Six Parks and Recreation Districts, including Bismarck, Dickinson, Grand Forks, Fargo, Jamestown and Mandan, are teaming up with Rock 30 Games to bring a Disc Golf Treasure Hunt to local communities.
The event starts July 19th and runs through August 13, culminating with the 11th Annual North Dakota State Disc Golf Championship, taking place in Grand Forks, August 14-15.
Treasure Hunt Event
Each Monday, starting July 19, three minis will be hidden on the local disc golf courses. Minis are used in the sport of disc golf to mark a player’s throw and look similar to a golf disc, but are only four inches in diameter.
Clues to their location will be displayed on Rock 30 Games website, www.rock30games.com. Clues will be displayed every Monday and once a mini has been found, a note will be placed behind the clue to indicate this.
Links to the clues can also be found at the Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Jamestown and Mandan’s Parks and Recreation District’s websites; www.bisparks.org, www.dickinsonparks.org, www.gfparks.org, www.fargoparks.com, www.jamestownparksandrec.com and www.mandanparks.com.
Once a participant has found a mini it is time to collect the prize. The code displayed on the back of mini is used to determine the prize. The participant will take the mini to one of the Rock 30 Games locations to decipher the code. Those locations are:
• 2008 N 12th St., Bismarck, ND
• 244 14th St W #3, Dickinson, ND
• 3221 32nd Ave S Suite 200, Grand Forks, ND
• 4302 13th Ave South, Suite #3, Fargo, ND
• 2619 8th Ave SW, Suite 107, Jamestown, ND
Each participant who finds a mini will be entered into the grand prize drawing of a disc golf bag containing free discs, a value of $75.
According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, disc golf (also called Frisbee Golf or "frolf") is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. The sport was formalized in the 1970’s and is very similar to regular golf. The object of the game is to get the fewest number of throws from the beginning to the end. The sport is very easy to learn so, no one is excluded and therefore it attracts a very diverse range of players.
Disc golf is a great activity because it is relatively inexpensive. Many city parks have disc golf courses set up for free to play and a professional quality disc usually costs less than $15.
There are over 18 city parks that offer free disc golf in North Dakota. Bismarck offers two free disc golf courses: General Sibley Park (S. Washington: 4 miles south of Bismarck) and the newly designed Lions Hillside Park (E. Boulevard and N. 16th St.). Dickinson offers three free disc golf courses: Jaycees Park (5th Ave SE and E. Broadway), Memorial Park Optimist (545 9th St W) and Patterson Lake Recreation Area (3749 114th Ave SW). Grand Forks offers one free disc golf course: Lincoln Drive Park (120 Euclid Avenue). Fargo offers three free disc golf courses: Iwen Park (1209 52nd Avenue S), Oak Grove (170 Maple Street N) and the new course for 2010, Trollwood Parks (3664 Elm Street N). Jamestown offers one free disc golf courses: Klaus Park (1002 2nd Ave. SE). Mandan offers one free disc golf courses: Sunset Park (1000 Division St SW).
North Dakota Disc Golf Association (www.discgolfnd.com) is a group of avid disc golfers who have come together to promote and expand the sport of disc golf in North Dakota and local communities. Their intentions are to generate more interest in tournaments, increase league memberships, and provide information on course development and other disc golf events.
Rock 30 Games, Inc. is a locally owned and operated retail business specializing in new and used video games and systems, video game system and disc repair, movies, disc golf and paintball equipment. For more information about Rock 30 Games, see the company's Web site at www.rock30games.com. Store locations are Bismarck, Dickinson, Grand Forks, Fargo and Jamestown.
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