Before leaving West Virginia, we played Rotary Park Disc Golf Course in Huntington. Our good friends, Joe and Jenny, joined us. It was lovely to have the extra time with them before continuing our trip. There are two courses at the park, Rotary Park being the upper course. One word of caution, there are no facilities available on the disc golf course, so take care of nature before you play.
There is a parking area right next to the first tee, which is up the hill. The tees are concrete pads. The first hole throws up to a basket perched on the side of the hill. A bad roll on the undulating terrain could cause some problems.
The second hole throws over the road, which is out of bounds. I had a spectacular drive. I should have played it safe, throwing up for the par, but was too tempted to go for the birdie shot, which I missed. That, coupled with a bad roll, took me from par to a double bogey.
The next two holes are in the field with the road on the left. We crossed the road to get to the fifth hole. There are two large trees between the tee and the basket. On this day, the wind came into play as well.
For the sixth hole, we shot from a platform high over part of the bicycle course. The basket sits at the edge of the field. Miss the putt, and there is a good chance you will roll down the large hill on the other side, which, of course, I did.
Hole seven throws down a narrow passageway through the woods, opening up into a field with the basket sitting in a bowl at the bottom, with the road just behind it. I had an incredible drive, landing just outside the woods with a clear view of the basket.
You play the next two holes down the field before playing back for the tenth. Ten is a long hole, giving Joe and Chris an excellent opportunity to air their arms out.
We found an elevated tee after climbing up the hill through the woods next to the tenth basket. The basket, perched on the edge of a steep hill, sat on the other side of a series of undulations. Be careful on this one; Chris’s momentum pushed him off the tee, landing him less than an inch from a sign.
The 12th and 13th holes play over several ravines. Twelve has the added challenge of being on the side of a hill with a steep drop to the right. Just after Joe threw hole 13, a tree crashed to the ground in front of us on the other side of the basket. We later saw that it was just a huge branch, but startling nonetheless.
The 14th hole plays blind, over the hill, with a mando. It is a good idea to have a spotter on this one to make sure you don’t hit anyone still on the course and to see where the discs land. I was worried about hitting Joe while he was spotting. My disc barely missed him, curving left as I wanted it to, but then it rolled to the right, landing with a perfect line to the basket.
Hole 16 plays over a grassy hill with a mando on the right and the road to the left. The next hole is a downhill bomb. The basket is at the end of the peninsula with the out of bounds road on three sides. The last hole is a long one, playing through the field, ending near where we had parked.
Rotary Park was a fun course, with varied topography throughout. It was a great game, and I can’t think of a better way to finish our visit.
Rotary Park Disc Golf Course Gallery
This is too funny. I admit – I had to look up what was disc golf. This looks like fun.
My little brother used to play disc golf quite a bit. I’ve never tried it, but it definitely sounds fun!
Disc golf is so fun and a great social distance activity nowadays. The course photos are very helpful.
These are fun in parks as another activity to do outdoors. Too bad I’m terrible with frisbee!
I love that you describe holes in detail, makes it so much easier to picture.
So much fun to play! Enjoy!