Dual baskets at each hole.
Well Maintained by the park staff.
The front nine is relatively flat, the back nine is quite hilly and rocky.
UDisc was a great asset for navigating the back nine as the terrain does make finding some of the next tees a challenge

If you are moderately disabled, the back nine is challenging. Very rocky in places and be very careful where you step.

Variety: Barfield Crescent park offers 18 holes, with 9 ranging from 300-370', and playing through a fairly level park with enough trees to force some line shaping. The other 9 holes play mostly in the woods, bringing significant elevation change and rocks large and small into play. These holes feature 2 permanent baskets on most holes and mostly range from 200-250'. You'll need to be able to throw left, straight, and right finishing shots to score well here. Holes 3 & 7 bring water into play. In 7's case, it's close to the tee and requires you to hit a gap 100ish feet out to stay dry. Hole 3's pond guards the front of the green.

Equipment: One set of concrete tees. The park style holes have oversized tees and the wooded holes have more modest sized, but consistently level tees. Signage is nice, featuring distance, elevation gain/loss and a detailed hole map. Baskets are primarily mach 3s, but on the holes with 2 pins, the long is another type (sorry, played the shorts and didn't note what type the longs were). There a course information board right off the disc golf parking lot with a map and space for event flyers.

Fun factor: The wooded holes are generally on the short side, but most are tight and you need to hit specific lines to get birdie looks. These holes feature both uphill and downhill throws and the rocky terrain adds a bunch of character. Some of these are very challenging and some are much more forgiving. I really liked almost every one of these holes.

ADA compliant 9 hole layout: All tees and baskets are connected by an asphalt path that is level with the concrete tees and rings around the baskets. With the assistance from a friend to retrieve shots in the grass, a player in a wheelchair could play the full 9.

Inconsistent quality: While there is nothing wrong with the park style holes, the wooded holes were so much more fun for me. I would greatly prefer 18 of those type of holes over the current mix. Some of the tees in the woods will frustrate players who want to do a full runup.

Variety: No multi-throw holes. All par 3.

Water Hazards: These are super murky and make it very difficult to locate discs unless you know exactly where they went in.

ADA issues: Kudos to Murfreesboro for putting in an ADA accessible, 9 holes layout. It has a few flaws though: holes averaging over 300' seems excessive for the target market, two water hazards, and no indication on tee signs for alternate #/routing. Curiously, the previous tee signs did show both the hole # for the full 18 holes layout and the 9 holes ADA accessible layout where applicable, but they were replaced in the past few years with signs that only show numbering for the 18 hole layout. The concrete circles around the baskets and the paths connecting them to the cart path can be rough on discs.

Tee pads: I had no issues on a dry morning, but there are a ton of comments on the other site about slippery tees.

Setting: Barfield Crescent park has a bunch of things going on outside of disc golf and lots of folks partaking in them. There's a welcome center/ranger station at the entrance, a baseball/softball complex with 4 fields, picnic shelters, paved trails, etc. The park portion of the course is pretty and well maintained. The woods portion is rocky and wild.

Rating: It was pretty much a tossup between 3 and 3.5 initially, but I settled on 3.5. What I really liked about the course greatly outweighed the things that I didn't. I'll remember some of those wooded holes for years to come.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Park style course in a medium sized town. Well maintained mix of woods and open field with a few trees to dodge golf. Park complex is massive complete with ample parking, walking trails, primitive and cabin camping opens in the more rustic wooded areas at the back of the park. Course boasts 18 holes all together, although uniquely 9 of them are listed as "beginner" and 9 listed as advanced and when coupled together you get a full 18. The "beginner" is ADA complaint which I had never encountered before, consisting of 9 holes between 275' and 325' (if you play everything as Par 3's) which constitute the more open park style holes on the course. Each of these holes have extra-large concrete tee pads and paved trails to each basket which is also surrounded by a generous circle of concrete. Really awesome of the course designers and park to install a course like this. The advanced 9 increases the length and difficulty while moving to much heavier wooded and elevated sections of the park.

TEES/SIGNAGE/BASKETS: Mixed tees consisting of massive oversized concrete tees on the ADA layout with ample sized concrete tees for the advanced holes that feel small compared to the other ones. Signage is older but well done and contains all relevant information including where the paved paths are for the ADA layout. Baskets are Mach 3's with hole number plates on top, older condition and catch like Mach 3's usually do.

DESIGN: While containing 9 "beginner" style park holes, the design does a good job of using hole distance, a few trees, and a couple small ponds to create an "easy to par, hard to birdie" stretch of beginner holes that I would consider more on the top end of beginner low end of recreational skill required. The course sort of requires you to have 275 feet of distance off the tee to birdie most hole. The advanced holes are not consecutive unless you choose to play it that way and are sprinkled in amongst the beginner holes which helps break up the monotony a bit and provide some very challenging tight wooded golf lines. The advanced holes also offer two separate pin locations to increase or decrease difficulty, but the baskets were in the long positions both times I have played the course. Holes (1,2,3,7,8,9,10,11,18) is the beginner loop for those interested. Hole #17 is probably my personal favorite, a twin tight gap downhill Par 3 with roll away potential around the green and trees everywhere. Beautiful hole and challenging as well.

