- Excellent use of natural elevation changes, most holes have some elevation
- Lots of OB to challenge you on an otherwise open course
- A wide variety of hole distances from medium difficult par 3 to difficult par 4 holes
- Excellent course for those who have a big arm and want to show it off
- Fantastic infrastructure, baskets, tee pads, tee signs and next tee arrows all in working order
- Lots of risk/reward and decision making
- Nice looking park and surrounding area
- Grass is just short enough for rollers

- Fairways are close together so keep your head on a swivel
- Less obstacles than what I would prefer
- Greens are slow, would like some bald areas to challenge upshots more
- 18 feels like too many holes, perhaps 14 or 15 would be more appropriate
- Some holes are just throw it as hard as you can and accuracy is less important

I wasn't expecting much from this place based on reviews. I was in the area and waiting for a friend so we could go play some courses together and happened to be close by to here and I am glad I stopped in. I usually enjoy more wooded courses but I'm also a sucker for big downhill holes like hole 1 was. I think this is a very solid course for this area and is probably one of the better courses in the greater Boise/Nampa area.

Incredible shot variety. Extremely challenging OB and mandos. Highly useful/informative tee signs. Wind and elevation come into play on pretty much every hole. The grass does a great job of stopping the disc. This really comes in handy, considering that A. The fairways are generally quite narrow B. Most play is not on flat ground. This really rewards accurate placement shots,and super aggressive putting.

Young park. Trees need time to grow.

Hole 18 is uncomfortably close to a large, busy playground. Lots of little kids can easily become unintentional targets if you don't correctly play the wind. That's really the only hole i have an issue with the design of, though. A couple of the 700'+ par 4s are legitimately 5s - holes 9&11, most notably.

Sarah Hokom did a fantastic job of designing a super challenging, serious TPC. In a not-so-huge park, she still managed to squeeze in a lot of really long shots. I think most of the ratings here are from rec/int players who can't appreciate the complexity of the course. Being as far from Boise as it is, I think it gets overlooked for eagle island and ann morrison, which are more convenient for most of the local scene players.

Best course in greater Boise, hands down.

Given some time for the trees to grow, there are several holes around here that could be pretty interesting. If you're wanting to practice your distance, this is a great place to do so while still being more interesting than an open field.

The OB doesn't really create enough of an interesting feel to the course to keep you from being bored of just chucking your disc as far as you can, and then picking it up and doing it again.

Really needs some obstacles to introduce any sort of variance at all to the course.

Enough elevation on holes to keep it interesting. Tight fairways by playing the OB lines shown on the tee signs (basically sidewalks and across). Concrete tee pads installed last year (tee for 7 is moved to the far side of the sidewalk vs what is shown on the map). Easy access with plenty of parking. Views down into the lake. Several neat holes with elevation, a pond (dry when I visited in the summer), and sidewalks. There are several holes that make you have to think "should I lay up? Can I make it across in 1 shot?" and that is great from a design aspect!

Holes are close together. You have to play the OB lines shown or you'll be hitting players on other holes or cars along the road. 600 - 700' holes when the fairway is only 30-40' wide the entire way is a little beyond challenging for less experienced players (and for many more experienced players too!). I don't see this course hosting a tourney of any size in the current layout just for discs flying everywhere onto other fairways, there just isn't enough space for 72 players.

A great course to play by yourself or with a few friends. Local says there is often a decently strong wind which makes the OB lines that much tougher. I played a couple of holes as layups to be safe with OB lines on a day without much wind.

-easy layout
- big arm course with two holes over 700 feet.
- big sign at entrance to help figure out the course.
- good course for introducing newer players.
-big long throws with little blockage allowing big grip and rip throws.
- concrete slab tee pads help with the distance

-little variance in terrain or obstacles
-walkers and park users on the sidewalks you have to throw over
-hole 11 is 720 next to a busy road, so watch your throw!

Great course for introducing players. It's tight and long making it fun while not having alot of technical or elevation changes. All around a good fun course. They are upgrading the course with signage and very nice concrete pads.

Had 18 baskets. Ended the first 9 and second 9 back at the parking lot. Good elevation between some of the holes.

Not enough big trees. Nothing blocking the approaches on any holes. Too many long, narrow holes (easy to OB and lose a disc in the alfalfa field). The starting spots are not clearly marked, and they are all in the grass which gets worn down and slippery.

