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Derek Brown shows off a few of his disc golf flying discs in Roseburg on Tuesday.
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What: Pass Creek Park Ice Bowl 2010
When: 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sunday
Where: Pass Creek Park, 201 Curtin Park Road, Curtin
Cost: The entry fee is $25 for professional players, $20 for amateurs. Competitors who are 15 and younger can compete free with three cans of food. Those who bring at least five cans of food will get $5 off the entry fee.
Info: 643-0774; discgolforegon.com
When: 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sunday
Where: Pass Creek Park, 201 Curtin Park Road, Curtin
Cost: The entry fee is $25 for professional players, $20 for amateurs. Competitors who are 15 and younger can compete free with three cans of food. Those who bring at least five cans of food will get $5 off the entry fee.
Info: 643-0774; discgolforegon.com
Derek Brown first discovered Pass Creek Park nearly two years ago while on a trip to Eugene and instantly saw potential.
“On the way home I pulled in there and I was like, ‘This is way cool,'” the Roseburg resident said.
He said he knew the park, situated just off Interstate 5 in Curtin, would be perfect for a disc golf course.
Brown, an avid disc golfer, has since played at the park numerous times with friends. He sought advice from Canyonville disc golfer Steven Wright and came up with a design for a nine-hole course at the park.
In October, Brown, who's the vice president of the Roseburg-based group Disc Golf Oregon, got permission from Douglas County commissioners to install a disk golf course at Pass Creek Park, once the group secures the funds. On Sunday, he will be one step closer to his dream of a full-fledged course when Disc Golf Oregon hosts the first disc golf competition at the park, dubbed the Pass Creek Ice Bowl 2010.
The competition comes with a twist: While the group would love to raise the $4,000 or so needed to install permanent baskets and other features at the park, Brown said all proceeds from competition entry fees are going to help feed the hungry instead.
“We really need to raise money to install the park,” he said. “Obviously, we feel that empty bellies are a bigger problem this time of year than a new disc golf course.”
Brown got the idea for holding a disc golf-driven fundraiser and food drive from his wife, while her employer was holding its own food drive last month. She suggested that Disc Golf Oregon do something similar. Now, competitors will get $5 off their entry fees with five cans of food. Brown said his group plans to give all proceeds to the United Community Action Network food bank to be passed on the FISH Drain food pantry, the closest food bank to Pass Creek Park, he said.
The Ice Bowl will help bring people out to Pass Creek Park, which has been underutilized, Brown said. The competition will not only build awareness of the Disc Golf Oregon's plans to install a course there, but also let people know what a great park it is, he said. About 40 people have already registered to compete and Disc Golf Oregon is expecting about 70 people to show up, Brown said. The group plans to distribute maps of the Pass Creek course for the first time on Sunday. Once the permanent baskets are installed the effect will be even more substantial, Brown said.
“That area will instantly feel the effect of extra traffic,” he said.
That was the hope when Douglas County commissioners approved Brown's proposal for a course, said Commissioner Susan Morgan.
“It's a great recreational opportunity,” she said. “This is a wonderful opportunity to get people out there and using (the park).”
Jim Dowd, parks and building facilities director for the county, said he's pleased the group is holding the event at the park.
“We're hopeful that it's successful for them and if it is, maybe it'll bring some notoriety to the area,” he said.
Hosting a disc golf competition will also be an opportunity to continue Disc Golf Oregon's mission of promoting the sport. Brown said the activity is great for players, getting them outdoors and presenting them with the challenge of learning to launch the flying discs.
Disc Golf Oregon was founded about three years ago by group president Nathan Baker and co-founder Anthony Salee, both of Roseburg. Its Web site — discgolforegon.com — features discussion forums, maps of courses throughout Oregon and a calendar of disc golf events, among other resources for enthusiasts of the sport. Last year, Disc Golf Oregon had 50 paid members and about 100 active members from across Oregon and Northern California, Brown said.
The all-day Ice Bowl competition will feature three rounds of nine holes, with the final round determining the top four professional players. Competitors will get free discs and stickers and they, along with spectators, will be treated to a sausage lunch, Brown said. While all levels are welcome and will be accommodated, Brown said he's planned out a particularly challenging course. Park features such as lakes further add to the difficulty, he said.
