Lowell Brown always knew he wanted to be an Eagle Scout. And he knew what the service project would be that would get him the highest honor in scouting.

Submitted photo. Lowell Brown makes the throw during disc golf play at the new Grand Island Estates Park on the Island. Brown organized development of a new disc golf course at the park, as his community service project to help him earn Eagle Scout honors. The park and course will be dedicated Saturday.

“When I was younger, about 7- or 8-years-old, my dad introduced me to the sport,” he said.

The “sport” is disc golf and thanks to Brown’s efforts, Lake Havasu City has its first disc golf course at the new Grand Island Estates Park on the Island. A special disc golf tournament will kick off play when the park is officially dedicated Saturday.

Brown, a Life Scout with local Troop 25, organized the effort to develop the 9-hole course at the new park.

I went to the Parks and Recreation Department and suggested this,” he said. “I showed my (26-page) proposal to the Parks board and a demonstration video about how we could do it and they agreed,”

He then went about getting donations from Lowe’s and Taz Concrete, organizing volunteers to set the posts for the “holes,” establish tee boxes and map out the course.

“It took a lot of people to get this done and a lot of effort,” he said. “This was a real team effort.”

Disc golf is scored the same as traditional golf but uses flying discs instead of clubs and balls. A player tosses the discs – there are different disc designs for teeing off, throwing from the fairway and putting – with the goal of getting the disc in a basket.

Each tee has a yardage marker and par for the hole.

“The Island park is perfect,” Brown said. “It’s got lots of hills and valleys and turns. When you play the whole course, you walk about a half-mile.”

“Lowell has known he wanted this to be his Eagle Scout service project since he was 9-years-old,” said dad Greg. “There are a lot of great projects that Eagle Scouts do that are good for the community. Like clean-ups and conservation. Lowell said he wanted do something with some longevity.”

Discs cost about $10 and may be purchased at Big 5 Sports. That’s the only cost as the park is free to use by anyone.

“And any age group can play. I’ve seen a few pre-teens play to a few older people. And every day more people are out there,” Lowell said. “It’s amazing. I love it. I go out two- to three-times a week.”

Registration for Saturday’s tournament is being taken at Big 5 Sports and the Lake Havasu City Aquatic/Community Center. Pre-registration for individuals and teams closes on Wednesday. Cost is $5 and each participants receive a disc and other items.

Check-in Saturday is 9:30 a.m. and tournament play starts at 10 a.m.

You may contact the reporter at dbell@havasunews.com.