NAVIGATION: While it can possibly be confusing the first time you play here if you are trying to play the full 18, it's pretty intuitive and the number plates on top of the basket indicate both hole numbers for the beginner and advanced layout starting on Hole #7 (which is beginner Hole #4). So don't let those get you confused.

WATER HAZARDS: Hole #3 has a very small green to land on, and at 300 feet can be hard to reach. There is a small, deep, murky brown pond that is pretty much blind from the tee guarding the green directly in front, and this is one of the ADA beginner holes. The first time I played here I didn't notice the water from the tee, thought I threw a great shot, and saw water splash. Then never found the disc. While this type of hole is perfectly fine for more advanced players, I think it's an odd choice for one of the beginner holes, especially when they are ADA holes. Hole #7's pond is directly off the tee and not really in play so it's much less of an issue, but it also resides on the beginner holes.

DISC DAMAGE POTENTIAL: With the pretty rocky terrain on the advanced side, coupled with the concrete bullseye area on the beginner holes, there is a decent opportunity to chew up your discs. This is less a con and more of a warning because while my discs could take some abuse on the ADA holes, I think the concrete around the baskets is awesome to see.

STALE PLAY: While the wooded advanced holes force shot shaping, tunnel gaps, ground play, etc the beginner holes are mostly stock hyzers in a very similar distance around some trees or through a very wide gap off the tee. Certainly, feels less exciting than the more advanced 9 which overall brings the course down in rating.

PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC: While this isn't much of a concern on the advanced holes, the park is popular and there will be many people walking dogs, jogging, or just enjoying the day out on the paved walking paths. As most of the beginner holes all run side by side, they share a lot of the same paved paths and have minimal tree cover to protect other fairways and those people using the paths.

All in all, Barfield is a decent to average park course, assisted by its catering to ADA players. I can see this course getting a ton of play by locals and being a local favorite (despite Sharp Springs being nearby). While certainly a decent course, it's an older design and has been surpassed by better courses in the area. I would not consider this course a must play in the area, but coupled with Sharp Springs you could make it a two for one and bag both. If I were on my way through the area though I would press on to Nashville if you are looking for higher praised courses and more of a challenge. I've played this course three times now, once blind in a practice round, the following day in a tournament round both of which were only months after I started playing so I wanted to go back when I got the chance now that I have years of disc golf under my belt and have a better skill set and so that I could give this course a review. While still pretty solid and a fun quick playthrough, it lacks the beauty and challenge to push itself into those higher tiers.

In General, The "Advanced" Holes: This course, while 18 holes, can be played in two different layouts. One is a 9-hole "beginner" layout. The other is an 18 hole layout with the 9 beginner holes and 9 "advanced" holes. The advanced holes are generally wooded and play into some spectacular scenery with lots of large rocks. These holes were definitely the highlight for me on this course.

Hole Variety: The beginner course is field-golf with some trees, while the advanced track is woods-golf to the core. The field-golf is flat, while the advanced track has some elevation in play. Best of all, if you play the full 18, the beginner/advanced holes are mixed together, so you don't get 9 holes of open throws followed by 9 holes of tunnels. It's a nice balance.

The ADA Beginner Holes: I've never seen an ADA disc golf course before, but the 9-hole "beginner" track is ADA compliant with paved paths from every teepad to every basket, including a concrete pad around the basket. I personally didn't see anyone in a wheelchair playing on my day out, but I am impressed that the course designers took those players into consideration when designing the course.

The Feeling of Sameness: The course, although being very split in terms of open/wooded holes, had a lot of similar holes. Most of the beginner holes have bled together as they're all similar distances with some trees. The wooded holes are more unique, but 16 and 17 are basically the same hole back-to-back.

The Lack of Fairway on a Couple Advanced Holes: Some of the lines in the advanced course were a bit ridiculous. Mostly looking at you, 13 and 14.

The Water Hazards on Holes 3 and 7: I'm not a big fan of water to begin with, but I have a few issues with these particular ponds. First, the water is NASTY. It was stagnant and straight brown with no visibility, so if you threw a disc in there you were blindly reaching into the water to find it. Second, they both occurred on the beginner/ADA course, which I think adds unnecessary challenge for the purpose of those holes. And third, the Hole 3 water hazard was directly in front of the basket. Considering it was a 270ish foot hole on a beginner course, it's basically in a prime landing spot for drives. Hole 7's pond was placed less egregiously, but still in a place where trees could knock discs into it. Overall, I think the water was an unnecessary addition that slightly detracts from the beginner course experience.

All things considered, I thought this was a decent-to-good course. It has flaws, but if I lived in Murfreesboro I'd probably play here regularly. However, since any route that takes me to Murfreesboro from Nashville would have me passing Cane Ridge, I don't see myself stopping at Barfield often when I can stop at Cane Ridge instead. So I probably won't be back, unless I move to the Boro.

As the flagship course of Murfreesboro, Barfield offers two solid styles of disc golf and is easily accessible.

