Marana Disc Golf Course Update:
I have wanted to update those that follow our page, our club members, and anyone that enjoys disc golf in Marana. As most of you know, the original Marana Rock course remains flooded after the monsoons in 2014. The wall that used to prevent water from flowing in on the fairway of hole 17 was demolished by the Santa Cruz River and we now have a constant flow of water fed by the water treatment facility which is maintaining the current level of water. This is very disappointing to most of us and has been hard to accept that we are unable to play one of the most beautiful courses in Arizona. Many of us have spent countless hours improving and maintaining this course and it has been difficult seeing the devastation from the Santa Cruz River. I think most people would place The Rock in their top 3-5 courses in Arizona. Some of us still have hopes that the course will dry up again some day so lets keep those hopes up! Unfortunately, there is no plan by the Town of Marana to fix the break in the levee to prevent further flooding as it would require approval by the Army Corp of Engineers and would be very costly.
With that being said, we have been working closely with the Marana Parks and Rec department in hopes of finding a new piece of land to develop a new course, but it is important to know that we are in the beginning stages and we do not have a specific location chosen or any idea how long this might take. We will keep you posted as we learn more.
We currently have our perimeter course in place which plays on the high ground with 18 holes using 9 baskets. There is a course map on the bulletin board at the course. This is a very fun and challenging course with some concrete and some natural tee pads. League still runs at 8AM on Saturday mornings (currently doubles).
Now on to The Lockdown. Given that we have been unsure of the status of the Marana course it has been extremely difficult to plan for our annual tournament in March. Obviously, first and foremost was the fact that we will not have our original course in time for the tournament (we now recognize this as reality). Although we will not have The Rock, we are working to plan a 1 day/2 round tournament towards the end of March. We are still working out details and will keep you posted.
As previously posted, be courteous to others that are sharing our course. There are many bird watchers out at Marana now and they may be clueless about disc golf. Make sure you represent disc golf in a positive light!
Thank you,
Chad M.
MDGC President
