First of Its Kind in Colorado City
The Greenhorn Valley Chamber of Commerce will welcome Darren’s Memorial DiscGolfPark to the Valley with a ribbon cutting, Saturday, June 25, at approximately 11 a.m.
The ribbon cutting may vary a few minutes because at 9:15 a.m. first round action will take place on the first ever Professional Disc Golf Association Tournament, featuring 90 highly skilled players competing for a first prize of a tract of land near the disc golf course.
The second round will start somewhere around 1:30 p.m. The opening round will feature short baskets and the closing round will feature long baskets.
The course was built in honor of Darren Butcher by his parents, Jim Butcher and the late Judy Butcher, as a Memorial to their son who passed away several years ago at the age of 56.
The course has received certification from Discmania The company founded in Finland in 2006 has as its mission to:” accelerate the evolution of disc golf by delivering exciting, highquality products and experiences to passionate people around the World. Our mission is to make disc golf a global sport by taking it into a new country every year.” They have a regional office
They have a regional office in Wellington, Colorado and are the authority on course layout, certification standards, equipment and registration. They approved the plans and opened the door for the flood of registrants for the initial tournament. The 90 entrants signed up in less than 24 hours from when the sign-up was opened.
All the participants of the tournament will receive prizes in honor of this inaugural, hopefully annual, outing.