New Course in Worcester Ma. at Cooks Pond

[Steve Economos]

Hey disc golfers, a new course is in the process of being built. Right now there is just a bunch of beautiful land waiting to be a disc golf course. This will be the 2nd disc golf course in Worcester Ma. It is located 5 to 10 min. from other beautiful surrounding courses such as Maple Hill, Pyramids, and Newton Hill. We are hoping to have this course done by this fall so all of us can play it before the snow starts to fall, even though it will still be sick in the winter!! We are planning an 18 hole course. (9 baskets with 2 totally different approaches)

Keep Posted!!!

http://cooksponddiscgolf.blogspot.com/

[Jeremy Binley]

Awesome! Will this be a pay-to-play course or free?

[Steve Economos]

Free! We will have a donation box so we can someday upgrade!!

[Eric Kevorkian]

Free! We will have a donation box so we can someday upgrade!!

Might wanna be careful with that. Been a lot of course destruction/theft going on lately.

The machine used to pay for parking at Borderland State Park was busted into...

Just a heads up...

[Mike Murphy]

Free! We will have a donation box so we can someday upgrade!!

Might wanna be careful with that. Been a lot of course destruction/theft going on lately.

The machine used to pay for parking at Borderland State Park was busted into...

Just a heads up...

Thats why its been out of order?

Buncha savages...

[David Hoey]

Good Luck!

Worcester is blowin' up!

[Mark Valis]

If you need some help shoot me a PM I live 1 min. from Newton and 5 from Pyramids and Maple!

[Mike Murphy]

I love it!

Moar Worcester courses!!!

[Todd Eddy]

Good news. Who are you echoace? How'd you pull this off? Who owns the land? Nice work.

[Jim OConnell]

Amazing! Can't wait to play it! Just a stone's (or disc) throw from my neighborhood.

[Steve Economos]

Hey everybody, got a couple of fairways cut in today!!!

Im just wondering if anybody is willing to donate some money or sponsor a hole, because we need some baskets (no disc golf without baskets ). Thank you so much

let me know, this would be so helpful. If you know somebody that is willing to donate bring it up to them too. Any money or sponsorship is going to be awesome thanks again.

[John Borelli]

Hey echoace, you may want to update your Real name in your profile so people know who you are. That way we may feel more willing to help and donate to a real person!

Good luck and congrats.

[Jeff Prendergast]

Good news. Who are you echoace? How'd you pull this off? Who owns the land? Nice work.

For those who have only a vague idea of the location: Cook's Pond is located just behind the intersection at the bottom of the hill (stop lights/gas station/bank) when you're heading up to Marshall St.

I believe it's city land, but it's kept up by the community. There is a member's community that cares for the land. Echoace and his family are members and got the OK to create a DG course on the land, as a part of a community service project related to Echoace's upcoming graduation. He's gotten his mother and father hooked on the game. I know his parents, they are great people.

Very worthy of support from the DG community.

[Steve Economos]

my name is stephen economos

sorry cant figure out how to do this in setting.

and yes i am doing this course for my senior/graduation project for school

[John Borelli]

Ha! I had a feeling it was you.

[Trent Solomon]

do you have an address for this?

[Joe Yaskis]

Organize a work day and I will try to get there. I have some tools/equipment as well. There are a lot of golfers in that area who love to promote Worcester disc.
There are Nefa grants available for baskets as well.

[Steve Economos]

Okay i will try to organize something in the next couple weeks. keep posted. DIdn't know about those grants, thanks for telling me.

[Steve Economos]

this

[Mark Valis]

You definitely have a good group of experienced disc golfers that are willing to give advice and help that live within minutes of the course. Feel free to shoot me a PM , myself and Joe Yaskis would definitely like to give a hand.

[Jason Southwick]

Marshall Street will sponsor a basket, and help on workdays. This is exciting. You're already into Step 3.

More details please. It would be so helpful to your cause if you wrote up a sponsorship request letter for individuals and businesses. Put the sponsors on the tee signs and/or baskets as incentive. Make a plan. Check it twice.

A map and general outline with time line for the project would also make it more real.

And what's the best thing to bring to a workday?























