The High Country Disc Golf Course @ Ashe County Park, in Jefferson, NC.
Home of the wild and crazy High Country ICE BOWL and POLAR PLUNGE! Sat. Feb. 21, 2009!!! And, the "THROWDOWN", a sanctioned B-tier PDGA event, July 11,12th, 2009!!.
Course established May 2006
Designed by. Harold Duvall
Course promoted by. Todd Patoprsty
Built by. few
Special Thanks to Innova Disc Golf, Ashe Co.Parks and Rec. Dept., Joe Boccardy, Daniel Quin, Rita Privette, Wendy Patoprsty, Todd Lion, and all our sponsors and supporters!
It just might be or become one of the best courses in the world? Nestled on the backside of Phoenix Mountain in the beautiful and scenic Appalachian Mountains, the new Ashe Co. Park course is an extremely cool disc golf experience that offers a little bit of everything. It's both FUN and challenging for all skill levels with hills and thrills, nice views, water hazards and OB's.
The course offers both Pro (blue) and Amateur (white) TEE PADS on nearly every hole. Tee pads are concrete and/or platform rubber decks! Thanks to INNOVA!!!
Total Par from the Pro (blue) tees is 61
Total Par from the Amateur (white) tees is 59
*Course records posted at
www.highcountrydiscgolf.com
They're are actually 20 holes (w/ alternative 8 and 9, "the short loop"), and a practice basket.
The course kiosk and directional signs/arrows should help you easily find your way a round. Scorecards can be printed out online at the HCDGC website,
www.highcountrydiscgolf.com, or you might be Lucky enough to find one left in the mailbox at the course (please take only one).
Please refer to scorecard for distances and course layout/map!
**Note** There are two baskets on holes 8 and 17! Pro (blue) tees play to Carolina blue baskets, and Amateur (white) tees play to original yellow baskets. Also, there are no tee signs on the Pro (blue) tees, but there are some on the Amateur (white) tees.
Please remember that this course is still very much considered to be in the establishment period, so be respectful and understand that the rough is supposed to be rough. If you break or damage any living thing on the course, you will be prosecuted. Do your best to stay on the trails provided! Also, use a trash can, or pack it in pack it out! This includes cigarette butts! You should also be aware that this course is in a multi-use county park, so be extremely careful and conscious of other park users before throwing your discs!! If you hit someone, it will be your fault and your responsibility. Last thing, wear good shoes!!! This is a mountain course and the hike can be pretty strenuous and demanding.
BE SAFE and ENJOY THE ROUND!
Course contacts, Ashe Co. Parks and Rec. (336) 982-6185
Todd Patoprsty (336) 649-0888 cell,
mountaintodd@gmail.com
For all the local news, please visit and get involved, @
www.highcountrydiscgolf.com
DIRECTIONS TO THE PARK
From Boone..........
Travel East (towards Wilksboro) on Hwy 421 (about 10 mins) til you come to Hwy 221 (Deep Gap area). Turn left onto Hwy 221, and travel North (towards the Jeffersons) for about 20 mins. Go straight through the first traffic light/intersection (Hwy 221 and Hwy 163). Soon after, you will come to another traffic light, and continue straight through this one as well (Ashe Co. High School, Wendy's, Auto Zone, etc. will be on right). Continue North on Hwy 221 for a couple more miles until you come to the next (3rd.) traffic light (just before you get into Jefferson). Turn left onto Long St. Long St. dead ends soon into S. Main St. (no sign, Dollar Mart Gas Station should be on your right). Turn right onto S. Main St. and continue straight through the next traffic light/intersection (Yamaha dealer on left, Carolina Printing on right). Continue on (what has now turned into N. Main St.) for another mile or so until you see the VFW sign and Ashe Co. Park sign on your left. Turn left there onto Ashe Park Rd. Go another half mile or so and you will come to Ashe Co. Park. Turn left into the park and follow the road around until you see the course kiosk in the small parking area near hole 1. Estimated travel time from Boone is 30-40 mins.
From Wilksboro...........
Travel West (towards Boone) on Hwy 421 (up the mountain and just past the Blue Ridge Parkway) til you come to Hwy 221 (Deep Gap area). Turn right onto Hwy 221, and travel North (towards the Jeffersons) for about 20 mins. Go straight through the first traffic light/intersection (Hwy 221 and Hwy 163). Soon after, you will come to another traffic light, and continue straight through this one as well (Ashe Co. High School, Wendy's, Auto Zone, etc. will be on right). Continue North on Hwy 221 for a couple more miles until you come to the next (3rd.) traffic light (just before you get into Jefferson). Turn left onto Long St. Long St. dead ends soon into S. Main St. (no sign, Dollar Mart Gas Station should be on your right). Turn right onto S. Main St. and continue straight through the next traffic light/intersection (Yamaha dealer on left, Carolina Printing on right). Continue on (what has now turned into N. Main St.) for another mile or so until you see the VFW sign and Ashe Co. Park sign on your left. Turn left there onto Ashe Park Rd. Go another half mile or so and you will come to Ashe Co. Park. Turn left into the park and follow the road around until you see the course kiosk in the small parking area near hole 1. Estimated travel time from Wilksboro is 30-40 mins.
