Disc golf

Disc Golf A spin on a classic sport

BY MOSS BRENNAN

Many people know and love the sport of golf. Playing on a nice green outside on a beautiful High Country day with a group of good friends.

But fewer know the sport of disc golf, which is starting to find a strong foothold in the High Country.

Disc golf — an outdoor sport for those of all ages — is played much like regular golf, but instead of golf balls and golf clubs, players use a specialized disc. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, a golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target, which is the hole — just like golf. The most common “hole” is an elevated metal basket.

Like golf, as a player progresses down the fairway, they must make each consecutive throw from the spot where the previous throw landed. To end the hole, a golfer must land their disc in the metal basket — just like a golfer must land their golf ball in the hole. Scoring is just like golf — a player wants to get their disc into the hole in as few throws as possible.

The discs, according to the PDGA,

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For more information in disc golf and its rules, visit Professional Disc Golf Association at www.pdga.com.

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Evan Smith takes a shot at disc golf in Ashe County. FILE PHOTO

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