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John's Bio
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John Houck Premier Master Designer |
John started playing disc sports around 1975 and has devoted his whole life to disc sports. He has worked in this industry continuously since 1982 full time. His contributions to disc golf are listed below, and he is the # 1 disc golf course designer in the world, not just by sheer volume, but mainly by the quality and the standard he sets in the industry. No one living today has designed more courses than John, and he is known as a "living legend" for his contributions. He continues to passionately design and consult regularly.
Total Designs:
80+ Solo Designs - more than anyone living today
30+ Co-Designs & Consultations
Design Distinctions:
Courses Ranked #1 & #2 by Player Reviews in 2012 out of 5,000 worldwide (dgcoursereview.com)
13 Solo Designs for PDGA National & World Championship
Designer of the first Tournament Level Course in a 550+Acre Multi-Use Business Park
Head of Course Design at IDGC
35+ Articles published on disc golf course design in the PDGA Magazine and other major disc golf publications
Owned and operated 5 Private Championship level courses
Tournament Director & Producer:
200+ Disc Golf Tournaments Directed
30+ World & National Championships Directed
Creator of WBDGW (an international event)
Creator of PDGA Amateur and Professional World Doubles Championships
Creator of Texas Team Championships
Director of World Disc Golf Championships
Director of World Junior/Collegiate Overall Championships
Creator of Circular Skies Over Texas Tour
Positions & Achievements:
Commissioner (PDGA Board), Professional Disc Golf Association
Elected to Disc Golf Hall of Fame
Emcee of National Frisbee Festival, World Freestyle Championships, US Open
Star of "Learn To Play Disc Golf" videotape
Two-Time World Champion, Freestyle
Co-host of PDGA World Championships videotape/DVD
Narrator for PDGA National Tour DVD
Played in over 100 tournaments in disc sports
Current Positions:
Co-founder, Circular Productions, LLC
Co-founder, HouckDesign
Co-founder, Millennium Golf Discs
President, Disc Golf Foundation
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