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.