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"Silver Creek Disc Golf Park"
in Manitowoc, Wisconsin
along the shores of Lake Michigan
1/4 mile South of 10th & Viebahn Streets

Manitowalk in the Park VII

The final 10 new concrete tee pads were poured in October 2005.
Alternate basket locations were added on 9 holes and all
basket chains were converted to standard mach III. Support the current park inprovements by contributing to the donation tube at hole #1!

 

 

 

 

 

This beautiful park promises to be one of the finest in the Midwest. The course winds along Silver Creek which flows into Lake Michigan between hole number 12 and 13. The picturesque landscape makes you feel like you are just strolling through the park; golf discs in hand of course. Local business sponsors were secured in the summer of 2000 and the first round of 18 was played on Halloween.

The design was started by a group of local enthusiasts and perfected by "Duster" Don Hoffman, one of Disc Golf's finest course designers. Duster is one of the leaders of the Wisconsin Disc Sports Association and also the PDGA Region 6 coordinator.
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Some of the courses' interesting features include: hole 4 playing over Silver Creek, 6 holes along the creek, a 337' hole on a 15% up hill grade, hole nine's basket planted at the edge of an 80 foot drop off, multiple elevations and the creek challenging players at the front nine practice basket, a second practice basket before hole 10, hole 11 along Lake Michigan's sand dunes, manicured fairways, challenging wooded holes, up hills, down hills, hump shots, and a future outhouse as an obstacle in the middle of hole 13. The park itself offers walking and biking trails, sand beaches on Lake Michigan, playground areas, picnic areas throughout the park, a large soccer field, great fishing in Silver Creek, and plenty of room to relax. Photos, an aerial map and driving directions are all on-line for you.

The 2005 Manitowalk in the Park B-tier disc golf tournament will be held on Sunday July 17th, 2005 for Pro and Advanced players and a non-sanctioned amateur event will be held on Saturday July 16th, 2005. Sponsorship coordinator, Jim Van Lanen, reports that the Manitowalk in the Park IV paid the pro divisions over $6000 and the amateur divisions shared over $8500 in prizes. Over 50 tournament sponsors contributed to this fantastic payout. Both event dates were stops on the Wisconsin Disc Golf Tour. For tournament details, visit the on-line tournament page or call tournament Director Jim Van Lanen at 920-629-9997. You can also written correspondence to: Jim Van Lanen Jr. 4121 Martin Lane - Two Rivers, WI 54241.


The Manitowalk in the Park tournaments will be hosted by Discover Eastern Wisconsin Disc Golf in conjunction with the Manitowoc Parks and Recreation Department. DEW Disc Golf, operated by Wade Juza, Jeff Malloy, Tim Hildebrand, Jim Van Lanen Jr., Leroy Stolpa of I Can Putt That and Dave Van De Loo of Flying Fortress, plans to continue promoting Disc Golf throughout Eastern Wisconsin. The groups numerous projects have included the Manitowalk in the Park tournament dates in 2001-2004, singles leagues at 6pm on Monday nights and walk on, random draw, best shot doubles leagues at 6pm on Wednesday nights at Silver Creek Park, World's Biggest Disc Golf Weekend at Picnic Hill Disc Golf Course in Two Rivers, educational events and demos, course improvements at Silver Creek, Picnic Hill, Volrath, Quarry, Baird's Creek, and Pamprin Parks and support for new courses in Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Green Bay and the surrounding areas. Anyone interested in becoming a member of this group should contact club secretary, Jim Van Lanen by sending email to discgolf@ discoverwisc.com.
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