1999 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships

A little piece of Rochester Disc Golf history... Here is the 1999 PDGA Worlds Championship at the Chili Disc Golf Course. It's amazing to see the course in this video compared to what it looks like today.

Check out the course now, 14 years later!
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The video has several player interviews, but focuses mainly on the final round held at the Chili Disc Golf Course. The final round course is one of the most unique courses in the country featuring silos, windmills, and lots of wind. Ken Climo, Ron Russell, Barry Schultz, and Scott Stokely round out the top four players. This is the video that highlights Ron Russell's victory over 9-Time Consecutive Champ Ken Climo. It chronicles a unique moment in Disc Golf. Hosted by John Houck.

About the course:
The Chili DGC was built in 1995. After knocking on many doors, Dave Thomas contacted Chili Recreation Director Ron Fodge, who recommended a piece of Town property, once an old farm owned by the Baker family, as an appropriate site. The course was designed by Royce Racinowski, and soon fairways were cut out of the fields. To enhance the relatively open course, elevated tees and pins were constructed, along with many interesting obstacles. Many trees were planted, an activity that continues to this day. The course has been lovingly enhanced and beautified over the years by countless hours of labor by Ron Fodge, Kathy Freitas and members of the Chili Disc Golf Club.
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