Disc Golf Course Could be a Big Gain to Florissant Park

While the has been a big draw for the city for the past few years, officials are hoping a new disc golf course would be a bigger boon to the city.

The Florissant Parks and Recreation Department as well as a subcommittee composed of council members and park board members have been discussing the possibility of a course for

Mayor Tom Schneider said that he asked Parks and Recreation Director Ron Veach to look into the possibility of the course, and the ball has kept rolling ever since.

Disc golf is similar to the game of golf, except its played with a Frisbee, and the focus to is to get the fewest number of throws per Pole Hole or goal, according to the Professional Disc Golf Association.

Mayor Schneider said that the possibility of an 18-hole course is being considered for the park.

“Dunegant is a bit underutilized right now,” he said. “This would give Dunegant much needed traffic. For Florissant, this would become a destination place for disc golfers.”

The mayor estimates the cost for the course would be $15-$20,000, which would include the input of the goals and tees needed for the course. Park improvement funds would be used to fund the course probably, he said.

City Council President Keith Schildroth, who also heads the subcommittee, said that support for the course seems to be strong among councilors and the park board.

Schildroth said he’s visited three disc golf courses, including White Birch and Sioux Passage, and that all courses and terrains are different.

But he thinks the course would be a great addition to the park system.

Mayor Schneider said that he’s excited to see the course, and that he thinks it has the potential down the road to be the Bellerive of St. Louis for disc golf.

“It’s more than a backyard game, it’s more of a sport,” he said.

If approved, the course would be for serious disc golfers as well as amateurs.

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