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From Pop-Up to Premier: Inside Brighton’s US Women’s Championship Course

From Pop-Up to Premier: Inside Brighton’s US Women’s Championship Course

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In this episode, I sit down with course designer Chaz Critchfield to explore the origin, evolution, and future of the Brighton disc golf course—host venue for the upcoming United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship (USWDGC). Chaz shares how a spur-of-the-moment email after a Big Glade pop-up sparked Brighton’s transformation from a modest nine-hole into a championship-caliber mountain course at 9,400 feet. We dig into the design philosophy behind using Brighton’s rare flat “bowl” terrain to create true mountain golf without endless climbs, the community-powered work that installed pads, moved baskets, and even built snowboard-and-ski benches, and how candid feedback from filmed events drove major layout improvements in 2023–2024.

We preview the USWDGC layout, including the new finishing hole that merges Crest 8 and 9 into a risk-reward par four visible from the base, and discuss the unique logistics of building a major on a ski resort: rebar for OB in rocky ground, lift and access challenges, and setting up a mountainside festival atmosphere at the top with food, music, and spectator zones. Chaz outlines upcoming volunteer workdays, opening targets near Father’s Day, and why Brighton is primed for world-class coverage on Jomez and live broadcasts. We close with favorite holes, tips for playing at elevation, and a call for reviews on UDisc to help Brighton climb into the global top-100.
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