I love disc golf. I am now pro, but still love to play as often as possible. I recently moved from the suburbs into the heart of the city. I am very dissapointed that there are no courses in the city limits. I am interested in starting a petition to have the city put one up. There are a multitude of parks that could be utilized with wide open space. Does anyone know about how I could start this. I am thinking about maybe a website with a form for everyone. Can anyone lend me a hand or give me some ideas? dan.villarreal@gmail.com

Ah, but there is a course in the City of Chicago. They have a league starting there this weekend. You have to be there. Just scroll down to the Club section and look for a post in the Discontinuum area. I'll send you e-mail.

Arghhh! This computer does not have e-mail. Here you go:

Saturday Disc Golf League
At Edgebrook Golf Course

* 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at 1:30pm
* Par 66! Pro distance is 10,158 feet, Amateur 8,303 feet
* 1st Saturday of the month will be singles
* 3rd Saturday will be upper/lower best-shot doubles
* Meet at the club house at 1:30pm
* $20 includes round with cart ($5 goes to cash payout)
* $15 optional fee to play with (not eligible for payout)

Schedule:
May 7th......................... Singles
May 21st ....................... Doubles
June 4th........................ Singles
June 18th...................... Doubles
July 2nd ........................ Singles
July 16th ....................... Doubles
August 6th .................... Singles
August 20th .................. Doubles
September 3rd.............. Singles
September 17th ............ Doubles
October 1st ................... Singles
October 15th................. Doubles

For more information contact Jon Brakel at (847) 670-1757 or jonbrakel@comcast.net. Edgebrook Golf Course is conveniently located within 2 miles of Interstate 94. Exit I94 at Touhy Ave. West and turn left at N. Central Ave/Carpenter Rd. The course is 1� miles down on the right side of the road. The address is 6100 N. Central Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Edgebrook club house phone number is (773) 763-8320. No coolers please.

Click here for the league flyer. Please post at Chicago area courses!

I think that the ONLY way to go to get more courses in Cook and DuPage counties is to start with the Forest Preserves. The parks just have too much going on and too little space to do it with. The forest preserves already run their own golf courses, it shouldn't be that much of a stretch. And they have TONS of land. Palos and Blackwell instantly jump to mind as prime pieces of land. Now all you really have to do is have a free schedule to sit through all the board meetings.

If Chicago disc golfers support the Chicago Fly 18, that will get more courses in the ground. If the concept is successful, other courses will open up to the idea.

I too live right in the heart of the disc golf pit that is city-proper Chicago. Although I'd love to get a course on the city parkst, it just isn't going to happen. Too many people, not enough space. Edgebrook and Madison Meadows are the too closest to me and they're both about 25 minutes away. There are a few of us that head out pretty much every weekend. Let me know if you're interested in car-pooling.