-Layout: Barfield has a really neat split 18. There are nine open holes (the "Beginner" layout; 1-3, 7-11, 18), all of which have concrete path and a concrete bullseye for handicap accessibility. Interspersed in these are the "Advanced" layout in thick woods (4-6, 12-17). The flow is great to play either just the beginner 9 or all 18.

-Amenities: Nothing really missing. Giant concrete tees. Course map. Practice basket. Signage with #, distance, and map (though generous pars). Numbered Mach III's challenge your putting touch. Plenty of benches. Usually a few big sticks around (3) for pond retrieval.

-Beauty: Although the open 9 are unspectacular, the wooded 9 are really beautiful, with rock fairways, lots of trees, and some steep elevation. Ponds come into play on (3) and (7).

-Variety: The open 9/wooded 9 layout insures that Barfield has a very even mix of terrain types.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A fair sampling of par-3s. The open holes, though beginner-friendly, do include challenges like an almost-surrounded basket on (1), left and right turns on (9) and (18) respectively, and some foliage to go above, below, or between on the other holes. Distance tops out under 400 feet. The addition of the wooded nine adds significant challenge, and requires precision. Again, various par-3 challenges with straight, left, right, and s-shapes. The (15)-(17) range is probably the most interesting, with a long and winding path that could qualify as a par-4 on (15) and then two steep downhill plays through the woods.

-Multi-Pins: Many holes have a second pin placement, and they get changed up every so-often for a change of pace.

-Disc Punishment: The concrete bullseyes around the baskets substantially wear discs. The rock fairways in the woods eat deep into them. I would stick mostly with your most durable plastic here on drives, and I personally always use a DX putter to save my nicer ones from the grind of a skittling miss.

-Disc Loss: Big possibility here. The water on (3) and (7) has seen many a throw go splash. You could also lose track of something in the woods, especially at dawn or dusk.

-Variety: I know, I know I listed it as both pro and con. In the pros, it refers to balance of fields and woods; in the cons, it refers to length and gameplay variety. There isn't much to the open holes, and the wooded ones are pretty short. No good multi-shot holes and very few thrilling challenges.

-Lines: I've always found the lines dubious in the (13)-(17) range here. If you don't get lucky, you may have an impossible scramble.

-Busyness: One of the busiest courses I've been to. Usually lots of players and beginners out. If playing alone, it can get frustrating to wait.

Barfield is a small-scale example of excellent balance and amenity-oriented design. The layout ropes in both beginners and experienced players. I don't find enough compelling in this par-54 course to put it above Good, especially when you consider the cost of plastic to play here. It's been a great course for Murfreesboro, but with the town growing rapidly it may be time to make a Mega-Barfield for a real regional challenge.

I pulled into Barfield Crescent Park at 7:40 am hoping to be the only one in the park . I was in awe . Not only is there a ranger station at the front of the park ( 430 acres ) but there are many features here . The park was alive on a Sunday morning , with walkers , joggers and even disc golfers were all along the 18 hole course . There are bathrooms throughout the park and a big parking lot near hole one at the back of the park .
The equipment : There is a putting basket near hole #1 . The tee pads come in 2 sizes . There were huge 5' X 10' tees on the park style holes , and more compact tees in the woods section ( don't blame them for wanting to carry and pour and more concrete up there ) . The baskets are Mach 3 , that have numbers on the top of the baskets . Very good signage was present that gave all necessary information for both the beginner portion and the advanced 9 . yes , there is an advanced 9 holes on this course . There is a nice kiosk next to the parking lot . Alternate tees on some of the holes .
Amenities : Besides the kiosk with map , there are plenty of trash cans about , and benches . There are also multiple pavilions here to relax after a round . If you came here with a family , they have a lot of hiking trails and things to do and see while you play .
The Landscape : Nothing short of picturesque . Some of these holes are postcard quality . Holes 1-3 and 8-11 are flat and have a park feel . 18 is a park feel but slopes down . The rest of the holes are either in the woods or utilize it . The grass was mowed and the landscaping for just the disc golf course alone was over the top nice . In the woods , there are a lot of rock formations to catch your interest , and a good amount of elevation is incorporated in a lot of the holes . There are a couple of cool man made ponds that come into play on holes 3 and 7 . Some risk/reward here , because the water is muddy looking , and you won't see your disc . I don't know how deep it is , so you may question feeling for your disc in your bare feet . Plenty of trees are about , mostly in the woods . There is even a row of 4 1/2 to 5' high neatly manicured bushes in a row on the fairway of #10 .
You may never see a cleaner or better taken care of disc golf course in Tennessee
The Highlights : Not much in the way of length here , nor out and out open air throws , but ,,,,, solid holes , like #3 , 304' .flat , but tightening fairway protected by a moat in front of the basket . Flat rock around the basket will cause drives or approach shots to skip past the basket the first drive will take precision to keep from hitting a small tree or bush before making it to the moat . . #6 , a kind of downward left to right fade to a basket surrounded by a rock formation . #7 , not a difficult shot , but a doorway driver/midrange 304' drive over a small pond to a basket flanked by large bushes . #10 , 378' , is a fairway shot between large trees with a 4 1/2 ' to 5' sized row of bushes to throw over , about 100' into your drive . #16 is a straight downhill putter/midrange drive to a basket tucked to the right , with a wicker looking fence to block a drive from going out of the woods . Climb back up the hill to your left and #16 does much of the same . Trees in the middle of the fairway , and rock formations all the way down to the basket sitting on stone at the bottom . #18 is a good finishing hole . A long sloping slightly downhill drive , 370' , that goes slowly left to right with a treeline guarding the whole fairway right . A row of large bushes behind the basket can stop overthrows .
Signature Hole . I really likes #3 , the hole with the moat in front of it and trees to either side .
Disc risk : Low . If you keep away from the small water hazard , the park is so well taken care of , that only a ricochet gone crazy or a disc in a tree is going to cost you .
The navigation is really good here . Just a couple of hiccups . One is going around the brushline and up from 11 - 12 and 16-17 . There are 3 paths on your left as you are walking down the fairway on 16 . Take the earliest path upwards to the 17 tee . I took the wrong one and ended up almost at the bottom of 17's fairway , and it is a Brutal climb .
Time : It took me almost 75 minutes to get through the course . Even though the holes are not long , there is climbing involved and getting through other players . A group of 4 can conquer this course in maybe 2 hours and 20 minutes . The course is popular , even early in the morning . There seemed like a lot of people playing when I left at around 9 am .
I think that part of the allure of this course is the country club type feel when you play here . Everything is just so . I plan to take pictures the next time I am down here . The locals seem very nice , too .

