what state is the best? i am moving this year and would like outsiders perspective on what's out there. HELP!

If you move to the mountains in western NC, you won't be disappointed.

Oregon doesn't seem to be too bad at all...here's a map of the state's courses...
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/misc/oregon_disc_golf.html

TEXAS
1. Most courses------around 131
2. Play all year in warm weather
3. Tournements just about every weekend

Well if you are die hard player and can handle the cold weather come to Wisconsin!!

Don't forget Michigan, Florida, and Colorodo...

No brainer, TEXAS! Espeically if you like to play year round. Hard to pin point a state, cause like Tulsa, OK, Kansas City, Mo and Des Moines, IA have all gotta be on the list, but I will stick with Austin, TX. North Carolina and Florida also though...

I AM NOT INTERESTED IN QUANTITY, QUALITY IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.

Dallas & Austin have both QUALITY & QUANTITY.

Charlotte, it has everything and if not it's in driving distance.

TEXAS!! Without a doubt the best state to live and play. Anywhere within the Texas Triangle( San Antonio, Dallas, Houston) you will find fantastic courses and players. Oh, and we have the best looking women ever!!! :cool:

I'd tell you, but I don't want you coming here & ruining it.

No brainer, TEXAS! Espeically if you like to play year round.



We play year round here as well, even in 20 below temperatures. No wonder so many of us go to the Memorial every year. :D

Charlotte,NC, you can play Winthrop whenever you want

Go to Charlotte NC....trust us...we did what u are doing about a year ago...We searched for a discgolf mecca and found it..CHarlotte is sick..the courses are the best practice grounds anywhere and there is a tourney every weekend in a 4 hour drive. Incredible Stan McDaniel design and a great club...
BTW..Texas having the most courses is great and all...but considering Texas is 9 times the area of North Carolina its not that big a deal...no offense....
And also...the frizzaks moved to NC rated 940 or lower and within a year we were in the 1000 and 998's....Yes...its that good.

I have lived just about all over except the East Coast. So NC could be very nice and I am not very knowledgable about it, but for a good grouping Dallas-Fort Worth Texas is a good place to live for disc golf. You have excellent courses all over Dallas and Fort Worth and then you also can hit Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Norman OK, Tulsa OK, Shreveport LA, Tyler TX, Arkansas, and all over West Texas. Some courses outside of DFW are a drive for a single day event, but for all around tournament play DFW is a great area. As for living, DFW is also nice, but I would prefer Austin, which is several hours south of Dallas. Austin has some very fine courses as well including Wimberly, where the Worlds Doubles and Team Championship are played.

Gonna miss y'all at the YO this year too Frizzies. :)

Well if you are die hard player and can handle the cold weather come to Wisconsin!!

I think he's living in God's country (Disconsin) now.

He wants to move somewhere where going into the rough can lead to a life or death decision. :D Playing up here in shorts, sandals, and skeeter spray isn't dangerous enough.

The grass is only greener over the septic tank.

NC definately. They have a lot of good courses and a lot of good competition..........listen to the Frizzaks, they know what they are takling about, if not Charlotte, Raleigh is a good choice.

If you are interested touring locally/regionally to tournaments and courses within a 3 hour radius and not necessarily in courses within a 20 minute drive, somewhere around Greenville, SC would be ideal. You have:
Within 30 minutes: 3+ very nice courses in the Greenville area
Within 60 minutes: Toccoa & Elberton (very nice) GA, Asheville (when it gets put back in)
Within 90 minutes: all the Charlotte and Columbia courses
Within 2 hours: Hickory, NC, Winthrop, Atlanta
Within 3 hours: Greensboro, Highpoint, Yadkinville NC, Augusta and the International Disc Golf Center, Burlington, NC

And, the weather and cost of living is a plus. Ecomomy is going gangbusters in that region.

I haven't added it to the course directory yet, but Ashe Co Park in the beautiful mountains of Jefferson, NC. is going to be one of the best when it's all said and done. The course designer is none other than, H Duvall. Stan McD instagated a few holes on the front 9 as well.

Think about that!

Some figures on Charlotte, NC---

44 courses within 100 miles. Not included, at a little over 100 miles, are all the great courses and the International Disc Golf center in Augusta, GA.

