Disc golf course finds home on campus grounds
James Kosterman
Issue date: 9/18/06 Section: Sports
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Frisbee fanatics can thank a UTD senior for the addition of a disc golf course to campus this fall.
Arts and technology senior John Keese submitted a proposal last spring to build the nine-hole course, which is to be erected with a budget of $4,800 and is tentatively scheduled for completion Oct. 1. A committee including faculty, administrators, students and representatives from the alumni office awarded Keese funds for the project.
"Just about everybody in the committee was in support of it from the beginning," said Assistant Dean of Students Phyllis Blanck. She added the grand opening of the course is scheduled as part of homecoming weekend and the alumni reunion in late October.
Keese designed the layout of the course with the help of disc golf fanatic Charles Chaumont, senior landscape architect for the UT System Office of Facilities Planning and Construction.
The course will be placed east of the School of Management building between Armstrong Drive and Floyd Road. Signs on the course will designate the location and shape of each hole, Keese said.
Disc golf has rules similar to normal golf and is played with discs specifically designed for distance and accuracy, Keese said. Players complete holes by tossing discs into elevated targets.
Blanck said facilities management will be in charge of course upkeep, maintenance and irrigation. She added current student fees should cover the cost of maintaining the course.
"It will be paid attention to, supported and kept nice," Blanck said.
Regulations on course reservation for events have yet to be determined, Blanck said, adding course lighting for night-time play may be discussed if it fits within the project's budget.
Computer science and arts and technology senior Paul Burt is co-captain of the Ultimate Frisbee Club. He said he will encourage ultimate Frisbee players to practice their throws on the disc golf course.
"It's a nice leisurely activity," Burt said. "It's having fun with Frisbees and not running around so much."
Electrical engineering sophomore Bill Sumrow was captain of the Ultimate Frisbee Club last year. He recently began playing disc golf.
"Whenever I get out of my classes, I'll probably bring some discs with me and play some disc golf for an hour or two," Sumrow said.
Keese said he has already been challenged to a game by Director of Collegium V Edward Harpham.
"My dream is to see Dean Michael Coleman and Provost Hobson Wildenthal battle it out with their discs and (making) a wager like 'loser buys a coke,'" Keese said.
Arts and technology senior John Keese submitted a proposal last spring to build the nine-hole course, which is to be erected with a budget of $4,800 and is tentatively scheduled for completion Oct. 1. A committee including faculty, administrators, students and representatives from the alumni office awarded Keese funds for the project.
"Just about everybody in the committee was in support of it from the beginning," said Assistant Dean of Students Phyllis Blanck. She added the grand opening of the course is scheduled as part of homecoming weekend and the alumni reunion in late October.
Keese designed the layout of the course with the help of disc golf fanatic Charles Chaumont, senior landscape architect for the UT System Office of Facilities Planning and Construction.
The course will be placed east of the School of Management building between Armstrong Drive and Floyd Road. Signs on the course will designate the location and shape of each hole, Keese said.
Disc golf has rules similar to normal golf and is played with discs specifically designed for distance and accuracy, Keese said. Players complete holes by tossing discs into elevated targets.
Blanck said facilities management will be in charge of course upkeep, maintenance and irrigation. She added current student fees should cover the cost of maintaining the course.
"It will be paid attention to, supported and kept nice," Blanck said.
Regulations on course reservation for events have yet to be determined, Blanck said, adding course lighting for night-time play may be discussed if it fits within the project's budget.
Computer science and arts and technology senior Paul Burt is co-captain of the Ultimate Frisbee Club. He said he will encourage ultimate Frisbee players to practice their throws on the disc golf course.
"It's a nice leisurely activity," Burt said. "It's having fun with Frisbees and not running around so much."
Electrical engineering sophomore Bill Sumrow was captain of the Ultimate Frisbee Club last year. He recently began playing disc golf.
"Whenever I get out of my classes, I'll probably bring some discs with me and play some disc golf for an hour or two," Sumrow said.
Keese said he has already been challenged to a game by Director of Collegium V Edward Harpham.
"My dream is to see Dean Michael Coleman and Provost Hobson Wildenthal battle it out with their discs and (making) a wager like 'loser buys a coke,'" Keese said.
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