Forest City Disc Golf at Kennedy Park » Construction

Course sign added, new bridge constructed on Hole 1

Chris Coleman — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:49:34 +0000

A view of the bridge and the Hole 1 basket, photo taken from the Hole 2 tee

Alan and Adam did great work building the new bridge between Holes 1 and 2 this weekend.

The old path between the holes was long, and it was difficult to find the elevated tee on Hole 2 for those who have never played the course before. The bridge, which spans a stream that can run very strongly after a rain, will allow us to construct a new, much more direct path to Hole 2.

With the help of Alan Mindas, Sr., Alan and Adam also built and installed the posts for a new course sign at the entrance to Hole 1. Installation of the sign onto the posts was delayed until a day with better weather, probably sometime this week.

We also did some planning for the alternate Hole 6. Inclement weather (it was actually snowing in April) prevented us mapping it out completely, but we have a basic plan in mind for where it will be located.

Check out the photo gallery of the weekend’s work after the jump.

Work planned for weekend of April 17-18

Chris Coleman — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:17:24 +0000

We’re gearing up for a work weekend this Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18. Please get in touch if you you can help out in any way at all.

Here’s what’s planned:

Construction of a bridge over the stream from the Hole 1 basket to the Hole 2 tee, which will shorten the walk and make Hole 2 easier to find.
Tree clearing, branch removal, and general fairway cleanup on Holes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Repair work on Hole 7 basket. We’ve had problems with soggy ground here, so we need to shore up the concrete around the pin sleeve.
Surveying for alternate Hole 6 location. Too many discs end up on the little league field, so we need to find an alternate location for this hole, at least during little league season.

As always, donations of all kinds, including materials, equipment and money are welcome! Please contact Alan Mindas at alan@forestcitydiscgolf.com.

Tee Box Weekend May 9th

ajgraytock — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:48:08 +0000

We have finally decided on a weekend that we will begin putting in tee boxes on the course. On Friday, May 8th, we will be picking up materials for the tee boxes and doing a bit of prep work. On May 9th, the fun begins as we level the ground for most tees and build the tee boxes. Hopefully during that week, the borough will have dropped of a ton or two of stone dust that we will use for the surface of the tee pads. Once a few of the boxes are built, we will start filling them in. The first 5 holes (the woods) will most likely be our starting point.

All who are interested in helping are welcome. Check back here for starting times.