The first big tournament in the history of the Garibaldi Springs disc golf course was on Saturday (April 18) with the Spring Fling event.
Approximately 50 participants from all over the Sea to Sky Corridor and Metro Vancouver descended on the brand new 18-hole course, which is now open to the public.聽
Players were divided into pro and amateur divisions, with pro disc golfers receiving money and amateurs earning special prizes. A handful of local players competed at the event, but the only 麻豆社国产resident to win was Michelle Kruger, who placed first in intermediate women. Squamish鈥檚 Erik Wendland finished second for intermediate men and Squamish鈥檚 Briana Ainsley placed third in the pro women division.
Other division winners at the event included: Tsawwassen鈥檚 Dave Brown (pro men), Vancouver鈥檚 Gerry Gauthier (advanced men), Vancouver鈥檚 Leanne Fulton (pro women), Vancouver鈥檚 Adriano Reche Medola (intermediate men), Victoria鈥檚 Tara Lynch (advanced women) and Vancouver鈥檚 Mai Ken (novice women).
The course is now completely open to the public and discs are available for sale or rental. The next big event on the calendar for the course occurs on June 19 when the 2015 Canadian Disc Golf Championships comes to town. The event features the best disc golfers in the country and province, and is one of five legs in the championship event.
Course officials hope to host at least one big tournament per month at Garibaldi Springs and note that the course is still open for traditional golf and foot golf.
For more information, visit Garibaldi Springs Golf Course on Facebook.
