Never heard of disc golf?
We will use this page to tell
you about disc golf and
provide some links to other
sites that explain the game
and the terms used in it.
We will use this page to tell
you about disc golf and
provide some links to other
sites that explain the game
and the terms used in it.
Disc Golf
East Mississippi Disc Golf
Disc golf is played very much like regular ball golf, but instead of expensive little
white balls that you stroke with expensive metal and wooden clubs, you use a plastic
disc very similar to a Frisbee®. The object is to throw your disc from a designated
"tee pad" area towards a metal basket surrounded by chains. Once your disc is in
the basket, you've completed the hole! The chain around the basket serve as "disc
catchers" to help accurate shots fall into the basket.
Most "fairways" are from 120 feet to 450 feet long. Disc golf courses are normally
interlaced between wooded areas spattered with obstacles and open fields to give
different challenges to the golfer. A normal "round" of golf is however many holes
there are in the course. Most courses have 18 holes, but 24 or 27 are not unusual!
They player with the lowest number of strokes at the end of the round wins!
The sport was formalized in the 1970's, and shares with "ball golf" the object of
completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf,
fewest number of throws). A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is
the "hole". The hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is
called a Pole Hole® (examples to the left) an elevated metal basket. As a player
progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the
spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes
located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer.
Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the
same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting
a tree halfway down the fairway. There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely
requires a greens fee, you probably won't need to rent a cart, and you never get stuck
with a bad "tee time." It is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and
female, regardless of economic status. The above is a reprint of "What Is Disc Golf?"
on the Professional Disc Golf Association web page. Also check the PDGA website
for the official rules of tournament play.
white balls that you stroke with expensive metal and wooden clubs, you use a plastic
disc very similar to a Frisbee®. The object is to throw your disc from a designated
"tee pad" area towards a metal basket surrounded by chains. Once your disc is in
the basket, you've completed the hole! The chain around the basket serve as "disc
catchers" to help accurate shots fall into the basket.
Most "fairways" are from 120 feet to 450 feet long. Disc golf courses are normally
interlaced between wooded areas spattered with obstacles and open fields to give
different challenges to the golfer. A normal "round" of golf is however many holes
there are in the course. Most courses have 18 holes, but 24 or 27 are not unusual!
They player with the lowest number of strokes at the end of the round wins!
The sport was formalized in the 1970's, and shares with "ball golf" the object of
completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf,
fewest number of throws). A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is
the "hole". The hole can be one of a number of disc golf targets; the most common is
called a Pole Hole® (examples to the left) an elevated metal basket. As a player
progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the
spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees, shrubs, and terrain changes
located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer.
Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the hole is completed. Disc golf shares the
same joys and frustrations of traditional golf, whether it's sinking a long putt or hitting
a tree halfway down the fairway. There are few differences, though. Disc golf rarely
requires a greens fee, you probably won't need to rent a cart, and you never get stuck
with a bad "tee time." It is designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and
female, regardless of economic status. The above is a reprint of "What Is Disc Golf?"
on the Professional Disc Golf Association web page. Also check the PDGA website
for the official rules of tournament play.
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Meridian, MS 39301
info@eastmsdiscgolf.com
info@eastmsdiscgolf.com