#1 Popularity : If you come here at anything close to a peak time , you may be stacked up behind several groups . This course , AND this park , gets a lot of play .
#2 The elements : This might not be the type of course to play right after a rain . The elevation , slick rocks on the course and the woods will combine to make it a little dangerous to play .
#3 Safety : Safer than most , there are fairways that run parallel to each other , and a good drive on a windy day can land your disc into another group . Use caution and also yell FORE . There is a walkway down the right line of the twisting fairway on #18 with a cement walking path to the immediate other side of the treeline . Since you might be bending your driver down that way , and you might not see that walker until after letting your disc fly , it would be a good idea to look on the other side of the trees , before ruining someone else's day . I know it looks kind of special in an old school way , but the cement circles around the park holes do NOT help . Not only do they eat your midrange and putters on approach shots and drives , but they penalize you by careening off of them for a 20' putt back to the basket .

Barfield Crescent Park has gone all out in making your disc golf an experience . A country club feel , wonderful landscape , park style and woods holes . Some water and elevation . Even though the park is well used , they put the course in a section where there should be little involvement for non disc golfers . It's clean and welcoming for families and disc golfers alike .I was told that the store at the park entrance sells discs . This would be the perfect course to cut your teeth on , then play off and on for the rest of your disc golf days . Pack a sandwich and a drink and enjoy this park after your round .
Reminder :From the middle of May thru at least September on Thursdays at 5:30, there is a weekly doubles tournament . Also , all year on the 4th Saturday of each month at 9:00 there is a monthly tournament .
My Recommendation : Newbies Families and dates , this is a great course even if you don't go into the woods section . Locals , 1 disc players , intermediates should fall in love with the course . Because it is so well preserved , pros and ams should come and enjoy the course and work on their midrange game . Travelers anywhere near southwest Nashville or in Murfreesboro off of I-24 should stretch their legs by coming here and playing the full , or even a half round .Course Collectors > A great course and there are 3 courses in Murfreesboro and a bunch to bag up towards Nashville .
Experience the scenery and PLAY THE COURSE !!!!

(3.453 Rating) A well executed city park course with an even mix of heavily wooded and open holes. 9 holes of which are wheelchair accessible.
- RAW BEAUTY - The wooded portion of this course is just plain gorgeous. I wasn't planning on snapping photos as this course is well documented, buy my gosh. Holes (4), (6), (16) and (17) are stunning, and a few others are also near that description. This course would be right up there with the best looking courses in Nashville if it wasn't for all the open well manicured holes lagging it down a touch. Don't get me wrong, the open holes are nice too, but they'd only score a touch above average in my book as wooded holes are just generally better looking in my opinion. Overall I scored the course a 3.5 for beauty, with the wooded portion at a 4.25 and the open portion a 2.75.
- CHALLENGING - I found the course to be Intermediate level difficult overall, but there are no doubt some Advanced level lines out here. Hole (12) must have been in an unmarked position, cause there was no way it was at the 320 foot listing. More like 430 feet and it felt like a par 4 with the basket tucked way back into a pocket. The back placement on (15) is a twisting 25 foot wide line for nearly 400 feet. A par 3 listing seems a bit harsh for everyone but the +950 rated players. On the difficultly flipside, the open portion of the layout has several generous par listings that will have Advanced players carding eagles every few rounds.
- UNIQUENESS - An excellent mix of tight technical holes and lightly wooded shots. I enjoyed the fact that this wasn't one of those courses that starts with 9 open holes and finishes with 9 wooded holes. The designer was wise to break up the mix a bit. Also, I admire the use of rock features and elevation. There are a couple par 4s and a couple water features as well. If I had to point out a missing feature it would be hole management. Only hole (12) requires a placed shot before running an approach to the basket. This is for the unmarked far basket placement only.
- NAVIGATION AND SIGNAGE - Not flawless but better than most courses with this type of terrain. Too start, there's a course map at the parking area. Other than getting a general idea of the flow from this map, it's too diagrammatic to be of much use. The tee signage is nice and it clearly defines the two layouts. Red numbers are for the full course and black numbers are for the open forgiving 9 hole layout. The typical big number placard is on top of the Mach baskets. The only two times I struggled between holes was the transition between (11) and (12) where I walked to (18), and also between (16) and (17). There are also pin placement markers at the tees, but its usage was in disarray on my appearance.
- TEES - Awesome tees on the open portion of the layout. 8 feet wide by 15 feet long. The number of courses I've played with larger tees is equal to one. Roy G in Austin. The size of the tees in the woods are adequate.
- CHARACTER - I could tell that this course is well cared for and it's appears to be getting a lot of financial support. Not my favorite style of basket, MachIIIs, but in immaculate condition. There are a lot of benches in the hilly portion of the course. There's a really cool tee backstop protection on (14). There's a practice basket near (1) and several alternate basket placements are in the woods. Shelters and restrooms are in the park. All stated, the most impressive thing I found, was that the 9 hole layout was built to be accessible for wheelchairs. Major props park's department.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - This course should work for a wide swath of players considering the two layouts. I could see Beginners through lower end Recreational players enjoying the 9 hole layout and Upper end Recreational through Advanced players enjoying full course.

