GREEN –  The City of Green recognized National Disc Golf Day on Aug. 7 with the opening its new 9-hole disc golf course at Boettler Park, 5300 Massillon Road.

Disc golf is similar to the regular game of golf as it uses the same general rules and etiquette, but it is played with a plastic disc that the player must throw into a basket. Just like golf, the score is added by how many throws it takes to hit the basket and is scored in relation to par.

Players new to the game were welcome to attend a free Disc Golf Clinic at the course taught by Summit County Disc Golf Association instructors on the same day.

About the course

Boettler Park’s new 9-hole disc golf course is a beginner-friendly, par 36 course with gentle slopes and light foliage. Relocated from neighboring Southgate Park, the newly constructed course was designed and constructed by Bill Griffith, a certified disc golf course designer, and volunteers from the Summit Disc Golf Association to be more inviting and easier to navigate. An information kiosk has been constructed behind the lower restroom building and displays a course map and scorecards.