A dual pad 9er with good variety and a preponderance of grass and trees.

-Amenities: Concrete tees, signs with all info and map, Mach X baskets. Brooms, bag hooks, and trash cans at most tees. Practice basket and course kiosk/pay station.

-Foliage: To me, Mast sticks out most for the relatively high quantity of trees in play. Most holes have at least two hands of trees in play. This is a feature that I have found lacking in some desert and/or Southwest courses, which often feature more scrubby trees. Here though, there's a medium amount of shaping with plenty of grass.

-Dual Pads/Multi-Pins: Two pads per hole are a mixed bag of different shape, extra distance, and no real difference on one or two. The rotating pin positions will do a good job of keeping it fresh for repeat players. One small con is that I didn't see any system for indicating which pin positions were in play.

-"Friendly": Easy to navigate, well kept, beginner friendly, hard to lose discs.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A good variety of par -3s from ace runs to strategic placements. The course plays perfectly for someone with about 300' of distance, as this creates some placement holes, some easy birdies, and lots of throws on the edge of their range. Trees are used almost constantly - some tunnels, some crashing through the canopy shots, and some tree lines creating a fairway border. A dry creek bed would also be a great addition to (5)-(8) if it filled up. The lines required range from simple to very nuanced. As an intermediate player, this was a lot of fun to have some holes that needed dissection but also some relief via shorter holes.

To be honest, this is one of the few 9er s I can think of that doesn't feel like it needed more holes. Nonetheless, there are some clear limitations.

-All 3s: I've said it many times and I'll say it again - a course with some multi-shot holes is almost always superior to an exclusively drive and putt course. Mast offers a solid variety of distance and shape, but it doesn't offer true par-4s for anyone at MA3 level or above.

-Difficulty: There's a ceiling to the skill level of those likely to enjoy Mast, and I think it might exclude MA1. Someone with a clean 350' drive can dice this course. On the other hand, it hits a sweet spot for skill levels just below that.

-Capacity: As a 9er that gets played twice by many in one go, I don't see Mast holding a large number of groups successfully. There's usually some navigating around groups for me on a weekday morning.

-Basket Visibility: The grey DGA baskets need some neon to stick out amongst the trees. Pin position indicators would be a valid substitute.

-Fee: $4 per day fee. As far as pay-to-play goes, I'm happy with that.

Mast is my go-to out of the San Diego trio of Morley, Greg Rogers, and Mast. This could be due to its more treeful nature, since it reflects my original southeastern courses better than a lot of other courses in California. On the other hand, it could be because it struck a chord with me on my first play, and has solid and reasonably challenging lines. The definitely correct reason is that it's not the 2nd busiest course in the world (unlike Morley).

Is it a better course than Morley? Definitely not. It's also inferior to Kit Carson in Escondido. Overall, it rides right on the line between Typical and Good. But it should be a satisfying day of golf for most throwers, and it's an asset to the community.

~Similar Courses: Wills Park (Alpharetta, GA); A miniature MetCenter (Austin, TX); Steeplechase Park (Kyle, TX); Rob Wallace Park (Midland, NC).

-small area used to good effect
-nice rubber tees, 2 per hole
-signage on large wooden posts help locate tees, also have bag hooks
-discatchers in good condition
-three pin locations, great replay value for locals
-navigation is pretty straightforward once you walk from the parking lot past the playground
-a number of trees to contend with on most of the holes, various lines to navigate the fairways
-only free course in San Diego **edit** pay to play now

-mostly short, only one or two holes to open up a drive
-no particularly memorable holes
-pedestrian trails parallel most holes
-can be tricky to find; enter the park from Carlton Hills Blvd

Mast Park is a fun little course that makes the most of the small area it occupies. The first 2 holes feature a number of trees to navigate while the next 2 are pretty wide open. Hole 5 is an island hole with one tree to avoid and the remaining holes play through a sparsely treed area with various routes to the basket. It's a quick play with enough challenge for the beginner to intermediate player to keep it interesting.

The course offers two tees per hole as well as three pin locations. A great amenity for locals on such a small, unassuming course. That said, it's still pretty basic and anyone that can throw 300' will be driving the green on every hole (except hole 4) from either tee to any pin position.

There are so few course in San Diego so I'm sure the players in the area love having a course closer than Morley. It's nothing to drive out of the way for but it's worth playing if you are in the neighborhood. It's another option if you despise the huge crowds you'll find at Morley.


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-This course is in the back portion of a city park. The front portion is manicured with a playground, basketball, etc., but the back part is typical desert landscape. Few trees, and plenty of sand fill the landscape.
-Brand new Discatcher baskets (and a practice basket) and rubber tee pads. There were two tee pads per hole. The back one was strategically placed in shade on almost every hole.
-There were brooms on some holes to sweep the tee pad.
-The first few holes provide a nice contrast to the rest of the course, as they are very shaded and have some patches of grass. The course overall is well-designed, with forehand and backhand holes.
-Not very crowded.
-Nowhere to lose a disc.

-There aren't many benches to set your bag down on or sit on. You need some, as it could get very hot here. No trash cans, either.
-This place is animal heaven. I saw rodents, lizards, bees, spiders, but once I saw fire ants, that made me look before I set down my bag. I don't want to imagine what other critters could inhabit the place. Snakes, coyotes . . .
-The ground is very soft sand. I'm fortunate not to have played on a windy day. It would be a terrible dusty mess. Even if you scuff your feet you send up a cloud of sandy dirt. The sand, coupled with those little thorny things from scraggly grass, can really itch when you get some in your shoes.

-You can't plan for much skip with the sandy terrain. A "stick it" shot often works best.
-There's no sign for the park, and no signs showing where the disc golf course is. Walk past the playground and up to the left to the first tee. No tee signs either, not that the course needs them, but this place is seriously lacking in signage in all forms.
-This course has good bones, but definitely needs a few things: some TLC, something to keep the fire ants out, and a few more trees. Also, some grass. Maybe it needs a lot of work, actually. I understand it's improving, it is a new course, but as it is it wasn't a very enjoyable round.