2008 Woodie Awards
Disc Golf Course in Our Own Backyard
Paul Davis
Issue date: 9/30/03 Section: News
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Since May of 2003, there have been many disc golf baskets set up for the entertainment of students, as well as other disc golf players. Recently, tee boxes for the course have been set up, and maps will be printed out shortly for easy navigation of the course.
Lakeland's new nine-hole course is made possible by funding from SA and the labor efforts of Zeta Chi. There shall be markings on the tees fairly soon.
Two predominant students involved with this course were Luke Pfiefer and Charlie VanGinkle, who helped design it along with Mike Smolinski and a professional designer from Appleton. The reasoning behind the course is that the sport of disc golf is becoming popular, and it's been found that this area has some of Wisconsin's better courses. It was also mentioned by VanGinkel that there were not many activities on campus, and people were already playing the game without the baskets. Now there is more to do on campus, and those that played before will have more to shoot for.
The course is open and the baskets and tees are up for use. Maps should be ready by the end of the week. They also wish to have tournaments with Grosshuesch and Muehlmeier already signed up for a competition between the two halls. There is also a grill-out planned, hopefully during Homecoming weekend, for the official grand opening of the course. This is still not final, but the grand opening will be no later than Homecoming weekend. The grill-out is sponsored by Zeta Chi, and all the proceeds will be given to charity. If you are wondering how to play when you don't have your own discs, the front desk will have discs you can borrow with your student ID.
Disc golf is a game, much like golf, where one uses discs instead of a golf ball. The sport has been around for over thirty years, and even has its own professional golf club, the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association).
In the game there are several different discs that you use, as if you were using different clubs. What type of disc you would use depends on the distance you must throw it. You must get this disc into a basket above ground and you want to make it in par, or in so many throws depending on that hole. It is also uncommon to see the average disc out on the course because they are bulkier and do not give the wanted results of most disc golfers.
Courses are somewhere between 18 and 24 holes, though there are nine hole courses, like Lakeland has. If you want to know more about the sport go to www.disclife.com.
Lakeland's new nine-hole course is made possible by funding from SA and the labor efforts of Zeta Chi. There shall be markings on the tees fairly soon.
Two predominant students involved with this course were Luke Pfiefer and Charlie VanGinkle, who helped design it along with Mike Smolinski and a professional designer from Appleton. The reasoning behind the course is that the sport of disc golf is becoming popular, and it's been found that this area has some of Wisconsin's better courses. It was also mentioned by VanGinkel that there were not many activities on campus, and people were already playing the game without the baskets. Now there is more to do on campus, and those that played before will have more to shoot for.
The course is open and the baskets and tees are up for use. Maps should be ready by the end of the week. They also wish to have tournaments with Grosshuesch and Muehlmeier already signed up for a competition between the two halls. There is also a grill-out planned, hopefully during Homecoming weekend, for the official grand opening of the course. This is still not final, but the grand opening will be no later than Homecoming weekend. The grill-out is sponsored by Zeta Chi, and all the proceeds will be given to charity. If you are wondering how to play when you don't have your own discs, the front desk will have discs you can borrow with your student ID.
Disc golf is a game, much like golf, where one uses discs instead of a golf ball. The sport has been around for over thirty years, and even has its own professional golf club, the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association).
In the game there are several different discs that you use, as if you were using different clubs. What type of disc you would use depends on the distance you must throw it. You must get this disc into a basket above ground and you want to make it in par, or in so many throws depending on that hole. It is also uncommon to see the average disc out on the course because they are bulkier and do not give the wanted results of most disc golfers.
Courses are somewhere between 18 and 24 holes, though there are nine hole courses, like Lakeland has. If you want to know more about the sport go to www.disclife.com.