Here’s 6 disc golf courses to check out across Greater Columbus

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, 2022-08-06 05:01:15,

For those who enjoy being outside throwing a Frisbee, Saturday could be the perfect excuse to get out on a disc golf course — it’s National Disc Golf Day!

The day is celebrated in August to honor the American Flying Disc Open, the first nationwide event for disc golf fans that was held August 4-5, 1974.

National Disc Golf Day was created in 2016 by Minnesota Professional Disc Golf Association State Coordinator Jason Wilder and Sara Nicholson, cofounder of Throw Pink, a nonprofit that hosts disc golf events nationwide with the mission of encouraging women and girls to become more physically active while supporting the fight to end breast cancer.

Disc golf is played much like golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, players use a flying disc, according to the website for the Professional Disc Golf Association.

The sport was formalized in the 1970s and shares with golf the object of completing each hole in the fewest strokes or, in the case of disc golf, the fewest throws. A disc is thrown from a tee area to the hole, which usually is an elevated metal basket.

Whether you’re a veteran who has played the game hundreds of times or someone who is interested in trying it for the first time, here are six disc golf courses across the Greater Columbus to try.

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Brent Hambrick Memorial Disc Golf Course

Located inside Hoover Reservoir Park at 4151 Central College Road, Brent Hambrick Memorial is a free, full-length, 27-hole championship course with a mix of wooded and open areas. The Westerville course features large concrete tee pads with double tee and pin placements on several holes, according to the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.

Blendon Woods Disc Golf Course

Located inside Blendon Woods Metro Park at 4265 E. Dublin Granville Road, the Westerville disc golf course was installed in 1985 after moving from Highbanks Metro Park, according to the course’s website. Appealing to both beginners and advanced players, the free course has 18 holes, with several concrete tee pads, deluxe tee signs and a large warm-up area featuring three baskets.