Almost exactly a year ago to date, the first sneak peek round of Rambadt Park Disc Golf Course was debuted during the 2022 Great American Crossroads Celebration. Now, the course will be officially unveiled with a tournament during the festival this year in Reed City.

On Saturday, Aug. 19, players from all over the local area and beyond will partake in a multiple round event starting at 11:00 A.M.

“From the very beginning we talked about as a club,” City councilman and club member Dan Burchett said. “For it to finally happen, everybody is completely ecstatic about it. We (have) great weather coming up and a ton of people coming to the tournament.”

Major improvements have occurred since the initial event 12 months ago, especially with navigation and signage. Each hole is now equipped with yardage signs, layouts to the basket, direction arrows to the next hole, and even QR codes that link to videos associated to the hole and the whole course map.

“We're the only ones in Michigan who actually have these signs so that's a big thing for us,” Burchett said. “We're stoked with everything that we have accomplished.”

There are already 55 players registered for the event as of Thursday night with potentially 20 more signing up before the event’s start.

Registration, which costs $30 a player, begins at 8:00 A.M. with the grand opening ceremony and player’s meeting beginning at 9:15 A.M. The first round of singles will start at 11:00 A.M followed by lunch and the second round starting at 2:00 P.M. Awards, raffle tickets, and mini-game prizes will be given out at 4:30 P.M. with random doubles and glow rounds in the evening beginning at 5:30 P.M. Participants will also receive a Reed City Disc Golf Club Disc courtesy of Discraft.

“The registration fee is going to include the two rounds that you'll get and then of course anything after,” Burchett said. “If you don’t choose (to play) the tournament, you're welcome to come to doubles. If they want to go to the car show or participate in the cornhole tournament, feel free to (come) out later to the course and shoot.”

For more information, visit https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Rambadt_Park_DGC_Grand_Opening_2023.