Your friends.

[George Economos]

EchoAce21's pops here.
A little insight and info on the new CP (Cooks Pond) course to all that care, and I know there's a ton of you that do. Stephen has taken on the challenge of building a nice little course in Worcester, Tatnuck Sq. to be more specific. This land is a privately owned 52 acre piece that has been sheltered and protected from the public for almost 100 yrs. I am a 3rd generation member of the the property. I also am a member of the board of directors for Smith Pond Corp. which is the governing body of the property. the property has been a men's only club since inception until this year the board has warped into the new millenium and is trying to support a new coed club. Confused yet? Let me break it down!!!
100 yrs ago, a bunch of men started a men's club. Appprox. 75 members. The property consists of 40 acres of pristine scenic land and a 12 acre body of water that houses 7 islands and a nice little beach area(rope swings are around the corner, but sshhh, we're not supposed to have them up). Nice so far huh? Well it gets better... One of the bigger islands hosts our meeting house, a 50x70 building with a full kitchen, two baths and a huge hall with the coolest 12' stone fireplace. You want rustic?, you got it here! you'd never believe you were in Worcester. Anyway, about 50 yrs ago another group of men approached the already thriving "Tatnuck Club" (first clubs name) and asked to start another club and the "Island Club" was born. Did anyone figure out that religion was the reason for two clubs? Protestant and Catholic, go figure!! Well it took 100 yrs for the women to be heard and what do you know, most of us barbarians loved the idea of the new club. I don't believe there is a name for it yet as they are still in their trial period. I'm sure they'll work out the kinks soon.
So without taking up too much of your time, I thought you should know how intimate our little community is as well as extremely protective of the land. We are walking on eggshells right now, so as not to upset the natives.
We the Smith pond corp.. have established an agreement with the Greater Worc. Land Trust to use much of the land and gave them first right of refusal to develop the land. So that's another group that we don't want to rustle any feathers. We have already had a few neighbors show some concern, and it was your typical things like litter, parking and incorrect perception of what us disc golfers are like. They thought that a bunch of hoodlums and druggies would be invading their neighborhood. I tried to reassure them that we are quite the opposite, but i think as we progress and meet the neighbors and members(who frequently walk the property) we will prevail in showing them just how caring and normal we golfers really are as a whole. I believe that anyone opposing the new course will eventually welcome us as they see the local punks and potheads that hang out and terrorize the neighbors disappear. Another major concern was litter, easily avoided as we all know. The final major obstacle as we proceed is convincing the masses that a little cutting and grooming will only enhance the property. Oh yeah, one more thing, parking may be a little tricky. We have a big lot, but it is gated and Stephen can't open and close daily. So we must work something out before we open. Maybe if Stephen organizes a work party in the next few weeks, we can kill many of these birds with one good day. I will invite all members of the clubs to join in and will open the house for a nice lunch and fire and maybe even a few beers. We are always open to new members joining one of the clubs also. Oh yeah, they're not segregated any more
Thanks so much for listening, I have a ton more to say, but hate typing so lets talk at the work party!!!
Sincerely, George Economos "PAPA-ACE"

[Jason Southwick]

When I drive down Olean St toward Reservoir Rd, where do I park? Do you turn in somewhere? I went there today and saw the pond and islands, and didn't know where to go.

[Mike Dussault]

This sounds awesome!!! How does one join?

[Jeff Burrows]

Do you have to be a member of the property/club to go on the land and play the course? This sounds exclusive, like the Freemasons or the Illuminati, and I don't think I qualified for either of those groups. Apparently, I'm not Freemason material. But am I Cook's Pond Club material?

I'll be glad to help out with work days so long as I can play there afterwards. I like rope swings too.

[Steve Economos]

Jason- you can park on olean street right next to those 2 benches and then just head in the woods and check it out

[Steve Economos]

We haven't figured out course membership yet, but if you join one of the clubs it covers membership for the course

[Trent Solomon]

Jason- you can park on olean street right next to those 2 benches and then just head in the woods and check it out

is it marked out or anything? hand written course map?

[Steve Economos]

not yet

[Joe Yaskis]

Please let us know about a work day