Disc Golf Continuing to Expand Its Local Popularity
A look at the local background and history of the rapidly growing phenomenon of disc golf around St. Louis.
A man with a friend and a Frisbee will play catch. A man with just a Frisbee, however, plays disc golf. With roots that trace back to any number of America’s backyards or church parking lots—whoever first thought it might be challenging to throw something at a tree or a stop sign—disc golf found its origins sometime shortly after the advent of the familiar plastic disc and has never looked back. Literally a quiet spread, with most noise kept to the occasional sound of plastic hitting one of the chain basket “holes,” the once steady growth of disc golf has seen a continuing rise of players in the past decade. The sport is now exceptionally strong across the nation and is now stretching out to a worldwide community. Since its first …
