Do you enjoy playing frisbee? Do you like golf but lack a country club membership or ugly plaid pants? Try playing Disc Golf instead! Its fun, and best of all, FREE!
COURSES
Corner of Fountain Boulevard & Drury Lane
Description: With two to four pin placements on every hole, and 8 AM tees, the course can play anywhere from 4944 feet long to 7908 feet long. A small brook runs down the middle of the course providing O.B. (out of bounds) on almost every hole making the course a real challenge. The tournament record low round is 44 by Chauncy Donaldson.
Cottonwood Creek Park
7040 Rangewood Drive
Near Dublin Road and Mont Arbor.
Description: At 6300 feet above sea level, good mix of open and wooded fairways with some elevation changes. Many alternate pin placements for a variety of lengths and challenges. Installed: 1992
BASIC DISC GOLF RULES
Object of the Game:
Finish the course with the least amount of throws much as the object of golf is to finish with the least amount of strokes.
Materials Needed:
Minimum of one disc per person
Predetermined course with targets (preferably baskets)
Scorecard and Pencil(optional)
Preparation:
1. Grab your disc, some snacks and a water bottle.
2. Flip a coin or randomly decide who throws first.
3. Write down the player's names on the scorecard.
Order of Play:
1. On the first hole, first drive, order of play is determined by the scorecard.
2. All other throws are made by the player furthest from the basket. The same player may end up throwing several times.
3. On all other holes, driving order is determined by score. Player with the lowest score goes first. If there is a tie, then players throw in the order of the previous hole.
Scoring (same as golf):
1. Record the score for each player on the scorecard.
2. A player's score is the total of throws made for each hole plus any penalties*.
3. At the end of the round final score is determined by calculating the difference between each player's score and par. EXAMPLE: Most courses are played as par threes. Each player therefore has three chances to get the disc in the basket. If a player makes it in three then they have a net score of zero for that hole. If they get a four (or "bogey" which means "one over par") then they have +1 for that hole. If a player gets two throws (or a "birdie" which means "one under par"), then they have -1.
4. Scores are then reported as plus or minus.
*Penalties:
Each of the following situations results in a one stroke penalty. Add one throw to the player's score for that round.
1. Disc comes to rest in a tree or off the ground more than 2 meters - Mark the disc on the ground below the tree limb where it landed.
2. Disc goes out of bounds - Mark the disc one meter in from the last point it was in bounds.
3. Falling putt.
4. Unplayable lie (the disc is somewhere unsafe or unplayable) - Mark the disc at a spot at most five meters from your original lie and no closer to the basket.
5. Moving an obstacle.
The Drive:
1. Player one makes a throw from the designated tee pad.
The tee is usually cement but at some courses it is marked on the ground with paint
2. Remaining players throw in designated order.
The Approach:
1. Player furthest from the basket throws first and so on. Please wait your turn.
2. Player marks the position of their disc or lie of the disc. Tournament play requires using a mini-disc to mark the lie. Flipping your disc over or noting it mentally is fine for casual play.
3. Player must release disc before passing over the mark. You can be about one foot behind your mark, but you are not supposed to step over it until you release your throw.
The Putt:
1. Player furthest from the basket throws first unless agreed upon by all players.
2. Mark the position of your disc.
3. Player must not step onto or over their marker when putting. You have to demonstrate balance before stepping forward to retrieve your disc. Otherwise your putt is a falling putt and you are given a one stroke penalty.
