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On each hole, competitors use a flying disc or frisbee to ‘tee off’ from the tee area toward the ‘hole’ (typically an elevated metal basket). Disc golfers must then throw from the spot where the previous throw lands. This continues until the disc/frisbee lands in or is ‘putted into’ the basket.

The five-round event featured two disc golf courses in Gibson County: one on the grounds of the Princeton Country Club (PCC) and one at Haubstadt Johnson Township Park (HJTP). The other two courses utilized for the event included Mesker Woods in Evansville and Prides Creek Park in Petersburg. All told, there were 409 entrants for the event.

Due to the number of entrants in the men’s field, not every player competed on the same course each day. The disc golfers completed one round at each…