51 sanctioned tournaments in 2006 in South Carolina or North Carolina (Charlotte is essentially on the border).

Oh yeah, and it's only an hour and a half drive to Charlotte, NC.

NC ROC's!

You may not wanna move to NC. 5 of the top 30 players in the world live here. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

And also...the frizzaks moved to NC rated 940 or lower and within a year we were in the 1000 and 998's....Yes...its that good.



Austin would make a bunch of 1000 & better players, if there weren't so much to do and so many HOT GILRS to disctract you. Seriously you would freak out!!! you can go anywhere and be surrounded :cool:

You're safe in Charlotte though - 4 of the 5 of those live in the Raleigh Area.

Careful though - Charlotte has 5 of the 30 worst players in the world. :eek: :p

I too would like to move for various carrer and personal style issues, BUT I CAN'T because MICHIGAN DISC GOLFING IS SO SICK. In general our courses are a great combination of having alot of trees and being tight, yet still very long for the most part.

I live in Royal Oak, just north of Detroit and here are my options (in no particular order).

"Park Name" (Disctance from my house)- Description

"Starr (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=418) / Wagner (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=419) Parks" (5min)- 2 Small 18 Hole city courses but this is where I got my start and still good spots for leagues and practicing pitching/putting (or just putting).

"Addison Oaks (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=432)" (50min)- This is the course I chose as my 'home course' this year. Very tight lines since the course was renovated a couple of years ago. The lack of casuals keeps the trees from getting thinned out and leaves a beautifully clean course.

"Stoney Creek Metropark (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=417)" (45min)- Very challenging 24 Hole course that is crusher friendly including a 1000 footer for the last hole. Still plenty tight to require a complete game to achieve an under-par score.

"Riverbends (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=416)" (35min)- Originally the home course of famed world chanpion Ron Russell where he shot his legendary -17 out of 18 holes on the original layout. BTW, there were not many easy deuces. This 24 hole course is a little righty dominant but still one of the most popular locations for cash games and tournaments. The course was renamed to the "Gale Vaughn Memorial Disc Golf Course" in honor of one of the great players in the area that we lost to cancer. :( :mad:

I will skip the short courses and head toward my west now:
"Cass Benton (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=440)" (25min)- This 18 holer was installed for the 2000 worlds and instantly became a local favorite. A nice mix of long and short holes with a couple of really cool elevation shots. Those that played it in the 2000 Worlds probably still have nightmares of the 2 disc wide fairways, but excessive causual play has opened up the woods quite a bit. Ironically my scores have only marginally improved since.

"Kennsington Metropark (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=414)" (40min)- Yet another technical yet somewhat lengthy 24 hole course. This course was built on high ground and really handles water and snow well. A tornado could run through there and it would still be dry the next day.

"Hudson Mills Original (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=407) and Monster (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=408) Courses" (55min)- We refer to this as our 'Country Club' as it is the disc golf facility that most closely resembles a private ball golf course. You can blow off some steem on the 'Rego' after the Monster hands you your *****! Always perfectly manicured while maintaining water on the course, benchs on almost all 48 holes, a snack bar, and scorecards and pencils that are regularly stocked. Hudson Mills is the home of the DGLO, the only NT event in Michigan.

These are just some of the close ones. If I expand my travels to a 2 Hour radius, there is at least another 20 really really good courses to play. I LOVE playing on the west side of Michigan and I make a point to play as many tournies out there as I can. In addition to the courses themselves, we enjoy an abundance of tournies every year. In fact I think our local Geoff Bennet (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/playerstats.php?PDGANum=24962&year=2006) may break the record this year for number of tournies played in 1 year, both sanctioned and not!

Sorry if I bragged too much, but as a golfer, I'm not sure I could live anywhere else...

I hate it when GILRS start distracting me. I'm glad that most of them, whatever they are, live in Texas.

No one in NC is going to defend their women!!! Hmmmmmmmm.........

Oh, I thought GILRS was shorthand for those lizards, gila monsters or something...

what state is the best? i am moving this year and would like outsiders perspective on what's out there. HELP!

the state of Zen. the best part is that it is everywhere, so you cant miss regardless of where you hang your hat

MICHIGAN DISC GOLFING IS SO SICK, I'm not sure I could live anywhere else...



