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Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana
Posted by Rob Williams
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Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana February 29, 2012 09:39PM |
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This evening the Board of Directors for Recreation District #1 in St. Tammany Parish voted to approve funding for a disc golf course at Pelican Park on Hwy 190 in eastern Mandeville, La. If things go well, the course should be installed and ready for play by September 1 or sooner.
Finally, disc golf on the Northshore!
Special thanks must be extended to Kathy Foley, the Park Director, who was instrumental in helping convince the Board to approve the project. Thanks also to the Board itself, and to Josh Edwards (who lead the charge for course approval), Mike Kernan (and his wife Kacy who designed the written presentation to the Board), Don Perkins (whose proposal for a Pelican Park disc golf course 15 years ago sowed the seeds of this eventual success) and all the members of NO Team.
A good leap day!
Rob Williams
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/29/2012 10:18PM by Rob Williams.
Finally, disc golf on the Northshore!
Special thanks must be extended to Kathy Foley, the Park Director, who was instrumental in helping convince the Board to approve the project. Thanks also to the Board itself, and to Josh Edwards (who lead the charge for course approval), Mike Kernan (and his wife Kacy who designed the written presentation to the Board), Don Perkins (whose proposal for a Pelican Park disc golf course 15 years ago sowed the seeds of this eventual success) and all the members of NO Team.
A good leap day!
Rob Williams
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/29/2012 10:18PM by Rob Williams.
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana February 29, 2012 11:47PM |
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Thanks Keith! It was a total team effort! Mike and Kacy's proposal blew it out the water! Exciting times for metro-nola disc golf! Thanks to Don P, Rob, Mike and Kacy! Happy to serve the disc golf community in getting this dream to become a reality! Hope everyone enjoys this course it will be special!
Josh E
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana April 03, 2012 06:57PM |
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UPDATE
NOTeamers have continued to scout the available land, and course designer Bluff Magee has met with the park's engineer and director to discuss our preliminary layout, restrictions and locations of crosswalks and bridges. Mike, Don, Josh and I have been out to the park in the past couple of weeks to continue to look for the best holes. We've made good progress.
The park will be putting out bids for baskets very soon. The original timetable for course completion still looks right.
The course will probably be a fairly long walk, and it will be hot in the summer.
Rob
NOTeamers have continued to scout the available land, and course designer Bluff Magee has met with the park's engineer and director to discuss our preliminary layout, restrictions and locations of crosswalks and bridges. Mike, Don, Josh and I have been out to the park in the past couple of weeks to continue to look for the best holes. We've made good progress.
The park will be putting out bids for baskets very soon. The original timetable for course completion still looks right.
The course will probably be a fairly long walk, and it will be hot in the summer.
Rob
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana February 14, 2013 04:04PM |
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana February 14, 2013 07:45PM |
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Awesome!!! Loved the preview round last spring.
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2007-2008 SN Amateur Player of the Year
SN advanced single season points record holder - 466 (2007-2008)
SN advanced single season wins record holder - 16 (2007-2008)
SN advanced single season score record holder - 53.40 (2007-2008)
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana March 05, 2013 08:43PM |
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I guess this course is one step closer to completion...the park newsletter says it will open in April:
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana March 13, 2013 09:36AM |
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Signs of progress...literally! LoL
The tee markers are in along with most of the sign posts. The baskets could be installed by next week if things go as scheduled.
The park intends to put the baskets in the long position on every hole to start out...I'd have preferred to start in the short placements but what the heck. The long placements measure over 7,000 feet which is almost 400 per hole. The shortest placements will be a little over 5,000 feet which will is comparable to City Park's short tees.
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana March 13, 2013 06:51PM |
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Re: Disc Golf Course Approved for Pelican Park - Mandeville, Louisiana March 14, 2013 02:58PM |
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In today's online edition of the Times-Picayune: Pelican Park
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Drove through the park this afternoon. Looks like about 90% of the signs are up and in. They still have two blank signs on each side of the crosswalks and an info sign by #1 that still have to go up. All tee signs are up and a sign next to #1 that reads you will be playing the blue course today which is the shorter holes. I've got a picture of #12 sign but I'm not sure how to post it. I'm thinking sometime this week we'll have real disc golf on the northshore.
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