That is the view of Rotary Club of Dunedin president Grant Chirnside, who said there had been strong support for establishing the course.
About 80 people converged on the Northeast Valley park for the course launch, which ran from noon to 2pm, and included a sausage sizzle, as well as tips on disc golf technique.
Disc golf uses frisbees, usually slightly smaller than beach frisbees and called ''discs'', and offers a mixture of frisbee throwing and some of the challenges of golf.
Several golf terms and concepts are also used, including ''teeing off'' for making the initial throw of a round.
Disc Golf Dunedin Inc chairwoman Hannah Joynt said the opening was a positive step forward for the city's growing number of disc golf players.
''It was really great to see people enjoying themselves and having a lot of fun,'' she said.
The Dunedin City Council had provided a community grant of about $2000, and the Rotary Club of Dunedin about $2800 in funding and considerable free labour, to help set up the course.
