Disc Golf Community Rallies Around Missing Course Installation Dates

A project aimed at filling a significant gap in the history of disc golf has been launched by Eric Vandenberg, a member of the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA). As of January 2012, there were 194 courses listed in the PDGA course directory without an installation year noted. This lack of information prompted Eric to take on the task of researching and verifying the dates of when each course was first installed.

To achieve this goal, Eric has been consulting previous course directories, which have helped establish definitive years that the courses existed. However, these dates may not accurately reflect the year the course was made permanent with features such as marked trees, posts, tube-tones, saucers, and baskets. With the help of Cliff Towne, a knowledgeable disc golf player and member of the PDGA, Eric is calling on the community to provide input and verification to update the directory.

Cliff Towne has been the editor of the course directory since 2001, taking over from Steve Hartwell who had taken over from Allen Risley in 1987. The directory relies heavily on contributions from players, installers, and regional coordinators to ensure its accuracy. Despite this, many courses still lack complete entries.

To address this issue, Eric is seeking help from the disc golf community. He encourages anyone with information or knowledge about a course's installation date to come forward and provide verification of earlier dates than those currently listed. The goal is to update the directory with the most accurate dates possible.

One example of how this can be done is by looking at the first California course listed, Twila Reid Park in Anaheim. Although it existed as early as 1982, according to a list compiled by Ed Headrick in that year, Eric suggests that further research could potentially reveal an even earlier installation date. By consulting local records or talking to disc golf legends who may have played on the course during its early years, it is possible to refine the date and provide more accurate information.

Eric would like to extend his gratitude in advance for any assistance provided by the community. He encourages people to get involved and contribute to this project, which will help to create a more comprehensive and accurate history of disc golf courses.

List of courses that need year established information can be found below (original list not included).

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/call-for-information