FYI, my oldest daughter, who works for Trulia.com, used the Forum at www.DiscGolfersR.us (http://www.DiscGolfersR.us) to query folks about great disc golf places to live and came up with enough content to post this entry on her company blog (http://www.trulia.com/blog/ruth/2008/10/the_3_best_places_for_di).

Fancy that, the person doing the poll picks their home town as one of the best three places :) Not surprising. Nice exposure piece though. Personally I would've picked Charlotte as one of the top 3 - from a club/course/city standpoint it beats any of the three she mentioned.

FYI, my oldest daughter, who works for Trulia.com, used the Forum at www.DiscGolfersR.us (http://www.DiscGolfersR.us) to query folks about great disc golf places to live and came up with enough content to post this entry on her company blog (http://www.trulia.com/blog/ruth/2008/10/the_3_best_places_for_di).




DFW hands down is where it�s going on as far as tourneys and New courses in a close area! Hey I love Austin it does have some of the best courses in Texas but as far as close in proximity DWF hands down!!!!!!!!!

charlotte, des moines, spotsy

yeah, even though I live in Austin, I assume there are better places disc golf wise (based on quality of courses). But, if one was looking for a good place to live first, with the added attraction of good courses and players, Austin fits the bill.

Des moines definitely beats Austin in proximity to great courses. I assume Charlotte as well. DFW, not a chance. ;)

Tulsa is a nice place, they've also got a well together club.

Fancy that, the person doing the poll picks their home town as one of the best three places :) Not surprising. Nice exposure piece though. Personally I would've picked Charlotte as one of the top 3 - from a club/course/city standpoint it beats any of the three she mentioned.



2nd/3rd or whatever it is now... kinda amazed Charlotte not only didnt get picked but wasn't labeled as a hotspot or whatever the map showed at the end of the article. Even funnier is this is a housing website and we are one of the only markets in the country where the housing market is actually doing well.

oh well... like someone said... good exposure at least

santa cruz and austin. i havent been enuf places to have a third. i know sc only has deLa. thats all thats needed.

Hmmmm. I've seen a few mecca's.

Charlotte, Minneapolis/St Paul, Kansas City, Tulsa, & Des Moines all come to mind when thinking about several quality courses within a decent proximity.

Dallas/FortWorth almost makes the list with it's growing list of *quality* courses....Vets, Z-Boaz, Crowley, Audoban, CedarHill & Rockwall.

As far as quality courses, Spotsy would get my vote as well. Ann Arbor/Detriot is another area with quality golf. I'd imagine with the new courses in KC that would get a vote as well.

Regardless of what you may have heard from some local or traveler, Portland Oregon is not a good place to live or play golf. It rains everyday from Nov 1st to April 30th and the courses are terrible

It rains everyday from Nov 1st to April 30th and the courses are terrible


Courses must be wet and overgrown all the time from all that rain and mowers can't get in there without getting stuck in the mud. :eek:

Actually the rain keeps the grass from really florishing but the evergreens seem to really like it. Half the time the courses are flooded in the winter time and can only be played in a dingy. Lets put it this way we have a series in the MID Valley called OLE, Oregon Liquid Environment!

1) Iowa
2) Central Texas
3) Central California

All three offer dozens if not hundreds of courses within a 4 hour drive.

Proximity to courses is only one factor. Others are the disc golfing community and the tournament scene.

North Carolina has one of the highest numbers of 1000 rated golfers per capita (and per square mile) of any state and it has a PDGA sanctioned event almost every weekend February through December.

We live in central NC and are 45 min or less from 6 PDGA event courses as well as 3 other public courses. - and that is not counting Raleigh or Charlotte areas - both of which are 1 1/2 hrs.

IMHO central NC is the sweet spot.