Team Utah Disc Golf

Josh K    August 5 at 6:44pm

Good Afternoon Team Utah Disc Golf!

I wanted to reach out to you about an event the Dept of the VA is holding, the VA Golden Age Games. As part of this event for our Veterans we are adding a Visually Impaired Disc Golf event which is a recent addition to the Golden Age Games. For this event to really shine we’re going to need a lot of help from the local disc golf scene. I’m hoping to work with your club to get a number of volunteers for VI Disc Golf to assist our veterans as note ... more

Good Afternoon Team Utah Disc Golf!

I wanted to reach out to you about an event the Dept of the VA is holding, the VA Golden Age Games. As part of this event for our Veterans we are adding a Visually Impaired Disc Golf event which is a recent addition to the Golden Age Games. For this event to really shine we’re going to need a lot of help from the local disc golf scene. I’m hoping to work with your club to get a number of volunteers for VI Disc Golf to assist our veterans as noted below, or to assist with particular holes. All in all we will have 40 total participants in the VI Disc Golf event so I’m hoping to get at least 40 volunteers familiar with the disc golf rules to help our participants. I’m looking forward to working with your club!

The event itself will be held at Roots Disc Golf Course on Aug 26th, 2024 from 08:00 AM to 01:00 PM - Roots Disc Golf Course.

For VI disc golf, ideally each veteran will have a volunteer paired with them for the duration of the game. The volunteers will set the veterans up to throw the disc, verbally describe where the basket is, the distance and if there are obstacles. When the initial disc is thrown, it is helpful to have a volunteer be on the course about halfway to the basket to clap/make noise so the veteran knows the directions to throw. Once the disc lands, describe where it landed in relation to the basket. Assist them as needed to ambulate to the disc thrown. Once halfway to basket, have a volunteer go to the basket and make noise shaking it or clapping so the vet knows the direction to throw.

We will be reviewing this in great detail during the day of orientation before the event. Pending the Veterans vision, they will need human guide to be safely guided throughout the course. Veterans may be independent in traveling with their white cane. Some Veterans may need verbal guidance i.e. uneven surface, tree branch in the way, etc.

And of course support the veterans and cheer them on ????

The volunteer portal is now available at https://38nvgag.my-trs.com/. You will want to register, select your affiliation with the VA etc, Then select sporting events and “Disc Golf – Roots Disc Golf Course” event. There are also several other events if you’d like to sign up for any of those, including a wheelchair disc golf event as well that should be added to the site.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this long request. Hopefully together we can make this an excellent event for our Veterans!

Doug Smith    June 26 at 9:33pm

2024 Big Glade Final Results https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TsKCrPrDm2VyJrVvQ905zzWJ3bWLN7Co/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105512745802614135931&rtpof=true&sd=true

Doug Smith    March 13 at 7:28pm

2024 Base Camp DG Event almost all Pro payouts & Ace Pot $ have been sent However I have an Issue with few and PayPal. First, Cooper Johnson I do not have any email to send to. 2nd Eric Tamez Paypal will not let me send it to you? 3rd Chris Devlin Kinda the same issue with Paypal? Lastly Jay Shock I can't sent him his Ace Pot $ No PayPal account with supplied email . None are friend on FB with me so if you know any of then have them contact me on the DG Scene event comments page. ????

Doug Smith    July 6, 2023 at 12:07am

2023 Big Glade Photos link - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h5-Bc864IeG618P7g0PXtgGm5Fdo8GxK?usp=sharing

Doug Smith    June 21, 2022 at 10:48pm

2022 Big Glade Final Results - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kY3M7orbiJciQzWuOCF8iuZBv34kI2kU/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105512745802614135931&rtpof=true&sd=true

William Lindsay    February 20, 2019 at 6:00pm

Hey all:

I am looking for information on how I would go about starting a fundraising tournament. I work at an treatment center for individuals struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues and we are starting a non-profit foundation to help individuals that are seeking treatment.

We wanted to try something different since it seems like every non-profit foundation like this always hosts a regular golf tournament, and we wanted to stand out. I also use disc golf as an inte ... more

Hey all:

I am looking for information on how I would go about starting a fundraising tournament. I work at an treatment center for individuals struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues and we are starting a non-profit foundation to help individuals that are seeking treatment.

We wanted to try something different since it seems like every non-profit foundation like this always hosts a regular golf tournament, and we wanted to stand out. I also use disc golf as an intervention for treatment and love the sport in general.

Any information would be great since I don't have any idea where to even start.

Erik Larsen    September 17, 2018 at 1:40am

Looking for disc golf courses with a cart available in the slc area?

Brandon Balkman    July 25, 2017 at 11:32pm

2017 Highland Fling Disc Golf Trilogy Challenge Tournament
Monday, July 31
Flex start from 4-6pm
Beacon Hill Park Disc Golf Course (5959 West Beacon Hill Blvd., Highland, UT)
Register online at www.highlandcityfling.com (30 spots still available out of 100)

The Trilogy Challenge is your chance to prove your skill with a level playing field in regards to discs. Players are only allowed to play in the tournament with the three 2017 discs they receive in their play ... more

2017 Highland Fling Disc Golf Trilogy Challenge Tournament
Monday, July 31
Flex start from 4-6pm
Beacon Hill Park Disc Golf Course (5959 West Beacon Hill Blvd., Highland, UT)
Register online at www.highlandcityfling.com (30 spots still available out of 100)

The Trilogy Challenge is your chance to prove your skill with a level playing field in regards to discs. Players are only allowed to play in the tournament with the three 2017 discs they receive in their player pack; if a disc is lost during the round, they must finish the round without it.

