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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. . MORE 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.                 MORE		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). 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 !  MORE		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). MORE
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