IOS #111 Northwood Open (All Others)

Northwood Park was the original brainchild of Greg Nettles, who built and paid for the course himself back in ... more

Northwood Park was the original brainchild of Greg Nettles, who built and paid for the course himself back in the early 2000’s. After the onslaught of low scores from the 2011 inaugural Ledgestone, Greg and the team set out to redesign the course, which produced some of the best holes on the original property (Blue hole 5, hole 17). After winning the bid for the 2019 PDGA Pro Worlds, Nate Heinold had the idea to create a gold level course, so 5 new holes were built in the woods. This Gold layout was used at the 2019 PDGA Pro Worlds and the 2020 Ledgestone, but once again the course evolved. Kip Taufer and Nate Heinold envisioned a second course at Northwood, and with the support of the Morton Park District that course opened in 2021. The Black course, aptly named to describe a scratch (ie, par) round of disc golf that would equate to an approximate 1020 rating, is a beast of course measuring nearly 11,000′ from the long tees. The Black course will be one of the featured courses for MPO in the 2022 Ledgestone, and will also be featured in the 2022 Combined PDGA Worlds. In addition to the black course, divisions will also get to play the Northwood Blue course (original course, pre gold). This will essentially be the layout that was redesigned after the 2011 Ledgestone with two new holes. Northwood Park is a disc golf destination with two championship level courses. This event will give players the opportunity to play one of the best properties in the midwest.

Division caps may be adjusted as divisions fill. We do not plan to mix divisions on cards. less