{"id":264726,"date":"2026-04-13T00:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264726\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:32:10","slug":"the-meadowoods-disc-golf-course-welcomes-players-in-long-beach-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264726\/","title":{"rendered":"The Meadowoods Disc Golf Course welcomes players in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 The Meadowoods Disc Golf Course is now open to the public, giving players of every age and skill level a place to test their drive and sink putts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The Meadowoods Disc Golf Course is now open to the public, giving players of every age and...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776040329_962_YT6SO4AOTZGJBLMFAPE3VHZFUU.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The Meadowoods Disc Golf Course is now open to the public, giving players of every age and skill level a place to test their drive and sink putts.(WLOX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Community members showed up for the soft opening of The Meadowoods Disc Golf Course, drawing disc golfers of all ages and skill levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mike Smith teamed up with the county and the city of Long Beach to build an 18-basket course behind the Long Beach Senior Center.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Mike Smith teamed up with the county and the City of Long Beach to build an 18-basket course...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776040330_429_PCDRJMECENFCLP5YH2FBQI22CU.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Mike Smith teamed up with the county and the City of Long Beach to build an 18-basket course behind the Long Beach Senior Center.(WLOX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYou really don\u2019t have to be good at anything. It\u2019s pretty much walking in the park. Any person can throw, it\u2019s just how good you throw,\u201d Smith, the course designer, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Smith said the sport is easy to pick up and is built for anyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhether you\u2019re a big person, a small person, female, male, you can learn to throw disc, and they have discs that are made to do different things, just like regular golf balls,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Gulfport native Sylus Williams has been playing disc golf for a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cPretty difficult course, it definitely has some variety and I\u2019m excited for what this course brings to us,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">With the course just 15 minutes from home, Williams said he is thrilled to share the fairways with players of different skill levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty nice to know that everybody around me is getting better just watching me play, and it\u2019s really nice,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Williams competes on the national stage, but he said the sport is about more than just winning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Gulfport native Sylus Williams competes on the national stage, but he said the sport is about...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776040330_507_TFWRUMTMGFFXJOCOOVZZO42AIA.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Gulfport native Sylus Williams competes on the national stage, but he said the sport is about more than just winning.(WLOX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cJust throwing the discs, man. Just having fun with my friends is always the best time in the world,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Smith said there is no right way to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThere are different ways and different styles that people play, and you know, it\u2019s just whatever works for you. Just get out here and have fun,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Smith said an official grand opening will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlox.com\/page\/error-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WLOX. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONG BEACH, Miss. 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