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OPERATIONS

A player throws a disc across
a pond on the disc golf
course that's also
known as " The Fort. "

tree removal and create a visually
pleasing and challenging course.
Thanks to old-fashioned teamwork, the department built a
PDGA-rated championship course
worthy of sponsoring a major
PDGA event. Known simply as
" The Fort, " the course crosses the
Weber River several times and
weaves its way around creeks and
under old shade trees. Multiple tee
pads allow everyone, from beginners to pros, to play.

Minimum Maintenance
The total cost of the course,
$40,000, includes metal baskets
and sleeves, concrete tee pads, professional signage, garbage cans,
benches, machinery rental from the
county and some paid labor. Since
disc golf fairways are left cleared,
the course requires little maintenance, much of which is done by
Team Utah Open through regular
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cleanup days devoted to maintaining and improving the course.
" Several of the members are even
cleared to use our small equipment, " Ferrario states.
Theft-proof boxes at the 1st and
9th holes let players leave a $2 donation to help with course maintenance. " The course turned out to
be one of the smartest investments
we've ever made, " says Ferrario.
Despite long, hard winters, between
50,000 and 60,000 players have
a fling on it every year. Two local
leagues play the course regularly,
and it hosts five or six tournaments
every summer.

Economic Impact
Months before the course opened,
Ferrario and others attended a
PDGA tour stop in Las Vegas,
where they learned how the PDGA
runs its tournaments. After meeting with the PDGA and investigat-

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ing sponsorship opportunities, Visit
Ogden compiled a bid for the 2020
PDGA Professional Disc Golf
World Championships. The tournament will bring 288 of the world's
best disc golfers and thousands of
fans to the area and ring up as much
as $2 million in economic impact.
" About nine months after the
course was completed, we were
awarded the bid, " Ferrario adds.
" Team Utah Open are great ambassadors for the park, " he continues.
" Since the announcement of our
winning the 2020 World Championship, disc golfers from all over the
country and even Europe have contacted Sewell and visited Ogden to
play the course. "
" If you have the land, build a disc
golf course, " Ferrario encourages.
" It's a recipe for success. "
Betty Sosnin is a Freelance Writer based
in Augusta, Georgia (bettysosnin@knology.
net).



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