disc golf
noun
: a game in which players attempt to toss a plastic disc into each of a succession of basketlike receptacles stationed along a course with the object being to reach each target in as few attempts as possible
Disc golf is similar to regular golf in that it has 18 holes and is played primarily by the same rules. But instead of hitting a ball into a hole in the ground, in disc golf, Frisbees are thrown into metal disc-trapping baskets on stationary poles.
Jean Bryant
Jean Bryantcalled also Frisbee golf
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 64-acre park also has a playground, disc golf, a large fountain and more. Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2022 Play 18 holes of disc golf down to 6,600 feet, then hike down to the bottom. Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022 Par-3 that’s now a disc golf course in his old Rose Park neighborhood, blasting the ball 367 yards in the air, as tracked by a high-tech monitor. The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 For more relaxed outdoor play, a disc golf course is an option, as is the picturesque ride to the summit via the Great Escape Quad. Stacey Lastoe, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 Kyleigh Brunette, from Sheboygan, remembers playing disc golf and video games and going to parks with her father, 32-year-old Jordon Wakefield. Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 Part of a network of world-class running trails stretching from Eugene to neighboring Springfield, Pre’s Trail had three main entrance points, though the most convenient is near the disc golf course at the park’s west end. oregonlive, 18 July 2022 Last year's event hosted over 30 vehicles that were parked in the shade on the disc golf course at Veterans Park. Michael Eckels, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2022 At John Hunt Park, work is underway on the new Get-A-Way Skatepark, renovation of Kids’ Space and creation of an 18-hole disc golf course. Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 9 July 2022 See More
Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2022 Play 18 holes of disc golf down to 6,600 feet, then hike down to the bottom. Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022 Par-3 that’s now a disc golf course in his old Rose Park neighborhood, blasting the ball 367 yards in the air, as tracked by a high-tech monitor. The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 For more relaxed outdoor play, a disc golf course is an option, as is the picturesque ride to the summit via the Great Escape Quad. Stacey Lastoe, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 Kyleigh Brunette, from Sheboygan, remembers playing disc golf and video games and going to parks with her father, 32-year-old Jordon Wakefield. Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 Part of a network of world-class running trails stretching from Eugene to neighboring Springfield, Pre’s Trail had three main entrance points, though the most convenient is near the disc golf course at the park’s west end. oregonlive, 18 July 2022 Last year's event hosted over 30 vehicles that were parked in the shade on the disc golf course at Veterans Park. Michael Eckels, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2022 At John Hunt Park, work is underway on the new Get-A-Way Skatepark, renovation of Kids’ Space and creation of an 18-hole disc golf course. Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 9 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above