A Jacksonville veteran is hoping to enhance the area and introduce veterans and non-veterans alike to his sport of choice: disc golf.

Scott Frazier is founder of Chains of Commands Disc Golf Club, a group of disc golf players that meets 6 p.m. each Thursday at Foreman’s Grove Disc Golf Course, 120 Johnson St. The club has been in operation for about two years.

“We just want to bring as much disc golf as we can to Jacksonville and the surrounding communities,” Frazier said.

Frazier, a Navy veteran, first got into disc golf around four years ago when he and some friends gave it a go during a trip to Michigan. He admitted that he “didn’t quite get it at first” — as he tells it, he managed to lose all the discs that he had brought on the trip. But the sport managed to click with him a few months later after returning to Jacksonville and giving it another try at Nichols Park.

“It’s just a great sport that anybody can do,” he said.

For Frazier, disc golf is the sport that gets him out of the house, something he values as a veteran. Disc golf players also are able to “pick and choose” how much they want to interact with others, whether they play it solo, with a few friends or in leagues, he said.

“It’s a big social interaction, but you can choose your own level of it, which is amazing,” he said.

Chains of Command has about 16 members, Frazier said, with more getting ready to join. The club is collecting donations to replace all the baskets at Foreman’s Grove; Vice President Brandon Brackett is spearheading an effort to create an 18-hole course at Crazy Horse Campground in Ashland that is expected to open in the next three months, he said.

Frazier eventually wants the club to turn into a not-for-profit organization to give back to the Jacksonville community. He said he would like for there to be enough disc golf courses to start bringing disc golf tournaments to the city, proceeds from which would go towards veterans organizations and other local groups. More than that, however, Frazier wants the club to help put Jacksonville “on the map” for disc golf, which would help rake in millions for the city, he said.

“I’d like Jacksonville to get to a point in time where we have these amazing, pro-level tournaments,” Frazier said. “Most of the pro tournaments are all televised, so my big goal is three 18-hole courses close in Jacksonville to offer that type of coverage.”