Pye Brook Disc Golf

Pye Brook Park Disc Golf Course

We are located in Topsfield, Massachusetts, about 21 miles north of Boston. Pye Brook Park is on the site of an old quarry and later, Topsfield’s town landfill. Half of the park is surrounded by Pye Brook, a stream/swamp/wetlands area that eventually feeds into the Ipswich River. (I bet the decision to locate a dump in wetlands was determined before the term ‘wetlands’ was invented). The landfill was capped in 2002, and the park opened in 2003.

The course winds around the periphery of the park, making use of the elevation changes, water hazards, and what little woods were available. Since the primary function of the park is the athletic fields for town sports teams, and the wetlands placed so many restrictions on where we could locate holes, there weren’t many options on how to design the holes. The result is that the direction of the 18 holes point away from the other park users and their parking areas, and tries to incorporate as many of the hazards as available.

Links

For general information and rules of disc golf visit the official page of the PDGA.

For information relating to the New England area disc golf courses, events, and news, visit the official page of NEFA.

Pye People

• Bill “Stew” Stewart – Stew founded the Pye Brook Park Disc Golf Course. He can be reached by email at stew@pyebrookdiscgolf.com.
• Phil Vilmorin – Course Pro and Tournament Director. He can be reached by email at phil@pyebrookdiscgolf.com.
• Roger Gagnon – In addition to recently becoming a discaholic, Roger is pyebrookdiscgolf.com’s co-webmaster. He can be reached by email at roger@pyebrookdiscgolf.com.
• Mike Karolow – A beginning golfer who calls Pye Brook home. Mike is also pyebrookdiscgolf.com’s co-webmaster. He can be reached by email at mobilemike@gmail.com. His website is located at angrylime.com.

The Founder of Pye Brook Park DGC would like to acknowledge the following people for their help in making the idea of a course become reality:

• Marise Stewart – My wife, who arranged the grant that made the course financially possible. (Not to mention allowed me to free up my time for course planning and construction).
• Ryan Johnson – Topsfield Eagle Scout who made the work on the course his project.
• NEFA long-timers Doug Russell, Steve Hartwell, Bob Belmore, Roy Doar and John Dickison for both inspiration and perspiration.
• Tha Danehy Park Ultimate Boys for a great couple days of labor in May, 2004.
• Steve Sheppard and the Topsfield Parks and Cemetery department for all their cooperation and help in planning.
• Dave Edison – Topsfield Resident who moved all the concrete bases into place with his tractor.
• Steve Chunias – Topsfield Resident who contributed the tee signs.
• Arthur Sordello, Kevin McSweeney, Mike Andrews, Mark Arnold – Topsfield Residents who put in a couple days of back-breaking labor.
• Jen Bennett – My sister, who designed the Pye Brook logo on the discs, bumper stickers, scorecards, the map of the course, and the Eastern Mass. Championships discs.
• Of course, Roger and Mike for this unbelievable website.
• Finally, all the regulars who now call Pye Brook Park DGC their home course!!

Driving Directions

Take I-95 to exit 53. Go south on Route 97 toward Topsfield for 1.7 miles. You will pass a Mobil station. The park entrance is ahead on the right. The first tee is at the edge of the parking lot.