Disc golf in the United States explained

Disc golf in the United States
Union:PDGA
Registered:53,669 (December 2020)[1]
National List:United States Disc Golf Championship (USDGC)

Disc golf is a popular sport in the United States played at the recreational, club, and international competition levels.

Popularity

In 2018, the PDGA counted 36,993 active members, 6,316 courses, and 3,068 disc golf tournaments in the United States. In 2021, PDGA counted over 50,000 active members and 9,454 courses.[2]

Courses

The world's first permanent disc golf course went into the ground in 1975 at Oak Grove Park in Los Angeles County, California.[3]

Approximately 75% of the world's disc golf courses are located in the United States. Some of the most notable ones include DeLaveaga, Maple Hill, Blue Ribbon Pines, Brewster Ridge, Diamond X, and Milo McIver.[4] Iowa, Kansas, and the Dakotas have the most courses per capita, whereas Massachusetts, Ohio, Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Delaware have the most courses per square mile of dry land. Texas, Wisconsin, and Minnesota have the most courses overall.[5]

, there are known disc golf courses in the United States on the official PDGA Course Directory.[6] Below is a listing of lists of disc golf courses in the United States by state and territory.

of them (%) are full-size courses with 18 holes or more, and
of them (%) are smaller courses that feature at least 9 holes.

Organizations

California

  • San Diego Aces Disc Golf Club – San Diego
  • San Francisco Disc Golf Club – San Francisco
  • DeLaveaga Disc Golf Club – Santa Cruz

Colorado

  • Mile High Disc Golf Club – Arvada

Louisiana

  • Shreveport-Bossier City Disc Golf Union (SBDGU) – Shreveport

Minnesota

  • Minnesota Frisbee Association (MFA) – Minneapolis
  • Mankato Area Disc Golfers United (MADGU) – Mankato
  • Rochester Area Disc Golf Association (RADGA) – Rochester

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

  • Pittsburgh Flying Disc Society (PFDS) – Pittsburgh

South Carolina

Texas

Manufacturers

See also: List of disc golf brands and manufacturers.

  • Innova – Largest brand, makes the most amount of molds
  • Discraft – Most popular brand, sponsors a legion of top pros
  • Trilogy Discs:
    • Dynamic Discs – The largest of the four brands in Trilogy, based in America
    • Latitude 64 – Based in Europe
    • Westside Discs – Based in America
    • Kastaplast – Based in Europe
  • Discmania – Offshoot of Innova, created their own brand
  • MVP Discs (+ Axiom Discs and Streamline Discs) – Most popular disc golf company due to the attraction of James Conrad's "Holy Shot" to win the 2021 World Championship in Ogden, Utah, the signing of charismatic YouTube personality Simon Lizotte in 2023, and elite pro Eagle McMahon in 2024

Mass Media

Magazines

Notable disc golf magazines published in the United States include DiscGolfer, the official publication of the Professional Disc Golf Association, as well as Chasin' the Chains Magazine and Physics of Flight Magazine, both by Dynamic Discs.[7] [8]

Podcasts

Notable disc golf podcasts recorded in the United States include PDGA Radio,[9] Ultiworld Disc Golf's The Upshot,[10] Showmez,[11] and Disc Golf Answer Man, co-hosted by Eric McCabe.[12]

Streaming

  • Disc Golf Network – 6,500 subscribers and 4,000 concurrent viewers during the Disc Golf Pro Tour[13]

Competitions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PDGA Player Search – United States. Professional Disc Golf Association . 2 December 2020 . en . 2 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2018 PDGA Year-End Demographics. Professional Disc Golf Association. 2020-02-08.
  3. Web site: Oak Grove (Hahamongna Park). 2020-09-27. Disc Golf Scene. en.
  4. Web site: World's Best Disc Golf Courses: #1-#100. Release Point. 2020-02-08.
  5. Web site: Advanced Course Search – United States . Professional Disc Golf Association . 16 June 2020 . en . 16 June 2020.
  6. Web site: Disc Golf Courses in the United States. Professional Disc Golf Association. en. 2020-02-09.
  7. Web site: Chasin' the Chains Magazine Dynamic Discs. www.dynamicdiscs.com. 2020-02-08.
  8. Web site: Physics of Flight Magazine Dynamic Discs . www.dynamicdiscs.com . 16 June 2020.
  9. Web site: Hill . Steve . PDGA Radio Returns . Professional Disc Golf Association . 2020-06-11 . en . 2018-02-20.
  10. Web site: Charlie Eisenhood . Jamie Thomas . Podcast Archives . Ultiworld Disc Golf . 2020-06-11.
  11. Web site: SHOWMEZ is a non-podcast not about Disc Golf . JomezPro . 2020-06-11 . 2020-05-07.
  12. Web site: About . Disc Golf Answer Man . 2020-06-11.
  13. Web site: Johnny Discgolf . DGPT Update: Jeff Spring talks COVID-19, Brodie Smith, and the Disc Golf Network . YouTube . 21 June 2020 . 15 March 2020 . Jeff Spring: [...] We got up to 4,000 concurrent viewers through the paywall, which is crazy. [...] I think we just hit 65 hundred subscribers [...].

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