Preach on Bee, you hit the nail on the head bro and you didn't even mention Flip City:cool:

what state is the best? i am moving this year and would like outsiders perspective on what's out there. HELP!



NorCal.... www.norcalseries.com (http://www.norcalseries.com)

The "Toughest" competition in the WORLD

From there its a "Short" jaunt to SoCal & Oregon events :D

DFW metroplex is the place to be.....
Austin is nice but there is no local scene. Here is the rundown in DFW.
Monday night : Go practice
Tuesday night : Crowley Mini
Wednesday night : Veterans Mini. or Bear Creek
Thursday night : Z-Boaz mini or putt night
Friday : go practice
Saturday : Morning - Crowley, Fritz park
afternoon: Lake Lewisville or Cedar hill
Sunday : Morning - Veterans park
afternoon - Long tee's from the mighty z. followed by drunken dub's or Dubs @ bear creek

There is also more going on in dallas, I believe ron sillman is running a mini @ Mckinney on sundays. The rest of dallas disc golf, who knows, those guys never come to this side of town.....

WHere else can you live and have a mini to play 5 days a week, on courses that are within 30 minutes of each other!

TEXAS DISC GOLF ROCKS

Texas hands down!

-The most courses
-The most John Houck designed courses
-Play year round (and for you northern folk, playing disc golf in sub zero weather is NOT appealing)
-The best night life (see Austin freakin Texas)
-The hottest women (they're everywhere, hell I found my girl at Pease Park playing solo!!!!!)

The other top cotenders: NC for the natural beauty and Minnesota (see Koposia and Highland Park...in the Summer /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif!)

You're safe in Charlotte though - 4 of the 5 of those live in the Raleigh Area.

Careful though - Charlotte has 5 of the 30 worst players in the world. :eek: :p


thanks alot mp3 :mad:vote of confidence there ;) but my game has gotten better in the last 2 and half years or so since I've been here.

BTW : living in funky town you are going to be close to these courses

The mighty Z-Boaz
Veterans Park
Cedar Hill
Lake Lewisville Park
Bear Creek
Both Carrollton courses
PeePee ( oops B.B. ) Owens
Audobahn Park
FRITZ PARK ( classic )
Weatheford ( up and coming )
and many many more!
Crowley ( soon to be one of the nicest parks in DFW)
And possibly some of the best disc golf you have ever played ( currently in the works ) that I am not @ liberty to discuss.

what state is the best? i am moving this year and would like outsiders perspective on what's out there. HELP!

Seeing that you are from Sconny, and I have played 19 Wisconsin courses(not a bad one inda bunch) I would have to recommend North Carolina....Raleigh or CharloTTe area....Raleigh if you want the BEST overall competition and CharloTTe if you wnat the best Overall Courses. Even though there are more courses within an hour of Raleigh than most places in the US.

Good choosing to ya.

Why move to a place where the likes of RumJugs can take your money. Be smart like a ZZ and move somewhere where you can take their money!

Why move to a place where the likes of RumJugs can take your money. Be smart like a ZZ and move somewhere where you can take their money!

TTrue but at least TThe ZZ weren't scared to come to this part of the state and compete../.. ;) :eek: :D

Come to ft worth, so we can take your money!

austin texas

Somehow having you TTake my money all the time doesn't seem like competition.

I'll be in TX one week from today. Houston to be exact. Plan to play a round somewhere Thursday pm and Friday pm - 4ish both days. No personal chopper service for me so Austin & Ft Worth will have to be glo golf :)

I'll be in TX one week from today. Houston to be exact. Plan to play a round somewhere Thursday pm and Friday pm - 4ish both days. No personal chopper service for me so Austin & Ft Worth will have to be glo golf :)



Tom Bass(2 courses), Spring Valley, and Oak meadows would be the best ones to try and play. They aren't great courses but the are good ones.

North Carolina!

Without a doubt it should be in North Carolina. Charlotte or Raleigh preferrably, but anywhere will do.

MICHIGAN DISC GOLFING IS SO SICK, I'm not sure I could live anywhere else...



