Toronto Island Park Disc Golf Course is a world-class 18-hole
disc golf
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target; it is played using rules similar to golf. Most disc golf discs are made out of polypropylene plastic, otherwise known as polypropene, which ...
course located in
Toronto, Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
Set on the western side of
Ward's Island, the course offers a picturesque view of the Toronto skyline and was one of 12-time PDGA World Champion
Ken Climo's favorite courses.
It was established in 1980 by Toronto Island Disc Golf Experience (TIDE) in partnership with the City of Toronto Parks Department and expanded in 2017 by Christopher Lowcock.
Toronto Island Park Disc Golf Course hosted the Disc Golf World Championships in 1987.
Course details
The course features a dual asphalt tee pad setup with dual targets; there are 18 Prodigy baskets for long pins and 18 DGC Mach V baskets for short pins.
The course is available to the public at no charge, on a first-come, first-served, walk-on basis.
Tournaments
Toronto Island Park Disc Golf Course has hosted several
PDGA-sanctioned events, including the Toronto Island Open tournament in 1984 and the Disc Golf World Championships in 1987.
The course also hosted the Canadian Open and the Toronto Island Maple Leaf Canadian National Championships,
two of the most prestigious disc golf tournaments in Canada.
Since 2017, the Toronto Island Maple Leaf is a USDGC qualifying tournament.
See also
List of disc golf courses in Ontario
Ken Westerfield
Kenneth Ray Westerfield is a pioneering Frisbee disc player.
He is a Hall of Fame inductee in freestyle, ultimate and disc golf, and was also voted top men's player in the 1970-75 Decade Awards. Westerfield produced numerous tournaments, wor ...
disc golf pioneer.
References
External links
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Map of Toronto Island ParkDG Course Review profilePDGA Course Directory profile
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Disc golf courses in Ontario