The game is played with discs that are smaller and heavier than Frisbees. The discs vary in weight and size and have varying lip depths. Discs are divided into three categories: drivers, putters and mid-range. All weigh less than seven ounces each.
The Oak Island Parks and Recreation Department built a nine-hole, par three disc golf course last year at Bill Smith Park on Fish Factory Road, off Long Beach Road. Stephanie Stiller, program supervisor with Oak Island’s Parks and Recreation Department, said a grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund made this course possible.
“And we’re hoping to add another nine holes soon,” Stiller said.
Playing the course is literally a walk in the park. Many of the tee boxes and hole pole baskets are in the woods. Instead of the lush green grass found on traditional golf courses, the disc golfer is usually standing on leaves, twigs and pine needles. There are no men’s and women’s tee boxes; everybody uses the same tee box. Each tee box has a sign with a map that shows where the target is located and the best way to approach the target.
To reach the target, a metal basket on a pole with chains surrounding the pole, the golfer must throw his disc through the woods. There are even rules for what to do if your disc lands in a tree. The distance the disc needs to be thrown runs from 90 to 200 yards on this par three course.
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