Greek Peak is now the home to Cortland County's newest 18-hole disc golf course, located in Hope Lake Park. It is free to play and open from dawn till dusk. If you don't have your own discs, stop by Greek Peak's Adventure Center where you can rent a set for $10. We asked Greater Binghamton Disc Golf Club member, and course volunteer, Tucker Middleton to give us some details about what disc golfers can expect out of the new course.
How would you best describe the Hope Lake course?
As the course is now, it's a technical, relatively short course with both lodge goers and experienced disc golfers in mind. It has a few open shots, a few “park style” holes with some trees, and a good deal of heavily wooded holes with technical, fun lines to throw. The course also takes advantage of a lot of the elevation that the property at Greek Peak and Hope Lake has to offer.
What level of play is the course geared towards?
The current layout is designed with both new disc golfers and professional disc golfers in mind. We really wanted anyone just coming and staying at Hope Lake lodge, even if they had never heard of Disc Golf before, to be able to experience a fun course without getting frustrated at the difficulty of the course. We also wanted to draw experienced disc golfers from all over with a fun course, that's not too easy.
What is the average length of a hole?
The average distance is 320ft with the longest hole being 691ft (hole 18) and the shortest 204ft (hole 4). The total distance of the course as it stands is 5773ft.
What group or clubs are associated with the Hope Lake course?
There are 2 of us mainly involved in the design and we are officers and members of The Greater Binghamton Disc Golf Club (GBDGC). Troy Widden is my fellow GBDG officer and course designer. We are working alongside Brian Baisley, the course builder from Greek Peak, to develop the Hope Lake Disc golf course. The course is open for all clubs and individuals to use and enjoy. GBDC has been instrumental in getting the tournament scene going. The course at Greek Peak has also received a ton of assistance from the members of the Central New York Disc Golf Club.
I see you have a PDGA Sanctioned tournament coming up, on July 30th, that is already sold out! Congratulations. Can spectators come out? Do you have another tournament in the works?
Thank you! Yes, a lot of locals and not-so-locals are coming out to compete on the course and enjoy the festivities for the Boondocks Battle on July 30th. Spectators are encouraged! We are considering another tournament in the fall. Possibly alongside Greek Peaks Hops and Swaps Festival.
Speaking of the future, are there any future courses in the works? Any plans for expansion
of the Greek Peak course?
I always have thoughts of new local courses, but the Greater Binghamton Disc Golf Club is currently working on 2 courses, (Nathaniel Cole Park and Campville) including the one at Hope Lake/Greek Peak. As for Hope Lake disc golf course, yes, we have big plans. We have been designing with two tee pad locations and green locations on each hole. The tees and greens that are ready to play now are the short tees and the short greens. The long tees and long greens are to come to life within the next few seasons. The idea is to make Hope Lake Disc Golf course a championship-level course that will draw players from all over the country as well as host large, multi-day tournaments.
How can disc golfers find more info, get in touch with the club and keep up to date on tournaments?
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Greater Binghamton Disc Golf Club
HOPE LAKE PARK
2245 Clute Road
Virgil, NY
(607) 835-6562
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