Montiel Park Disc Golf Course
San Marcos, CA
Holes in the standard 9-hole layout range from 129 to 354 feet in length, with as much as a 30 foot change in elevation on some holes. There are nine alternate tees ranging in length from 230 to 450 feet which allow for a unique 18-hole layout.
Our friendly Monday @ 5pm doubles matches ended on Oct. 6, but we will be starting up a Fall/Winter weekend doubles series sometime in October. All comers are welcome (as long as you have $5 to ante up).
Activities at Montiel Park DGC are organized by the San Diego Aces Disc Golf Club. The course representative for Montiel Park is Allen Risley.
October5, 2008: Ace Race Wrap-up - The Discraft Ace Race at Montiel Park was a great success! Forty-three players came out to help the San Diego Aces raise funds to pay for rubber tee mats for the alternate tees at the course. Over $400 was raised, which should be enough to add rubber pads to the six holes that need them.
Jeremiah Price was the hot hand of the day, recording two aces during one of his 9-hole trips around the modified Montiel layout, good enough to win a brand new golf bag and 10 discs from Discraft. Ben Rutherford had the first ace of the day, which was good enough to hold on for a tie for second place with Danny Zwolenski, who also had one ace and one metal hit. Max Rumbaugh also recorded an ace to come in fourth.
Montiel regular Don Vincent walked away with the Mini Ace Race title - his one ace and one metal hit barely enough to beat Allison Wylot for the title and $36 mini ace pot. Full results can be found on the Results page. There are also lots of pictures of the Ace Race festivities on the Photo Gallery page.
All players walked away with two brand new Flex-ESP discs, a cool full-color mini and a Discraft Hat - a $55 value for their $25 entry fee. Many thanks to the registration crew (Monica, Curtis, Brian and Katie), Emerald Isle for prizes, players who brought mini baskets and Discraft for all they provided.
September 17, 2008: Some Pre-Ace Race Details - As of today there are 23 paid entrants into the Ace Race and we're expecting a lot of last-minute entries. If you haven't entered, call Allen quickly at 760-798-2080 to get in. Player's Packs will be ordered soon and they can't be returned to Discraft, so don't count on there being many left for day-of sign-ups. If you snooze, you lose
Have you ever slipped and screwed up a tee shot on the back tees for #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 or #7? Well, this tournament is being held to raise funds for rubber tee mats for the back tees at Montiel. Ten players are needed to pay for a tee pad (but the first ten help pay for park insurance...). The more players we get, the more tee pads we can buy!
Discraft handles the grand prize, but Emerald Isle will be providing prizes for the first ace turned in on a scorecard and the 2nd-highest number of Aces or metal hits. There will also be a few CTP's on some of the longer holes.
Have we mentioned that some of the holes will be shortened for the Ace Race? In order to generate more aces and level the playing field, Holes 6, 7, 8 and 9 will have shorter versions for the tournament. This should also make it easier to hear or see metal hits on those holes (especially 7, eh?)
We will have a mini-golf course set up - a Mini-Ace Race, if you will. It will cost $1 to play, with the rules just like the Ace Race - aces and metal hits only counted. You can enter and play as many times as you like. The proceeds will be split 50-50 between first place and the tee pad fund. Mini-Disc Golf World Champion Carl "Beanieman" Renda will be on hand to challenge all comers. Can you beat the World Champ?
Finally, there will be an Ace Pot at the Ace Race. Players can buy one share of the Ace Pot for $1 - you can buy as many shares as you want, but you must buy them before you start your first nine holes. Each person in the pot who has an ace will get a portion of the pot, based on the number of shares they have purchased and their number of aces. 25% of the pot will go into the tee pad fund.
Our first Ace Race in San Diego County, possibly in SoCal!!!!!
August 12, 2008: Montiel Ace Race is a go - Montiel Park will host a Discraft Ace Race Tournament Sunday Oct. 5th at 10am. Entry fee is $25, pre-registration is recommended as the field will be capped. In an ace race tournament, players play 36 holes of tee shots only, recording aces and metal hits from their tee shots. The winner is the player who records the most aces with ties being broken by metal hits. Each player receives two new prototype Discraft discs, a Discraft hat and a mini (a $55 value). The flyer for the tournament is available here.