By Josh Woods and Bill Newman ~
Politics and disc golf simply do not mix.
Like gum and sweaters. Orange juice and toothpaste. McBeth and bogies. Some things just do not go together.
But is that really the case when it comes to the environment? When faced with matters of extreme environmental importance, should disc golfers leave their politics in the parking lot? Continue reading “16 Disc Golf Professionals Make Statements on the Environment”
Results from the 3DiscGolf Survey (Part I)
By Josh Woods, PhD, and Dee Leekha ~
Disc golf has changed a lot over the last twenty years.
Two decades ago, there were 4,776 active members of the PDGA in the United States. Today, there are more than 28,861. Americans played in 329 PDGA sanctioned events in 1998. They will play in no fewer than 2,368 in the coming year, per the PDGA.
In 1998, Scott Stokely broke the World Record for distance with a jaw-dropping throw that carried 693 feet. In 2017, Simon Lizotte parked a 726-foot hole during tournament play, and the World Record is now held by David Wiggins Jr. with a distance that exceeds Stokely’s by nearly 400 feet. Continue reading “The most important problems facing disc golf courses in the United States”
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