Monday, July 31st – Tournament Day
Time: Flex start from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., awards at 8:45 p.m. (if you tee off before 4:30 p.m., and play fast, try and play both Red & Blue courses; no extra fee)
Place: Beacon Hill Park Disc Golf Course (5959 West Beacon Hill Blvd., Highland, UT, 84003)
Registration: Registration $35, based on availability, at www.highlandcityfling.com

Ring of Fire game following awards to claim left over prizes; all participants and bystanders invited to participate at no cost.

Contact: Brandon Balkman, [email redacted], 801-419-9610

TOURNAMENT CONTESTS
• Overall lowest score (first timers and experienced)
• Age Group Prizes
• Closest to the Pin (multiple)

Ronald "Wayne" Elkins    May 27, 2016 at 11:57pm

I'm going to be near the Salt Lake and Provo areas on Sunday-Wednesday this coming week looking to play some disc golf. Where are some must play? Also are the any clubs in the area to participate in a club event and get a bag tag while i'm in town?

Patrick Saucier    May 16, 2016 at 6:39pm

Park City is hosting a Grand Opening Trilogy Challenge on Saturday, June 4th. Come join the party! Trailside Disc Golf Course at 5715 Trailside Drive, Park City, UT 84098. 2nd Annual Cornhole Classic, Skullcandy DJ and grillin' for the masses in conjunction with this Grand Opening. Register here...

http://basinrecreation.org/events_calendar.html?post=5174#top

Gabe Kutcher    August 23, 2015 at 8:44pm

I'm traveling to SLC from Alaska and was looking to play some of the courses while there and see there is a tournament at Solitude but the wait list is deep now. Just wondering if getting in on the wait list is worth the time and where else should I play if Solitude is not possible.

Erik Lachaga    May 20, 2015 at 7:51pm

Hi, I have been playing disc golf for about a year now and I am looking for people to play with. I like to play and have fun, but also have others to compete with. I live in Sandy, but I play as far north as the U, and as far south as dry creek and art dye. What is the best way of hooking up with people and playing?

mike plansky    November 22, 2014 at 2:37am

Disc golf continues to grow exponentially but under the mainstream radar… This lifestyle sport has everything to do with landscape design, culture and leisure recreation for an increasingly urban world… Anyone interested in this subject should check out this 2013 MLA thesis from Cal Poly Pomona: Disc Golf Course Design: Inscribing Lifestyle into Underutilized Landscapes, for the short, cold months ahead:

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/disc_golf

David Blaine    October 27, 2014 at 9:23pm

Does anyone have any news on the proposed DG course in Rose Park? Markus told me the county allotted $10k for a temp course to be in by November, but obviously those plans have changed.
Saturday I talked to some golfers playing there. They said 25 years ago the par 3 section south of the main golf course was a DG course, and the county met in September to discuss plans for returning it to DG. The county's meeting agenda said the representative for the new course is Dan Roper. Anyone know more about this or how to contact Dan?

Ashley Hall    April 29, 2014 at 1:46am

Does anybody know Trevor White? Trying to get a disc back to him.

Richard Saunders    April 11, 2014 at 5:08am

It is with a great deal of interest as I read the bashing katherine biel a columnist for the city weekly gave the disc golf community as a whole in her hits and misses column on page 8 of todays city weekly. It would appear that she is much more comfortable accepting typical stereotypes of disc golfers rather then get off her lazy ass and do some research into the athleticism and quality and caliber of todays players. I find it humorous that she would take this approach given the liberal stance ... more

It is with a great deal of interest as I read the bashing katherine biel a columnist for the city weekly gave the disc golf community as a whole in her hits and misses column on page 8 of todays city weekly. It would appear that she is much more comfortable accepting typical stereotypes of disc golfers rather then get off her lazy ass and do some research into the athleticism and quality and caliber of todays players. I find it humorous that she would take this approach given the liberal stance of this second rate pseudo news paper, but alas that is my opinion. If upon reading her supposed article any of you that would be interested in expressing a different opinion I'm sure that she and her editors would be glad to hear from us
executive editor John Saltas john@ cityweekly.net
managing editor Rachel Piper [email redacted]
email for columnist [email redacted]
personally I believe that this can be used to further our own agenda of getting more courses bit it will entail educating and swaying the opinion of this ignorant columnist

Zack "Zackamanjaro" Ralphs    January 27, 2014 at 7:54am

XMO - Xtreme Moab Open. This is rated as the most extreme disc golf course on the continent and 3rd on the planet. The XMO will be held on April 5th and will be a C-Tier. This is one of the most scenic private courses in the U.S. Hope to see you all there. Located at Base Camp Adventure Lodge in Moab Utah http://www.camelotlodge.com.

BASE CAMP Adventure Lodge
camelotlodge.com

Cassidy Houdeshel    October 4, 2013 at 10:37pm

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Taylor Anderson    June 18, 2013 at 5:26pm

Anyone out there that does Big Lebowski dyes that I can pay to do a few of my discs?

Taylor Anderson    June 17, 2013 at 9:56pm

Hey everyone. I'm moving back to SLC next week and playing as much DG as I possibly can. Would like to play with a group of people that can show me some stuff since I'm still learning. I plan on mainly going to creekside since it is the closest to where I will be living. Not sure if the night league there will be good for my schedule as far as work goes, but would be nice to at least try it out. Add me to your friends list if you want to hook up and play some DG.