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"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]
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).
The PDGA Disc Golf World Championships is one of four major championships in the sport of disc golf, along with the United States Disc Golf Championship, the European Open, and the PDGA Champions Cup. Held annually since 1982, the event crowns world champions in several divisions in the professional disc golf fields.
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.
This is a list of notable disc golf brands and manufacturers. Brands. Brands Est. Based in Country of manufacture [citation needed] Discs Baskets Bags Carts DGA:
The PDGA also has a professional staff [12] that handles tactical planning and day-to-day operations, led by the Executive Director. The staff perform the critical functions of the PDGA, including organizational operations, membership services, quality control and operations at large events, support for tournament directors and events of all sizes, marketing and media, and technological ...
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 least 9 holes.
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.