It's hard to find much of substance to complain about here.
- WATER HAZARDS - There are a couple of manmade ponds on (3) and (7). I could tell that player's may struggle to fish discs out of these waters as they were extremely murky on my play. The pond shoreline on (3) was littered with sticks as the pond well guards the basket placement. Despite the downside of the possibility of having fish a disc out, the ponds IMO make Barfield a better course compared to their omission.
- FORGIVENESS - I enjoyed the wooded half of the layout... for the most part. Unfortunately, a couple of these holes border on the line of fairness and one hole crosses it. Hole (13) is without question a poorly designed hole. I walked the line back forth twice and couldn't pick up a defined line en route to the basket. I'm sure players have parked this holes before, but its more luck than skill. There might be a 3 or 4 foot line in there somewhere, but that's it. (14) also has a weakly defined line, as well as (16) and (17). I have a feeling that (12) through (17) are rarely played bogey free.
- TERRAIN - As noted above, players can choose to skip the wooded portion of the course. Players that choose to play the whole thing are going to get eaten up a bit by the terrain. Lots of rocks and a few cut tree stumps to avoid. The walk between (16) and (17) requires a good 60 foot hike up in elevation grade. It's a good thing a bench was there waiting for me on (17) tee. Poison Ivy is also likely here, but I don't recall seeing any.
- LAYOUT FLOW - Using the two layouts in one format is going to cause some bottlenecks and group flow issues. Really though, a very minor issue.
- SPACING - The open portion of the layout has a few fairways that border each other without a buffer. I'd keep my head on a swivel if the course were full.
- TIME PLAY - Longer than I had expected as the woods portion will require a little search and recovering and extra shots. I spent 75 minutes on the course as a solo. Figure 2 1/2 hours in a foursome.

I've hit about half of the Nashville Metro courses as of this review and Barfield would be among one my favorites. Currently I have it behind only Cane Ridge, Cedar Hill and Seven Oaks, but I have yet to play notables Naval Hill and Sharp Springs. If I lived in the Murfreesboro's area, I would be on the course all the time. It has everything I personally want in a course as the longest holes out here will constantly have me reaching for my driving. I loved the even mix of wooded technical and open-ish park style. Most towns the size of Murfreesboro would be ecstatic to have a course this nice.

Barfield mixes some longer, open park style holes with low trees (gah, I miss Alabama pines) with woods holes about 50/50. There are some shot shaping considerations on the open holes, and some longer par 3s, plus some good should be 3s (which are not). Some of the woods holes offer really neat technical plays, with hard doglegs and straight tunnels, and there's a really beautiful fairway of pretty much solid rock on hole 5.

There is a nine-hole (mostly open) loop which runs close to a paved walking trail, which goes up to tees and baskets in an attempt to make the course accessible to the differently abled - I cannot state with certainty that this is effective, but I believe it could be.

Tees are concrete, and baskets are in sound condition. Tee signs indicate hole numbers for both full course and the accessible loop.

Two or three of the woods holes were just ridiculous, exceeding my pinball tolerance, and most were forgettable, aside from hole 5's stone fairway. Of the open holes, there were none at the 400'+ range, despite seeming opportunities to lengthen some; even the supposed par 4s topped out at 378 feet.

Tee signs are kinda unhelpful on showing hole shapes, especially in the woods; additionally, the sign for hole 12 was all kinds of wrong about the distance.

Visually fairly unappealing, except for a few spots in the woods; the evident artificial, angular landscaping on the front may be part of what I found so offputting.

Mach II baskets catch about as well as I do.

I do not consider this a con, given the intention, but concrete around the baskets chews putters.

I am told the Barfield Open layout adds some cool temp stuff. Cannot comment, having not seen it. I am also told that there's a store in the park which sells discs.

