Disc golf pilot project takes off at Dartmouth Commons

A new course opened at the Dartmouth Commons in July

CITYnews halifax \ Tyler Dunnea

The disc golf pilot project in the Dartmouth Commons has successfully introduced the sport to many new players so far this summer. 

President of DiscNS, Michael Corbett, has been informed by people who work for the municipality that the pilot has been one of the more popular and impactful projects due to the volume of people going.

“Our club members have reported that they’ve been playing and family members have come along, have had some questions, gone home to get a frisbee and have come back 20 minutes later,” Corbett said.

“And all of a sudden, we’ve got four or five new people playing the game, which is just phenomenal.”

Last week I got to try Disc Golf with my fellow Councillors @SamAustinD5 @newsbag @trishpurdy kathryn morse & @LindellSmithHFX at the new disc golf course located a the Dartmouth Commons. Thank you to the HRM Parks & Rec team. For more information visit https://t.co/PMsV3EVrTj pic.twitter.com/Df3ouc9GLe

— Mayor Mike Savage (@MikeSavageHFX) July 21, 2022

Corbett says the Hammonds Plains Disc Golf Course Club, which was previously the only designated course in HRM, was becoming increasingly popular, so much so that wait times often exceeded half an hour.

But now with the introduction of the Dartmouth Commons, the sport has become increasingly accessible to more people.

For those looking to try disc golf themselves, Corbett says they should head out and give it a shot.

“It’s a really great and accessible course for people who are newer to the sport,” Corbett said.

“All it takes is that first time you hear the disc going into the basket and people get hooked on it.”

HRM offers free weekly general disc golf workshops on Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m., which do not require registration or equipment.

Those will continue until Sept. 7.

Disc golf sets are also available to borrow via the Findlay Community Centre’s equipment loan program in Downtown Dartmouth located at 26 Elliot St. but can be reserved by calling 902-490-4728.

Corbett added, “I would really love to see the sport just take off in Halifax, and Nova Scotia at large, and be just one more recreational activity that people can do with their kids, with their parents or grandparents, and just have a great time doing it.”