OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME
Disc Golf is played with similar rules to traditional golf with the object being to get a flying disc into an elevated metal basket in as few throws as possible. The player with the lowest total strokes for the entire course wins.
SAFETY
- Always give other park users the right of way
- Never throw when players or park users are within range
- Be aware of your surroundings and environment.
COURSE COURTESY
- Remain quiet and avoid unnecessary
movements while others are throwing. - Stay behind the player who is throwing
until their throw is complete. - Remove your disc from the basket
immediately after completing the hole. - Help new players learn the rules.
- Allow faster groups to play through
when possible. - Pick up trash and keep the park clean
- Do not alter the course and/or vegetation
in any way.
RULES
1. Tee Throws
Each hole begins with a throw from the tee. Tee throws must be completed with at least one foot touching the concrete pad or behind and between the front of tee markers.
2. Lie
The lie is the spot where the player’s previous throw has landed. Either play from behind the disc (in the line of play toward the basket), or a player may mark their lie with a mini disc in order to pick up and throw the same disc again.
3. Throwing Order
The player with the least amount of strokes on the previous hole is the first to tee off on the next hole; equal scores do not change the throwing order. After teeing off, the player whose disc is farthest from the basket always throws first.
4. Fairway Throws
Fairway throws must be made from directly behind the lie. A run-up and normal follow-through, after release, is
allowed, unless the lie is within 10 meters of the basket.
5. Putting
Any shot within 10 meters of the basket requires that the player not move past the lie until the disc is at rest.
6. Completion Of Hole
A disc that comes to rest in the basket or chains constitutes successful completion of that hole.
7. Unplayable Lie
If any disc comes to rest above the ground (such as in a tree) it is considered an unplayable lie (unless it is Out of Bounds, see below). Mark the approximate position on the ground directly underneath the disc with a mini disc and proceed to play from the new lie with no penalty. If you cannot physically play from the lie, you may move your lie away from the basket on the line of play to the closest playable position.
8. Out Of Bounds
Any areas marked on signs or on the course description are Out of Bounds (OB). A disc must be fully off of the playing area to be considered OB. Any shot that goes OB will be played from the approximate position that it went OB; you are allowed to take 1m relief off any OB line (whether or not you are just close or if you did go OB). Any shot that goes OB incurs a 1 stroke penalty added to scoring of the hole. Permanent water hazards and public roads are always out of bounds.