Well marked. Beautiful park. Great for beginners or intermediate players. Landscaping maintenance was near perfect! The Wilderness Station gift shop had discs and accessories. The woman working there was delightfully friendly, in spite of a hand injury she was dealing with. Thank you dear!

I would have loved to have played the whole course, the Am/black 9 hole is almost perfectly flat and pretty open. We were on a road trip and had various considerations to bear in mind. Thats really the only con. I want to go back and play the wooded portion as well.

Great park! Great gift shop! Check it out.

-well maintained
-good signage
-trash cans located at almost every hole
-benches at every other hole
-good mix of open and wooded areas
-warm up hole located right by parking lot
-course begins and ends at the parking lot
-18 advanced holes and 9 beginner holes

-some holes have very dense trees
-holes don't have clear paths to next hole
-water hazards eat plastic
-crowded most of the time
-hole 16 and 17 are the exact same with a hike in between
-some tee offs are very small
-pea field

for some reason the park has decided to grow peas in the middle of the course and you lose plastics in there for about 30 minutes each time

18 Holes with a Front 9 beginners option and a Practice Putting green.
Benches, trash barrels, and signage with very accurate hole info and pin placement at every tee pad.
50/50 mix of open and wooded holes.
Dual purpose paved walking path set up for handicap access to front 9 from pad to pin.
With the tourneys and monthly's' held on a regular basis by MTDGA (local club) the course is decently maintained by them on top of the already constant upkeep of the City Parks Department.
Parking, restrooms, and water fountains are available in the park.
Park Wilderness center has a small "Pro" shop with a variety of Innova discs available for purchase.

Most of the cons I list are agreed upon across the board so I will list them but follow up with my after thoughts:
50/50 open to wooded ratio is good but not split up enough.
From the pin at #15 to the pin at #17 there is a very bad flaw in the design. Most people don't include the long walk to the #16 tee pad in this complaint but that's where it starts. Then of course the uphill walk to the #17 tee pad to throw virtually the same hole as #16.
Not enough variety or shot selection.
Aside from basic obstacles that don't usually come into play allot of the holes are just straight shots with varying distances.
The handicap access more often than not is a plastic eater.
My #1 con: The little (a lot of times grown men) gremlins that swim in the 2 water hazards at #3 and #7 for your lost plastic while you are in the middle of a round. Keep an eye open I have good aim!!
Lastly, the back 9 has a trash issue and its mostly after monthly's I noticed.

Even though I haven't dealt with them, it seems MTDGA does a decent job of getting info out regarding events and tourneys. Back to the cons I have listed, Just be happy to have a course to play at that is free. The idea is too promote the sport of disc golf. We are lucky to have it here in MT.

Great place for beginners to get their feet wet, pun intended! The openness of the course will draw out the big arms. A good portion of the course is tightly wooded up & downhill so get ready to pull out that Roc or favorite midrange too. A wilderness station (accessible by car) sells factory 2nds & an assortment of discs. The course provides a neat, well kept place for beginners to do well w/o getting too frustrated & seasoned players will show off. Many rest spots, benches & privacy holes allow for leisurely play.

The course goes from too open to too tight for my liking. There's no in between or transitioning. The wooded holes are thick & tight with nicked up trees, and it'd be prudent if they took out some to give the holes a theme. The open holes are too open & flat. Paved concrete & sidewalks around each basket will rip up your discs if the rocks in the woods don't, and you may get pissed when your park job skips from under the basket into the road scuffed to hell.

The course is a work in progress. Trees are being added on the open holes. Don't be a pansy by going by the (although clear) outdated signage designating many of these open 400ft holes par 4. The Annual Barfield Crescent Open offers an awesome temp course.

Nicely maintained course

Decent variety of holes with a good mix of wooded and open holes

Great signage / not too confusing to find your way through the course

Throughout my years of going here they are constantly makes changes to the course for the better

There are paved walkways that mark OBs

Great course for both new and experienced players

The baskets have a circle of concrete around the baskets which can cause a drive that would have been parked to skip away

The course can be a little bit crowded during the weekends or after work during the weekdays. Due to the amount of people, there are a lot of players who don't know common disc golf etiquette; I've had many people who will still start to throw before I've finished.

A couple of the wooded holes have absolutely no fairway at all.

The walk-up to hole 17 (man that is tiring)

Barfield Crescent is definitely a course that can offer some fun for all players, regardless of experience. I would recommend to anyone who was in the area; there are a lot of ace opportunities out there as well.

There are paved walkways to each of the front 9 (with exception of 2 I believe that go to the woods) and even paved all the way up to the chains itself. Nice transition from the open holes to the wooded holes, pretty much wide open on front 9 and all wooded on back 9 (few exceptions). The course is located in a beautiful park with baseball park, kid play areas, covered picnic areas, etc.The tee signs are nice and is pretty informative with which holes are front 9 and back 9. For the most part its easy to find the next hole (only big exception is #16 to #17) The tee boxes are very also nice. The course is located a few miles off the highway and there are plenty of places to grab some food with a good variety. The nature center in the back of the park has discs and bags for sale at a good price.

