New disc golf course opens at Madison Heights public park – The Oakland Press
, 2022-05-21 09:18:36,
Disc golf for the first time has glided into a Madison Heights city park.
The new disc golf course opened more than a week ago at the city’s multi-use, 31-acre Rosie’s Park at 1111 Farnum.
“It’s been really popular since we opened it,” said City Manager Melissa Marsh. “It was pouring rain for our grand opening May 6, but there were quite a few people there.”
Set up as a nine-hole course, the disc golf in Madison Heights is open year round
Disc golf was established and the first course designed in the 1970s, according to the Professional Disc Golf Association.
The game is similar to golf. In place of clubs and balls, players throw a flying disc or Frisbee from a tee area to a target instead of a hole.
Usually, disc golf targets are elevated metal baskets. As in traditional golf, the goal is to complete the game with the fewest number of throws as players make their way down a fairway.
Disc golf is designed to accommodate people of all ages and physical abilities.
“Disc golf provides upper and lower body conditioning, aerobic exercise, and mental stimulation,” the PDGA says on its website. “Concentration skills increase by mastering shots and negotiating obstacles, and players of limited fitness levels can start slowly and gradually increase their level of play.”
Other nearby cities have opened their own disc golf courses over the years. Royal Oak has an 18-hole course at Starr-Jaycee Park that opened in 1981, and a second course at Wagner Park that debuted five years later. Hazel Park opened its nine-hole course at Green Acres Park last year.
There are about 500 courses statewide.
Disc golf’s popularity keeps growing, according to a recent report from UDisc, which offers subscriptions for its disc golf app for scorekeeping that is used by…
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