Preach on Bee, you hit the nail on the head bro and you didn't even mention Flip City:cool:



What about the west side? From Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek to Three Rivers there are a least a dozen good courses, at least 6 great ones (Oshtemo, Robert Morris, Kimball Pines, Begg Park, Brewer Park, Meyer-Broadway Park).

I moved to Florida though, because right now it is 75 degrees outside here in Clearwater, and in Kalamazoo it is 29 (feels like 23 :o:( :mad:). Enough said.

thanks everyone. the more feedback the merrier. now i just need to find a law school i can get into in north carolina. texas sounds awesome but that is george bush country :(

michigan golf is just like wisconsin golf, COLD!!! but still sweet, long live the Toboggan Run

seriously though...5 of 30 isnt to shabby....however...that number will go up shortly....the up and coming talent in NC is sick...do not...i repeat..do not expect to cash in NC unless you play great golf....some of the best golfers that try to come to NC find it a struggle just to cash...if you dont believe me look up the NC A tiers....ZZ left a piece of our hearts in North Carolina....

thanks everyone. the more feedback the merrier. now i just need to find a law school i can get into in north carolina. texas sounds awesome but that is george bush country :(



Texas offers a choice. While the majority of Texas is red, Austin is very blue.

UNC's law school is awesome.

Seriously, North Carolina is the place to be. You can hear all you want about how good this course is or how good that course is, and to be honest, unless you move to Charlotte, the courses are not going to be anything special. However, the style of courses in this area make you a better golfer.

if you come here Charlotte is only 2 hours away

thanks everyone. the more feedback the merrier. now i just need to find a law school i can get into in north carolina. texas sounds awesome but that is george bush country :(



Come to Texas, we need more liberals here. Even in Houston there are enclaves that are reasonably interesting, i.e. not too conservative. Also, we have KPFT, a Pacifica Radio station.

Dallas & Austin have both QUALITY & QUANTITY.



So does Houston, although I will admit that we still lag behind Austin and Dallas... Did I really say that? :D On the other hand we are active and growing and have the only NT in the State!

on Texas golf: is there any truth in the rumor that Austin is putting in a bid for the 2009 am worlds? I heard that the five courses at Circle C, Twin Parks, and Circle R would be used.

I plan on completing my engineering degree that year and would love to move back there and it'd sure be fun to have a worlds waiting for me :cool:

I've played over 150 different disc golf courses all over the United States and Canada, and a case has to be made for my home state of Pennsylvania.

Here's a sampling of the world class disc golf courses, most of which have an abundance of pro par four holes and an occasional pro par five, that can be found in the Keystone state:
<ul type="square"> Moraine State Park, Portersville, PA
Nockamixon State Park, Quakertown, PA
Deer Lakes Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Knob Hill, Warrendale, PA
Little Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, PA
Tyler State Park, Newtown, PA
Tinicum Park, Erwinna, PA
Jordan Creek Park, Whitehall, PA
IUP College Lodge, Indiana, PA
Roland Park, Akron, PA[/list]

how about peoria, illinois?

United States Woman Championship!

How about Minnesota? One of a few states with over 100 courses and 30 within 30 minutes of the interstate loop around the Twin Cities. Home of the ratings, Sundog series (largest league averaging near 80), winter leagues, dgtv and usually a blue state. Moondog is perhaps the toughest league with all play at night thru the winter. U of MN Law School ranked 14th as are U Tex and Duke. Near the largest DG complex in the world in Highbridge, Wisconsin, another state soon to have 100 courses. And according to the latest poll, Minnesota has 2 of the top 5 favorite DBoard posters:
Here (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=607612&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=2&vc=1) :D

I've had the good fortune over the last few years of living in the midst of what are probably the two best areas for disc golf--DFW and NC. As a native Texan, I am more than a little biased, but I have to give a slight nod to the Dallas area courses. Both places have an amazing set of courses and outstanding locals, but I think DFW offers a little more variety.

That being said, I am proud to have been part of the Oak Hollow crew, and NOBODY puts on a better tournament than Super Dave G.

