Eastern Park Disc Golf Event

Eastern Park Disc Golf Event
November 11th 2007, will see Eastern Park host Geelong's first Disc Golf event. Come along with your family and friends and enjoy an action packed day filled with heaps of games, prizes and giveaways. Stay tuned to find out how you can register for the event and become a member of the Geelong Disc Golf Club.

What is Disc Golf?

Disc Golf is one the fastest growing sports in the world. It’s cheap, fun and easy to play for people of all ages, gender and physical abilities.

The concept of the game is easier to understand when the term Frisbee® Golf is used, but since Frisbee® is a registered trademark, the game is called Disc Golf instead. The game is similar to traditional ball golf.

Players use special Frisbees (Golf Discs) instead of balls and clubs, and throw them at an above ground target instead of a hole in the ground. There are different types of golf discs used for different purposes, much like balls golfers used different clubs.

Golf Discs

Putter (Green), Midrange (Orange) & Driver (White)

The object of the game is to throw a golf disc into the target for ‘par’ or better, i.e., in the lowest number of throws. The target is typically a steel basket over which chains hang, known as a pole hole or basket.

The player begins by ‘driving’ from a designated tee area and continues toward the target, throwing each consecutive shot from the spot where the previous throw has landed. Finally, a successful ‘putt’ sends the disc into the target, and the hole is completed. The combination of challenges to players, including distance, accuracy, wind, trees, shrubbery, water and terrain changes, offer plenty of action and excitement during the course of a game.