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The Disc Golf World VideosNovember 27, 2024

History of Dellwood Disc Golf (11th disc golf course in the US)

Dive into the story behind Dellwood Disc Golf, the 11th disc golf course in the US. This exclusive interview brings to light the hard work and dedication that went into creating this world-class course, often overshadowed by its success. Designer Sean Callahan shares his passion for the sport, which began with playing disc golf in 2009. He recounts how a chance visit to Dellwood Park sparked an "aha" moment, inspiring him to bring the game to the community. With the help of the Lockport Park District, Callahan's vision took shape over the course of about a year. The video explores the challenges and triumphs that led to this exceptional disc golf experience. Discover how this beloved course was born, and learn more about Sean Callahan's journey as a disc golfer and course designer.

Discover the rich history of Dellwood Disc Golf, US' 11th course. Watch legends like Paul McBeth & Simon Lizotte in action.

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Video Transcript

yeah we were number five in 2020 I felt like it was deserved but also like it made me want for the story to be told with more detail what's up dis generates it's the discov world bringing you an exclusive interview with the designer of the 11th best disc golf course in the United States often stories like the one you're about to hear are forgotten hopefully we will be able to share the hard work dedication and love for the sport people such as Sean Callahan continue to provide with not nearly enough praise which is how history like this gets lost from dis golfers today we uncover the Forgotten part of Delwood dis golf if you want to see more videos similar to this drop a like subscribe and enjoy while I email udis to see if they want to team up in the future my passion to want to do this started with of course playing the game I started playing in 2009 Delwood Park is locally is like I always tell people it's like a a place that I can't really describe but it has pulled me to it in so many different parts of my life when I was younger and into skateboarding and we would walk our dog out here and there it was just like this aha moment that I was like yeah it's here it's here it's was always going to be here first step of getting baskets in the ground was like literally I just said okay well if I'm going to go talk with the Lockport Park District I'm going to go on their website and I'm going to go to the contacts and I'm going to go to the top of the list because he's going to be the most important guy and I sent him an email and said hey I've been doing this for 4 years uh I really would like to see something like this happen out here have you guys ever heard of it do you know what it is and he sent me an email the next morning and was like yeah come come in and let's talk about it I've heard of it they've seen it at all the Expos that they've gone to and things like that and the next day I had a meeting and the kind of the rest...

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