Carson City disc golf course ready for 1st tournament

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, 2022-09-25 08:34:52,

Gregg Swift throws his disc into the basket.
Photo by Kyler Klix.

With more people looking for outdoor recreation, Carson City offers just that at the Carson Ridge Disc Golf and Interpretive Trails Park. The park opened three years ago, but through hard work and improvements, it’s ready to be featured as a premier disc golf course in Nevada.
“This is a great way to offer the community an outdoor exercise game,” said Michael Plansky.
Plansky and a team of volunteers have been working to improve the quality of the course and are ready to host its first big event: A disc golf tournament with a festival vibe. The event will introduce the course to the public and give beginners a chance to learn about disc golf. There will be music, food trucks, clinics for beginners and more. Mayor Lori Bagwell is a special guest for a ribbon cutting ceremony.
“I’m super excited to showcase this beautiful outdoor recreation venue, and I think it’s going to be good for residents and visitors alike to show off the beauty of Carson City,” Bagwell said. “Thank you to all of those volunteers that had vision to make this a reality.”
She said it was an honor to work with the foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation to make this a reality.

THE EVENT
The event revolves around the disc golf tournament, and it will feel like a festival with live music, food trucks and more. There’s room for 72 players, and they can sign up at https://bit.ly/3RPqO4N.
If you’re curious about disc golf and want to try it, there will be clinics where people can borrow discs and try different discs to see what works best for them.
“Come out and see this beautiful asset if you haven’t been out here,” Plansky said.
At around 2 p.m., the tournament will be down to eight players for the final nine holes. Attendees will be encouraged to go out to the course and watch the end of the tournament, so people could be inspired by the best players of the day, Plansky said. He hopes that is the recipe to get people into disc golf.
“By teaching them, then encouraging them to watch the best, hopefully they’ll be inspired to come back and keep trying it.”

THE COURSE
Carson Ridge Disc Golf Park boasts a 4.6 rating according to udisc.com. That makes it a top park in Nevada to play. Plansky and a team of volunteers have been working on it for almost three years. Almost every day someone can be seen on the…

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