Disc golf
Disc golf is a sport in which players throw flying discs toward target baskets, completing each hole in as few throws as possible.
Disc golf disc: A flying disc designed for disc golf, with flight characteristics suited to particular throwing distances and styles. Different disc designs affect how players drive, approach, and putt.
Disc golf rules: The regulations governing play, including throwing order, lie, out-of-bounds relief, and penalties. Rules determine where the next throw is made and when strokes are added.
Steady Ed Headrick: An American inventor and promoter who patented the modern Frisbee and helped establish disc golf. Headrick developed and promoted the target-based form that shaped the sport.
Professional Disc Golf Association: The governing organization that sets rules, sanctions events, and maintains player ratings for disc golf. The PDGA standardizes much of organized disc golf competition.
Ultimate (sport): A team sport in which players advance a flying disc by passing it into an end zone. Ultimate uses a disc but replaces individual holes and baskets with team possession and scoring.
Disc golf basket: A target consisting of a central pole, hanging chains, and a lower catching tray. A disc must come to rest in the basket to complete a hole.
Lie (disc golf): The position of a thrown disc from which the player makes the next throw. Each throw establishes a new lie, usually marked by the disc’s resting place.
Frisbee: A flying disc made for recreational throwing, popularized by Wham-O in the mid-20th century. Disc golf developed from recreational games played with flying discs.
Disc golf tournament: An organized competition in which disc golfers play one or more rounds for ranking or prizes. Tournaments apply the sport’s rules and scoring to competitive play.
Disc golf putting game: A practice or recreational game centered on making short disc throws into a target. Putting games isolate one skill rather than requiring a full course round.