Disc Golf on the Ice Planet Hoth

Today Dubro and I traversed the frozen tundra of Pye Brook disc golf course in Topsfield, MA. From what I gather this course was just built last year and much of it was constructed with the helping energy provided by Ryan Johnson's Eagle Scout Project (Troop 81).

"Pye Brook Park is on the site of an old quarry and later, Topsfield’s town landfill. Half of the park is surrounded by Pye Brook, a stream/swamp/wetlands area that eventually feeds into the Ipswich River...The landfill was capped in 2002, and the park opened in 2003.
The course winds around the periphery of the park, making use of the elevation changes, water hazards, and what little woods were available. Since the primary function of the park is the athletic fields for town sports teams, and the wetlands placed so many restrictions on where we could locate holes, there weren’t many options on how to design the holes. The result is that the direction of the 18 holes point away from the other park users and their parking areas, and tries to incorporate as many of the hazards as available."

Great job! Check out hole 15 for example....the "signature hole."



This is what the approach looks like on a pleasant winter day.

"From the top of the hill, there’s a great view of most of the park. The basket is about 40’ downhill on beautiful green that’s on the far side of a large pond. The basket is 312 feet away, and about 20’ from the edge of the pond."



...and during warmer months (the arrow points at the basket)


Dubro's drive landed him straight onto the ice. He didn't want to take the shot in fear of falling in the lake so I took it for him. I nearly birdied....and I didn't fall in!

more course info?............www.pyebrookdiscgolf.com