Disc Golf in the News

[briangraham]

A very nice piece from the Bay area:

http://fsnbayarea.com/index.jsp?bcpi...tid=1369766886

Regards,
Brian Graham
PDGA Executive Director

[toohigh]

Thanks for posting this Brian. Great interviews from Jim, Jim and Kevin.

[m_conners]

Here is a good interview that was aired this morning at 6am. It was a remote interview between Wayne Forest and a local media personality. I thought it was pretty cool.

Check it out: Link to ice bowl interview

[MTL21676]

The PDA?!?!?

[rollinghedge]

offensive material removed

[sandalman]

disc golf should be in the news this week when the new mag drops! cant wait!!!

[1000Rateddotcom]

Disc golf was sort of mentioned on ESPN.com recently. You'll see what I mean when you read what it says:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3341570

[gotcha]

Here's a nice article on the Seth Burton Memorial disc golf complex at Morris Park near Fairmont, West Virginia:

http://www.timeswv.com/local/local_story_335223333.html

[stack]

Disc golf was sort of mentioned on ESPN.com recently. You'll see what I mean when you read what it says:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3341570

good response by Woj as well

[billmh]

Well, we made the front page of the Wall Street Journal today (pp. A1, A6). Not certain that it's a particularly affirmative piece. Good luck Austin...

[Vanessa]

The mention in the Wall Street Journal was not positive at all; it noted that Austin TX was requesting $886,000 for a "frisbee golf course" and included a picture of what I think was an old Wham-o Masters frisbee (about 35 years old). The implication was of course that frisbee sports are kind of silly. I'd love to hear the story behind the $886,000 though - that's got to be the most expensive disc golf course ever!

[the_kid]

The mention in the Wall Street Journal was not positive at all; it noted that Austin TX was requesting $886,000 for a "frisbee golf course" and included a picture of what I think was an old Wham-o Masters frisbee (about 35 years old). The implication was of course that frisbee sports are kind of silly. I'd love to hear the story behind the $886,000 though - that's got to be the most expensive disc golf course ever!

The course was supposed to have a big proshop which probably took up a lot of the costs. At least building that would help the contractors, architects, plumbers, electricians, lumber companies, painters, etc.

[munky]

link to newspaper article
http://www.marionstar.com/article/20...has-disc-golf-

[evandmckee]

How about a 15 year old phenom, Kevin Jones, winning the 16th Annual Hell on the Border B tier with 15 salty open players in contention including sponsored players Coda Hatfield, Adam Hunt, Josh Crowl, Donald Ellsworth and Chris Eads

Smart young man with possibilities of college scholarships, he's keeping his am status with $455 worth of merchandise!

here's the local newspaper article:

http://www.swtimes.com/sports/articl...cc4c002e0.html

[pterodactyl]

That is some awesome news. Love it!

[Jeff_LaG]

This story is so incredibly awesome!!!

[brock]

Kamloops Daily News had a nice article on this past weekends ultraglide PDGA event.
congrats to Oregonians Feldberg, King & Sexton !! $$$$$$$$$$$$$

~~Dave holds course records on ALL Houck designed courses? WOW

June 15, 2009

Kamloops – Dave Feldberg was the big winner at the Ultra Glide disc golf championship Sunday, but James MacInnes was the guy wearing the biggest smile.

Feldberg, the defending world champion and the top-ranked player in the world, shot 153 over three rounds to win the men’s open division of the championship, which was held at the two Rose Hill courses on Saturday and Sunday. Feldberg, whose rating is 1,036, the highest in the world, earned $1,200 for his work.

But Feldberg, a native of Delton, Mich., was expecting to do well. MacInnes, a 31-year-old Vancouver native, had only one thing in mind — earning a spot at the U.S. Disc Golf Championship, which is scheduled for October in Rock Hill, S.C.

“That was my only goal,” said MacInnes, who has been a professional since 1995. “I’m not here for cash or to beat (Feldberg). . . . I’m proud of myself that I persevered and got in.”

The spot at the U.S. championship went to the top Canadian, a title MacInnes sealed by a single stroke after shooting 169 over three days. He finished up with a 58 in Sunday’s final round.

“I wasn’t looking for that — the jitters got me a little,” he said. “It was rough, but I stayed composed. I really stuck it out.”

Feldberg was the main draw for the weekend event, which was played on the Rose Hill and Black Rose courses. He held a clinic for amateur players on Friday, and set about dominating the field on Saturday and Sunday.

He liked his chances coming into the tournament, and liked them even more once he saw the length of the two courses. Add in the fact that John Houck designed the Black Rose course, and Feldberg was a lock.

According to Feldberg, he holds the course record on every Houck-designed course.

“The courses really suited me,” said Feldberg, 32. “There were a lot of big power shots . . . the strongest point of my game besides putting is the power side.”