The weekends are pretty much always crowded during spring and summer months so kind of a bummer when you pull up and see a full parking lot. Expect to wait a few minutes each hole if this is the case. Some of the wooded holes are way too tight in some areas and seem impossible but definitely not just frustrating for the new comer or newbie to the game. Trust me I know the locals "secret" lines and I still hit hardwood on a regular basis. This place is crazy infested with bee's in bushes and tree's on the open holes during warm months. Some bushes that are real bad with bee's are right beside tees and also in fairways and beside chains where your disc may land so this will frustrate you. Walk from 16 to 17 to me and many people is very pointless. You end 16 just to walk right up a killer hill/mini-mountain to 17 just to throw back down. I will say both holes are nice just will wear you out. Luckily its the end of the course but if you play more than 1 round expect to be tired. Some of the tee's could be a tad longer and when they get wet man are they slippery. People sometimes hangout and picnic to the left of #18's fairway mainly because there is a kiddie area about 150-200 feet left of the fairway.

Have spotted several small snakes but that's expected in woods. And newbies will hate water holes on #3 and #7 but #7 has a optional hole with no water. If you decide to play it bring your float-able discs or get ready to go diving in dirty brown water. Overall not a bad course.

This 18 hole course plays through a nice park setting and has a mix of open and wooded holes. (50% wooded & 50% open). The course, for the most part flows quite nicely and loops back for 9 or 18 holes. The 9 hole loop is all open and has paved pathways all the way up to the basket making this the first wheelchair accessible course that I have played. The 18 hole loop breaks off of the 9 in various spots and enters the woods.

Baskets show a bit of weathering but nothing that is out of the ordinary. All are cemented firmly in the ground and none are jankety. Concrete tee pads are all quite large with the exception of a few smaller ones in the woods.

Tee signs are spectacular and show the hole number for the easy 9 and the advanced 18 on each sign. They show obstacles nicely including trees and water hazards where applicable. Benches were available every 2-3 holes and trash cans were plentiful as well. Course was extremely clean, fairways well defended, either by trees or paths and the locals were friendly as well.

Elevation mainly comes into play in the wooded holes but number 9/18 is one of the best uses. 370' downhill wide open. Wooded holes have a strong emphasis on accuracy over distance with some holes forcing you to be very meticulous with your shot placement. Also, the wooded holes play on top of large flat rocks which is a nice feature that is not found on every course. Straight, open, wooded, hyzer and anhyzer shots are all needed to excel on this course.

Water comes into play on 2 holes and are fair. Hole 3Easy/3Advanced has a small pond right before the well defined green forcing a layup or go for it approach off the tee. Hole 7 Advanced has a tee shot over a small pond. Not too large, maybe 70' to the far edge, but just knowing it is there is enough to throw someone off.

This is a large multi use park and there are many other things to do here with playgrounds, ball fields, pavilions, rest rooms, drinking fountains and appear to be dog friendly. Easy directions with signs to Barfield Park from a few miles away really helped and within the park, signs for disc golf were easy to spot. The parking lot was large and could accommodate maybe 20+ cars. With other lots around as well, shortage of parking should be no issue.

There is not much that is bad about this course that I can say but there are two things that stick out in my mind.

1. From 16's pin, you have to walk back up the hill you just threw down to get to 17's tee pad. I did not see a direct route so we ended walking up 17's fairway, just to throw down it again. Seems like an easy fix would be for arrows nailed to the trees to direct you to the next pin.

2. There were a few holes that were too wooded for my liking. I enjoy playing on wooded courses but some were just too much. Only 2-3 holes were like this so it was not a huge deal but a few holes could be trimmed up and still have a nice wooded course.

This is a course I would love to play again. Only 5 minutes off the highway, it was a good stopping point during a small road trip to stretch for a few hours. Not much variety is offered for restaurants except for asian food. A bit more offered on the other side of the highway.

If you do not like my review, let me know why before rating.

-This a pretty good course for beginners and more experienced players. It is extremely easy to navigate after a quick look over the map. The entire course pretty much makes a big M.
-There are concrete paths between all the holes on the front 9 which make it wheelchair friendly and clearly defines OB.
-The fairways are maintained weekly and the woods aren't too bad.
-There are two restroom facilities near the parking lot and a water pump by the pavilion. ---Every hole has excellent signage, a trashcan, and usually a bench.
-The course offers a wide variety of shots from long, straight and wide open to short, dog leg shots with a low ceiling.
-Most of the wooded holes have multiple pin placements.
-MTDGA, the local club, is very active at this course and Sharp Springs (north) and has either singles or doubles matches going every weekend.

-Everyone says the water trap on hole #3 is terrible but as long as you lay up it shouldn't be a problem. The real problem with three is the lack of space around the pin for going straight for it. If you go short you're in the water and if you go long or right you're in the woods. The water trap on hole #7 is about 30ft in front of the tee and the overhanging trees tend to toss your discs in the water if you don't get through the gap just right. Not much of a problem for experienced players but beginners usually skip this one or throw from the left of the pond.
-The concrete around the pins is nice and all but has chewed into many of my discs and makes a good shot skip right past the basket. -Some of the holes have ridiculous lines for rhbh players so having a decent forehand drive helps.
-Tee pads are super slick when wet.
-The pins don't get changed to the alternate placement often enough.
-There is a bit of a hike back up the hill from 16 to 17 but you are rewarded with a nice bench and a fun hole.
-The only downside to the course being located in a rather crowded park is that people will picnic or throw football in the middle of #18's fairway. If it's a couple of ignorant teenagers just yell heads up but sometimes parents will let their children run around out there.