No one is defending Florida, because all of the great Florida golfers are OUT PLAYING RIGHT NOW in weather most states only see 2 or 3 monthes of the year. As far as competition goes, Florida is at the top at all Am and Pro levels. We have 2 Adv. players rated in the 990s (I'm not defending them), which tells you how tough it can be to cash in Open down here. There aren't as many great courses here as some other states, but Fly 18 possibilities are boundless with the 1000s of ball golf courses here. Not only that, but all-time greats like the Champ and JohnE McCray are super accessible and seem to enjoy helping Ams with their game.

Central Florida does have some fine courses---in the Orlando and Tampa areas. Living there is another issue altogether---certainly not to everyone's taste. Not a lot of elevation, however.....except Brooksville, of course.

A lot of opinions here based on what the posters consider the best for a location (courses, competition, night life, even politics). Wonder what Bath Tub_Gin's idea of a great disc golf location are? He's apparently from Wisconsin so presumably knows Wisconsin / Minnesota and is looking for somewhere else; can we surmise something about his climate criteria?

the UT school of law has probably 20 courses within a 30 mi radius!!!! Austin is a great city as well!! :D

the UT school of law has probably 20 courses within a 30 mi radius!!!! Austin is a great city as well!! :D



But it takes an hour to get to any of them.... :)

not anymore with all the new toll roads

seriously though...5 of 30 isnt to shabby....however...that number will go up shortly....the up and coming talent in NC is sick...do not...i repeat..do not expect to cash in NC unless you play great golf....some of the best golfers that try to come to NC find it a struggle just to cash...if you dont believe me look up the NC A tiers....ZZ left a piece of our hearts in North Carolina....



Unless they are from NorCal then they go to NC and WHOOP up!! ie "Charlotte Open" /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

The BEST golf is in NorCal... :D

I'm obviously biased living in the SF Bay Area, but I think there's something to be said for the diversity and natural beauty of courses within a 2-hour driving radius. I'd say it's more a quality than quantity thing, though. From my location in the East Bay, I can get to the following truly spectacular courses in a two-hour drive one way(which is about my max for a day trip):

DeLaveaga - Santa Cruz, CA (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=79) - 27 holes, beautiful, challenging, often cited amongst the best courses in the world. Elevation change on almost every tee shot, requires every technique available to score low. "Fast" greens, lots of risk/reward situations with putting.
Stafford Lake - Novato, CA (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=60) - Scenic, isolated course set in rolling hills alongside the aforementioned lake in Marin. Can play brutally tough, great variety of shots as well as local wildlife. Last time I was there, the first hole was set up in its 453 ft position... oh, and the pin is also 81 vertical feet above the tee. Yikes.
Skyline Wilderness - Napa, CA (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=57) Doesn't have as much diversity of hole lengths as Stafford or DeLa, but can go toe for toe in the natural beauty and technical difficulty aspects. Tons of elevation gains and drops, a dedicated pay-to-play facility as well(which for me personally is a plus, usually.)
Condon Park - Grass Valley, CA (http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_city.php?id=43) Beautiful wooded course, with a stream that is dramatically brought into play on several holes. Design is superb for most of the holes, lots of variety in tee and upshots.

I've also heard great things about, but sadly have not visited yet, the CSUMB courses in Monterey, and Highlands Springs Reservoir in Lakeport, which are also within my 2-hour radius. Several 'very good' but not 'great'(all in my highly inexperienced opinion, of course!) courses are also within range, such as the Ukiah courses, Shady Oaks in Orangevale, Penn Valley, Auburn, and Oak Grove in Stockton.

Now, the only catch for moving to the Bay Area is that you won't be able to purchase a free-standing home unless you make fantastic sums of money or choose to commute 3 hours from a distant community in the central valley. But we do have a few great law schools nearby(Berkeley, Stanford, Davis, etc.).

I live in disc golf hell. Stay away from the Chicago suburbs.

Go to DES MOINES!!!!

I'm not going to try to convince anyone to move to NorCal just for golf, but if you lived anywhere near Sacramento you'd have some great courses to play and the level of competition here is amazing. Golf is played year around. Central Valley Series in the winter and the NorCal series the rest of the time. It's pretty good here.

