Disc golf

The Granbury Parks and Recreation Department’s not-so-hidden gem is the disc golf course located behind the baseball fields on Moore Street.

Featuring 22 holes, the course is a par 66 that meanders through newly planted trees and is diligently maintained by the parks department.

There is a dedicated group of disc golfers who are part of the Granbury Disc Golf club, and hold weekly mini-tournaments even in the cold winter weather.

Rob Macumber, who works in code compliance for the city’s building department, is both a leader of the Granbury Disc Golf Club and one of the founders of the course.

Macumber worked in the parks department alongside current superintendent Aaron McLain, and when the pair were approached a few years ago with the idea of constructing a course, they set to work.

Macumber had played the sport before, and without his vision, passion and knowledge, the course “wouldn’t be what it is today,” McLain said.

Players flock to the Granbury course in part because it’s so well-maintained. Macumber said many courses, especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, have been left neglected.

“People from all around the United States that have played this course have said and have written reviews that this is one of the most well-maintained courses out there,” Macumber said.

“A lot of them are in flood areas or property that can’t be used for anything else,” McLain said. “Compared to a lot of areas that Rob talks about going through, they’re walking through weeds that are shoulder high sometimes.”

All that care and maintenance has led to a small but vibrant disc golf community. The club’s Face-book page has over 500 members, and two Pro Disc Golfers Association events will be held at the course this year.

Macumber said the sport lends itself to making new friends.

“It’s such a growing sport, people are seeing that it’s a growing sport, and it’s getting out of the cliche or the bad image that the people that smoke marijuana are the only ones going out there,” he said. “You have everyone from police offi cers to fi re-men, IT directors, just a wide variety of diff erent types of people that go out there and are basically automatically friends.”

Starter disc sets can be had for about $30 for any interested newcomers, but Macumber said members of the Granbury disc golfi ng community are more than happy to share any extras they may have.

“It’s so laid back, and it can be a great family experience,” Macumber said.

“It’s great exercise,” McLain added. A typical player will walk between 2-3 miles during one round.

The course is free to play, and is located at 600 W. Moore St. in Granbury.