enjoyed myself. I just wish it had a little more...something...I'm not at all sure what that would be as this course DOES have a lot of obstacles, trees, small hills and dips...I just think it's missing something...but I'm also suspecting that the something is there...just in a different pin position.

"W"

Excellent set up with nice tee pads, easy to navigate. Good pin locations, with multiple locations. Good variety of hole types and elevation changes.

some holes impede on others so you might have to wait a little bit on a busy day.

Several moderately-wooded holes with elevation changes that rank with the best in SoCal. Good cement tee pads with signs that clearly show distances to the pin, with the current pin position marked in ink. Hole 11 is a signature hole and one of the best I've seen anywhere, with an elevated tee and narrow opening to a grassy field with several beautiful large palm trees. Excellent course maintenance, with several aerated grassy areas after rains in Jan/Feb. 2010. Course successfully integrates differing areas of park to create a multi-dimensional course layout that is often lacking in city park courses. Pay-to-play limits traffic, and the pro shop has drinks and discs at reasonable prices. Benches on most holes, reasonable privacy. Small steep hills make tee shots on Holes 4, 16 and 18 a blast.

Holes 10, 13 and 14 (depending on the pin placement) are lesser wooded holes with difficult to spot baskets. A few too many holes are crammed into a small area at the end of the course, though all of the holes are fun. Basket occasionally perched on a high platform on Hole 5 is a mixed blessing. Not enough parking spots. Very crowded course at 10:30 AM on a Wednesday. Not a particularly difficult course, though some pin placements create some additional challenge.

A great downtown San Diego course with a high entertainment value. Course map provided alleviates some minor navigation quibbles.

Fairly quiet location. Lots of trees, dead branches and bushes to get in the disc's way. Staff is excellent. Shooting downhill, uphill, across ravines, over trees, thru trees, etc. Lots of great variation. Changing pin placements weekly. Never a dull game here.

Crowded. A few unsavory characters floating around after 10am. The occassional "pipe and 40" group will show up - just to make things interesting. If you play early morning, watch for water sprinklers in your face.

It would be cool if the staff could enforce a "groups of no more than 4" rule. Too many groups of 8 and sometimes more - especially on the weekends. Best time to play is weekdays when it first opens.

Great variance in hole layouts offering a wide span in distance and direction of shots.
Very good use of available elevation on the property.
Huge number of different hole placements on each hole add even more variety to the course.
Good detailed tee signs.
Excellent baskets and tee pads.
Benches on every hole which are especially nice considering the frequent waits.
Well stocked pro shop on site with food and discs for sale.
Course is very fun for all levels of play, not too tough on newer players.
Regular tournaments and a good website to keep people informed.
Dual pads on several holes.

Very over crowded even on what might normally be down hours on most courses.
Some of the pin positions seemed a little open and easy, overall the short positions play a little easy for more advanced players.
Especially on the front nine there's a lot of fairway crossing.
I would have liked to seen more out of the dual pad, only one seemed to really create a significantly different hole.
Some groups appeared to be as large as 8, and with so much traffic it can seem impossible to play through as a small group or as a single.

Morley field was a really fun and entertaining course to play for the first time. Playing the course in mostly short positions did make me long to see the course stretched out more. But I did appreciate the huge number of cool hole placements I saw. With all it's amenities and interesting hole layouts I can see why some people rave about this course. The crowds only make you wish that it wasn't the only course in the inner San-Diego area and the course itself without the crowding issue would easily be a 4 for me. Definitely a must see course for anyone traveling to the SoCal area.

