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The plan includes a state of the art 18-hole disc golf course that will span across a 45-acre area with optimal views and challenging terrain. |
Comments (5)Tahoe Donner Plans for New Disc Golf Course by Summer
By Jennifer McCombsPublished: March 13, 2009
After nearly two years of waiting Tahoe Donner Homeowner’s Association finally approved highly anticipated plan to build a disc golf course on the Tahoe Donner ski area as soon as May 2009. The plan, which was approved February 21, includes a state of the art 18-hole course that will span across a 45-acre area with optimal views and challenging terrain.
“Tahoe Donner wanted a recreation area on the ski hill during the summer months and also wanted to improve amenities for locals and they came to me to see what could be done,” said local Craig Getty, who is the brains behind the design, budgeting and construction of many of the local disc golf courses in North Lake Tahoe.
Getty is one of the key people in the Truckee Tahoe area that has helped make disc golf a popular recreation sport. His history with disc golf spans over 12 years and can be linked to the Truckee, Tahoe Vista, and Zephyr courses.
The $30,000 budget for the Tahoe Donner course played a major role in the decision factor for the summer recreation area. Other ideas included an Alpine Slide, Go Carts and a ropes course but it ultimately came down to cost.
“There was fear that Tahoe Donner would not have a strong enough recreational pull for its locals so 32 acres were set aside years ago after a settlement was reached by a developer and the Tahoe Donner Association that stated any revenue generated by the use of the land would be used for recreation,” said Tahoe Donner Amenities Manager, Miguel Sloane. “(Disc Golf is) a really inexpensive way to use a lot of land and get the most out of a large area,” he adds.
Sloane says that while the course will be free to play there is a plan to install a donation poll that will run on the honor system.
Construction will begin as soon as the snow starts to melt and while 100 percent completion is uncertain it is the hopes of both Sloane and Getty to be up and running by the summer.
“Construction will take up to 600 hours to complete and a lot of volunteer help,” says Getty, who adds that community and local business support has been very strong throughout the entire process.
The interest in disc golf has grown tremendously in the Tahoe area the past few years and as a result many courses are packed during the summer months. An impressively inexpensive sport that gets a lot in recreational return value has attracted many Truckee Tahoe locals and made for a popular hobby in the off-winter months.
“You can play any time and there is no tee time or dress code,” adds Getty.
While the sport attracts those who don’t find logic in handing over anywhere between $60 to $200 for a single round, it does not mean disc golf and those who play aren’t serious. Getty hopes that the Tahoe Donner course will help make Truckee Tahoe a Mecca for disc golf enthusiasts and quite possibly aid in future decisions to hold more formal sanctioned events put on by the Professional Disc Golf Association or North Tahoe Disc Golf Association.
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