Discs will be flying in Diamond Valley, starting this June.
The Town of Diamond Valley is getting a brand-new 18-hole disc golf course, which will open this June.
The disc golf course is currently being developed in the Town-owned greenspace that runs beside the Sheep River, which is just south of the Field of Dreams baseball diamond.
As part of the most recent Mayor's Message, Diamond Valley Mayor Barry Crane stated that Town Council is enthusiastic about supporting the new course.
"Town Public Works/Civic Operations will be collaborating with the project's proponent this spring to clear a course near the Field of Dreams next to the river between the two communities," Mayor Crane stated in his Mayor's Message.
Due to them building this course, they will have to purchase the necessary baskets and amenities required for people to enjoy tossing discs around.
According to the original proposal that was presented to Town Council about the disc course, it will cost $9854.25 for the 18 baskets, $882 for the teepad signage, $325.92 for teepad signage posts, $262.50 for welcome signage, $41.38 for the welcome signage posts, and roughly $500 for miscellaneous stuff, such as cement and gravel.
Ian Penhalagan, who created the proposal for the new disc golf course, has stated he will cover the cost of the teepad signage, the signage posts, welcome signs, and the welcome sign posts, leaving just the cost of the baskets and the miscellaneous items for sponsors,
Disc golf is similar to regular golf, but instead of clubs, caddies, and little dimpled balls, it is played with discs instead, but like regular gold, the goal is to get the disc into the basket in the fewest throws possible.
On top of entertainment, disc golf provides health benefits, because it gets people out walking and moving.
According to stats provided by Udisc, which is a score keeping app, and part of Penhalagan's proposal, at the Sheep River Park Disc Golf Course in Okotoks in 2024, 583 people took in rounds of disc golf.
Other than the cost of buying the discs, disc golf is free to play.
Penhalagan also added in the proposal that the course should be maintained by volunteers, such as himself and his family.
To help cover the remaining cost to build the disc golf course, the Town of Diamond Valley is looking for sponsors.
To learn more about the course, click here.