Overall, 140 different players from eight different states took part in a national disc golf tournament on Saturday, with skill levels ranging from touring professionals to “can I use this as a plate?”
While the Vineyarders and Nantucket Whalers battled on the gridiron for the Island Cup Saturday, another Island Cup was on the line just a few miles away at the Nantucket Disc Golf Course.
It’s winter, the wind is howling, the chill is to the bone, and the muddy spaces in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest’s Barnes Road lot are packed with cars. It’s Sunday morning, and a dozen or so people are congregating, readying themselves for a procession into the hidden depths. They are devotees of Frisbee Golf. Frolfers.
Walking into the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest off of Barnes Road, the sound of clinking chains echoes in the air. It may not mean much to the unsuspecting listener, but it is a sweet sound to the frisbee golfer. It means that their frisbee found the basket.
Last Saturday, Martha’s Vineyard hosted their annual frisbee golf tournament — the Vineyard Social V. This year was marked by a record turnout for the competition — almost sold out. There were eighty-nine players, ranging from professionals to intermediate frisbee golfers.
