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1971 Riverside Dr - 481-0808
Disc Golf Mart
has just opened Columbus' first Disc Golf
Pro Shop. The new shop is located at 1971 Riverside Dr.
1 mile south of the course at Griggs Reservoir, between Lane and
5th avenues. They have 1000+ discs on display and plenty of disc golf
related equipment and accessories. You can call the shop at 614-481-0808
for info and current hours, or go to discgolfmart.biz.
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In The Spotlight:
Alum Creek State Park
"The Players Course"
The newest disc golf
course in the Central Ohio Area in located at the Alum Creek State Park.
It is a very scenic site with many beautiful vistas of the reservoir. The
course cuts through dense woods with water in play on several holes.
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PDGA?
The Professional Disc Golf Association
Although playing disc golf for a living was and to some extent still is the dream of many accomplished golfers, the P.D.G.A. was established in 1975 to foster the atmosphere of quality play associated with the professional athlete. In 1983 Ed Headrick, founder of the PDGA and father of the Disc Sports, turned over control of the organization to the players (renaming his own company the Disc Golf Association).
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The late Steady Ed Headrick PDGA #001 |
The PDGA, much like the PGA
in golf, is the ruling body of the sport. The PDGA maintains and advances the
rules and standards for competitive play. You must become a member to play
in Professional Tournaments and must be a member in good standing to attend the
Professional World Championships. When you join you are assigned an
Offical PDGA number which stays with you for as long as you kept it current.
Ed Headrick was thus #001 and numbers currently being assigned for new members
are in the six digits !
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820 Feet?
This is the current World Distance record for the flying sport disc. This was set in California April 26, 2002 by Swedish born Christian Sandstrom of Team Innova. The disc used was a 172 gram Innova Valkyrie in the standard DX plastic. The previous record of 712' was beaten several times that same day, Sandstrom's being the longest! MORE
Flying Discs
A Brief History
In 1871, in the wake of the Civil War, William Russell Frisbie moved from
Bransford, Connecticut, where his father, Russell, had operated a successful
grist mill, to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Hired to manage a new bakery, a branch
of the Olds Baking Company of New Haven, he soon bought it outright and named it
the Frisbie Pie Company (363 Kossuth Street).
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