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Friday, July 22, 2011

Disc Golf Video Demo: How to Play the Fourth Hole on Mokena's Oaks Course

At 318 feet, it's reachable on your drive, even if you're an experienced and talented player. For newcomers, look at putting your drive in a good spot to set up an opportunistic approach shot.

The Oaks Disc Golf Course has 27 holes and offers it's share of dogleg lefts and dogleg rights, as well as a few holes where the basket is tucked snugly behind a tree or other shrubbery creating blind shots. There is some debate as to what is the signature hole at The Oaks, a Mokena Community Park District layout, and No. 13 is one that deserves consideration. It measures 405 feet from the back tee box with the basket tucked within some trees above terraces. Another one deserving of consideration is No. 10, which would be John Daly-worthy if this was golf with the little white ball. It goes 560 feet from the back tee and allows players to really air it out or give their roller a try. These two are just a couple of the many noteworthy holes…

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6:21 am on Wednesday, August 3, 2011

This can be EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! While walking through a park on a walking trail my sister was hit in the head by one of these frisbees and had an almost 5 inch cut (in a semi circle) starting above her nose going up to her hairline and down to her temple, she was rushed to the hospital by ambulance and had 24 stitches. She will have a scar on her face for life! About a month later she was …   more ›

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Disc Golf: The Oaks Course Offers a Scenic Challenge

Disc golf in Mokena provides a great opportunity to socialize with friends and get a little exercise without putting a dent in your wallet.

Last Sunday was not an ideal day to go outside, let alone exert yourself. Ninety-four degrees, humid and the sun glaring down from a cloudless sky. While most sane folks didn’t leave the pool or the comfort of air conditioning, New Lenox residents Randall Bruemmer, Ryan Hoffmann and Anthony Rodriguez met up with Joliet’s Dave Kociuba and Tom Matesevac and Lemont’s Steve Slater and battled the heat during an abbreviated round at The Oaks Disc Golf Course in Mokena. The Oaks Disc Golf Course, located at 10847 LaPorte Road in Mokena, is a PDGA certified championship-rate 27-hole course. Siutated on 35 acres of rolling wooded terrain, the course features Mach 5 baskets, rubber tee boxes for three levels of play and signage for each hole. The …

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