What is Disc Golf?

Disc golf combines one of the world’s great games – golf – with a modern recreational phenomenon – the flying disc. The now well-organized and hugely popular sport began with the simple fun of throwing a piece of plastic. As far back as the 1950s, players throwing at trees, lamp posts, and even garbage cans realized that they were playing a modern version of golf. In the 1960s and 1970s, other major disc sports developed, including Ultimate (which combines discs with of the best elements of soccer and football), Freestyle, and Double Disc Court (a Space Age disc version of tennis). In 1976, Ed Headrick, an executive at Wham-O, patented the first dedicated target for the game: the Disc Pole Hole. He founded the Disc Golf Association and the Professional Disc Golf Association, which he later turned over to the players themselves. For his contributions "Steady" Ed is widely known as the Father of Disc Golf.

The flying disc designer responsible for the technological leap that shaped modern disc golf was David Dunipace. Dunipace invented and patented the modern beveled-edge golf disc and in 1983, founded Innova-Champion Discs. The golf disc he designed went on to make most of the day's courses obsolete. Innova continues to lead the industry in disc design and manufacturing. Today, while retaining his role at Innova, Dave Dunipace is the genius behind the disc designs of Millennium Golf Discs and the company is now run by DiscsUnlimited.

The Growth of Disc Golf

Today the Professional Disc Golf Association is considered the governing body for disc golf, and most clubs and tournaments are associated with or abide by its guidelines.

Approximately 60,000 players have registered with the PDGA. Disc Golf is played in all 50 states and almost 50 countries. Tournaments are growing larger as we attract major sponsors who recognize the health benefits of this sport on childhood obesity, self-esteem, and team building, along with other physical, mental and emotional benefits. It's been called the fastest growing sport in the world due to it's popularity and the number of courses being installed.

Our course design services offer state of the art design that players will want to come back to over and over. They can be beginner friendly and enjoyed by Professional players by installing multiple sets of tees on each hole. But there is so much more that goes into designing the best course on your property.

Our courses at Selah Ranch ranked #1 & #2 at the end of 2012 as voted and reviewed by players from around the country from out of over 5,200 courses worldwide. Courses are now going into business parks, master planned communities, resorts and private ranches and not just park land owned by a city, state or county.