College leaders will toss the “first disc” at the opening of MCC’s new disc golf course at 3 p.m. on All College Day, Thursday, Aug. 30, on the east side of the Brighton Campus. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend the opening and learn more about the sport through a demonstration hosted by MCC’s Health and Physical Education Department. Just look for the balloons and kiosk on Campus Drive! In addition to the first disc toss, the event will include a “how to” demonstration for people to learn more about the sport.
The course maximizes the campus’ beautiful landscape — including the pond, field and back woods —making it enjoyable for players. It’s a great place to experience the sport for the first time, and it offers significant challenges for seasoned players.
Located off the college’s Campus Drive, the 18-hole course was designed by David Thomas, recreation supervisor for the Town of Riga and disc golf enthusiast. The course satisfies Professional Disc Golf Association standards and is anticipated to attract regional and national competitions.
Disc golf was formalized in the 1970s with players throwing flying discs into a Disc Pole Hole® basket. Similar to traditional golf, the objective is to complete each “hole” in the fewest number of strokes. The sport provides an inexpensive opportunity for upper and lower body conditioning and aerobic exercise. Players can walk or run the course in one to two hours.
MCC’s course is free and open to the public. A course kiosk at hole number one provides a map of the course and general information. Players must use their own discs. Parking is available in the last row of Lot G. Players are encouraged to put a note on the dashboard indicating that they are playing disc golf.
For more information about disc golf, visit HYPERLINK "https://www.pdga.org/"www.pdga.org or call MCC’s Health and Physical Education Department at x2061.
Please see attached flyer for more information.
Craig Rand
Health and Physical Education
08/27/2007
Attachments:
 Disc Golf Course Invitation.pdf
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