Now Open!
The disc golf course in Orrington, ME is now open. The grand opening occurred on Sunday, July 19, 2009. Open 7 days a week from 9am until dark, this course is, for the most part, done and ready for you to come play. The fairways were carefully cut by Dave Enman and his brother Ryan, both of whom will be managing this course. This mostly wooded course does require you to have a technical element to your game as you maneuver through this 6,171' course. The fairways are fair, and with 8 baskets working for a lefty, 8 baskets working for a righty, and two going straight-up-the-gut, this is a balanced course and makes you, the golfer, work your plastic. Nice!
Once cut, the trees were then woodchipped back onto the fairways
They stared working on the course in the cold of April, 2009. By late July, it was ready for play. There are still concrete tee pads to put in, but other than that, it's ready. There's been an increase in the number of people who are coming to play, so the early signs are good. While there was a course in Bangor, Maine a few years ago, it was wide open in a field, and just didn't offer a challenging course to play. For the most part, disc golf will be getting off the ground in the Bangor area with this course now in place.
Looking up fairway of 2 to the basket
Directions from South:
Take exit 182A off 95 and head East on 395 for 2 miles and take exit 4 in Brewer. Take a left at the light on to Route 15. Stay on 15 until you see Center Drive on the left (4.6 miles). DR Disc Golf is 1.3 miles on the right, next to Public Works. Park at the clubhouse and hole 1 begins in the field.
From North:
95S to 395S (in Bangor) and head East 395 for 2 miles and take exit 4 in Brewer. Take a left at the light on to Route 15. Stay on 15 until you see Center Drive on the left (4.6 miles). DR Disc Golf is 1.3 miles on the right, next to Public Works. Park at the clubhouse and hole 1 begins in the field.
The club house is right next to these big, yellow snowplow blades
For information, call 522-8985 and say you're calling about the course.
One round is $4 or you can play all day for $8. Rental discs available for a buck. Random doubles league on Wednesday evenings, 5:15pm start (as long as we still have daylight).
Each tee has a trash can and 14 of the tees have a picnic table. Please pick up your trash or dispose of it in the trash can provided.
See you soon at the Orrington Disc Golf course. More information coming soon. Remember: all water on the course is casual relief!
Easter Sunday was our first time. A friend who has been playing for 12 years and from Portland read about the course in The Maine Edge and wanted to try it out. As skeptical as I was, it was a beautiful day and I was with great company. This was a fantastic course! Very well groomed, challanging and great for the entire family. I'm hooked! We're hooked! I'm thinking about buying our own discs.
ReplyDeleteThere should be a more permanent link to this page from the first page.
ReplyDeleteDave you have such nice courses. I had the pleasure of playing the Orrington course once (with you one early morning in July). You should post some links to galleries of higher resolution pictures.
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ReplyDeleteFor pictures, check out the Orrington Disc Golf facebook page.
Played my first ever round here and left with 2 new discs and a hunger for more! I'll be back to play next time I'm in the area for sure! Thanks!
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