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DiscGolfPark arrives to the state of Vermont

DiscGolfPark arrives to the state of Vermont

The first DiscGolfPark in the state of Vermont is coming to the Town of Dover as the Horace Hill DiscGolfPark! Horace Hill is located just off Vermont Route 100 in the center of the village of West Dover. Spanning 53...

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DiscGolfPark: Representing Disc Golf for the First Time at GaLaBau 2024 in Nuremberg

DiscGolfPark: Representing Disc Golf for the First Time at GaLaBau 2024 in Nuremberg

For the first time, the sport of Disc Golf will be represented at the prestigious GaLaBau trade fair in Nuremberg (September 11-14. Room 1, Stand 112), and DiscGolfPark is proud to be the one making it happen! This unique event...

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What makes turf tees the best for disc golf?

What makes turf tees the best for disc golf?

To protect players and the environment as well as to keep visitors coming back, disc golf courses need tee pads. While any well-constructed teeing surface is better than none, we at DiscGolfPark recommend using high quality artificial turf in the...

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A university for the Deaf builds D.C.’s first permanent disc golf course

A university for the Deaf builds D.C.’s first permanent disc golf course

Established in 1864, Gallaudet University is the world's only liberal arts university dedicated entirely to education for the Deaf, the hard of hearing, and others who use ASL (American Sign Language). It's located in the heart of Washington, D.C., under...

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Three ingredients for cooking up a winter disc golf destination course

Three ingredients for cooking up a winter disc golf destination course

We've talked before about what makes a place ideal for disc golf tourism, but here we focus on a special niche: Destinations that can be havens for players hoping to escape cold and snow. Though there are plenty of disc...

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Frisbee Meets Golf: DiscGolfPark at FSB Trade Fair 2023 in Cologne, Germany

Frisbee Meets Golf: DiscGolfPark at FSB Trade Fair 2023 in Cologne, Germany

In the rapidly growing world of leisure and sports, there is an emerging sport that is capturing the attention of cities, municipalities, communities, leisure facilities, and private organizations. Disc Golf, one of the rising sports of our time, is winning...

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Why Your Disc Golf Course Needs Tee Pads

Why Your Disc Golf Course Needs Tee Pads

The simplicity of building disc golf courses is a big part of their appeal. For instance, when experienced disc golf course designers work in fairly open areas of city parks, it's easy to design courses that require virtually no new...

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Central Europeans want more disc golf – DiscGolfPark commits to helping them get it

Central Europeans want more disc golf – DiscGolfPark commits to helping them get it

Across Northern Europe, access to disc golf is a given almost anywhere you live. All of the top five countries in disc golf courses per capita are in that part of the world. Thanks to the wide availability of courses...

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Course building 101 by Benjamin Smith

Course building 101 by Benjamin Smith

Over the last few years I have been pleasantly surprised to find out that I have a natural ability to build quality disc golf courses. It has been something I have worked on for nearly 2 decades and I am...

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Why Toronto golf courses welcome winter disc golf

Why Toronto golf courses welcome winter disc golf

It was late in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was at its height, and winter was quickly descending on Toronto, Canada, and its nearly three million residents. To keep spirits up and infection rates down in the months ahead, city leaders...

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How to build a disc golf course: 3 important don’ts

How to build a disc golf course: 3 important don’ts

Welcome to the counterpart to our article "How to build a disc golf course: 3 important dos." Here we continue our look at guidelines for planning great disc golf courses. This time, though, we focus on some of the things...

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Longyearbyen — the world’s northernmost disc golf course

Longyearbyen — the world’s northernmost disc golf course

Playing disc golf at the world's northernmost course in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, has lots of advantages. If you catch just the right conditions in the winter, you could strap on a headlamp and play under the Northern Lights. During some summer...

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6 pro tips on building your town’s first disc golf course

6 pro tips on building your town’s first disc golf course

So you’ve just heard about disc golf and think a course could really benefit your community. Maybe you want to offer locals a new possibility for healthy, outdoor recreation or believe that a course can help your area attract tourists...

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Want more tourists? 3 signs disc golf is your perfect answer

Want more tourists? 3 signs disc golf is your perfect answer

Disc golfers, like dedicated hikers or cyclists, often base travel around their favorite hobby. However, very few places have taken deliberate steps to attract disc golf tourists. Is your community in a prime position to benefit from this currently low...

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Case: Åland Islands

Case: Åland Islands

In early 2020, the Åland Islands – an autonomous region of Finland with just under 30,000 residents – made a decision: They would become the world's most attractive destination for disc golf tourists. Situated in the Baltic Sea between Sweden...

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