This course is set in San Diego, which has arguably the best year round weather in the country (if you enjoy 65 and sunny year round).
19 holes that have up to 6 different basket locations that are rotated every Monday.
Concrete tees
pay to play (2.50 weekday, 3 weekend) that clearly goes back into the course.
The course is beautiful, constantly manicured, cleaned, maintained.
Top Pro shop I've seen, fully stocked with plastic, drinks, snacks
Great lost and found system (if you find a disc, return it to the pro shop and they give you a dollar, they call the # on the disc and when the person picks it up, they pay a dollar for it).
One of the top places rated by High Times to hang out in SoCal if that's your thing.
Benches on every hole
This course is for DG only.
You can rent discs at the Pro shop (if you are new to DG or didn't bring your discs on your vacation)

Course is crowded which is the biggest knock on this place. Nearest 18 hole course is 35 miles away, so this is the spot to play DG in San Diego. There are many efforts to have more DG courses put in San Diego, but until that happens, this course will always have long waits.

The course is generally short, having all par 3's.

The course is in a small area, so many holes have shared fairways (15,16,18,19), with 18 and 19 playing down and back on the same exact fairway (depending on basket location). With that being said this might be the most dangerous disc course there is. With over 100 people on the course at peak times, (many of which are casual and may not know proper etiquette) and fairways being shared and holes playing very close, this course is extremely dangerous. Be aware at all times and also be courteous of other golfers.
Benches are a plus, but they are an absolute must as backup on holes can often be 3 or 4 groups waiting (bring a hackey sack if you're into that).
Parking lot is often packed (play as early in the morning as possible/weekdays to try and limit crowds)

If you're lucky enough to be in San Diego, you should stop by for a round or two (please make sure you have plenty of time, as rounds can take 3 hours). It is advisable to play in a group, as it will help cut down your wait. The players are generally friendly and laid back. This is an excellent course which has a lower rating due to the wait and the fact that many holes are dangerously close to each other. There are many birdie opportunities on this course and the course makes great use of the landscape available. Many elevation changes and interesting basket locations. This is a moderately wooded course which would likely be rated 4.5 if it had a lot less traffic. A few blind holes that you should peak out on/have a spotter to make sure it's safe (especially back 9, probably about 13,14, where you shoot over a fence towards the pro shop, hard righty hyzer that is completely blind)

what can i say this used to be my home course, and i miss it. beautiful setting in san diego's balboa park, incredibly gorgeous in winter and spring when the trees and flowers are all bloomed out.

how many courses can you say have hole locations A-F?? really makes the course a pleasure to return to time and again.

the course also has some excellent use of the natural topography, which is both hilly and full of eucalyptus groves. these offer excellent obstacles, and at times make for v fun drives downhill. many pin locations are also completed obscured from the tree, or are literally hidden amidst gnarly bunches of branches, putting a premium on local course knowledge and the ability to shape shots. a challenge but one that really rewards you.

the biggest drawback is that the place is just stuffed with people. i skipped class for about a week straight last march and honestly the place is full even on weekday mornings, and can come to a standstill on the weekend. bring beverages [but cans only!] and patience. unfortunately there just aren't enough other courses in the SD area to take the pressure off of centrally-located morley.

this can be a tough place for beginners to play, but since the rate of play is usually slow, don't worry just get out there and throw.

* Outstanding course design - demands mostly accuracy, is balanced lefty/righty, rewards a broad disc skillset
* 5+ pin positions for each of the 19 holes, with every hole changed each Monday
* Perfectly maintained grass, teepads, benches, signage
* Attractive urban park setting
* Elevation change on most holes
* Two pin positions mounted atop wooden pyramids - a creative touch
* Well stocked pro shop with discs, food/drink, apparel, open from dawn to dusk
* Located close to family attractions in Balboa Park, such as the Zoo/museums
* Pay to play - a pro because that income pays for 5-7 employees who staff the pro shop, mow the grass, put down woodchips, fix benches, rotate pin positions, etc

* Does not have many, if any, holes that allow big arms to let rip with a driver(depending on pin positions)
* Crossing fairways in four areas(holes 3/4, 5/6, 11/12, 15/16/18/19)
* Busiest disc golf course in the world - if you don't play at certain times(see guide under Other Thoughts), you will experience waits like you never thought possible
* In most configurations, plays on the easy side for Blue players(-2 to -6 average) and almost trivial for Gold players (-8 to -12 average)

This is the course where I was introduced to the game, and my parents' home is a mile from the course, so I play several times a year when I'm visiting San Diego. Many players will ding Morley for the insane crowds, and it's true that waiting behind multiple groups of 6-8 players, clad in flip flops and carrying more cans of light beer than discs, is detrimental to your mental health. If you play early in the day, however, you can avoid this experience and get to enjoy what is a very good disc golf course. Bring a towel, because the grass is often freshly watered.

