DiscGolfPark Bad Sobernheim

Bad Sobernheim, Germany

9 kurze Tees, 9 lange Tees – Spaß für Anfänger und erfahrenen Spieler

*English below the German* Der DiscGolfPark Bad Sobernheim ist von Anfang Oktober bis Ende April immer spielbar. Die neun Bahnen des DGP Bad Sobernheim haben je zwei Tees: Eines für Anfänger/Kinder/Senioren/Ace-Jäger (Am) und eines für erfahrene Spieler (Pro). Fünf Bahnen im Park mit Bäumen und Gebüsch als Hindernisse, drei offenere Bahnen und eine Insel-Bahn. Die Anlage wurde erst im Oktober 2023 eröffnet. Die 18 Tees (9 kurze, 9 lange) sind entweder auf gepflasterten Wegen oder Kunstrasen-Matten. Es gibt auch Schilder für jede Bahn, die manchmal etwas seltsam positioniert sind, damit sie nicht zerstört werden. Hoffentlich werden normale DiscGolfPark-Tee-Schilder dieses oder nächstes einbetoniert. Danke für eure Geduld, während wir diese Anlage Schritt für Schritt verbessern! Wegen des erhöhten Fußverkehrs im Freizeitpark durch Barfußpfad-Besucher während der Sommermonate ist diese Anlage nur außerhalb der Barfußpfad-Saison verfügbar. In den Sommermonaten gibt es einen Mini-DiscGolfPark mit Bahnen, die höchstens 20 Meter lang sind. --- This course is always available to play from the beginning of October until the end of April. All of DGP Bad Sobernheim's holes have two tees: One for beginners/kids/seniors/ace hunters (Am) and one for experienced players (Pro). There are five holes in the park that have trees and bushes that add challenge, three holes in a more open area (including a par 4), and one island hole. This course opened in October 2023. All tees are either paved areas or artificial turf mats. There are also tee signs for every hole though they're somtimes strangely positioned so they aren't easy to destroy or tear down (which, with kids passing through the park on their way to school, has been a frequent problem). We hope to have normal DiscGolfPark signs cemented in sometime this or next year. Thanks for your patience while we improve this course step-by-step! Due to high levels of foot traffic in the summer through this park to the Barefoot Path, this course is only available from the start of October to the end of April. In summer there will be a mini disc golf course (as in similar to mini-golf, not disc golf with mini markers) set up in this area with holes that are no more 20 meters.

2023

Yes

No

No

Available

Seasonal

No

Everyone

N/A

Free

https://www.naheglandiscgolf.de

Wheelchair accessible - Das Gelände ist größtenteils flach und offen, und es gibt eine Rampe vom Hauptparkplatz zum Parkgelände, wo der Kurs beginnt. Nur die Bahnen 5 und 6 haben Off-Fairway-Bereiche, die für Rollstuhlfahrer nicht zugänglich sind. The area is mostly flat and open, and there's a ramp from the main parking lot to the park where the course begins. Only holes 5 and 6 have off-fairway areas that couldn't be reached by someone in a wheelchair.

9

Existing concrete/asphalt walkways, Turf

Dogs allowed, No Restrooms available, No drinking water available, Cart friendly, Stroller friendly

Mixed use

2023

Alex Williamson, born in the U.S. but now a permanent resident in Germany and Bad Sobernheim, first sent an email to the Nahe-Glan Municipality in April 2022 about running a disc golf tournament on a temporary course set up on the land of the Barefoot Path when it was closed in winter. Though that idea didn't pan out, Nahe-Glan Mayor Uwe Engelmann was intrigued by the idea of disc golf in town and funded the purchase of three mobile baskets and over 30 discs that allowed Alex Williamson to run a disc golf summer program for kids and put on other disc golf events throughout the year. The baskets and discs came from Dean Schaub of Amsterdam-based TPF Discs, who gave amazing prices on the equipment in order to help disc golf grow in a new area. After running disc golf events on temporary baskets in the park for a year, Alex attended a meeting held by the city to discuss plans to redesign the area to offer more to locals than open grass and sidewalks. At that meeting, a city official at the time named Volker Kohrs got behind the idea of building a disc golf course in Bad Sobernheim. Together, Alex and Volker worked to bring the project to life, including earning a generous grant covering most of the course's cost from Lokal-Aktionsgruppe Soonwald-Nahe (a LEADER organization). After getting multiple quotes for course-building costs, they opted for an offer from Dominik Stampfer from DiscGolfPark. Baskets were installed in October 2023 and the long version of DiscGolfPark Bad Sobernheim was playable that same month, but the putting course was first set up in summer 2024. The course was always planned to change seasonally, being a putting course in the summer when the Barefoot Path's traffic makes a long course impossible to play and a longer course in fall, winter, and spring that offers both short and long tees so beginners and more advanced players can all enjoy themselves. This plan allows disc golf to stay in the park all year without inconveniencing other parkgoers. QR codes on baskets help people discover what the game is, how to play, and more. Ever more people have been enjoying the course since it was installed, and the local Turnverein – TV 1867 Bad Sobernheim – officially founded a disc golf division in early 2025.