Three More Holes at Casper Park

Casper Park on the South side of Chippewa Falls has been quietly drawing players to its disc golf course over the last few years. In addition, it gained more holes this spring, which raises the count in its accessible course to 9. There is also a more challenging course which winds around in a nearly horseshoe pattern through the woods behind the ball fields. Including a practice hole near the restrooms, there are 28 total baskets or “holes” to use the old terminology of ball golf.

In my own time spent at the park, I have met a number of players from out of town, trying the course for the first time. Leinenkugel’s Brewery sponsored the creation of the park, well before their parent company shut down operation of their historic factory. Tourists still come to visit the Leinie Lodge near downtown, where craft beers are now made in small batches. Other disc golf courses can be experienced in several courses in Eau Claire and, in winter, at Ojibwa Golf Course, just North of the city.