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Red Hills Disc Golf group hosts first bag tag event of 2023 | News

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Last Saturday, the Red Hill Disc Golf group held their first bag tag event of the year, welcoming over twenty people to MacIntyre Park to enjoy a casual and fun competitive experience.

Gavin Wilson, one of the organizers for the event, said that he just wanted to get more people out and playing disc golf and the event was to get people into the spirit of playing disc golf throughout the week between weekend meet ups.

“We’re just trying to get people out and playing disc golf more,” he said. “That’s really the bottom line of it. I mean, it’s just a fun way to make it competitive. It really wasn’t a traditional tournament, like the one we’ll have later in the year.”

Wilson explained that a bag tag represents a players ranking among other locals in Thomasville.

Wilson said the tag number each player received was based off Saturday’s competition, with Pearce Fussell taking home first place and the #1 tag.

“This was just the first one,” he said. “So, no one has a tag yet. However you finished this past Saturday is what you got. The person who won came in first so they got the #1 tag, the person in second got the #2 tag.”

Those with their own tags can challenge other disc golf players for their tags, Wilson said, with the winner taking the higher tag between them, which said adds a bit of fun to the casual games.

“It’s just for fun, it’s not insanely seriously, but it does add a little added pressure or added fun to it, you know?” Wilson said. “It’s just a plastic tag is what it is, it just adds so much more to a casual round, which is what we’re doing honestly.”

With a total of 24 locals involved on Saturday, Wilson said that it was a pretty good turnout from the consistently involved people in the community.

“We had 24 out there Saturday,” he said. “It’s around 30 people that usually meet up on Saturdays.”

Wilson said that those interested in disc golf, similar to regular golf, but revolving around throwing a disc into the goal with the fewest throws, could show up at MacIntyre Park on Saturdays around 9:00 a.m., saying that he’d be there January 21 to help get them set up with their own tags.

“I can set ‘em up on all that stuff,” Wilson said.

Disc golf, he said, was a great way to meet people, old and new,…

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Edwards Park, Westside Park to host major disc golf tournament April 16, with concert afterward at Burr Park | Local News

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Dalton-area residents can see some of the best disc golfers in North America compete on Saturday, April 16, at the courses at the Whitfield County Parks and Recreation Department’s Edwards Park and Westside Park.

The tournament is the finale of the Prodigy Star Series, hosted by Prodigy Disc, a Dalton-based manufacturer of disc golf discs and other equipment.

“We have hosted an event each month for the past six months,” said Will Schusterick, co-owner of Prodigy Disc, a former No. 1 disc golf player in the world and three-time winner of the U.S. Open.

“The tournament round will start at 10 a.m.,” he said. “We are more than happy to have anyone come out and watch. There are separate divisions. Westside will have the amateurs, and Edwards will have the pro division.”

Matt Zollitsch, event coordinator for Prodigy Disc, said the series has had more than 700 competitors from the United States and Canada.

“The series has brought sponsors from all over the disc golf world,” he said.

The tournament will conclude at 2 p.m. with a concert at the Burr Performing Arts Park in downtown Dalton by The Whole Fam Damily, a Dalton-based band.

“We’ll have live music, disc golf vendors,” said Schusterick. “It will be a fun atmosphere, and we welcome everyone to come out and take part.”

According to Sports Illustrated, disc golf was one of the few sports that thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic, “likely partially due to its ability to be played outdoors and socially distanced. But it was also the continuation of a growth trend that occurred through the 2010s.”

The magazine reported that the Professional Disc Golf Association now has 150,000 members, “with 70,000 of those retaining active status for tournaments — a figure that’s doubled since 2016.”

The Whitfield County Parks and Recreation Department’s Westside Park Disc Golf Course was voted one of the top four courses in the United States in 2020 by the readers of Connect Magazine. It finished behind Maple Hill Disc Golf in Leicester, Massachusetts; Quaker’s Challenge at Gifford Pinchot State Park, Lewisberry, Pennsylvania; and Blue Ribbon Pines, East Bethel, Minnesota.

“We see people from out of town daily playing these courses,” said Whitfield County Parks and Recreation Department Director Brian Chastain.

In addition to the courses at Edwards Park and Westside Park, which were designed by Schusterick, there is a disc golf course at Heritage Point Park in Dalton and a nine-hole course at the Tunnel Hill Golf Club. There are also two practice baskets on the grassy area next to the train tracks at the old freight depot off Morris Street in Dalton.

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Concerns raised over Zalud Park lease for ball field | News

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The need of a field for a growing Porterville baseball club and the availability of recreational facilities in the community has come to a head.

A number of individuals who use Zalud Park have raised concerns about a portion of the park being leased to the Porterville Angels Baseball Club, PABC. Those who have raised concerns stress they have no issue with PABC seeking Zalud Park to meet its needs.

But they say the agreement the club and the city has reached that was approved by the Porterville City Council as part of its consent calendar still raises issues when it comes to access to what’s supposed to be a public park. The agreement between PABC and the city provides PABC exclusive use of the ball field it has developed at Zalud Park for three years.

Those involved in PABC and players in the club spent considerable time over the past few months to develop a ball field at the park. PABC held its opening day for the ball field on Sunday.

But there are individuals who use the park who say the field is cutting off much of the public’s access and ability to use what’s supposed to be a public park.

Those who have been most affected by the ball park are disc golf players who try to use the nine-hole disc golf course at Zalud Park. The ball field encroaches on several holes disc golf players try to use at the park and there have been individuals climbing the fence of the ball field to retrieve frisbees. There have also been individuals climbing the fence to retrieve softballs and baseballs as well.

