Gopher ridge Bangor Maine

ekap · Post by **ekap** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:25 pm

Is Gopher Ridge open now? According to PDGA.com, it looks like it has reopened. Any updates on teh course? Is there a weekly league?

Josh Connell · Post by **Josh Connell** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:42 pm

ekap wrote:Is Gopher Ridge open now? According to PDGA.com, it looks like it has reopened. Any updates on teh course? Is there a weekly league?

Gopher Ridge is closed and gone. They've even sold their baskets. It's unfortunate because it was a fun little course. They just didn't have the interest or the patience to see it through.

Mike Martin · Post by **Mike Martin** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:21 pm

Any idea who purchased the baskets? Just curious as to where the next new course is going to pop up.

-mike

ekap · Post by **ekap** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:30 pm

from the PDGA site, it looks like the record was just modified less thana month ago.

Gopher Ridge DGC
Bangor, Maine 04401

Course Established: 2002 Record Last Modified: 2007-06-13 07:18:13
Description: Glow lights atop baskets for night play. Weekly leagues. Sports Arena - pro shop, snack bar, restaurant and bar, indoor golf, pool tables and a bowling alley.

Mike Martin · Post by **Mike Martin** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:40 pm

Hey Eric,

If you search for the course via the pdga.com website the Bangor course is no longer listed, however if you navigate the New England courses via nefa.com it is still listed.

I'm sure Gopher Ridge is toast or else Kevin L. would know otherwise.

-mike

Josh Connell · Post by **Josh Connell** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:15 pm

We (meaning Dragan Field...meaning Bob, of course) bought the baskets from Gopher, so I feel pretty safe in saying Gopher Ridge is definitely gone. From what Bob said after he picked them up, the baskets hadn't been in the ground for a while...they were laying in a back corner of the field under a foot of overgrown grass. Don't know who updated the listing on the directory recently, but I don't think they were ever entertaining the idea of re-installing the course.

We intend to install them on the second course at Dragan Field. We're hoping to have a fair number of playable holes ready by the DDGC next year (6/7/08)...not for use in the tournament (though people might be allowed to sample them), just a ballpark time estimate. Bob plans to really take his time with this design, so we have no idea how many holes will be complete by then or when the whole thing will be done and open.

--Josh

Mike Martin · Post by **Mike Martin** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:42 pm

It's kinda too bad those baskets were never offered to Kevin Lord as he dumped countless hours into that course with little to no return. I'm pretty sure Kevin had visions of getting those baskets and exploring the possibility of installing a free public course some where in the greater Bangor area.

At least the baskets aren't sitting in the back of that field rusting away.

-mike

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