Wellington starts Colorado’s first MultiGolfPark with disc golf centerpiece

Wellington has turned Knolls Linear Park into a test case for how municipalities can package disc golf as part of a broader recreation plan. Construction began last week on what the town says is Colorado’s first MultiGolfPark, a nine-hole layout at 3803 Mt Oxford St. that blends disc golf, foot golf and park golf into one compact course.

The numbers tell the story of the design. Wellington’s course will stretch 1,790 feet in all, with an average hole length of 195 feet, a longest hole at 235 feet and a shortest at 135 feet. The town says six of the nine holes will be fully accessible when finished, a sign that this project is being built to welcome more than the usual disc golf core.

That broader approach is central to the appeal. Rather than treating disc golf as a standalone niche amenity, Wellington is placing it inside a multi-use park concept that can serve families, casual park users and target-sport players at the same time. The course remains open during regular park hours while construction continues, but players are using it at their own risk until artificial turf is added later in the summer to cover the concrete bases of the greens and tee pads.

The project also carries significance beyond city limits. DiscGolfPark says MultiGolf was invented in 2017 by combining a foot golf hole with a disc golf target, and it identifies MacNaughton MultiGolfPark in Missouri City, Texas, established in January 2022, as the first MultiGolfPark installed in the United States. Wellington’s claim is narrower but still notable: first in Colorado, and one of the clearest signs yet that disc golf is being used as an anchor for more flexible public recreation planning.

The town leaned on experienced hands to make it happen. Avery Jenkins, the 2009 Disc Golf World Champion and a three-time U.S. distance champion, was on site for the first phase of installation and directed the build alongside Wellington Parks and Recreation and Wellington Public Works. Billy Cooksey, the town’s Parks and Recreation Director, pointed to Jenkins’ knowledge of the game and his connection to the disc golf community as a key asset in getting the course up and running.

The new layout also arrives with a built-in family-friendly pitch. UDisc’s listing for Wellington MultiGolfPark already notes nine disc golf holes and amenities including restrooms, cart-friendly paths, pet-friendly areas and stroller-friendly paths. Wellington had already established disc golf at Knolls Linear Park, and this conversion builds on that existing base rather than starting from scratch. In that sense, the town is not just adding holes. It is betting that disc golf can help define a new kind of park identity without being boxed in by it.