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WHERE TO PLAY: Rocanville Trail Disc Golf Course

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The beautifully terrifying tunnels of Rocanville Trail DGC.   Disc golfers of all levels will, at some point, be humbled by the challenge presented by the Rocanville Trail Disc Golf Course's 18-hole track. But once you get on it, you will be back to defeat it. Tight lines through narrow fairways lined with thick bush will bring your game to its knees. It's 18-holes of delicate driving and finesse approaches. Your short-game will improve here. Rocanville Trail is located about two kilometres south of Rocanville, Sask. along Range Road 1314 (Webster Cemetery Road). The course runs through a substantial part of the Rocanville Cross Country Ski Club's system of ski trails. Disc golf arrived at the facility in 2013 with the help of the Parkland Association of Disc Golf out of Yorkton, Sask. A few adjustments were made to the course through the following four years under the guidance of course director Chris Istace. One advancement - set to arrive in 2023 - is an alternate, par-

Ritskes wins tight battle for 2022 MVP Space Race Swift Current

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Swift Current's Riverside Park Disc Golf Course hosted its 2022 MVP Space Race on  Nov. 12 with a full field of competitors from across Saskatchewan. (Photo: IG @ironwolf4579) Swift Current athlete Isaac Ritskes punched a minus-15 in early-winter conditions to win the 2022 MVP Space Race at Riverside Park Disc Golf Course on Nov. 12. Ritskes was a member of a packed field of 36 hardy competitors attending the satellite event. Mild conditions leading up to the event suggested players would get one last chance at a snowless 2022 tournament. Instead, about four inches of snow fell during the lead-up week, forcing players to reach into their bag of tricks for winter golf earlier than expected. "It surpassed my expectations, definitely," said Swift Current Space Race tournament director (TD) Patty Putts . "There was a lot of commitment to come play from the out-of-towners and within our small community despite the time of year, the weather." Ritskes charged to the f

McKays reclaim Universal Bush disc golf belts

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WBDGCU title holders Gage and Ian McKay with Tournament Director Chris Istace (centre) For the first time tournament history, the World Bush Disc Golf Championships of the Universe (WBDGCU) has repeat title-holders after a tight shoot-out at Rocanville Trail Disc Golf Course on Oct. 1. Two years after claiming the WBDGCU belts, the father-son doubles team of Ian and Gage McKay from Peepeekisis First Nation hoisted the leather and brass trophies again, posting the top score of minus-20 through two 18-hole rounds of golf. The McKays sat in a three-way tie for first place at minus-eight after Round One with Ryan Tardif/Andrew Savage and Evan Drader/Dan Fortier. The ultimate champs had more to say in Round Two, however, blasting a minus-12 and taking the championship by two strokes over Drader and Fortier (-8, -10/-18). Rocanville Trail representatives Josh and Chris Istace rounded out the podium in third place at minus-14 after defeating Tardif/Savage on a scorecard countback. A birdie on