1998 1998 saw the running of the "River City Open", renamed the following year to the "River City Cup" as a major event on the new Alberta Disc Golf Tour. Notable Events
1999 This year marked the initial running of the Alberta Disc Golf Tour with events in Edmonton, Calgary, Canmore, and Fernie B.C. Notable Events
2000 Notable Events
2001 The Edmonton Disc Golf Association (EDGA) was registered with the Province of Alberta as a not-for-profit society. EDGA President Steve Mallett designed and installed a 27-hole course at the Lily Lake Resort near Bon Accord, about 30 minutes north of Edmonton, in 2000. The course was the site of the 2001 Canadian Disc Golf Championship, which was won by Mark Dakiv who beat Steve in a sudden-death playoff. The mid-week PDGA-sanctioned tournament, held in conjunction with Ultimate Nationals (held in Edmonton the following weekend) featured players from Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan, Ontario, Spokane WA, Florida, and New Zealand. The course is now defunct, becoming un-used when resort ownership attempted to enforce an unpopular (and very pricy) pay-to-play policy. Notable Events
2003 Greg DeGreef, EDGA’s Course Development officer, comes through for the club and gains permission from the City (via multiple proposals) to upgrade the Rundle Park Disc Golf Course to 18 holes. The full expansion was short-lived as 3 of the 9 new holes installed in July had to be removed a month or so later due to complaints by area residents. 2005 Craig Burrows-Johnson and Steve Mallett co-designed a long, challenging course in Wetaskiwin for the Seniors Games. The course has hosted several Alberta Disc Golf Tour events (including the Alberta Open several times) and is a great course for Edmonton area golfers who have either mastered Rundle or are looking for another nearby course to enjoy. Notable Events
2007 Notable Events
2008 With the Alberta Tour entering it’s 10th year EDGA looks forward to a completely re-designed 18-hole course at Rundle Park with Innova DISCatchers. The project is the collaborative result of a positive, healthy new partnership between EDGA and the City of Edmonton. Construction on the new course is scheduled to begin in early May of 2008.
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The Rundle Park Disc Golf Course was installed in 1980 by a Minnesota company called "Saucer Golf". The "Saucer cones" demanded precision putting as you had to hit the 18 inch cone dead in the middle to get your disc to deflect down into the basket to make your putt. As far as anyone knows, Rundle saw casual play only for the first 17 or so years of its existence.