The Walnut Valley Disc Golf Association has operated and maintained an 18-hole disc golf course around Knebler Pond in Arkansas City since April of 2021, under an agreement with the city, which owns the property. That agreement is set to expire. Representative Arty Hicks spoke to the commission Tuesday about the organization’s future plans and to seek a two-year renewal of the contract. The club wants to improve the course by adding an additional 18 holes. “Is there enough room to do that?” Mayor Jay Warren asked. Hicks said the added holes would be under a tree canopy behind the current course. “We plan to make it a little more challenging,” he said. “The more challenging it is, the more technical it is, the more people leave and say they want revenge and they come back.” Hicks said the club has held several tournaments that were well attended, the majority of the participants were from out of town. The club estimates at least 1,600 people have used the course since September of 2021.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
