Disc Golf Basics: How to play and How to score

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Disc Golf Basics

Starting an new outdoor sport is always fun and the basics of learning disc golf is a easy as 123, here are the things you will need to get started.

Items needed: Flying discs including a putter and driver, preferably metal baskets, tee boxes and land for a course.

Age Requirements: All who are willing to participate.

How to play: Players throw from a tee box toward a goal. The hole ends when you get it in the basket on a regular course.


play on a Disc Golf Course
play on a Disc Golf Course

How to score: Count how many throws it takes to reach the goal.

One of the first courses opened in La Canada in Los Angeles County. The sport has shifted from the coast of Northern California and the Midwest to the San Diego, Orange, and Riverside County areas.

It is simply the game of golf, played with a flying disc. The Professonal Disc Golf Association has memberships and coverage of World wide tournaments that are held with winnings of up to $1.5 million. If your ready to compete in the 2008 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships.

Check out the schedule on the PDGA website


Disc Golf is Fun
Disc Golf is Fun

How to Build a Disc Golf Course

Looking for a business idea, open up a disc golf course in your city or town. One can be built for under $5000. Need more flying discs go to:

Pacific Outdoors Disc Golf Goal Pacific Outdoors Disc Golf Goal
Price: $100.18
List Price: $109.99
Discraft Beginner Box Disc Golf Set Discraft Beginner Box Disc Golf Set
Price: $19.99
Innova 3-Disc Box Set - DX Innova 3-Disc Box Set - DX
Price: $22.99
List Price: $39.99
Wham-o Mini Frisbee Golf Set Wham-o Mini Frisbee Golf Set
Price: $24.94
List Price: $24.99

Basic Rules & Strategy of Disc Golf

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Don Simkovich profile image

Don Simkovich  says:
5 months ago

Disc golf really is a fun sport and so is ultimate . . . "frisbee" . . . hard not to use the brand name! Nicely done Hub, too.

Research Analyst profile image

Research Analyst  says:
5 months ago

I agree disc golf is a popular sport for summer.

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