The San Francisco Disc Golf Club is overjoyed to invite you, your friends and family to join us for the celebration of the grand opening of San Francisco's first permanent disc golf course!
(for photos see: http://www.sfdiscgolf.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=66)

Festivities begin at 10am on Saturday, March 31, and will last the day.

There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of the course, followed by a complimentary BBQ, freestyle jam session, and frisbee games for all throughout the day. And, of course, golf, golf and more golf! This is a day for everyone to come check out San Francisco's world class course in the crown jewel of the parks department, Golden Gate Park!

Discs will be available for beginners and experts alike, and there will be special discs commemorating this wonderful occasion. Come enjoy a beautiful day in the park, bring your kids of all ages, enjoy some free food, and play a few holes to celebrate our achievement.

Grand Opening of the Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course Saturday, March 31 10am - 3pm (Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Early) Marx Meadow, on JFK Drive between 30th Ave & Crossover Drive http://sfdiscgolf.org/courses/directions.html

Volunteer Raffle: 10:45am - Including a Mach III Basket!!

Complimentary BBQ and beverages

Commemorative discs for sale

We look forward to seeing all of you there! Bring the whole family, this is the day for everyone to celebrate the new course.

For more information call Ross Hammond, 415-587-1166 www.sfdiscgolf.org (http://www.sfdiscgolf.org)

Here is the press release:

San Francisco�s First Disc Golf Course Unveiled in Golden Gate Park

High Flying Sport Lands in Crown Jewel of San Francisco Parks System

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 26, 2007 � The San Francisco Disc Golf Club, in conjunction with the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, today announced the grand opening of San Francisco�s first Disc golf course. Located in Golden Gate Park across from Speedway Meadow, the course is a world class, 18-hole facility, and will be free to the public.

The grand opening will take place on Saturday, March 31st, 2007 starting at 10:00am. Following short presentations by the General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Yomi Agunbiade, and Recreation and Park Commissioner Meagan Levitan and Club members, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony. There will also be various other Frisbee sports and games throughout the day, including a freestyle demonstration by world-class competitors from around the Bay Area.

Disc golf was invented in California in the 1970s, and has quickly grown in popularity. The rules of disc golf are similar to regular golf, except instead of hitting a ball into a hole, players throw Frisbee-like plastic discs into an elevated metal basket. �Disc golf attracts a wide variety of players because of the low barrier to entry and the low ongoing costs,� said club founder, Greg Quiroga. �Unlike �ball golf� there are no greens fees, tee times, or expensive sets of clubs to buy,� Quiroga continued, �Discs cost just $10 each, and a beginner can have a great time with just one.�

San Francisco now joins the 1,200 other cities that provide access to this new, fun sport. The Golden Gate Park course is the direct result of a decade-long effort by the San Francisco Disc Golf Club, who initially proposed the idea to the Department in 1997. Using donations from the public to pay for the equipment, the Club�s volunteers built the course over the past five months and are now donating it to the City of San Francisco for all its residents to enjoy. �It is our pleasure to donate this facility to the City. Disc golf has landed in Golden Gate Park and is here to stay,� said Ross Hammond, the Club�s Outreach Director.

�San Franciscans need access to a wide variety of recreational activities. Disc golf is a new, affordable recreation that we are excited to be able to offer in our city�s most popular park,� said Meagan Levitan, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commissioner. �We are thrilled to accept this donation from an organization that is committed to providing low-cost recreation for our city�s residents.�

The course opens on Saturday, March 31, 2007. Play is free, and anyone is welcome to enjoy it.

About the San Francisco Disc Golf Club
Founded in 1997, the San Francisco Disc Golf Club is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the sport of disc golf and fostering a sense of community for disc golfers in San Francisco, and beyond. The club strives on a daily basis to share the challenge and reward of disc golf with people from all ages and backgrounds.

Press Contacts:
San Francisco Disc Golf Club:
Greg Quiroga
(415) 626-6625
[email protected]

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"WHEN PIGS FLY!!!" :eek:

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it's been giving me pleasure and headaches for almost a month now....great job on the course.

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"WHEN PIGS FLY!!!" :eek:

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yep, we were told it couldn't be done, so we figured we commemorate that with an opening day disc:

when pigs fly (http://www.sfdiscgolf.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=858&g 2_serialNumber=2)

Sweet disc. Do you have to be there to get one, or are you selling them now?