Andrew Reese started playing disc golf in the late 2000s with only one disc, playing occasionally. His interest grew, and he became a founding member of the River Falls Disc Golf Club.
In telling the club about disc golf and the River Falls club, Andrew pointed out that most of the basics of disc golf are similar to ball golf. Holes on courses vary in number but are generally divisible by 3 (Hoffman Park has 9). Courses vary in terrain and challenge; some are in open, flat areas, others are in heavily wooded and/or hilly terrain. The discs used are of four main types – putter, mid-range, long-range, and drivers to use off the tee. There is no set number of discs.
Disc golf goes back to the 1960s when it started using regular Frisbee discs with improvised holes that used boxes, trees or any agreed-upon object. as targets. The first recognized disc golf course was in California in 1974. An association for the sport was established in 1976; a pro division was added later There are also national and world championship tournaments. Disc golf has become international; it’s big in Europe, and it has grown in Japan where ball golf is revered, practically a religion. In the US In 2015, the Disc Golf Association had 30,000 members, now 71,000 dues-paying members. Numbers are now over 100,000, likely due to interest in outdoor activity during Covid.
The River Falls course at Hoffman Park was established in 2006. In River Falls the plan is to add a course at Sterling Ponds (called Sterling Hills). There is also a plan to add a course in New Richmond that will be more compatible with professional standards, thereby offering the potential to attract tournaments.Disc golf is very affordable; course use is often free. There are a few pay-to-play courses. In this area there are about 150 courses in a 50-mile radius.
In 2016 the River Falls club started a Tuesday night league. Typically the club has about 45 players on Tuesdays. The club charges a $1 fee per player per night in the Tuesday league to raise funds. In 2018 the club added a women’s division. Generally participants have a lot of camaraderie, the social aspect being an attraction. 
The Parks Dept asked Andrew and the club for help resolving issues with the ninth hole at Hoffman. Andrew and the club have been exploring a hill at Sterling Ponds as the second River Falls course site. In Oct of 2020 approval was granted to build an 18-hole course. The group has put almost 1000 hours of volunteer time into course construction, and have raised funds. A soft opening is possible in fall 2022. It is also working with Menomonie on a course near Spring Valley.