Saturday’s action saw 2 rounds of singles play at Jefferson Barracks Park, and the eventual Champions jumped out to an early, and ultimately insurmountable, lead on a cold and blustery day…

*RCF has the option to run, or help run, a tournament at the new course (to help generate interest in the sport – especially if no other club is involved). If the recipient is a municipality, we should be able to run tournaments at the course without any rental fees.


If you’re with an area Club exploring new course opportunities, a local Parks Dept. or other institution looking at putting in a DG course, or are a golfer with an idea for a new Course, this is your opportunity to pair with one of the largest Clubs in the country to get some baskets in the ground…let’s work together to grow the sport and pastime of Disc Golf in the St. Louis area!

After awaking to a crisp morning with a fine dusting of snow on the ground, only one thought was on the mind of the Valentine’s Massacre event staff and volunteers- “Why, oh why, did we use white paint to mark the OB lines?” After seeing that the previous week’s work on the layout was rendered invisible by the snow cover, folks fanned out to quickly re-mark the various OB lines, islands, drop zones, and etc. in yellow…and, yes- despite what it may have looked like, you can rest assured that all of that “yellow snow” was produced with paint!

As the first round began, it became clear that the all-new “Massacre Layout” wasn’t going to be the only thing taking a toll on players’ scores and psyches- the whipping winds and frigid February temps added to the challenge of having a “hot round”, in all senses of the term. Some navigated the track better than others, of course, and during the lunch break the AM field was broken into 3 flights, the cards re-shuffled, and the competitors sent back into battle to see who could put together two quality rounds and come out on top.

The burning question was whether Pro Division 1st-round leader Nate Speer could hold on to claim his first win in an RCF Pro/Cash Division. As you can tell from his expression in the picture to the right, he did, coming away with a commanding 5 stroke victory and what would be an impressive two round total in any conditions on this layout (56/57- 113)…congratulations on the big win, Nate!

Our crack team of researchers has assured us that this is the world’s first underground Disc Golf Course, right here in our own backyard. In addition to golf, there are sand volleyball courts, air soft tournaments, beer and beverage sales on site, an underground lake featuring barge rides, and all sorts of other bells and whistles that make this a “must” for any local golf enthusiast. Many of the details are still in flux: additional lighting is being added, some holes will change their shape as things develop, and, currently, the complex is only open to golfers on Friday evenings from 7pm-Midnight, when the sand volleyball league also takes place. But even at this early stage in its development, The Underground is truly a “kid in the candy store” kind of experience.

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