Brian Wallace of the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers promoted the game as the featured speaker at this week’s Rotary meeting. Where basic golf has nine holes, disc golf has nine baskets explained Wallace. The discs can be specialized for how they curve or float and many of the more serious players keep a bag of different discs for their use through a course. Wallace said that although the Wanderers were organized as a walking group, they pursued getting a course set up at David Carroll Park in Genoa when they realized its popularity with younger adults. The Wanderers sought sponsorships for each of the nine baskets and easily got community support.
Wallace said besides being a way to attract and retain more youthful residents, they found out it increased attendance at the park with a sport that can be fun for all age groups. The skillset of local participants is quickly increasing. Wallace said one of their women participants has become an amateur national winner.
Wallace said there has been recent communication with the DeKalb County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau about expanding Disc Golf to other sites. He said it costs about $1,000 to sponsor a disc golf basket. For more information or to learn how to be a course sponsor, contact the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers by email at kishvalleywander@gmail.com.