It has been a busy weekend at Freedom Park, where disc golfers enjoyed the opening of a new 18-hole course in Star.
“We as a community of disc golfers are absolutely thrilled to have another opportunity in the valley,” said local disc golf pro Cole Rogers. “It’s just so awesome to have a new course, especially a course as challenging as this.”
Every hole at Freedom Park is a par three, but most of the holes are more than 400 feet. Course designer Corey Drydo also took advantage of the ponds in the park to make some very difficult holes where players need to avoid the water; if a disc goes into the water, it likely means a lost disc.
“That danger gets presented on holes six, seven, and eight,” said Rogers. “You get a narrow fairway and longer holes, that is where you have to dial in a golfing mindset. You want to break down that fairway and throw safer shots because if you go big, often times you will lose a little bit of control and end up in the pond.”
Discs are pretty cheap, and the course is free. That’s one of the beautiful aspects of this sport; most of the courses are free, and it’s cheap to romp around with friends and family. I have always equated it to hiking, but with a purpose…