Runway1
Welcome to Runway1 - the first Disc Golf Course by Wheels Up Disc Golf. Runway1 is designed to be a course for beginners to have fun, and for experienced players to hone in their mid-range and short game. My hope is for this to be a course for members of the community to hit their first ace, sink their longest putt, and have fun with their friends and family while enjoying the game of Disc Golf.​
Course Design
1 / Mando Knows
xxx ft. hard left turning hole with a tree that is mandatory to the right. Mando's limit your shot shape selection, in this case - have a beefy (hard turning) disc in your bag.
2 / Easy Bird
xxx ft. straight open shot. Get your ace run and birdie attempts in. Open to ideas. Maybe a raised or sunken basket.
3 / Welcome to the Sky Gap
This xxx ft hole is designed with no direct line of sign to the basket. The player is encouraged to shoot for the Sky Gap (look up). As my friends and I always like to say - The Sky Gap is Always Open. Not feeling confident hitting a tight window on a fairway? Check the sky gap!
4 / JAH
Just a hole. It's xxx ft, straight on with slight elevation. Open to more ideas to challenge here. Considering marking a space past the backset with stones or stands to be out of bounds - which would encourage a hard stop at the basket.
5 / The Runway
Lined from tee to basket with shrubs it is meant to mimic a runway. Wheels up!
6 / Tree Right
Plans for a tree just past the tee box in the right may add a mental blocker for an otherwise straight on hole.
7 / Big Wedge
An xxx ft hole with a tree on each side of the fairway. One of the longer holes on the course.
8 / The Backstop
A personal favorite. This xxx ft hole is a straight shot. For good measure we've installed fences behind the basket akin to the backstop of a baseball diamond - so there is no reason not to laser at the basket! Get that first ace, get your 100th ace, whatever number it is - make the run!
9 / Into the Woods
The final hole of the course is a xxx ft hole that follows the forest line. You can fly parallel with the tree line for most of it but eventually you'll need to breakthrough at the basket.
Friends of Wheels Up
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It took me years to find the right property for Runway1. Saphire Realty understood me, cared about the success of my project, and were instrumental in getting it done.
Saphire Realty - saphirerealtywi.com
Course Etiquette
This course is designed to be fun for all and welcomes all levels of skill as such we want it to be an inclusive experience. The rules are simple:
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Pack it in, Pack it out - please take out with you what you bring to the course. This will help us keep the course clean for all to enjoy.
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Be considerate to others, in words and actions - Always wait for players to clear the hole before throwing, say "four" or "duck" when a disc nears another group, let faster players play through when possible.
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Tip: I've always found it best to drive a hole together with the faster group then let them putt out first and keep moving​
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Have fun!
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I like to say that bad rounds die but aces live forever. Whether you are having the best round of your life or you are entering the last hole of a round gone wrong - take the shot!
The Little Free Library of Discs
What if I don't have discs but I want to play?
Don't panic - we've got you. There is a little free library of discs near the parking area as you enter. Take a couple that you think will fit your throw, then return them after your round.
I lost a disc at Runway1, is there a lost and found?
We encourage all players who find discs to leave them in the little free library for their rightful owners to pick back up.