I gotta be a homer...Take a look at Kansas City. 10 courses right here, including Water Works, Swope, and Blue Valley--2 legends and a legend in the making. Going into KS, Emporia, hours away, 2 great courses at Jones Park. Lawrence, 3 courses with a huge variety of play. Topeka, an hour away, 2 courses again with a lot of variety. Wichita is only 3 or so hours away, Winfield (can you say The Frizz!!!) not much beyond that. Going back into MO, there's Columbia with 3 courses that you wouldn't realize are in the same city, St Louis is only 4 hours away, there are lots of smaller courses all over too. Plus, head north and there's Lamoni IA 2 hours up, Des Moines an hour or so past that, and Omaha and Lincoln further to the west but 3 hours from KC. Straight south, there's Tulsa 4 hours away, OKC a couple of hours past that.

According to the PDGA directory (which admittedly may not be the most accurate mileage guide) there are 200 courses within 252 miles of midtown KC; 300 within 303 miles. 300 miles is pushing it, to get to some of the small towns included in that list, but still.
Other benefits: gas and housing costs are generally below the national average in KC. Great barbeque. Boulevard Beer. Waldo Pizza. NASCAR. The Royals. (um...ok)

Besides, DGWN is published right here too. ;)

Northern Kentucky is fantastic. The Cincinnatti area has around
20 courses and 5 of them are world class. They had a worlds there not to long ago.
Idelwilde is the only course you will ever need.
Good luck on your move

Somehow having you TTake my money all the time doesn't seem like competition.

Dont be a Hater Staniel, you have taken my money on more than one occasion.

how is the seattle, wa area for disc golf as far as course quality and tournaments? i know it rains there a bit much but ignore that if you can. seattle seems like a really nice place to live and disc golf. thanks

Seattle's not bad at all, but if you're considering the Pac Northwest, Portland would probably be your best bet.

Seattle's not bad at all, but if you're considering the Pac Northwest, Portland would probably be your best bet.



LOTS of Disc Golf in the Portland area....
or South of there as well...
toward Corvallis(Oregon State U.)/Eugene(U. of Oregon)....
:D

how is the seattle, wa area for disc golf as far as course quality and tournaments? i know it rains there a bit much but ignore that if you can. seattle seems like a really nice place to live and disc golf. thanks



Seattle has a lot of overcast days in the winter and spring, but the city actually gets less rainfall per year than the East coast of the U.S. It's true - look it up. It rarely rains at all from July through September and is simply gorgeous that time of year.

If you are an advanced/pro golfer, I highly recommend the new course at Sea Tac Park. It features many pro par fours and is very challenging. Any round in the 50s there is superb golf.

I also suggest the the new course at NAD Park in Bremerton. It's a bit of a hike, but worth it.

My course preferences of those that I have played, in order:

1) Sea Tac Park, Sea Tac
2) NAD Park, Bremerton
3) Dalaiwood, Olalla (private course, call first for course availability)
4) Ft. Steilacoom Park, Tacoma, WA (multiple layouts that are very confusing)
5) Riverside Park, Sumner (also with multiple layouts that are very confusing)
6) Lakewood King County Park, Seattle

Full reviews of these courses can be found here: web page (http://www.geocities.com/the_lung/discgolf.htm)

thanks lung, yeah it is true about seattle weather and it never gets belows the 30s-40s range which is great compared to wisco. would you say overall that if you lived there you would be happy about the disc golf scene? thanks again RJ

This is from personal experience. I moved from Michigan to Texas six years ago thinking I would play more. In fact I played more casual golf which hurt my competitive game big time. You begin to take for granted the fact that you can play when ever you want. You have to force your self to take a break to keep that drive alive.

I was playing 20 to 25 events a yaer before I moved. I hvn't played 20-25 events in the last six years that I have been in Texas. I f you are a competitive golfer you need to take the break into consideration. You also have to take into consideration the size of the area you are moving to and where the tournaments are being played.

In Michigan, along with other states like Iowa you can wake up saturday morning and drive to the tournaments with out taking time off for travel. The furthest I have to drive is 90 miles. That's 81 miles to north Detroit, 83 miles to Ann Arbor, and 85 miles to Grand Rapids. Norther Michigan along Lke Michigan is about the same. I also have four very different courses within 35 miles of where I live.

