2021 FootGolf Paducah Open Set For May 22

Press release from the City of Paducah:

May 4, 2021

Paducah Parks & Recreation is hosting the 7th annual FootGolf Paducah Open on Saturday, May 22 at Midtown Golf Course located at 1122 Adams Street. FootGolf is a hybrid sport with rules similar to golf as players attempt to kick a soccer ball into a cup in as few shots as possible.

The FootGolf Paducah Open is an 18-hole competitive tournament. Prizes will be given with first place winning $75, second place winning $50, and third place winning $25. People of all ages and abilities are welcome. Each participant needs to bring a soccer ball. Please bring a non-perishable food item which will be donated to help stock Paducah Cooperative Ministry’s pantry.

Registration for the free event begins at 10 a.m. on site with a shotgun start for players at 10:30 a.m. Since Midtown Golf Course has a nine-hole FootGolf course, participants will be completing the course twice for the tournament.

Midtown Golf Course, located behind Jetton soccer field, offers a free nine-hole course where traditional golfers, footgolfers, and disc golfers can play at the same time with each hole having a disc golf basket and holes for golf and FootGolf.

Additional information can be found at www.paducahky.gov/footgolf-paducah-open.

This press release was produced by the City of Paducah. The views expressed here are the author’s own.