Edgebrook Golf Course

[Jon Brakel]

Reese finished the work on the course today. The amateur tee locations look fabulous! For those that were scared off by the distance, you should come out now and try the amateur tee pad locations. All the Fly 18 pads have been installed very professionally and they look great! For the opener they were staked down to the grass. Reese had a sod cutter out there this week and cut the sod out, then he put down a layer of stone and tamped it down firm, then the Fly Pad was staked over that. They are great tee pads.

Thanks very much to Reese for coming out and getting the first disc golf course in Chicago installed!

[Jon Brakel]

I'm reposting the rates. I sat down with Reese and the course manager today at lunch and confirmed the original rates.

Edgebrook Disc Golf Course 2005 Rates:
These are for 18 hole rounds.

Week Day:
Walking round - $12
Round with cart - $15

Week Day after 2pm:
Walking round - $9
Round with cart - $12

Week End:
Walking round - $15
Round with cart - $18

Week End after 2pm:
Walking round - $12
Round with cart - $15

So, during the week after 2pm is a great value at just 50 cents per hole! I was hoping for walking rates around $10 and we got them starting at $9---I think that's pretty good. The cart for $3 more is a good deal also--carts are fun! I don't think you're going to get onto an 11,000 foot Chicago area golf course for less than these prices.

For those that were charged $4 too much on Saturday, I offer my appologies on the confusion. I also will make it up to you. We can either get together for a round and I'll get us a discount on four players with carts or if we do some coupons, I'll make sure you get a coupon. If neither of those options works for you, I'll give you $4 out of my wallet.

[Jon Brakel]

I'd like to get a tag round or a casual round going on Saturday at Edgebrook. Let me know if you are interested.

[Jon Brakel]

I'd like to get a tag round or a casual round going on Saturday at Edgebrook. Let me know if you are interested.

Looks like a couple of us are going to meet at 10am on Saturday. Join us if you'd like.

[Bruce Brakel]

Last Saturday at Edgebrook someone asked me to do a particular design on a particular disc and I said I would.  The disc is almost done but I don't know who asked.  So, I guess I'll sell it to the person who can identify the design, mold, and color of plastic of the disc.  

I'll hold it until the end of IOS #1.  

[damonshort]

I'd like to get a tag round or a casual round going on Saturday at Edgebrook. Let me know if you are interested.

Looks like a couple of us are going to meet at 10am on Saturday. Join us if you'd like.

Rats. If it were more like 3 pm I could probably do it.

[Jon Brakel]

I'd like to get a tag round or a casual round going on Saturday at Edgebrook. Let me know if you are interested.

Looks like a couple of us are going to meet at 10am on Saturday. Join us if you'd like.

Rats. If it were more like 3 pm I could probably do it.

David, do you want to play later in the afternoon? If you can only make it at 10am, that's ok, just checking.

[Chainmeister]

I'd prefer morning but can do the afternoon. Sounds like 3 is best for Damon.  If that's the time, ok with me.

[mirth]

is it a monster w/a cubs dye job? prolly not, as you said you wanted to know which instance of the logo I wanted....

[Jon Brakel]

I'd prefer morning but can do the afternoon. Sounds like 3 is best for Damon.  If that's the time, ok with me.

Damon, you want to meet us at 3pm?

[damonshort]

I'd prefer morning but can do the afternoon. Sounds like 3 is best for Damon.  If that's the time, ok with me.

Damon, you want to meet us at 3pm?

in case Jon didn't get hold of David, yes, 3 pm on Sat, unless Jon hears from me (and I post again) to the contrary tonight.

[Chainmeister]

Nope, can't make it at 3.  I thought I was free but apparently had plans I didn't know about.  Sorry.  You guys should play anyway.    

[damonshort]

Nope, can't make it at 3.  I thought I was free but apparently had plans I didn't know about.  Sorry.  You guys should play anyway.  

Jon, I just left you a msg on your cell.

Sorry to propose alternative plans and then bail, but I'm not going to be able to make it today after all. My back's pretty stiff from yesterday (thought it would be better this morning but...) and I think it'd be wiser to work through it a little more rationally than attacking a long course today, esp. since I really want to play a lot on Sunday.

If this is seen early enough maybe you & David can still work out something for this morning.

[Jon Brakel]

OK, no problem Damon. I'm going to try to make it out there about 11am.

[Jon Brakel]

David and I played today at Edgebrook. We started at the wrong time...9am or 3pm would have been better. I still had a lot of fun and I think the course is more and more fun each time I play it. I can't wait for the trees and foliage to fill in with leaves! I shot a 75 today from the pro tees.

[Kevin]

Edgebrook was in horrible condition when I last played ball golf there, I hope it's better now.  They should just turn the place into a Disc Golf facility only and make the fees a lot cheaper.  It was expensive back then and it looks pricey now.
I'll stick to my home course for free out in the burbs.

[Jon Brakel]

I have heard horror stories about what the place was like before Billy Casper management took over. From what I here it is much improved. The guys who were playing in front of David and I were very interested in what we were doing and turned out to be very nice guys also. They thought the game looked cool and they shared some of the stories of what the course used to be like before Billy Casper.

It is the best disc golf facility that I have played in Illinois. A club house with discs for sale, clean flush toilets, golf carts, snack stand (hot dogs, sandwiches, chips, beverages, etc.) and a place to sit and eat while you watch TV or watch people play on hole 1 and 18. And then there's the course...10,160 feet of it. It is a much different game when you are trying to place your second shot in the right place for a layup to get your 4 for par. Or when you have to decide to run the 330 foot approach on your second shot and land between the cart path and the river in order to get your birdie 3 or layup a 280 foot shot to take an easier approach for the par 4.

The most expensive round is a dollar per hole and that includes a cart. During the week you can get on for 50 cents per hole. I don't know of any other golf courses that you can play in the Chicago area for 50 cents per hole.

Reese told me when I started talking to him that the Fly 18 concept isn't for everyone. Some people aren't going to see the value in the ammenities and the challenge. That's OK, there are plenty of courses for you in the Chicago area then!

[Bruce Brakel]

Disc golf will go through the same evolution as ball golf, in this regard.  Some people will find that they enjoy playing the more expensive courses because they are more expensive.  They won't have to deal with roving bands of elevensome chuckers, trash, broken glass, poison ivy, wild roses and creeks with no bridges.  

They will get to ride in carts!!!

[Jon Brakel]

I need to get registration and score cards done for the IOS #1 this weekend, but I'm thinking I have time for an early morning round at Edgebrook on Saturday. Something around 8 or 9am at the latest. PM or e-mail me if you want to play a round. My Comcast hasn't been working all the time the last couple of days but it was working this morning. Call me at 847-six-seven-zero-1757 if you don't hear back from the e-mail.

[Jon Brakel]

Things are going well out at Edgebrook. They had about 20 rounds of disc golf played in the last week. I know that doesn't sound like much, but it is a promising start. The club house manager said that everyone who has played have been very excited about the course after they have played their round. They have had a couple of funny incidents out there. They had two ball golfers come out and play on Saturday who saw disc golfers for the first time. They came back on Sunday and bought a couple of discs at the pro shop and played a round of disc golf! They also had about 8 guys show up hauling a large cooler with 2 cases of beer inside! They did not let them out on the course with the cooler. Don't bring a cooler of beer to this course when you come out!  

I'm going to see what night will work best to coordinate a league night there. If anyone is interested in playing league there during the week, let me know what day and time you think would be best.

Thanks for everyone's continued support with Chicago's first disc golf course!