The other thing is do you like a scenic golf course. When I was in Texas I started to miss the tall trees, grass, flowing water, everything that makes a golf couse beautiful. If you don't like the course because of how it looks your game will reflect that.

Good luck in your search!

In my "DG Course Reviews" Group I've posted a list of the 170+ courses that I've played and ranked. I also just posted a list sorted alphabeitcally by State and City. I've played the most in NC, VA, and SC so there are many states I haven't been to yet.

You may do better to determine "What is the best disc golf city?" IMO, some candidates are (in no particular order): Charlotte, Raleigh, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinatti, Austin, Minneapolis, Houston.

You can't go wrong with Charlotte.

I think Highbridge wins with a population of 42 and twice as many baskets, currently at 85 on five courses, and 18 more coming in spring. :D

This is a list of the states that I have played in:
Michigan, Toronto Can, St Thomas Can, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Oaklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, and last but not least B.F.Idaho. Which has two really nice courses. One in Idaho Falls, and one in Pocatello.

I know that there are great course all over this country. I have played over two hundred and fifty courses in the twelve years that I have been playing.

If I had to pick places to live based on where I have been the list would be as follows (in no particular order):

The tri county area of Detroit (the northern subburbs)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Des Moines, Iowa
Austin, Texas
Denver, Colorado (very scenic, good selection from flat and very lush, to very radical terrain changes.)

Look at the number of courses and how long the drive is to them. Then look at how many couses are eighteen hole courses, and how challenging these courses are. You also have to take into consideration how active the local clubs are.

Some more advice, Michigan is very organized and alot of potential for points for the tour player. Austin is another HOT spot for the avid disc golfer. This city's disc golf scene is going nuts. There are eighteen courses inside of a forty to forty five minute drive. With plans already underway on four to five more courses to be added soon. Only three of these are nine hole courses. Circular pruductions is right there forty minutes away, along with Disc Nation's superstore for retail sales and their online business. Moody's disc golf pro shop which is at Pease park in central Austin. Along with five other stores jammed with discs. This town does not lack plastic.

Good luck!

This is a list of the states that I have played in:
Michigan, Toronto Can, St Thomas Can, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Oaklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, and last but not least B.F.Idaho. Which has two really nice courses. One in Idaho Falls, and one in Pocatello.

I know that there are great course all over this country. I have played over two hundred and fifty courses in the twelve years that I have been playing.

If I had to pick places to live based on where I have been the list would be as follows (in no particular order):

The tri county area of Detroit (the northern subburbs)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Des Moines, Iowa
Austin, Texas
Denver, Colorado (very scenic, good selection from flat and very lush, to very radical terrain changes.)

Look at the number of courses and how long the drive is to them. Then look at how many couses are eighteen hole courses, and how challenging these courses are. You also have to take into consideration how active the local clubs are.

Some more advice, Michigan is very organized and alot of potential for points for the tour player. Austin is another HOT spot for the avid disc golfer. This city's disc golf scene is going nuts. There are eighteen courses inside of a forty to forty five minute drive. With plans already underway on four to five more courses to be added soon. Only three of these are nine hole courses. Circular pruductions is right there forty minutes away, along with Disc Nation's superstore for retail sales and their online business. Moody's disc golf pro shop which is at Pease park in central Austin. Along with five other stores jammed with discs. This town does not lack plastic.

Good luck!



WOW !!!!! Nice list !!-!!

Excellent post outlining some great areas to play. I would have to add So. Cal. (LA and San Diego) as a top 5 contender. La Mirada, Morley Field, and Hunting Beach are all outstanding courses, plus the scene out there is very strong as well. The local Austin Paper (Austin Statesman) did a big feature on disc golf a couple of weeks ago. Here's the web page (http://www.austin360.com/recreation/content/recreation/stories/xl/2006/10/12cover.html) if you want to check it out.

Thanks much for the Disc Nation plug. We've been happy to see a lot of out-of-town players coming to the shop straight from the airport to load up on discs and scorecards before playing.

Hello, DFW metroplex..........
Jumping disc golf scene.......
I guess I am slightly biased!
Funkytown is a great place to be for the avid disc golfer.
If only we were organised :(

z-boaz and crowley are nice saginaw sucks,hard to say that it would be one of the top contenders for best disc golf city with only 2 courses.