The city also entered into an agreement in the recent past for Porterville Little League to use a 50/70 field at Zalud Park in which the bases were a distance of 70 feet and the distance of the pitching mound to home plate was 50 feet. Porterville Little League eventually stopped its use of the field.

Those who have raised concerns about the agreement with PABC said it’s one thing to allow an organization such as Little League use of the park but it’s not appropriate for a portion of a public park to be leased to a private organization such as PABC.

In the past there have been two ball fields at Zalud Park, a north and south field. But recent use of what’s now the current Porterville Little League and PABC have significantly encroached on the north field, effectively leaving the PABC field as the only one at Zalud Park.

Another group that has been affected by the PABC field is a Senior Softball Group in the community who uses Zalud Park. But Porterville City Parks and Leisure Services Director Donnie Moore said representatives from disc golf and the senior softball club were consulted and they raised no concerns.

“After speaking with representatives of the two most consistent user groups of the northern section of the park, the senior softball group and disc golfers, neither had any issues,” Moore said.

More added with input of disc golfers a few disc golf holes on the north side of the park are being considered to be relocated farther away from the PABC field. The City of Porterville also offers a nine-hole disc golf course at Murry Park and there’s a disc golf course at Bartlett Park as well.

Moore said disc golf holes may also be added to the city’s property on Henry Street just to the north of Murry Park when that property becomes an extension of Murry Park.

Moore said PABC has had as many as four Little League teams that played 50/70. It’s been suggested PABC could use one of the two softball fields at the Porterville Sports Complex.

But Moore said that’s not an option as those fields “are easily the most reserved fields in the city’s reservation system with multiple youth and adult softball and baseball leagues playing there throughout the year.”

Moore said a baseball field at the Sports Complex in the future is a possibility. The city has also received a $7.8 million grant for the development of a recreation center and park at Fourth and Henderson. Moore said that facility will help deal with the needs that are placed on such parks in the community as Zalud Park.

But those who have expressed concern state they’re concerned with precedent that has been set by leasing a portion of a public park to a private organization.

Mark Wright, who plays tennis at Zalud Park, notes the tennis courts at Zalud Park are the city’s only public tennis courts. “Maybe I can lease the tennis courts,” Wright said.

Wright, though, also said he really had no problem with PABC. “I can’t be upset with them,” he said. He added if the club’s able to enter into an agreement with the city, “then kudos to them.”

He also said he was involved in traveling baseball clubs as well and understands how difficult it is to find fields. He admitted if the clubs he was involved in could have done what PABC did, “we might have done it.” But he added, “I don’t think that would have made it right.”

He went on to say it’s not appropriate to lease “one acre in the middle of the park in the middle of the city” that’s supposed to be for the public to a private organization.

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Professional disc golf tournament coming to Crandall Park | Local

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GLENS FALLS — A professional disc golf tournament is coming to Crandall Park later this year.

The city’s Recreation Committee on Wednesday approved plans submitted by the Crandall Park Beautification Committee to host a pair of disc golf tournaments in the park for the weekend of June 12 and 13, including a Professional Disc Golf Association sanctioned tournament with nearly 80 competitors.

The tournament will coincide with the official opening of the newly constructed 18-hole disc golf course spread throughout the park.

People have been playing the course for months, but rubber tee pads and other amenities have yet to be installed. The finishing touches for the course should be completed sometime in May, said Elizabeth Little Hogan, the president of the Crandall Park Beautification Committee.

“I have to tell you, I underestimated the popularity of this,” she said.

The weekend will get underway on Saturday June 12 with a “Learn to Play” event from noon to 2 p.m., according to the plans.

Families or household groups of four to five will be assigned a tee time and will play the first two holes of the course with an experienced disc golf player, who will show them how to play the sport.

Each group will be allowed to play either the front or back nine, and groups will be spread out to ensure social distancing. Volunteers will be on hand to help direct players and ensure there are no large gatherings.

There will be a $25 registration fee, which will include four or five discs. Families who cannot afford the registration fee can apply for financial assistance.

All participants will be required to register for the event online in advance.

Beginning at 12:30 p.m. that same day, an 18-hole recreational tournament will be held.

The tournament will be broken into separate divisions including novice, men’s and women’s, and youth.

A $35 pre-registration fee is required, which will provide participants a pack of two new discs and a coupon book to Stewart’s Shops.

Everyone would be required to sign up online in advance and mask wearing will be mandatory, according to the plans.

Participants would begin play at separate holes in order to ensure social distancing.

Prizes for the tournament will be awarded via PayPal.

On June 13, a Professional Disc Golf Association tournament will be held, with an expected 72 participants.

The tournament will include players of all skill sets from professional to beginner.

A registration fee ranging from $25 to $55 will be required, depending on the player’s ranking, according to the plans.

The tournament will consist of two rounds, and all players will be required to stay within their group.

The first round of the tournament will start at 9 a.m. and the second will begin a 1 p.m.

There are also plans to reach out to local restaurants to sell food during the event, though whether those plans would be allowed depends on the pandemic.

Members of the committee were eager to approve the plans, though Mayor Dan Hall said he has concerns about parking.

The disc golf course is adjacent to a playground in the park, and with outdoor recreation becoming increasingly popular, there’s a concern about safety.

“I’m starting to be real nervous about parking in Crandall Park,” Hall said.

Little said she shares the same concerns and will be directing all participants to park near the soccer fields and is working on applying for permits needed to temporarily close roads near the course during the tournament.

“We’re on the same page,” she said.

Chad Arnold is a reporter for The Post-Star covering the city of Glens Falls and the town and village of Lake George and Washington County government. Follow him on Twitter @ChadGArnold.