Fundraiser Tonight To Help Improve Wakamow's Mini Disc Golf Course

It is one of the newest and hottest new attractions offered by the Wakamow Valley Authority and tonight there is a steak supper fundraiser to make it even better.

Recently Wakamow added its very own mini disc golf course to the park and now needs to earn side extra funds to finish the course off to give it the true feel of a real golf course.

Mini disc golf is basically playing golf with a Frisbee (or a mini disc) with the holes actually being above ground targets

According to the web-site United States Disc Golf Championship (USDGC) the sport is not a fad but growing in popularity due to its low cost and ease of play.

Disc golf is played the same as regular golf in terms of scoring, rules and etiquette but differs from traditional golf in terms of its low cost, is how the USDGC website describes the sport.

Although the cages or holes are set up and people from all over have played at the Wakamow Valley course the course still requires some additional upgrades to give it the feel of a true traditional golf course, said Todd Johnson general manager of the Wakamow Valley Authority.

“The target part is up and in the ground and cemented in but there is no signage and no tee boxes. So we are hosting a fundraiser to help pay for those things,” Johnson.

At the present time there is none of the signage and no hole numbers on the course. Additionally there needs to be directional arrows as well as signage telling golfers the distance to the hole and the hole placement, he said.

“A hole might be behind a tree and signage would allow participants how to play that hhole We are looking to raise funds to pay for things like this.”

So far the free course has been highly popular with school classes, ordinary everyday people and golfers as far as Regina coming in to play.

Johnson said one of the great things about Wakamow's course is it is “right within the wilderness” and is another activity to get people outside and enjoying the beauty of Wakamow.

The course is free to use and so are the mini discs to play which may be signed out from the Wakamow Valley Authority’s office in the Spotrsman's Centre 276 Home Street East. All that is required is valid identification to borrow the equipment.

For those who so chose you many have brought their own frisbees to play mini disc golf with and Johnson say they also work fine.

Tickets are available from the Wakamow Valley Authority or may be purchased at the door - The Crushed Can - located at the corner of Manitoba Street West and 1st Avenue NW.

Tickets are $20 and the event runs from 5 - 9 pm Friday September 27th.