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The PDGA is the global governing body of disc golf. [2] The organization promotes the sport through tournament development, course development, rules [ 3 ] and competitive standards, [ 4 ] media and sponsor relations, and public education and outreach.
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, [2] [a] is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target, using rules similar to golf. [ 4 ] The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes, each consisting of a teeing area and target (basket).
"Steady Ed" Headrick [7] and Dave Dunipace are two inventors and players who greatly impacted how disc golf is played. In 1976 Headrick formalized the rules of the sport, founded the Disc Golf Association (DGA), the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), [8] the Recreational Disc Golf Association (RDGA) and invented the first formal disc golf target [9] with chains and a basket. [10]
A disc golf throwing technique where the outside edge of the disc is tilted downward so that the top face of the disk is facing away from the thrower. This release causes the natural turn of a disc to be reduced. The steeper the angle, the more pronounced the effect. Hole out To successfully complete play of a hole.
Established the first Disc Golf tournaments and a $50,000 landmark Frisbee Disc Golf Tournament in 1979. Donated his trademark “Disc Golf” to the public domain and his life to the sport he loved Photo of some of Ed Headrick's Business Cards showing a snapshot of some of his work history up until his time working at Wham-O.
As of February 2020, there are 7,379 known disc golf courses in the United States on the official PDGA Course Directory. [6] Below is a listing of lists of disc golf courses in the United States by state and territory . 3,281 of them (49%) are full-size courses with 18 holes or more, and 3,093 of them (46%) are smaller courses that feature at ...
Local disc golf pro Adam Hamm will be joined by touring disc golf pros for autographs and a photo session at Lofty Pursuits on Thursday, Feb. 1.
Disc golf is a game based on the rules of golf (referred to by disc golfers as "ball and stick golf"). It uses discs smaller and denser than an ultimate disc. The discs are thrown towards a target, which serves as the "hole". The official targets are metal baskets with hanging chains to catch the discs.