Odell is where Fredericton disc golf actually happens. It is a city park course, it costs nothing, and the club plays random doubles here every Wednesday of the season — which means on any given Wednesday evening there are thirty people on it who will happily tell you which line to take.
Nine baskets, eighteen tee pads. Each basket has a red pad and a white pad, so you can play a short nine, a long nine, or eighteen holes by playing both. Everything is par 3. The fairways are mostly open and the difficulty comes from the trees — old, tall ones, placed exactly where you want to throw.
Course specification
What you are walking into
| Established | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Baskets | 9 |
| Tees | 18, grass and dirt |
| Targets | Mach V |
| Par | 3 on every hole |
| Length | 125–210 ft from the reds, 180–407 ft from the whites |
| Access | Public, free |
| Municipality | Fredericton |
Getting there
Odell Park sits on the south side of the city, a short walk from downtown. The course runs through the mixed-use part of the park, so expect walkers, dogs and the occasional pram across a fairway — wait for them.
Cards go out at 6:00 pm on Wednesdays through the season and anybody can play.
- Washrooms
- Drinking water
- Dogs allowed
- Cart friendly
- Parking
If it is your first round
Play the red pads. They are between 125 and 210 feet, which is a distance a beginner can actually reach, and you will spend the round throwing at baskets instead of looking for discs. The whites go out past 400 feet and will wait for you.