Yakima Valley Sporting News

The Yakima Valley Disc Golf club is being formed by a group of disc golf enthusiasts led by Jesse Ingram. The club has met with the Yakima Greenway Foundation and Yakima Parks and Recreation regarding development of two local courses.

Sarg Hubbard Park is the proposed site for an eighteen-hole course with permanent baskets. On May 5^th-6^th, YVDG will host a local “World’s Biggest Disc Golf Weekend” event at the park. Similar events will take place across the country. The club will bring in portable baskets and lay out a course on the proposed site. The player’s fee will be $20, with $5 going to the YVDG’s development fund and $15 going to NW Harvest and other area food banks.

YVDG is seeking sponsors and donations to purchase permanent baskets and build the course. Following the opening of Sarg Hubbard Park’s course, a second nine-hole course is tentatively planned for Randall Park in West Yakima.

For more information call Jesse Ingram at 425-319-7856 or email Hamptonheros@gmail.com.

This year’s tournament had 447 teams and 1788 players competing on the streets of Yakima. That represents an increase of 22% over 2010’s record 366 teams. The 2011 Hot Shots 3-On-3 Tourney was presented by HAPO Community Credit Union, the Official Sponsor of Summer.

The dates for the 2012 tournament are August 25th-26th. Registration information will be posted on the website after the first of the year. The Sports Commission is excited to have HAPO Community Credit Union return as the 2012 presenting sponsor!