The Property

My name is Stefan, and I was born in Germany, specifically in the Black Forest region. In 2000, I relocated to Frankfort, Kentucky, to establish my business and met my wife. A week before the birth of our daughter, we embarked on a quest to find a suitable house for our growing family. During this journey, we stumbled upon this property while simply driving and exploring the surrounding area. While I personally didn’t particularly like the house itself, we were absolutely captivated by the property’s natural beauty. Owning a piece of woodland had always been a cherished dream of mine, especially considering my roots in the Black Forest. Over the past two decades, we have diligently worked to restore and enhance the property, constructing a remarkable 3.5 miles of trails.

The view from the house in July 2003.

First Basket

In 2019, as a Christmas gift from my brother-in-law, who worked at Dick’s Sporting Goods, we received a disc golf basket for $15. Initially, we didn’t pay much attention to it until the COVID-19 pandemic struck. We assembled the basket and began playing a game called “horse” or “pig.”

First Round

As with many others during that time, we stayed home and, in response to the growing interest in disc golf, purchased additional baskets from Amazon for $99, eventually accumulating a total of 18 holes. All the hard work we had put in over the past two decades finally paid off as we set up the basket and embarked on our first disc golf adventure

Kristin, Emma, Jacob, Myles and Me. May 20, 2020

First Layout

We invited the entire neighborhood, friends, and family to join us for a game. Surprisingly, none of us were familiar with the sport at the time, and it wasn’t until a year later that someone introduced us to the UDisc app.

As soon as I downloaded the app, I was astounded by the sport’s popularity. My initial thought was that I had somehow invented the game, although I was aware of its existence. However, I had never truly comprehended how it was played or realized how perfectly suited it was for our surroundings. Inspired by this newfound interest, we created a disc golf course on UDisc, kept the score, but intentionally kept it hidden from public view for a year. During this time, we also discovered other disc golf courses in the area and gradually gained a deeper understanding of the sport. Consequently, we designed another course that was entirely wooded and ideal for our canine companions

First layout.

Awards

My wife eventually convinced me to open this course to the public in May 2022. She expressed her concern that I might be putting too much effort into it and urged me to share it with everyone. Initially, I resisted the idea, but I eventually relented. A few weeks later, people started showing up, enjoying the course, even though we didn’t have tee pads or pro-baskets yet and so I had to built a parking lot. Over the past three years, we’ve been actively listening to all the disc golfers who visit us, paying close attention to their playing styles, and of course, we’ve gained a wealth of experience traveling across the USA and Europe, playing every course we discover. In May 2024, we were recognized as the fifth best disc golf course in Kentucky, and in March 2025, we were honored with the ranking of #48 in the world and #2 in Kentucky.  2026 #31 in the world.

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