What is Disc Golf?

Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, players use a flying disc, or Frisbee. A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target or elevated metal basket. As a player progresses down the fairway, he or she must make each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous thrown has landed. Finally, the "putt" lands in the basket and the play 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. Disc golf can be played from school age to old age, making it one of the greatest lifetime fitness sports available. It is easy to learn and no one is excluded. 

General

Disc Golf is played like ball golf using a flying disc. One point is counted each time the disc is thrown and when a penalty is incurred. The object is to acquire the lowest score.

Tee Throws

Tee throws must be completed within or behind the designated tee area.

Lie 

The spot on or directly underneath the spot where the previous throw has landed

Throwing Order

After teeing-off, the player, whose disc is the farthest from the hold always throws first. The player with the least amount of throws on the previous hole is the first to tee-off on the next hole.

Dog Leg

A dog leg is one or more designated trees or poles in the fairway that must be passed on the outside when approaching the hole. Until the dog leg is passed, the closest foot to the dog leg must be on the lie when the disc is released.

Putt Throw

Within three meters of the pole, a player may not step past the point of his lie in making his putt throw. Falling or jumping putts are not allowed.

Completion of Hole

A disc that comes to rest in the disc pole hole basket constitutes successful completion of a hole

Unplayable Lie

Any disc that comes to rest more than two meters above the ground is considered an unplayable lie. The disc must be thrown from the new lie on the ground, directly underneath the unplayable lie (one throw penalty).

Out of Bounds

A throw that lands out of bounds must be played from the point where the disc went out of bounds. Water hazards and public roads are always out of bounds (one throw penalty).

Course Courtesy

Do not throw until the players ahead of you are out of range.