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Chautauqua Park
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Kewanee’s first disc golf course is located in Chautauqua Park near the West end of Division St. This 12-hole course is nestled throughout the park among mature trees and is fun for beginners and a challenge for experts. The course officially opened early 2007. Chad and Zachary Meyers designed the Chautauqua Park Disc Golf Course and the Kewanee Park District installed cement tee-boxes and permanent metal chain baskets.
WHAT IS DISC GOLF?
Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs players use a flying disc. The object of disc golf is to complete each hole in the fewest number of throws. A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the “hole”. The Chautauqua Park holes are elevated metal baskets with chains. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed.
The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Finally, the “putt” lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it’s sinking a long putt or hitting a tree halfway down the fairway.
There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely requires a greens fee, you probably won’t need to rent a cart, and you never get stuck with a bad “tee time.” It is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and female, regardless of economic status. (adapted from www.pdga.com)
DISC GOLF CLUB
The Hog City Flyers Disc Golf Club (HCFDGC) is always in the process of hosting events, leagues, tournaments and fund raisers. Club membership and course information is available at Yahoo.com group name KewaneeDiscGolf http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/kewaneediscgolf
LIST OF EVENTS:
3/21/2009, 9:00 am, Skills competition and Bag tags placement round
4/18/2009, 8:00 am, Spring Training Tournament
4/25/2009, 9:00 am, Spring league begins (random doubles, best shot)
5/30/2009, 12:00 am, no league on this date
6/19/2009, 8:00 pm, Night Tournament (tentative)
7/25/2009, 8:00 am, Grip It And Rip It (tentative)
8/15/2009, 10:00 am, Charity Tournament (Putting for Paws?)(tentative)
8/29/2009, 8:00 am, Hog Days Tournament
9/12/2009, 10:00 am, Fall league begins
10/17/2009, 4:00 pm, Night tournament (tentative)
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