Disc golfers determined
Ben Squires of Project Farragut helps a volunteer work party clear limbs from a large tree in the center of hole No. 13 of Cutthroat. Squires said the group has focused on clearing holes 1, 10 and 13 on the course in preparation for the Project Cutthroat tournament scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Farragut State Park.
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Disc golf tournament this weekend aims to improve area’s largest disc golf complex
Disc golfers determined
Though the recent pandemic has brought the sports world to a standstill, disc golfers of all skill levels still have the opportunity to compete in a tournament sponsored by a service-based organization.
The ‘Project Farragut’ tournament features two two-round PDGA-sanctioned B-Tier events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Farragut State Park. Project Northstar caters to amateur players, who will play a morning and afternoon round on Saturday, while the professionals will compete in Project Cutthroat. Participants in that tournament will be assigned tee times and play one round each day.
Project Northstar costs $55 to participate and includes a player’s pack worth more than $100. Project Cutthroat costs $75, and the prize package includes $1,000 in added cash. Non-PDGA members need to pay an additional $10 to participate in either tournament. Interested parties can register at pdga.com.
Tournament director and ‘Project Farragut’ founder Ben Squires said he encourages people to preregister for the tournament, though he will accept day-of-tournament entries. Players can check in for the tournament up to two days prior of the tournament, and will have access to a video link that will provide all pertinent tournament information.
Squires has worked with the park staff and volunteers this year to clean up and improve courses at Farragut State Park, primarily clearing wood debris, limbing obstructive tree branches and outlining optimal fairway layouts for Cutthroat. He said he plans to turn ‘Project Farragut’ into a nonprofit organization by the end of the year.
“Farragut State Park boasts one of the biggest disc golf complexes in the world,” Squires said. “‘Project Farragut’s’ mission is to make it one of the best.”