disk golf on ball golf courses' does it work?

[Rex in Or.]

ok here it is, are there any combo courses that work... what makes them work and what makes others fail? would like to get a list of combo courses and talk to the people running them. welcome any feedback thanks

 

[prerube]

Tupelo Bay SC (a small pay to play near Myrtle Beach)

They have to be relatively short golf courses. Usually Golf courses are there to make money, so adding a big metal basket to their pristine grass with out promise of brining in extra profits is not a popular idea.

 

[thedrew300]

Old English Golf course in English, IN. The dgers love it. Not sure who runs it though.

 

[hedfan1]

There is a Ball Golf course that has closed in Brainerd, MN and from what I see, it could become a possibly sweet DG course. But it would need to survive on just DG revinue.

 

[mashnut]

Edgebrook Golf Course in Chicago is an ok combo course, it makes for a long and open dgc but I've never had issues playing with the golfers there. Indian Springs in Trafalgar IN is a fun course with some elevation and water, and they did a nice job of putting 18 tees and pads on a 9 hole ball golf course to make 36 possible holes (L and R tees and baskets along each ball golf hole), I liked this one a lot. The ball golf course next to Hobson Grove in Bowling Green KY has a 9 hole dgc, it's another long and wide open one though. Little Bighorn Golf Club in Princeton IN is a very different set up. It utilizes the space between ball golf holes and next to the course, so it's got a lot of nice wooded holes mixed in with the long open holes, probably my favorite combo course that I've played. All of these seem to work just fine with ball and disc players sharing the space, I've never had an issue with it at all. Those are just the ones I've played, there are a bunch out there.

Edit: Forgot about Sun Valley in La Mesa CA, a little 9 hole golf course with some nice elevation and creative use of the trees and bushes to make some trouble around dg greens.

 

[harr0140]

ok here it is, are there any combo courses that work... what makes them work and what makes others fail? would like to get a list of combo courses and talk to the people running them. welcome any feedback thanks

Are you a PDGA member because there is a thread over there about this very topic right now.

 

[scarpfish]

In most cases, I think disc golf on ball golf courses works about as well as multipurpose football/baseball stadiums did.

 

[Rex in Or.]

not a PDGA member at this point, and in fact just joined the local club last month but I have been going to the meeting for about a year now. I don't play the tournie's,it's hard to get weekends off more of a rec player. I am a converted ball golfer, I love the sport both of them.

the local club had a course at our municipal golf course for about 6 monthes a couple of years ago but management had them pull the baskets. just want to know if it can work and how.

 

[mashnut]

One more extinct shared course: Emerald Isle in Oceanside CA, I never got to play it but I hear it was a great course with some fun elevation and water hazards. From what I hear there were no problems, but for whatever reason the HOA for the community the golf course was a part of decided to pull the disc golf course last year.

 

[roadtripstuff]

There use to be a pretty nice one in Oceanside, CA. The course was great and worked well for a long time. Rumors are the reason the DG course is no longer there is because the HOA didn't like the DG crowd and required the management company remove the baskets if they wanted to renew their contract with the course.

"^ yeah what he said"

 

[harr0140]

not a PDGA member at this point, and in fact just joined the local club last month but I have been going to the meeting for about a year now. I don't play the tournie's,it's hard to get weekends off more of a rec player. I am a converted ball golfer, I love the sport both of them.

the local club had a course at our municipal golf course for about 6 monthes a couple of years ago but management had them pull the baskets. just want to know if it can work and how.

I am still a golfer and picked up disc golf just 2 years as something to do while roadtripping to FLorida every winter. Hooked!!!! I am still a way better golfer than disc golfer but I am still improving.

I am actually proposing a course to the owner of the golf course I belong to. A local pro is going to supply the baskets and mats for the course for the winter only so we do not have to contend with golfers, but at least it will give us another winter course to play. The course is way too busy in season to allow it to run in conjunction with golf and disc golf.

 

[Sadjo]

There's a company out of California called FLY18 that works are installing Disc Golf on tradional golf courses. Just installed one in Union, SC in November. Played on the grand opening and will be back Christmas weekend to play.

It can work. Big question is will it work long term?

 

[DavidSauls]

Big question is, How do you define "work"?

---Remain installed and available for, say, 5 years, even with limited play?
---Generate enough fees to pay for design and installation costs in a fixed period (say, 3 years)?
---Have enough disc golf play to be regarded as one of the better, more popular courses in the area?

South Carolina now has 4 shared courses, each quite different in situation and design.

 

[Brall]

ok here it is, are there any combo courses that work... what makes them work and what makes others fail? would like to get a list of combo courses and talk to the people running them. welcome any feedback thanks

never done one but i'd like to. i plan on doing mulligan springs in kent ohio in the spring

judging from the reviews on that course and others that are mixed like this, it's all about timing and remembering that the paying customers have priority.

 

[blind pilot]

Pat(owner)has a nice piece of land there.What do you plan on doing there in the spring?
Pat has given a couple buddies,and I, the go ahead to redo the layout,in the past,but we never took him up on it. He let us run an event there,a couple years back,we just had to pay him what he estimated he would make that day.

Pat doesn't get alot of ball golf traffic,w/the growth of disc golf in this area,if Pat could put in 18 holes that utilize the land,he could prob. get more disc golfers than ball golfers.

With wingfoot being so close,hopefuly more people will go to mulligan springs.

Pat was never too concerned w/ improving the course or lay out,because he said he never saw enough people playing to warrant a change.If more people start going there,then there's a better chance for improvements.

 

[smook]

La Mesa, CA there is a ball and disc golf course called Sun Valley. About 50/50 ratio between ball golfers and disc golfers but the holes seem to short ball golfers and to long for disc golfers. This is because they put the disc basket way past the green, making a 470' hole a par 3.

 

[Peterb]

Spring Valley TX. Really fun course that has 18 holes of wooded treasure, along with 9 on a ball golf course which are all about distance. They told me they get 75% of their revenue from DG (greens fees, snacks, pro shop).

 

[jsun3thousand]

 

[Smigles]

There is one in the toscana in Italy.

The area is very nice, the grass is trimmed, the bushes are tidy, the fairways are HUGE. But so are the holes. None under 500 feet, quite a few over 600 feet. Bring your big arm if you want to play there ^^

 

[Rex in Or.]

First, much thanks to everyone, your posts have been and are very helpful.

Second, my definition of "works" is you put the baskets in, everyone has fun, the course is profitable and they stay in. Limited play is an option but not preferred and if it's going to be pulled in 2 or 3 years why put them in?

my personal interest in this, I love the sport and for our size of town and interest we do not have enough courses. The 2 disc golf courses we have are played year around and packed in the summers. Erosion on both courses is a serious concern. The cities park and rec dept. recognizes the need for more courses but at an acre per hole it's hard to find.

I play ball golf as well and the municipal course seems to struggle, what if it could double it's patrons and income over night?

Questions...

If you were to call an existing duel course to collect information, what questions would you ask?

If you were going to a golf course to propose adding disk baskets, what additional information would you want?

Again Thanks