Bomber Disc Golf at Griffiss Park should be ready for play this weekend, with the last six concrete tee pads to be poured at the end of the week.

The 18-hole course runs along Route 825 where the traffic circle intersects with Ellsworth Road. It winds through the sculpture park. The first hole sits next to the public parking area on Ellsworth Road, as does a practice basket. The course wanders along Route 825 until it’s across the road from Rome Free Academy, then doubles back toward the parking lot.

The course was designed by LARCH Landscape Architecture and Engineering of Saratoga Springs.

“The front nine is more family-friendly,” noted Christian Mercurio, Mohawk Valley EDGE vice president of planning and development. The back nine is more wooded, more challenging. “All in all, I am pretty happy with what we have been able to do – given all the obstacles, trails, etc. Those things do make it more interesting both physically and aesthetically, though.” The course weaves through the park’s other amenities, and players never have to cross the trail with a shot.

At the start of each hole is the concrete pad where golfers take their initial shot. Six were poured last week. Six more went in at the start of this week.

The final six are to be poured late this week if the weather holds.

The baskets — which in disc golf are the equivalent of the holes in golf — are all in place. The yellow-topped baskets of metal have chains that hang down to allow discs to hit them and fall into the basket. The course uses Innova DISCatcher Pro 28 baskets.

Wood chips are spread and compacted on the paths as well, showing golfers the path to the baskets.

Another addition will be the overhead map of each hole posted by each tee pad.

The course was funded by the Griffiss Park Landowners Association and Griffiss Local Development Corp.

“We have some top talent in the park and we want to retain and grow it,” said Jennifer Waters, EDGE vice president of business development and communications.

Landowners Association president Dr. John Costello said this use of the group’s common area maintenance fees are good investments in the long-term plan at the park. “The statues and the works of art we have around the park, that’s to attract people to the park. Now the disc golf will be another enhancement.”

He added: “The more people we bring from the outside and the Rome people from the community who enjoy what the park has to offer, it enhances the success of the park.” That in turn can help attract more tenants. “It’s a win-win.”

Dr. Costello noted, “Those who work on the park, some might want to live on the park.” And for those who want activities nearby, the course is within walking distance.

For more on the course, visit www.griffissbusinesspark.com/at-griffiss/bomber-disc-golf-at-griffiss-park.