Medina approves ‘Red Horse’ in disc golf course name

Photo by Tom Rivers: The Village of Medina teamed with the Orleans County YMCA on a 9-hole disc golf course that opened last October. Most of the new course is in a wooded area at Gulf Street Park.

MEDINA – The disc golf course in Medina has an official name: Medina Red Horse Disc Golf Course at Gulf Street Park.

The nine-hole course was developed by the village and Orleans County YMCA last year. The course opened in October and most of the course is in a wooded area at Gulf Street Park.

Some of the more devoted players suggested the name, Red Horse Disc Golf Course. Their design for promoting the site includes a cutout of a red horse, the school district’s Medina Mustang. Gulf Street Park also has red clay in some areas and the course players wanted to highlight that red.

Just last month, 175 rounds by 42 players were registered through a QR code. Other players also are likely using the site without registering, Mayor Marguerite Sherman said.

Some community members wanted Gulf Street Park to be added to the official name, and the Village Board agreed to that suggestion on Monday.

The course is considered challenging by players. The basket for Hole 8 is only a few feet from the water of Glenwood Lake.

Signs will soon be added at the tee boxes to note the distance to the basket, and the par level.

Medina worked with the Orleans County YMCA to develop the course in a project funded by a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. Albion did a similar project at Bullard Park.

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation gave the YMCA $20,000 to $24,000 to develop the projects with tee boxes, signs and baskets that are mounted in small concrete foundations – 8 inches wide by 20 inches deep.

Medina’s DPW used a skid steer with a forestry head to carve a path in the woods, mulching brush and small trees.

Volunteers are expected to install the signs on the course, and add small arrows on some trees to help direct people to the next hole.