On a weekend that saw a number of events taking place to celebrate Canada’s birthday, Battlefords Community Disc Golf Club president Evan Zimmer was pleased to see the turnout at Fort Battleford Saturday for their Canada 150 Disc Golf Tournament.
“Considering that we had a lot to compete with, we’re pretty excited with having 40 competitors come on and take part in what was quite a busy weekend,” Zimmer said.
“We were also blessed with perfect conditions for disc golf, so we need to thank Mother Nature for that one.”
Having the event at Fort Battleford proved to be an added bonus as well with the number of people that came out to the grounds for the Canada Day events.
“From what I was told, well over 2,000 people came through the gate during the day,” Zimmer said.
“Between the displays that we had set up at the visitor centre and us throwing the discs around the fort and people watching us play, the exposure that we had was huge. Most people that we talked to hadn’t heard about disc golf, so it was great to get ourselves out there a little bit.”
In addition to a two-round contest that took place during the day, an exhibition night tournament was also held to round out the event prior to the start of the fireworks display.
“Between the fact that the target is lit up and the spots that you are shooting from are lit up, all you have to do is remember where the trees are out on the course,” Zimmer said. “The rest is pretty much all in your head.
“The conditions were the same as it was during the course of the day, so you didn’t have the wind to mess us around at all while we tried to concentrate on the target. It turned out to be a lot of fun.”
John Kuzma (open), Cass Hodgins (ladies), Ken Chartier (advanced), Eli Frank (beginner) and Chandler O’Leary (juniors) won their respective divisions, while Zimmer and Greg Rokosh teamed up to win the doubles event.
The next major disc golf event will take place at Centennial Park on Aug. 19 and 20 as the BCDGC will play host to the provincial championships.
“We’re looking at somewhere between 75 to 90 competitors in town and there’s a lot of hype for it already,” Zimmer said.
Those who are interested in volunteering for the weekend can contact Zimmer via e-mail at nbdiscgolfleague@gmail.com or on Facebook by searching for the Battlefords Community Disc Golf Club page.
