Name: THE FLY OFF COURSE OPEN
Start: 2026-06-13T09:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-06-13T17:00:00.000-04:00
Location: Governors Island

Populace is a Brooklyn-born disc golf brand on a mission to make the sport radically more approachable for city dwellers. Follow our calendar and find your next reason to get outside. FLY OFF COURSE

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Disc golf on Governor's Island. Skyline views. Statue of Liberty in the background. One custom-designed course, built for one day only.

This is the FLY OFF COURSE Open, and it doesn't exist anywhere else. 

Never played? Here's all you need to know: disc golf is like golf, but with a frisbee, played in a park. You throw from a starting location, aim for a metal basket, and try to get there in as few throws as possible. Every hole provides a unique challenge. One round is 18 holes and takes about 2 hours. It's low-key, it's outside, and the second your disc catches air you'll understand why people get obsessed.

We're spilling the secret. Come find out what it's about.

Populace & NYCDGA are designing and installing this 18-hole course specifically for today. It winds through the moat of Fort Jay and the surrounding grounds of Governors Island, with unobstructed views of the Manhattan/Brooklyn skylines and the Statue of Liberty. It has never existed before. It will be gone after June 13th.

The event runs 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with two tracks going simultaneously all day. Play one. Play both. Just check in at the registration desk when you arrive.

Competitive Track: FLY OFF COURSE Doubles Tournament

 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | $25 | $20 for NYCDGA members | Run by NYCDGA | One round, 18 holes, score tracked. Award ceremony and prizes at the end of the day. For players who want to compete.

 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM | FREE | No experience required Open to everyone. This is a doubles event, you play with a partner, which means every throw gets two chances. You don't need to know what you're doing. That's the point. Show up, grab a disc, meet someone new, and throw.

No disc? Borrow one for free. No partner? We'll pair you up. No experience? Perfect.

Want to take a disc home? We'll have Populace discs available for purchase on site, or if you bring 3 friends, you all get one for free (while supplies last). 

Governors Island is a destination on its own. Bring friends, bring a blanket, grab food on the island, and stay as long as you want. The ferry runs all day. 

This event includes a fundraiser for the NYC Disc Golf Association (NYCDGA), a Brooklyn-based 501(c)3 nonprofit on a mission to bring disc golf and green space access to more New Yorkers — starting with youth and underserved communities across all five boroughs. Every dollar will go directly to programming. If disc golf or finding community outdoors has ever made you smile, this is a good place to put that feeling.

 Free open play and paid tournament tickets: 

Disc golf is for the people. See you on the island.

Take the Ferry, then our check-in table will be at Soissons Landing
Ferry information here: https://www.govisland.com/plan-your-visit/ferry

THE FLY OFF COURSE OPEN

ニューヨーク

Prashant Soni

Somya Gupta

Hasanalam Attar

Chirag Odhav

Xiao Oo

Jim Graham

John Zheng

Melike Keçelioğlu

Max Rivera-Patton

Pascal Brokmeier

Populace NYC

NYC DGA

"Doubles" means you play with a partner. No experience needed. Show up, borrow a disc, and play 18 holes with a partner on a one-of-a-kind course. Free to play, free to borrow a disc. No partner? We'll pair you up.

Casual Doubles: 9am - 5pm

One competitive round, 18 holes, best disc format. Results tracked. One custom course, one day only, Statue of Liberty views included.

Run by NYCDGA.

NYCDGA Birdie Tier membership included with registration. All proceeds go to the 501(c)(3) non-profit NYCDGA.

Competitive Doubles: 9am - 5pm

Everything. Doubles tournament entry + the 3-disc Populace all-around bundle + the FLY OFF COURSE OPEN tee. The full FLY OFF COURSE experience.

Valued at $115 if bought separately.

Ticket registration proceeds go to 501(c)(3) non-profit, NYCDGA

THE FULL KIT

Free doubles play included. Add the full Populace set: THE PARK, THE BRIDGE, and THE METRO. Three discs, built for city disc golf. Yours for life (until you throw it in a pond). 

Retails for $55. Grab it here for $50 and pick it up day-of.

Free Play + 3 Disc Bundle

Free casual doubles play included. Add a Populace tee and be FLY, OFF COURSE too. 

Retails for $40. Yours for $35 with day-of pickup.

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