THIS? REMEMBER

A one-time member of the faculty, Bob Loeffelbein, wrote a three-page history of Frisbee golf at St. Mary’s College that is housed in the College Archives. From its 37-hole course debut in 1977 – the largest collegiate course in the United States at the time – to myriad refinements and changes over the years, Frisbee golf has captivated the campus for nearly 50 years. In the photo below, who is hiding in the trees of Trinity Church cemetery?

Do you have a photo that captures your era at St. Mary’s College? Send it to archives@smcm.edu.

top: Frisbee golfers from 1977.

photo by bob loeffelbein.

middle: President Renwick Jackson provides the opening toss at the 1979 tournament. photo by bob loeffelbein.

translated excerpt from the loeffelbein history:

“All the holes were given distinctive, and descriptive, names. “Prayer Point” was a hole approached from a 300-foot narrow beach between two bodies of water. The hole itself sat on a point of land with water on three sides. “Duffer’s Collapse” hole sat on a beachside abutment over a hill. It had to be approached “blind,” since it couldn’t be seen from below. At “Traveler’s Rest” hole, the Frisbee had to be skipped entirely under a 1 ½-foot high stone bench. And at “Trail’s End” hold, the 18th, the Frisbee had to land INSIDE an empty planter’s pot only a bit larger than the Frisbee (though some competitors got around that by using mini-Frisbees for that hole).”