This has proven to be a good home course for me due to the wide variety of shots and a good local club. This is by no means my favorite course in the area but is one you should try if you're in the area.

Short enough to be quick playing, and not dissuade newbies. Well laid out. The ADA accessibility on the more-or-less-front-9 is great! Easy to navigate, good signage. Park is well-maintained.

Not really a Con, but the slabs around the baskets are a little strange. It does enhance the accessibility, but any one using a cane or a wheelchair will have to go out into the fairway anyway. I had a couple of really nice throws that skipped 30-40' off of that circle instead of parking for a deuce or par. The rocks up in the woods, while fun, aren't good for the plastic.

#3 stink hole shouldn't be much of a problem. I'm a short arm, and drove to the basket with a Roc with ease. Laying up is always an option, and often the best. Fun course, I will definitely play again when I'm in the area. This and 7 Oaks both remind me of Cliff Drive in KC, except much shorter and much flatter.

-Very Clean course.

-Large tee pads in the open holes.

-Well maintained tee pad in the wooded holes.

-Great challenge holes with woods and obstacles used efficiently.

-Good signs that show the holes footage, par and layout.

-Wooded area is hilly and helps with the challenge.

-Most holes are laid out for either side arm or back hand throw with a few exceptions.

-Baskets are clearly marked with hole numbers.

-Well maintained paths between holes.

-Most tee pads have benches for your use.

-Bathrooms nearby for easy access.

-Hole 1 tee pad is on one side of parking area and hole 18 basket on the other.

-A water source at the pavilion by parking area.

-The water trap on hole 3 is ridiculous. It seems to have been designed with the resale of lost disc in mind. A rip off scheme. If you get a good throw on hole 3 you will most likely end up in this muddy, nasty pond that you cant see anything in. The wall closest to the basket also helps in hindering your throw to the basket.

-The walk up the hill from hole 16 to 17 is more of a hike than a walk. It leaves most people out of breath. Thank the stars there is a large bench at the tee pad of 17 to rest.

-Hole 16 and 17 are nearly identical with the exception of a few trees and the basket on 17 on a large rock and 16's surrounded by boulders.

-Can sometimes be very crowded. This is a big problem especially when a lot of the players want to throw 10 disc each player on every hole. Some very rude players in this sense.

-Need bug repellent due to mosquitos. The nasty, muddy, stagnant water traps are too perfect a place for the pesky insects to grow.

This course has a place to purchase a disc if needed fairly close to hole 3's basket.

Over all a really good course with the biggest problem being the water trap on hole 3. I hope that whoever designed the water trap on hole 3 is getting their kickback from the resale of disc and doctors.

NIcely maintained by both park personnel and the local disc golf community. I played on July 1st; 12:30 PM. Hot and sunny day. The grass was freshly cut. The all-access for 9 holes is unique; I've never seen that before...very nice concrete pathways leading up to and surrounding each backet. As mentioned this was only on 9 of the 18 holes. The woods portion of the course is very technically challenging to work around all of the trees. I enjoy playing golf in the woods and so this was a pro for me. Good signage.

A couple of the holes were throw and pray where there was not a clearly delineated fairway. Please someone - updae the tee sign on number 3 to indicate there is a pond of nasty stench water in front of the basket. You cannot see it from the tee and I fell victim. That was my main-stay original Roc!

This course is not meant to be a championship caliber course; but there is plenty of land where they could expand and have both a 9 hole all-access and an 18 hole technically difficult course.

Great variety for a par 3 course! Of course, this is my home course, so I'm going to keep my bias and say it's good. It really is, though. If you shoot under par, you earned it. For some courses, it's normal to shoot under par and you expect to make birdie on some holes. Not the case here. You earn every bird, and there's so much variety, you have to make a different shot on each hole to score well. One minute, you're throwing a putter through the woods on your first shot, and the next hole you're throwing a distance driver out in the open. Also, it's just a beautiful course, and they really do a fantastic job of maintaining it.

I saw the review of the person who marked this course as a 2.5, and saw he mentioned some of paths for the wooded holes were stupidly thin. I have to say that I agree with him for holes 4 (although you need to look high and to the right, because there's an open route that way that only the locals really know), 6 (you just have to flick something or an-hyzer a putter), 13, maybe 15, 16, and maybe 17. For those holes, I would say there is about 65% skill and 35% luck to have a shot at birdie.

Also, I wish there were some holes longer than 390 feet, but that's more of a personal preference. I like the courses that have (PDGA regulated, not recreational) par 4's and 5's (450-1000 foot holes).

Beautifully maintained! Every time I come back, I see they have added new trees or something. It always looks in tip-top shape. I am proud to call this course my home course!