Forest City Disc Golf at Kennedy Park

We received a new sponsorship this past weekend from Graytock Enterprises.  Thank you to all that have sponsored!  Be sure to check out the sponsors page for a complete list of our sponsors.

Good news! Forest City is getting a disc golf course!

If you don’t know what disc golf is, or why you should care, Wikipedia has an incredibly long-winded article about it. Here’s what you need to know:

Disc golf (sometimes called Frisbee golf or frolf) is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, “The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc.”

Disc golf is similar to traditional golf and uses much of the same rules and terminology. As in ball golf, a course usually consists of 18 holes. Unlike ball golf, most courses are located in public parks and are free to play, although some courses require a nominal fee, and the sport requires inexpensive discs instead of costly clubs and balls. The modern disc golf target consists of a metal basket with chains hanging over it and was invented in 1976 by “Steady” Ed Hedrick, the father of disc golf and the modern “frisby”.

Forest City needs more recreation options and Kennedy Park is underutilized. Disc golf is fun, inexpensive, and easy to learn. We hope that by building a course there, we can provide new recreation options for people of all ages, and hopefully attract a few new visitors to Forest City in the process.