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Club president Paul Deacon said it was possibly the busiest disc golf course in Australia and New Zealand, but the accident “shouldn’t have happened”. The first rule of the disc golf code was to never throw a disc if people were on the fairway, or into a blind area. The sport sees players score points by throwing a frisbee-like disc towards a target.
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Naomi Cooke says she does not want the sport banned, but wants better safety precautions in place to make the park safe for everyone. Jellie Park is among six courses in Christchurch and is the oldest, set up in March 2015. Out of 3500 players in Christchurch the park has about 2000 and often sees 400 to 500 players on a weekend day.
Woman calls for changes to disc golf after coming within a whisker of losing an eye
A New Zealand woman who came within inches of potentially losing an eye after she was hit in the face by a flying disc is calling for changes to the way disc golf is played, saying another such incident could kill someone.
Naomi Cooke was walking with a friend and their dogs through her local park in Burnside, Christchurch, on Tuesday when she heard someone yell to watch out.
Cooke turned and barely had time to react before a disc hit her in the face with a big thud , leaving her right cheek swollen almost to the size of a golf ball.
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Naomi Cooke was hit in the face by a disc while out walking her dog at Jellie Park in Christchurch. The Park has a disc golf course, and Cooke feels there should be changes to the way the game is run.
A woman who came within inches of potentially losing an eye after she was hit in the face by a flying disc is calling for changes to the way disc golf is played, saying another such incident could kill someone. Naomi Cooke was walking with a friend and their dogs through her local park in Burnside, Christchurch, on Tuesday when she heard someone yell to watch out.