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Golf Island Disc Park: a Pender Island recreational family activity

Disc Golf - An All-Ages Sport

Asking the photographer to back off a bit, young Donovan gets ready to make his drive on #1. Disc coach - and mom - Ginny figures by the time Donovan talks it'll be: 'Cool, I hadn't aced that one yet!"

Also on hand for a summer evening's discing were: one of Pender's senior players, Chuck, and two of Chuck's family, who play whenever they visit Pender. They too know the hunger for aces!

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click here to see photos of the Golf Island Disc Park and tournaments
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The Golf Island Disc Park, located in Magic Lake Estates on North Pender Island, BC, features 27 holes. The front nine holes have the original tone poles while the middle and back nines have chain baskets, installed in 2004. The Pender Islands disc golf course winds its way over and around a rocky hill just to the north of Magic Lake. The location of the course, with its many trees and bumpy landscape, make for an exciting game and a wonderful walk in the woods.

Disc Golf is a rapidly growing international sport and due to the efforts of a number of dedicated volunteers a lovely course has evolved on Pender. The game's played much like traditional golf, except that players use golf discs (very much like Frisbees™, but generally slimmer) and insteads of greens with cups, there are chain baskets and tone poles. To learn more about how to play the game click here.

The Golf Island Disc Park was first 'roughed out' in 1982 by Alex Fraser, Dave Watson and Doug Keating. The second nine began in 1984 and by 1987 the initial course was completed, although improvements continue to this day. In 1985 the BC Provincial Disc Golf Tournament was held on Pender and in 2005 the Provincials return to the Golf Island Disc Park. In 1985 30 players from BC and Washington competed. In 2005 over 100 discers are expected to compete. Tournaments on Pender now attract players from BC, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, California and beyond.

The Golf Islands Disc Park is maintained by the Pender Islands Park Commission and the Pender Disc Golf Club volunteers. Numerous individuals, companies and organizations help by sponsoring equipment, improvements and events. The Pender Disc Golf Club maintains this website. If you've any questions please feel free to contact us.

(For tournament results go to the Tournaments page.)


           
       
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