Baker College opens new 18-hole disc golf course in Cadillac

Baker College of Cadillac will cut the ribbon on The Hive, its new 18-hole disc golf course, on Thursday, June 25. The opening is scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. and includes networking, a ceremonial first throw and time for community members to play the course after the formal program ends.

The layout sits on Baker College’s Cadillac campus at 9600 E. 13th St. and is listed as free to play by UDisc, which places it at 44.26445060960617, -85.38236623939204. UDisc also has a grand-opening doubles event for the same course on June 25, running from 1 to 4:30 p.m. EDT, with Greg Argyle listed as league director and Bill Plut and Kyle Jury listed as assistant league directors.

That mix of a campus ribbon cutting and an open doubles card gives The Hive a wider purpose than a typical school amenity. Baker College says its Cadillac campus serves northern Michigan, and the college’s history page says extension classes in Cadillac began in 1985, a long local footprint that helps explain why this project is being presented as a community-facing addition rather than a closed campus feature.

Cadillac already has an established disc golf base. The Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau says there are 6 disc golf courses in the greater Cadillac area, while UDisc’s Cadillac city guide lists 3 courses in the city, including 2 with 18 or more holes. That makes The Hive the newest option in an area that already supports casual rounds and longer layouts.

For players, the important detail is access. A free, 18-hole course on a college campus creates room for students, staff, local regulars and first-timers to share the same fairways, while the grand-opening doubles event gives the layout an early test for organized play. In a town that already markets itself as a recreation destination, Baker’s addition gives Cadillac another course that can serve everyday rounds now and tournament traffic later.