This course will get better and better as the trees mature. The park is very clean. There were a lot of pedestrians due to playgrounds and pavilions for food.

Plenty of length, elevation, baskets with trouble close, mango's in play to create some challenge, lots of tight fairways, several wide open chuck and duck holes.

if its windy, you might consider playing somewhere else, the tight holes are somewhat ridiculous with a strong wind

• Elevation throughout the park.
• "Next Tee" signs on every basket.
• Several long downhill shots where you can air it out.
• Some challenging "Mandos"
• Huge park.
• Many tight shots due to narrow fairways with multiple OB areas.
• Good workout for overweight old guys like me.

• Grass tees
• 3 holes very close to a busy road; be ready to run and retrieve your wayward throws before your precious plastic gets squashed.
• Too many baskets are located out in the open. There are few obstacles to your approach shots.
• Nasty thick corn field along the very long and narrow hole 7. Send out a spotter or risk losing a disc. (my friend lost his Boss in the corn).
• Too many long holes for my liking.
• Only two holes with any Ace chance, and they're even on the long side (270-280) for small arms.
• Small, widely scattered trees don't provide much obstruction (should get better as they mature).

Mallard Park covers a large area on the north side of Lake Lowell. The designers took advantage of this and made a massive, spacious course. Big arms might LOVE this course because it is heavy on long shots (Multiple >400', 1 >500', 2 >600', and 1 >700'). I do wish that they would have mixed in more <300' holes for weak arms like mine. I shot +2 and felt pretty good about it. There are many OB areas and a few Mandos that make this otherwise wide-open course more of a challenge than it looks. Because the park is new, the trees are very small and don't create much of an obstacle. This will change as the trees mature, but they are quite widely spaced, so it will never be considered heavily wooded.
The park was crowded on the day we were there, but there is so much space here that we had few conflicts with other users. The layout meanders all over the park, but if you print a map before you go, you'll navigate without trouble. The baskets were the new DGA Mach X (I think) and very nice. I hope that they will be able to make permanent tee pads in the future; the grass/mud is going to get slick in the winter.
Adding short tees on a few holes might be a great idea here because of the multitude of long holes. Another possible improvement would be to reposition some of the baskets to more obstructed locations behind the trees. Too many baskets are just sitting out in the open grass. I rarely had to shape my approach shots at all. Planting some more trees would probably be better than moving the baskets. Hopefully the local club players can collaborate with the city on some course improvements over time.
This course could be an instant hit with the big arms; they can air it out all day! The addition of Mallard Park and nearby Lake Lowell Park should help ease the crowding at Ann Morrison by giving players some other options. It is definitely worth a trip to if you're in the area.

If this was my neighborhood course I would be very happy. Nice baskets and good use of the available terrain. Great for practicing.

No obstacles. With time ( a lot) the trees will grow in and this course might get a title tougher. Easy par course. Halfway decent drive, halfway decent upshot and a simple par putt all the way around. Not one hole stands out. Pretty boring.

Like I said if it was in my neighborhood I would play it a lot for practice. Way to far to drive for a course with no teeth. The 12 hole in kuna is much more fun. Like someone else said, use whatever shot you want every hole cause nothing is going to stop you.

If you have a big arm, this is your course.
Nice view of the Lake.

Mosquitos.
No subtlety. Whatever shot you prefer, you can use it on every. single. shot.
Flow of the course.
Tee pads.

Skip this one and play Lake Lowell. Its 3 miles away and better

Longer holes
Plenty of elevation change
New Mach X baskets I believe
When played with ob's being sidewalk and beyond, and a couple mando's this can be a very challenging course
This course is bound for fast improvement, this can easily go up a star maybe star an a half with some signage and teepads

Teepads are marked only with bricks in the ground
Very hard to find teepads some times
Best to play with someone who knows the layout somewhat or it can be a long round

Very open, scattered trees. Pretty simple to get to. With time, this will be an amazing course.

Hole 1 is on the playground side, teepad just behind the bathrooms to the left of 3 basket.

Distance and Accuracy is necessary. Very enjoyable course especially with the mandos and tight fairways. The hills provide good elevation changes from hole to hole and it plays very well from hole to hole.

Teepads not being poured yet.