Weber State University opens new disc golf course on campus, available to the general public
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Community members use Weber State University's new public disc golf course on the Ogden campus on June 19, 2024.OGDEN — Development sidelined Weber State University’s original disc golf course, but students and the public alike now have a new location where they can play frisbee golf on campus.
In a late June press release, WSU announced that a new nine-hole course had been completed “south of the substation off Skyline Drive above the Ogden campus, near the trailhead for the WSU Discovery Loop.”
Helping make the course a reality was WSU Maintenance Technician Jacob Serio, who has plenty of experience with designing courses at WSU.
“I have been a disc golf enthusiast/player for just over 10 years and designed WSU’s first disc golf course back in 2017,” he told the Standard-Examiner.
However, the realities of city growth doomed the 2017 course.
“The original course near the Dee Event Center was coming to an end due to development projects that would overtake the land,” Serio said. “It was received well by the campus and the Ogden community, and because of that the demand to see a new course was on the table indefinitely. I started working on this course in 2021.”
He said he is ecstatic to bring this new disc golf course to reality and build on the recreational offerings at WSU.
“Many have been anticipating a new course and it feels great to deliver,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to get outside and exercise in a beautiful area. Disc golf has a casual player aspect that makes it enticing for new players (low cost) and is usually played in groups, so there are opportunities to socialize. Most students could probably get a 9-hole round complete in between classes.”
Serio warned there may be some teething issues along the way initially as well as some natural hazards to keep an eye out for.
“The new course still has modifications that need to be made and kinks to iron out,” he said. “Typically, courses with these sorts of landscapes need foot traffic to help “break it in” as well. Also, people need to remember that they are technically in rattlesnake territory, and players should take all precautions necessary in order to avoid an encounter with a bad result.”
WSU’s new disc golf course is open to members of the public.
For more information, visit https://www.weber.edu/outdoor/disc-golf.html.
