Morley Field: Where Disc Dogs Come to Golf

If you’ve been following this blog, it’s probably not too difficult to guess where one of the world’s first dedicated disc (a.k.a. cosmos-blog_morley-field-disc-golf-course3Frisbee) golf courses is located. That’s right, Morley Field, on the northeast end along Pershing Drive to be exact. Established in 1978 by disc golf legend Snapper Pierson, the Morley Field Disc Golf Course is noted worldwide for its challenging holes laid out over well-maintained woody and hilly terrain.

 

While I know many of my fellow pack members are quite adept at making acrobatic catches of flying discs, it’s important to resist the urge while out on these links, where leashed dogs are permitted. For only $2.50 ($3.00 on weekends) each of your bipedal companions can enjoy a complete round on the 18-hole course, and discs (if your own has become a favorite chew toy) can be rented for $1.50 at the pro shop.

 

If you hear someone yell “Fore!” it’s a really good idea to keep an eye out for errant discs headed straight for your noggin, as some of the course’s fairways crisscross. Another quirky, but in a good way, feature of Morley Field is that each hole’s pin is moved to one of several locations every Monday. This means that a hole’s straightaway open fairway one week can turn into a tough dog leg through a thicket of trees the next, making each round a new experience.

 

For information on all the course’s tricky dog legs and more, visit www.morleyfield.com.

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