Chicago Course

[CEValkyrie]

It's a go.

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 Re: Reese fly 18 in Chicago [Re: TreeKlunker]
     #327232 - 02/28/05 01:04 PM   Edit     Reply     Quote    



Better late than never my first course in Chicago is a GO.This course is inside the city limits and will be great it is a midlength ex course.I hope to have it open in march weather permitting.Never worked an ice augar.I will look forward to meeting all the locals and playing the new course.More details to follow.game on  

[whofarted]

congradulations!  if you need any help give me a holler...

[D]

Why did we have to go through this reese guy to get this course?

Secondly, how long before this course gets pulled? Because nobody will want to drive all the way into the city to pay a bunch of money, to play a game that you can play for free most anywhere

[mirth]

cuz nobody pays to play token creek or sandy point....

[Dan Michler]

will this have similar prices to token and sandy point?  i think token is like 50 bucks for a yearly pass.

[mirth]

I don't know what the prices will be to play, my point was more along the lines that there are people willing to pay to play on a course that is kept in top notch condition.

[CEValkyrie]

I'm looking forward to this course. Playing on a ball golf course is very unique and much different from Par 54 golf. Riding in carts is fun. I probably won't be able to play this course often since it's in the city but i'll get there occasionally. Playing disc golf on a privately owned course has it's advantages. I'm assuming this place will be kept up pretty nice since it's a golf course. I get tired of looking at trash, tagging on tee signs, and getting bombarded by discs. I'm also looking for a place to practice my roller this year.  

[CEValkyrie]

Edgebrook Golf Course
6100 N Central Ave
Chicago, IL

http://www.forestpreservegolf.com/sites/co...d=109&page=1338

Is this the correct location Jon?

[damonshort]

Edgebrook Golf Course
6100 N Central Ave
Chicago, IL

http://www.forestpreservegolf.com/sites/co...d=109&page=1338

Is this the correct location Jon?

oh man I hope so..... (since it's about 15 min from my house)

[Chainmeister]

Whoa!! I sure hope this is correct.  Its about the same distance for me.

[pat]

there are people willing to pay to play on a course that is kept in top notch condition.

It cost $40 per year to play Token. It is money well spent on my opinion. Seems like the money they take in goes back into the course.
Fairways are mowed every Friday. Baskets moved every other Saturday. Trash picked up daily. New split rail fencing was put up along some holes last year.
The $4 charge seems to keep the vandalizing rifraff off the couse too.
And at $4 per day I got my $40 worth by the second week it was open last year.
It's 7 minutes from my door to the first tee.  

[Dan Michler]

god i wish there was a course like token creek 7 minutes from my door.  that would be sweet.  that's cool that you will have a course close to u now damon!  if its say $15 per round, how often do you think you'll play it?  i'm just curious as to how much play this course will get from the local players down there.

[damonshort]

that's cool that you will have a course close to u now damon!  if its say $15 per round, how often do you think you'll play it?  i'm just curious as to how much play this course will get from the local players down there.

For $15/round, not often, but I'll try almost anything once.    

[Mangler]

Chicago "excellent news" I hope that this opens the door for many more courses.
Disc Golf is the best alternative for inner city kids that have been told Tiger Woods/Michael Jordan and the little white ball are key to their future.
Disc Golf Programs are inexpensive and can benefit children of all economic classes.
Inner City Disc Golf is Key...Playgrounds and school yards can provide alternatives to ........ You fill in the blanks.
Plant the course and maybe Mayor Daley will see the light !

[Jon Brakel]

Why did we have to go through this reese guy to get this course?

Secondly, how long before this course gets pulled? Because nobody will want to drive all the way into the city to pay a bunch of money, to play a game that you can play for free most anywhere

Fly 18 courses are not for everyone. I surveyed 5 courses in the area for Reese before this one signed a contract with him. The reason that I chose to work with Reese is because the players in the Chicago area deserve an alternative to par 54 (or less) disc golf. Ball golf courses already have the land and the layout. Since this model has worked in the past there is a good chance it will work here as well.

...oh yea, and Reese has the baskets, the tee pads, the money, the vision, the business model, the experience, and a touch of whacky-crazy to make him think that he can pull it off...and he has done this in Indiana, California, Florida, etc.

The Fly 18 courses will never replace the public multi-use free park courses that we have in the Chicago area already. This is something different. Some people can't wait to try it...some people don't want to try it. Most people that try it will like it. For those that don't want to have anything to do with Fly 18, all I can say is that it won't hurt disc golf to have a Fly 18 course in town.

[Jon Brakel]

Edgebrook Golf Course
6100 N Central Ave
Chicago, IL

http://www.forestpreservegolf.com/sites/co...d=109&page=1338

Is this the correct location Jon?

That's the one! The water on a couple of those holes is going to be fun! There are a few more trees out there than it looks like on the map, although there are some open holes as well.

[Jon Brakel]

that's cool that you will have a course close to u now damon!  if its say $15 per round, how often do you think you'll play it?  i'm just curious as to how much play this course will get from the local players down there.

For $15/round, not often, but I'll try almost anything once.  

What if it were around $10? I'm hoping that we can hit the $10 mark for a walking round. I think I'm breaking one of Reese's cardinal rules by talking about price points before they've been set...so just think of this as hypothetical. If the price was $10 per round, how often would you play the course? Once a week, once a month, 4 times per year?

One of the key selling points of this course to Chicago area players is that it is within 5 minutes of 90/94 which makes it quite close for most of us.

[Chainmeister]

Jon

Would disc and ball golf be played at the same time?  How would this work?  Or, is this course getting totally converted to disc?  I recall playing this as a ball golf course years ago.  It was short and easy for ball golf but would still likely have plenty of length for disc.

Would the fee be the same for disc golf as ball golf?  This is 21 on weedays and 25 on weekends without a cart.  If so, I suspect the course might get me out there once for the novelty and not many other times.  Edited...just saw the note on price.  If $10 I suspect I would play a few times per year.  Monthly?  Maybe.  Not sure.  This course would be VERY close to home.  That's a plus.

[Jon Brakel]

Would disc and ball golf be played at the same time?  How would this work?  Or, is this course getting totally converted to disc?  I recall playing this as a ball golf course years ago.  It was short and easy for ball golf but would still likely have plenty of length for disc.

Ball golf and disc golf will be played at the same time. I plan on playing a round with my ball golfing Dad this spring as soon as we are able. It works quite well together. Until I played the Fly 18 course in Trafalger a couple of years ago I couldn't think how this would work either. Now I know, and all I can tell you is that it does work. It works so well that a lot of the ball golfers don't even notice that you are playing a different game. They figure the baskets most be some kind of new irrigation system or something.

Most golfers understand the pricing difference once they understand that we don't use the greens. I am still hopeful for a good walking price...but nothing has been settled yet.

[Jon Brakel]

Chicago "excellent news" I hope that this opens the door for many more courses.

Part of the best news of this course is that it is Cook County Forest Preserve land! although the course is managed by a golf course management company, someone on the Cook County Forest Preserve District Board had to sign off on putting disc golf there. This might possibly open other doors in the forest preserve system for other courses.