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"Steady Ed" Headrick [7] and Dave Dunipace are two inventors and players who greatly impacted how disc golf is played. In 1976 Headrick formalized the rules of the sport, founded the Disc Golf Association (DGA), the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), [8] the Recreational Disc Golf Association (RDGA) and invented the first formal disc golf target [9] with chains and a basket. [10]
Organized disc sports began in the 1970s with promotional efforts from Wham-O and Irwin Toy (Canada). These took the form of national tournaments and Frisbee show tours at universities, fairs and sporting events. Disc sports such as freestyle, double disc court, guts, ultimate and disc golf became this sport's first events.
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, [2] [a] is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target, using rules similar to golf. [ 4 ] The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes, each consisting of a teeing area and target (basket).
Established the first Disc Golf tournaments and a $50,000 landmark Frisbee Disc Golf Tournament in 1979. Donated his trademark “Disc Golf” to the public domain and his life to the sport he loved Photo of some of Ed Headrick's Business Cards showing a snapshot of some of his work history up until his time working at Wham-O.
This is a list of disc golfers. Catrina Allen; Ken Climo (1968 - ) (US)Twelve - time PDGA World Champion [1] James Conrad; Nate Doss; Dave Dunipace; David Feldberg; Holly Finley; Ed Headrick; Sarah Hokom; John Houck; Avery Jenkins; Valarie Jenkins; Stancil Johnson; Jeremy Koling; Simon Lizotte; Nikko Locastro; Paul McBeth; Eric McCabe; Eagle ...
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By the late 1960s and early 1970s, modern flying discs had become a popular pastime in the United States, [3] developing into various disciplines such as double disc court, disc guts, ultimate, disc golf, and disc freestyle. [4] At the time, most disc players were overall players, participating in all the various disciplines.
Sports organizations disestablished in the 1960s (12 C) Recurring sporting events disestablished in the 1960s (11 C) Recurring sporting events established in the 1960s (11 C, 1 P)