Queenstown’s third disc golf course has taken shape at Jardine Park at the end of Kelvin Peninsula.
A Kelvin Peninsula Community Association (KPCA) project, the $20,000 course has been driven by committee member Russell King, who’s gone through the hoops to get it approved and funded.
Nine baskets were in stalled earlier this month, along with tee pads.
King, who’s walked the area almost daily for six years, says he originally conceived an 18-hole course amongst a large stand of
pine tees, however they were removed two years ago due to storm damage.
‘‘I had to go back to the drawing board and start again,’’ he says.
‘‘Now it’s more of an open course, and it has better views.’’
The nine holes span about 890 metres, with the longest, at about 130m, being a ‘triple island’ hole which forces you to throw a much shorter distance off the tee.
‘‘There’s a tee on a hill you can throw down from, which is different from anything else in Queenstown,’’ King adds.
He notes it’ll be ‘‘a whole different course’’ when the wind blows up.
The course adjoins a trail leading to Jack’s Point, so he cautions disc golfers, ‘‘don’t throw if there’s any danger of hitting someone’’.
He’s most grateful to the support the project’s had from public and private funders, and suggests the course will come under the
umbrella of the Queenstown Disc Golf Club.
Saluting King’s contribution, KPCA chairman David Mayhew comments: ‘‘I think it’s a great addition to Jardine Park, which I
think is just the most amazing public space.’’