Slap on your reading glasses....
DFW metroplex ( one big friggin city anyways )
Z-Boaz, Crowley, Lake Lewisville, A-town ( veterans ) , CEDAR HILL , Bear Creek, both Carrollton courses, B.B. Owens , Audobahn , Crawford, Wetheford ( 9 hole ) , Denton ( kind of a fun course ) ,Coppell ( fun in the wind ) , FRITZ PARK ( classic ) , McKinney is coming along ,Allen has some stuff in the works, a few more in Dallas and more to come.

36 courses to play within 100 miles . Not too shabby.
Plus Waco, Tyler, Athens are all just a hop-skip-and a jump away. We forgot Eagle Ranch here in Ft Worth ( a john houck design ) but I am going to let it slide, it is currently 7 holes ( insert oohh's and aahh's here )

Here's a diamond in the rough:

Location: Medina, Ohio 44256

Home of Roscoe Ewing Park, Ohio's first disc golf course intalled in 1976. Home course to 3 former world champions!

Sharon Jenkins- 3 time Women's Pro Master World Champion
Mike Sommerfeld- Men's Advance World Champion
Herschel Jones- Men's Advanced Masters World Champion

Along with the likes of Avery Jenkins, Valerie Jenkins and Leroy Jenkins, i.e., "Team Jenkins" this small city in Ohio cannot be left out as one of the best!

(sorry if I left other great players names out).

I have actually had the pleasure of playing disc golf in Medina. I first played Roscoe's revenge in 1997. The following years I believe they called it the Greater Medina Open. This included a glow round at Roscoe Ewing, and the tournament was held at Allardale (the private land that was donated for the tournament by the Allards). That was an awesome course. I did also enjoy Rosoe Ewing park.

The squatters are back Suida!!!!! What do we do?!?!

Nice to see you're still alive! And just to make this post relevant to the thread, how cold is it in Michigan? Here in ATX, it's 68 degrees :cool:

If it were up to # of courses and weather, there's no place better than Texas.

If it were up to strength of pro players and bad to the bone (quality) courses, there's no place better than NC.

If it were up to # of courses and weather, there's no place better than Texas.

If it were up to strength of pro players and bad to the bone (quality) courses, there's no place better than NC.

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If it were up to # of courses and weather, there's no place better than Texas.

If it were up to strength of pro players and bad to the bone (quality) courses, there's no place better than NC.

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WEST COAST!! /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
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Schweb,

You had an incredible month from 11 Oct - 12 Nov 2006!
A 2nd place at the USDGC followed by 4 straight wins! Incredible!! Nice shooting!!!

I did some checking, I think Schweb's 14 wins this year is the most of any pro men's player.

Thanks Lowe

MaTThew, nope, Cale Leiviska has 15 or 16 this year. He played like 10 -12 more events but he did have more wins this year.

It has been a great last few months, but it still would not have been possible without all the TD's and helpers at all the tournies that I aTTended this year.

if your looking for tunels and tec shots big holes and little WISCONSIN! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

TEXAS
1. Most courses------around 131
2. Play all year in warm weather
3. Tournements just about every weekend



That's all fine and dandy there chap, but you still live in freaking TEXAS.....stay out of CO and off our mtns.

NC

Ontario, Canada Thats a no brainer ;)

****, dude. Sounds like you have a problem with sharing :eek:
[sarcasm on]It's mine! All mine!![sarcasm off]

TEXAS
1. Most courses------around 131
2. Play all year in warm weather
3. Tournements just about every weekend



That's all fine and dandy there chap, but you still live in freaking TEXAS.....stay out of CO and off our mtns.



/msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif Oh boy Colorado........ /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Keep your Mtns...We have REAL snow...
:D

TEXAS
1. Most courses------around 131
2. Play all year in warm weather
3. Tournements just about every weekend



That's all fine and dandy there chap, but you still live in freaking TEXAS.....stay out of CO and off our mtns.



OH IM all over your mtns. :D I was in Crested Butte last month and i will be in Wolf Creek next month. If you need some snowboarding lessons let me know there little buckaroo.