The Crossville City Council received an update in their meeting last night on a new disc golf course at Meadow Park Lake. The local disc golf club membership has tripled to nearly 700 members since the initial announcement the course was being planned.

Disc golf is played much like golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, players use a flying disc or Frisbees. The sport started in the 1970s and shares with golf the object of completing each hole in the fewest strokes or, in the case of disc golf, fewest throws

A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target, which is the “hole.” The hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets. The most common is an elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive throw from the spot where the previous throw landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Ultimately, the “putt” lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages.

The local club would sell sponsorships in the park to fund hole placements and the acquisitions of baskets and turf needed to play.

Officials said last night the new course has a preferred opening in October 2021 starting with a sanctioned tournament. More details on this will be released at a later time.