-very fun layout that utilizes the hills and slopes of the park
-lightly wooded with a great mix of open and slightly wooded holes.
-lots of shade
-two baskets per hole

-By far the worst thing about Morningside is it's location. Unfortunately, the park is located in one of the worst parts of Knoxville and is super scetchty. I would recommend not playing alone, especially if the park is empty, which is often the case. The last time I played a man and a women were having an altercation. Four days after my brother and I played here a few years back a kid was murdered in the park. A women was beaten and raped in the park as well several years ago.
-There are so many shady people in the park that I often just leave because I feel very uncomfortable. I probably encountered about 6 homeless people the last time I played, which is not inherently bad, but they get in your way (eg: standing in the fairway or setting up camp by a basket.
-No signage at all. The signs have completely faded away. Without any usable signs, navigation can get a bit tricky if you're not experienced on the course.

I truly think this would be the best course in Knoxville if it were not located in such a bad place. It is very unfortunate that such a nice layout has to be spoiled by the surrounding area, but that is the case. Morningside is a thoroughly enjoyable course. If you just consider the course design, I would give it a 4. However, the lack of signs and the park's location really spoil the fun. I still think it is an underrated course.

- Open spaces
- Easy disc finds
- Downtown location
- Nice tee pads, generally

- Terrible info signs at tees (old, rotted, etc.)
a) Hard to find hole path
- Course layout is odd
- No great features
- Vanilla

Fairly good course for a downtown location, although better signage at the tees is a must. Be sure to take a picture of the course on your phone.
Park doesn't seem especially well cared for, but decent size course. Mostly par 3s, toss in a couple par 4s, maybe.
I wouldn't go out of my way to play hear again. Would rather make the drive up to Panther Creek State Park.

I am sure that I am going to get "this review isn't helpful" because people disagree with my take on this course. But was it helpful? Did I actually review the course? Yes.

Right off the bat, let me tell you that COULD be one of the best courses that I have ever played. Have as anyone ever dated a super crazy, super attractive person? Morningside is that person. Yes, it's great to look at and it's fun to touch...but it's going to snap for some reason that you can't explain, and someone is going to end with a knife in their face. So...let's bust out the details -

Baskets- Great catching baskets from Innova. No graffiti on any of the chastity belts, no missing chain and all of them caught like a young Carlton Fisk. Props. +1

Tee pads - Every hole had a tee pad that flaired out to give you plenty of room to throw off of. Everything was nice and level, in spite of the incredible elevation changes.

Shot types - Every shot type was represented out there. Long, sweeping anny shots. GIGANTIC down hill bomber throws. Huge uphill shots, both super short, as well as incredibly long. Truly, the variety on this course is astounding. The holes themselves were laid out to make maximum use of the elevation changes. Along those lines, NO BASKET sits on level ground, outside of one or two of them. Everything is a risky up shot and will destroy you if you miss the putt. This was one of my favorite parts of the course. Lots and lots and risk/reward.

Intangibles - The park itself, if you don't look outside of the confines of the course, is very pretty. It's set within a lot of mature trees. I also love that there are a couple of signature holes. 18 goes uphill about 200 feet, on what I think is close to a 60 degree angle. Unreal!

And this is where I have a feeling that some people are going to not like this review...Sorry guys.

Layout - This is the single WORST course design that I have ever played. It just is. OK, 1-2-3-4 makes sense. Got it. Then...where's five? Ah yes, cross the entire park and then throw down hill. Then you play 6 and walk WAY down the road, and cross a street.
From there, the rest of the course is a mess. fairways are criss crossing. you are throwing on top of other baskets. you are throwing over streets. I do not think that there is ONE hole on this course that doesn't throw over a walking path. Other holes throw across a busy pavilion area, an ultimate Frisbee field, and exercise equipment. Truly, I can't see going back here to play unless it as for a tournament and the rest of the park as shut down. Even then, you are crossing over other holes. Between the walking paths and other sports being played, it was a tough course to play with any sort of tempo.

Also, this course is in not a great neighborhood. There are apartments right on top of a couple of holes, and there are shady characters all over this course. PS, I LOVE hood golf...but this is not a disc friendly place. I would not be there after dark by myself.

If I could take this course and put it out in the middle of nowhere, it will literally be one of my favorite courses of all time. But everything counts in a review. And for me, the layout MURDERS this course's review. I hate it when I have to wait to throw on every hole. I hate it when holes are right on top of one another. I hate it when navigation doesn't make sense, and this course has all of those.

Personally, wanted to love this course. But at the end day, it's not a good playing experience. The holes are SO INTERESTING! But there are so many other things going on in the park, and there are so many other people in the way, and the layout is SO terribly bad...Sorry guys.

It is an interesting course that will have you thinking and using different shots. I always enjoy a good risk vs reward balance and this course does that well by mixing in fast greens and challenging fairways.

It is a busy inner city park and has all the hang ups that come with that.

If very crowded could be hard to play.

Come earlier in the morning to avoid crowds.

It is great that the city has a nice course right in down town. I drove an hour to play it and enjoyed it.