Grow-the-sport news from around the country: new course developments in five states; Fairmont, WV donates $1,000 to disc golf tournament; Kankakee league does promotional video; Rifle Camp Park controversy continues; certified forester says disc golf is eco-friendly; disc golf helps wounded soldiers.
June 30, 2017 – New course opens in Sherman, Texas. Read more.
June 29, 2017 – City council in Fairmont, West Virginia gives a $1,000 contribution to the Seth Burton Memorial Disc Golf Tournament. Read more.
June 27, 2017 – A course in Gardendale, Alabama – Magnolia Links – holds its first ever disc golf tournament. Read more.
June 24, 2017 – Boy Scout troop builds new disc golf course at the Bloomington Hills North Park, St. George, Utah. Read more.
June 23, 2017 – Princeton, West Virginia gets a new disc golf course thanks to the hard work of Greg Bishop and members of his Southern West Virginia Disc Golf League. Read more.
June 22, 2017 – City council in Litchfield, Minnesota considers plans for new disc golf course. Read More.
June 20, 2017 – League director Kyle Bullock and Eric Tamez offer video commentary on the Kankakee Area Disc Golf league in Riverfront Park, Illinois. Read more.
June 19, 2017 – Controversy over proposed disc golf course in Rifle Camp Park in Passaic County, NJ continues; certified forester says that disc golf is eco-friendly. Read more.
June 18, 2017 – Disc golf plays role in wounded soldier project in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fort Bragg’s Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB) program offers a wide range of adaptive sports and programs to help soldiers stay active and fit, despite injuries. The WTB recently added disc golf to its offerings, and hopes to see a disc golf course on Fort Bragg soon. Read more.
June 17, 2017 – A disc golf fundraiser in Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa raises money for business development, park improvements and to bring attention to a city’s underutilized spaces. Read more.