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The History of Disc Golf
America's fastest-growing sport

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What is Disc Golf?

Man throwing disc into to disc golf basket Disc golf combines one of the world’s great games – golf – with a modern recreational phenomenon – the flying disc. The now well-organized and hugely popular sport began with the simple fun of throwing a piece of plastic. As far back as the 1950s, players throwing at trees, lamp posts, and even garbage cans realized that they were playing a modern version of golf. In the 1960s and 1970s, other major disc sports developed, including Ultimate (which combines discs with of the best elements of soccer and football), Freestyle, and Double Disc Court (a Space Age disc version of tennis). In 1976, Ed Headrick, an executive at Wham-O, patented the first dedicated target for the game: the Disc Pole Hole. He founded the Disc Golf Association and the Professional Disc Golf Association, which he later turned over to the players themselves. For his contributions "Steady" Ed is widely known as the Father of Disc Golf.

Disc Golf Basket at Sunset The flying disc designer responsible for the technological leap that shaped modern disc golf was David Dunipace. Dunipace invented and patented the modern beveled-edge golf disc and in 1983, founded Innova-Champion Discs. The golf disc he designed provided players more distance with control. Innova continues to lead the industry in disc design and manufacturing. Today, while retaining his role at Innova, Dave Dunipace is also the genius behind the disc designs of Millennium Golf Discs, which is now owned by DiscsUnlimited.

The Growth of Disc Golf

Today, the Professional Disc Golf Association is considered the governing body for disc golf, and most clubs and tournaments are associated with or abide by its guidelines. People standing outside of a Disc Golf Tournament

At the end of 2020 over 156,000 players had registered with the PDGA and the sport is in over 70 countries and has grown to include more countries in Asia, Central and South America and Africa.

Our course design services offer simple designs on smaller pieces of land to state of the art design for premier venues. With our designs you will gain instant recognition and players will want to come back to play over and over. They can be beginner friendly and also enjoyed by Professional players by installing multiple sets of tees on each hole. But there is so much more that goes into designing the best course on your property. Each land feature must be utilized to showcase the beauty of the land.

Our courses at Selah Ranch ranked #1 & #2 since they opened in 2011 and straight until 2017 on DGCourseReview.com.  In 2018 and 2019 Harmony Bends, Columbia, MO and Selah Ranch were #1 and #2 in the world.  Players review and vote on courses they have played and there are approximately 8,000 courses worldwide. In 2020, John’s had the most number of designs in the top courses in the world by far than any other designer.


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Circular Productions - Disc Golf Course Design, Disc Golf Equipment, Disc Golf Tournaments, Disc Golf Tee Signs, and other Disc Golf Services

Circular Productions - Disc Golf Course Design, Disc Golf Equipment, Disc Golf Tournaments, Disc Golf Tee Signs, and other Disc Golf Services