A couple of mailboxes, a shed and several trees were all “holes” when decades ago I played disc golf on a self-designed course in the neighborhood where I grew up. I even chucked a Frisbee over the roof of my house in a bid to make par on one hole.

Fast forward four decades. I finally went official. Kerr Park in Downingtown hosts 18 glorious holes on a designated disc golf course.

Just like with the conventional golf that Tiger and Arnie play, each hole features a tee area and a basket or “hole.” Hazards are everywhere. Each hole is a par three, about 300 feet long and a chain link basket seems to suck in a putted shot.

This weekend, I threw a disc with Downingtown Mayor Phil Dague and a couple of his buddies. I hadn’t chucked a disc in about a decade. I shanked several of my tee shots, but my play was still respectable. (personal opinion only)

Dague told me he had initial misgivings and was very leery about allowing disc golfers in Kerr Park.

“Would disc golf take over the park?” Dague had asked.

Since its Downingtown start four years ago, disc golf has happily sparked visits to local businesses.

“People who never had a reason to come to Downingtown play here,” Dague said. “And there are more eyes in the park.

“I’d recommend it to any community.”

As an added bonus, many golfers pick up trash along the way and leave the park looking better than when they started.

Kirk D’Angelo helped to install the course. For the most part his shots were long and straight. He did bounce off a few…