Feldberg, who said his caddy, Robert Mensing, was invaluable, shot 51 in each of the three rounds, two of which were played on the par-59 Black Rose course.

The second round, on the older par-55 Rose Hill course, was played in 70-km/h winds.

“I have some experience in that — I’ve played a lot of tournaments in wind,” Feldberg said. “This year there was a national tournament in Oklahoma, which is about the windiest place in the States. Putting from (five feet), they wouldn’t stay in the bucket.

“To me, it was kind of windy (Saturday), but I felt I was still in control.”

Feldberg had nothing but good things to say about the new Black Rose course and the people who helped build it. He also said that if he were invited back and it fit into his schedule, he would jump at the chance.

“I can’t imagine the work they put in out there — laying those tee pads in the sun,” he said. “It’s a really nice course — they’ve done a good job.”

Nate Sexton of Oregon, who shot 163, was second in the pro division and took $800 back to his home in Oregon. MacInnes earned $500 for third.

Melody King of Oregon won the women’s pro division and earned $730. Hank Stropky of Vancouver won the 40-plus division and $625, and 78-year-old Victory Fedyna of Edmonton won the legends division.

Mark Coupe of Kamloops won the amateur division.

[exczar]

I seriously doubt that is what Dave F. said. He may have said something to the effect that every course where he has set/tied the course record was designed by John Houck, or given the history of journalists' inaccuracies with DG, may have said something completely different.

[keithjohnson]

Front page story about disc golf:

GSSS Event #4 made front page news today in the paper.

http://www.nganews.com/content.aspx?IsH ... =Quickpage

[Chris Hysell]

The reason people play disc golf is not because of the td doing a good job, it's because of the recession.

http://www.wtvr.com/global/video/pop...1=News&h1=Mark On More People Outside

[warwickdan]

a good article about our Warwick (NY) course with news about the weekend's Animalfest PDGA event and a few good photos.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbc...emailAFriend=1

[gotcha]

Johnstown, PA local news story on disc golf and National Get Outdoors Day.

http://www.wjactv.com/video/20078303/index.html

Local disc golf clubs should consider participating in next year's event as it could help bring a lot of exposure to our sport. Click this link for details: http://www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org/

[Jeff_LaG]

Disc golf on ESPN.com!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...cluskey/090819

[pterodactyl]

Awesome!! I was checking out www.espn.com at work today and saw the article.
Sounds like a big step for disc golf.

[rizbee]

Great story about the CSUSM Disc Golf Course on the front page of today's North County Times (North San Diego County):

http://nctimes.com/news/local/san-ma...0c4644b57.html

It's at the top of the front page, two pictures, big headline and it is the feature story on their web page. Good quotes from the university's Director of Campus Recreation, the City's Community Services Director and a student.

[the camera guy]

The Tulsa Ice Bowl...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/arti...8_CUTLIN889741

[shakenbake54]

Disc Golf mentioned on the Yahoo home page under "Suprising Salaries" Starts out....
"Don't laugh" Maybe someone smarter than me can post a link????

[Jeff_LaG]

Originally Posted by shakenbake54

Disc Golf mentioned on the Yahoo home page under "Suprising Salaries" Starts out....
"Don't laugh" Maybe someone smarter than me can post a link????

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slu...ngemoney021411

Disc golf
Don’t laugh. The invention of the flying disc, which was trademarked as a Frisbee in the late 1950s by Wham-O, has spawned all kinds of activities, including football and “ultimate” competitions worldwide. Today there are more than 2,600 courses nationwide, with 11 to 14 percent annual growth. The Professional Disc Golf Association had more than 14,000 active members in 2009, as well as men and women pro players, who are sponsored by equipment companies. In 2010, worldwide tournaments offered nearly $2 million in prize money.

[cwphish]

http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs...=2011106180303

The latest disc golf publicity.

[tkieffer]

Why is this article so slanted towards a single aspect of the suspected criminal's interests and backgrounds? Why is it not incriminating against computer shop owners, IT people, t-shirt makers, techies or so on? Maybe better, why didn't it focus on people who let a 14 year old do activities without supervision and associate with strangers, let alone inappropriately associate in their presence?

"Leatherbury told the court Irwin invited the boy to his Onancock computer store, made T-shirts for the boy and gave him gifts, including disc golf equipment and a laptop computer with a webcam"

IMO, a hack job article that places an improper focus on a single aspect of the incident and shows the writer of having an internal bias of some sort. Why wasn't it a slam on back yard tenters? I hope local disc golf people are writing letters to the editor or paper itself complaining about the article and the way unfairly puts the sport in a bad light.

To be clear, no qualms with you or your post, cwphish. But I think we sometimes need to quit apologizing and stand up against the crap comments based on stereotypes and misperceptions.