Here's my visitor's guide for weekdays and weekends if you want to beat the crush. Check morleyfield.com in advance to see if there's a monthly tournament or other event taking place, because that may alter the following advice!

Weekends/holidays:

Dawn to Dawn + 1h30m : parking available up front, course flowing and mostly open
Dawn + 1h30m to Dawn + 2h30m : front parking lot is full, course is busy but playable, only waiting for one group/hole
Dawn + 2h30 to 1hr before Dusk : Sixsomes, girl scout troops, so many players waiting behind each tee it looks like a picnic
1hr before Dusk to Dusk : Course loosens up some, if you bring running shoes you could almost jog a round throwing through groups


Weekdays:

Dawn to Dawn + 3h : parking available up front, course flowing and mostly open
Dawn + 3h to about 1 pm : front parking lot is mostly/completely full, course is busy but playable
1pm to 1hr before Dusk : Pretty awful, but not as bad as weekends/holidays
1hr before Dusk : Course opens up some

Great variety of holes. Most holes have multiple routes to choose from. Great location.

Gets crazy crowded on the weekends.

Morley really has it all. It has some tough holes and some scoring opportunities. The multiple basket locations are fantastic so the course constantly gets a new look.

-Fun course with lots of different challenges
-Many different basket positions, makes playing it multiple times a new experience
-Distances are mixed up so your not going to be playing multiple shot/long holes in a row
-Concrete tee box's
-Pro shop with good selection and some food

-Parking can be hard
-Sometimes its busy and can take a while to play
-Holes tend to cross each other, so it can get interesting on a busy day

Great course! Its awesome to have a nice course in San Diego. I would try to get there early in the day or a bit later to avoid the crowds, but either way you will have fun playing.

-Spectacular course design. Lots of rolling hills and funky trees to shoot over, under and around. Most holes have significant elevation change and obstacles.
-Pro shop operators are friendly and knowledgeable. Here you can get maps, munchies and discs (even rentals!).
-A multitude of pin locations means every time you play this course, you have to take new lines. Over the last few years they have improved their frequency of pin rotation vastly.
-Nice signs. Clear and accurate.
-Grippy rubber and cement tees.
-Immaculately clean course, thanks largely to the trash cans at every tee.
-Many friendly locals
-Plenty of places to sit down and relax. Most holes have a bench.
-All baskets present and in good shape

-The crowds, both in the parking area and on the links. Those San Diagoans sure know a good course when they see one!
-Medium degree of crossing fairways...watch your back and keep your ears open!
-Pay-to-play

This course is an excellent piece of land that hosts an incredibly well-designed layout. If I was evaluating solely the course design, I would have awarded it a much higher rating.
While the crowded conditions slows play, the locals are typical San Diego types; friendly, always helpful and more than willing to guide or help out wherever they can.
In summary, this course is spectacular. so good that it was the only disc golf course in the area for years and years. If you get irritated waiting behind a pack or are in a rush, skip Morley. If you have time to kick back and enjoy one of the premier parks in San Diego and enjoy stellar course design, Morley Field will not disappoint.

Lots of blind shots, with technicals. Friendly people, and a snack shack. Signs help ALOT!!! Lots of trees. Good layout for being on a small piece of property.

Very crowded. Lots of people stacked up at each hole.

Benches are nice to rest on while you wait for your turn. Each one is different. Some are dedicated to lost loved ones.