Introduction to the Game
The sport of disc golf started in the U.S.A. approximately 35 years ago. In brief, the sport essentially follows the same game-playing concept as ball golf. However, instead of hitting balls into a hole with a club, disc golf involves throwing specially designed plastic discs, similar to Frisbees® into an elevated metal basket.

The terminology for disc golf is the same as in ball golf, tees, fairways, par, birdies, eagles etc. The scoring principles are also the same. A player makes their first throw from the tee, aiming towards the target or basket. Their next throw is taken from where the previous throw landed and so on. A hole is complete when the player lands their disc in the basket. Having completed the hole, the player continues onto the next hole. The objective is to complete the course taking as few throws as possible.

Like ball golf the disc version is played outside, on an 18 or 9 hole course. Holes vary in length between 50-250 metres in length (depending on players’ experience), thus requires only a fraction of the space of a ball golf course.

The Appeal Of Disc Golf
A big throw, a long putt, making a tough shot - it's a buzz.
Disc golf can be played from school age to old age, making it the one of the greatest lifetime fitness sports available. Because disc golf is so easy to learn, no one is excluded. Players merely match their pace to their capabilities, and proceed from there. Most courses are in pleasant park land environments, which is nice.

One of the advantages of disc golf is its realtive simplicity and its appeal to both sexes, all ages and to players of all abilities. It possesses an addictive playing quality that continues to drive people to play and play. There is no strict dress code to disc golf, ‘casual is cool’. Playing equipment is very simple, the discs are easy to throw and inexpensive. A new player needs only a single golf disc to play. Importantly, the sport is such good fun to play.