b'C o m m u n i t yDisc Golf Now More Popular than Ever in the Coastal BendFans of the late 90s hit sitcom, Seinfeld, might remember the infamous episode in which George Costanza neglected Jerrys urgent need for party invitations, instead choosing to play a round of Frisbee Golf in Central Park. A game that served as a punchline decades ago has evolved into a rather serious, and seriously fun, endeavor now known as Disc Golf.For most Corpus Christians, the most visible Disc Golf being played in town takes place at Lamar Park, along the south-ernmost end of Santa Fe Street, which runs parallel to Oceanarebenefitingfromcoachingandmentor- Disc Golf Courses in the Coastal BendDrive. In nice conditions, especially on weekends, one four- ingfrommoreexperiencedplayers.Oneof some after another can be seen teeing off and putting us- the most experienced in the Coastal Bend isCORPUS CHRISTIing highly-specialized, competition-certified discsnot Fris- LudwigKramarz,whowassoenthusiasticLamar Park 4231 Santa Fe St. @ Barracudabees, which is actually a brand name going back to the 1950s. about Disc Golf that he opened Parked-It DiscWest Guth Park 9700 Up River Rd., CalallenBeforepickleballemergedasthesmaller-scale,moreplay- GolfEmporiumonAirlineRoadinCorpusWaldron Park St. Francis St., Flour Bluffer-friendly version of tennis, Disc Golf had become the sameChristi, selling everything for the game fromDon & Sandy Billish Park Gypsy St. Padre Islandfortraditionalgolf,andhundredsofplayersintheCoastalspecialized discs, backpacks and pull-carts, toPORT ARANSAS Community Park Clark Pkwy.Bendareparticipatingonaregularbasis.Clubshavebeencomplete Disc Golf course equipment, includ- INGLESIDE Live Oak Park Port AvenueformedinFacebookgroups,andthosewhohavebecomeing baskets and markers. The Coastal Bend nowBEEVILLE Veterans Park N. Minnesota St.moreseriousatthegame,astraditionalgolfersoftendo,has seven public and free Disc Golf courses.56THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'