“I'm intimidated, and I designed the thing,” he said. “I wanted everybody that showed up there to be challenged and walk away with their eyebrow raised.”
“And they will be,” he added. “It's epic.”
• You can reach reporter Inka Bajandas at 957-4202 or by e-mail at ibajandas@nrtoday.com.
“On the way home I pulled in there and I was like, ‘This is way cool,'” the Roseburg resident said.
He said he knew the park, situated just off Interstate 5 in Curtin, would be perfect for a disc golf course.
Brown, an avid disc golfer, has since played at the park numerous times with friends. He sought advice from Canyonville disc golfer Steven Wright and came up with a design for a nine-hole course at the park.
In October, Brown, who's the vice president of the Roseburg-based group Disc Golf Oregon, got permission from Douglas County commissioners to install a disk golf course at Pass Creek Park, once the group secures the funds. On Sunday, he will be one step closer to his dream of a full-fledged course when Disc Golf Oregon hosts the first disc golf competition at the park, dubbed the Pass Creek Ice Bowl 2010.
The competition comes with a twist: While the group would love to raise the $4,000 or so needed to install permanent baskets and other features at the park, Brown said all proceeds from competition entry fees are going to help feed the hungry instead.
“We really need to raise money to install the park,” he said. “Obviously, we feel that empty bellies are a bigger problem this time of year than a new disc golf course.”
Brown got the idea for holding a disc golf-driven fundraiser and food drive from his wife, while her employer was holding its own food drive last month. She suggested that Disc Golf Oregon do something similar. Now, competitors will get $5 off their entry fees with five cans of food. Brown said his group plans to give all proceeds to the United Community Action Network food bank to be passed on the FISH Drain food pantry, the closest food bank to Pass Creek Park, he said.
The Ice Bowl will help bring people out to Pass Creek Park, which has been underutilized, Brown said. The competition will not only build awareness of the Disc Golf Oregon's plans to install a course there, but also let people know what a great park it is, he said. About 40 people have already registered to compete and Disc Golf Oregon is expecting about 70 people to show up, Brown said. The group plans to distribute maps of the Pass Creek course for the first time on Sunday. Once the permanent baskets are installed the effect will be even more substantial, Brown said.
“That area will instantly feel the effect of extra traffic,” he said.
That was the hope when Douglas County commissioners approved Brown's proposal for a course, said Commissioner Susan Morgan.
“It's a great recreational opportunity,” she said. “This is a wonderful opportunity to get people out there and using (the park).”
Jim Dowd, parks and building facilities director for the county, said he's pleased the group is holding the event at the park.
“We're hopeful that it's successful for them and if it is, maybe it'll bring some notoriety to the area,” he said.
Hosting a disc golf competition will also be an opportunity to continue Disc Golf Oregon's mission of promoting the sport. Brown said the activity is great for players, getting them outdoors and presenting them with the challenge of learning to launch the flying discs.
Disc Golf Oregon was founded about three years ago by group president Nathan Baker and co-founder Anthony Salee, both of Roseburg. Its Web site — discgolforegon.com — features discussion forums, maps of courses throughout Oregon and a calendar of disc golf events, among other resources for enthusiasts of the sport. Last year, Disc Golf Oregon had 50 paid members and about 100 active members from across Oregon and Northern California, Brown said.
The all-day Ice Bowl competition will feature three rounds of nine holes, with the final round determining the top four professional players. Competitors will get free discs and stickers and they, along with spectators, will be treated to a sausage lunch, Brown said. While all levels are welcome and will be accommodated, Brown said he's planned out a particularly challenging course. Park features such as lakes further add to the difficulty, he said.
“I'm intimidated, and I designed the thing,” he said. “I wanted everybody that showed up there to be challenged and walk away with their eyebrow raised.”
“And they will be,” he added. “It's epic.”
• You can reach reporter Inka Bajandas at 957-4202 or by e-mail at ibajandas@nrtoday.com.
