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New DG Course in Alexandria?
Posted by Jazzcaster
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New DG Course in Alexandria? September 12, 2012 11:26AM |
I had read a comment about the City of Alexandria building a disc golf course in Martin Park and just chalked that up to rumor. Today while looking at Google earth, I noticed what looked like 9 tee pads at the Martin Park recreation area. Screen grab with circled areas below (arrows point to two "pads" outside the crop:
So, is this a disc golf course in the making?
So, is this a disc golf course in the making?
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Re: New DG Course in Alexandria? September 12, 2012 02:13PM |
Instead of waiting for a response, I decided to take a drive out there at lunch. Here is what I found:
It is a fully playable course although there is still some work that needs to be done, but pretty much only on Holes 8 and 9 where brush and trees were not cleared out. The number 9 tee points right into a close-by, large tree and surrounding brush and forces a blind throw around a concrete walking path. Hole 8 also forces a blind throw along a walking path and along a somewhat narrow corridor bounded by apartments on the right (no fence).
There are no signs on the tee boxes and the locations of the first tee box and basket are not immediately apparent.
I have a call in to the Alexandria Parks & Recreation Dept. to find out if there is a finish date past or planned and if they can perform some additional maintenance.
It is a fully playable course although there is still some work that needs to be done, but pretty much only on Holes 8 and 9 where brush and trees were not cleared out. The number 9 tee points right into a close-by, large tree and surrounding brush and forces a blind throw around a concrete walking path. Hole 8 also forces a blind throw along a walking path and along a somewhat narrow corridor bounded by apartments on the right (no fence).
There are no signs on the tee boxes and the locations of the first tee box and basket are not immediately apparent.
I have a call in to the Alexandria Parks & Recreation Dept. to find out if there is a finish date past or planned and if they can perform some additional maintenance.
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Re: New DG Course in Alexandria? October 30, 2012 09:19PM |
I got an e-mail today from the city parks director. He indicated that the city will be working at removing trees and brush from fairways 8 and 9 for most of next week (except election day). I haven't had a chance to mark the mandatories yet, but I will probably get to do that at lunch one day this week. This course will be a lot more fun when 8 and 9 are playable. For those those in central Louisiana who haven't played it yet, make sure to give it a try after next week. Course map below:
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Re: New DG Course in Alexandria? November 01, 2012 09:10AM |
and MANDOS suck.
JABBA
it MUST be the plastic
JABBA
it MUST be the plastic
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