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Disc golf on the rise in Iowa City, Iowa The Daily Iowan Share    
The sport of disc golf has blossomed for people of all ages in the last few years. It's easy to learn, inexpensive, inclusive, and available to everyone from rank amateurs to more serious competitive players. Although the sport has been around the Iowa City/Coralville, Iowa, area for decades, there has been a recent uptick in the number of participants. More Top Knoxville, Tenn., disc golfer stays home to support local event Knoxville News Sentinel Share
Almost any other national champion disc golfer would be clear out of town, in Columbus, Ohio. Knoxville, Tenn., native Will Schusterick agreed to forego his spot on the national tour and compete in Knoxville at the Knoxville Disc Golf League's Volunteer Classic. With just eight national tour dates per season and one in Columbus soon, his is a significant sacrifice, but one he's willing to make in order to give his hometown tournament more exposure. More USADGC Preview PDGA Share
"I can't believe I'm here, this is so great!" So said a wide-eyed 2010 competitor as he gazed down the sweeping landscape of Kensington Toboggan's hole three, a 915-foot signature hole on one of disc golf's true gems. More
Students learn physics of disc golf WLUC-TV Share
 For the last two weeks of school, students at North Star Academy in Marquette, Mich., focused on math and science in an out-of-the-classroom setting. These students learned about the physics of both disc golf and regular golf.
MoreDisc golf open sustains dream The Columbus Dispatch Share
Every player participating in the annual Brent Hambrick Memorial Open teed off at some point on hole No.8, next to a small maple tree with a plaque underneath. The plaque is dedicated to Hambrick, who died of leukemia in 1997 at age 34. His ashes were sprinkled beneath the tree, which is planted next to his favorite hole on the Hoover Reservoir disc-golf course in Columbus, Ohio, that bears his name. More
Disc golf comes to Parker, Fla. The News Herald Share
Disc golf is like golf, except with flying discs instead of balls, and it's one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Bay County is attempting to harness disc golf's popularity and parlay it into increased use of local parks by building a course at Under the Oaks Park in Parker, Fla. More Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, man champions rise of disc golf Northern Life Share
The rise of disc golf in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, can be largely attributed to the patience, hard work and dedication of one local man - Dean Aelick, a local entrepreneur, disc sport enthusiast and president of the Sudbury Disc Golf Club. More For mild exercise with a competitive twist, try disc golf in Magic Valley, Idaho Times-News Share
The courses are free, the competition is multiplying, the sun is shining. No wonder Magic Valley's disc golf courses are seeing more action. The area's courses range from downright challenging (such as Rock Creek Park) to, well, a walk in the park (say Buhl's Eastman Park). The more difficult the disc golf course, the more exercise the thrower gets while playing a round. More |
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