Allen County adds two new disc golf courses to public spaces
Allen Community College’s free 18-hole campus course and Moran’s new nine-hole park layout are turning ordinary public space into easy entry points for disc golfers.
Allen County’s newest disc golf push is happening far from stadiums and sponsor tents. At Allen Community College, an 18-hole course has nearly finished taking shape on campus, while Moran City Park has added a nine-hole family layout on the south edge of the park, giving local players two more places to throw without paying for a tee time.
The Allen course has already shown how quickly the sport fills a gap once baskets go in. Students were using the layout for months before the tee pads were installed, and Allen student life director Josiah D’Albini said the play came almost immediately and grew even more once the weather warmed up. The college says the course, installed in 2026, is open free of charge to ACC students and the public, with visitors directed to park in the lots between the soccer field and the main building.
That campus routing is part of the story. The layout was designed with help from Eric McCabe, the Emporia State University disc golf coach and a Dynamic Discs representative, and it loops around land that otherwise sat underused because of easements. D’Albini called it a beginner-friendly “micro-course,” even as some holes still ask for more advanced shotmaking. In a sport where many players first learn through casual rounds, the course turns a planning headache into a daily-use amenity.
Moran’s new nine-hole course fits the same pattern on a smaller scale. The project was backed by a $5,000 Concern for Community grant from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative, and a prior report identified the Moran Youth Recreation Association as the recipient. The layout was planned for the south edge of Moran City Park, south of the park’s secondary shelter, with city clerk Taeler Carr saying the upgrades were meant to keep the community active and give families more to do.
Taken together, the two courses show how disc golf is growing in Allen County not through elite competition, but through low-cost access and familiar places. The Professional Disc Golf Association may catalog course information, tournament results and rules, but the sport’s next layer of expansion often looks like this: a college campus, a city park, a few baskets, and a steady stream of players who show up as soon as the space is playable.
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