Burchfield Disc Golf Course FUNdraiser ~ May 20th at 8:30am – 9:45am registration/check-in, 9:45am players meeting, 10:00am tee. Contact: Matt Rinker – rinkermatt@gmail.com
This event is a full-fledged FUNdraiser to help us get the 9 more baskets we need to complete the new, heavily wooded, technical, long, fair and fun course Damian Redman and Matt Rinker designed. 8 of the new holes will be in play for this event, so not only is this your chance to help us complete this epic project, but you get to get a little taste of it as well. Amateurs - Every penny of your entry fee goes to the New course, all prizes are donated! Pros- $20 of your $40 goes to the course, the rest comes back in payouts. The Capital City Renegades Disc Golf Club is kicking in some discs and shirts and the Parks department is throwing in some annual disc golf passes as prizes… plus we have more to come. Cashless pre-reg is available. Find it at discgolfscene.com. Click HERE for more information on the fees for the event and the Capital City Renegades Disc Golf Club.
The 18 hole disc golf course at Burchfield Park is open for play year-round. We are currently building a second 18 hole disc golf course. We are in need of hole sponsors, basket donations, benches, trees and shrubs for the course. If you are interested in sponsoring a hole or donating a basket, trees, or shrubs contact the park office at 517-676-2233 ext 5,4. and leave a message and the park manager will return your call.
Click here for a score card (available at the park). Click here for a map of the course. Each hole will offer 4 different ways to play on the short or long course since there are two concrete tee pads and two baskets at each hole for beginners and advanced players. Obstacles include a 7’ x 15’ wall, sand traps, and stone traps.
Daily Disc Golf Pass
Adults: $4
Children (age 12 and under): May play at no charge, with an adult
Annual Disc Golf Pass
$40
Parking Fee
Please note there is a vehicle entrance fee at Burchfield Park
Disc Rental / Disc Replacement Fee
$1 for each set for a round of disc golf; set includes two drivers, one mid range, and a putter in a bag. $10 per disc for damaged, lost, or stolen equipment.
What is disc golf? Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc, or Frisbee. Play is started at a designated tee area and thrown to a basket used as the goal. The length of each hole will vary and will have pars that match the hole difficulty. The object of the game is completing each hole in the fewest number of throws.
To start, a player throws a disc from a tee area to a target, a basket, which is the "hole." As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes located in and around the fairway provide challenging obstacles for the golfer. Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Players can keep track of their score to determine a winner.
Who plays disc golf? Disc golf can be played from school age to old age, making it one of the greatest lifetime fitness sports available. Because disc golf is so easy to learn, no one is excluded. Players merely match their pace to their capabilities, and proceed from there.
The disc golf course will provide an inexpensive form of recreation for people of all age and skill levels. All you need is a disc to play the game! Questions? Please email parks@ingham.org.