PDGA Open Answers: What got you playing for the first time?
Meet the players who discovered their passion for disc golf at an early age. From being dragged to a course by a dad with a love of frisbee to being fueled by competitiveness and a desire to beat out friends, these stories showcase the unique journeys that brought people to the sport. With nods to favorite players like Chris Dickerson and appearances by notable courses like Minnesota's Minnehaha Park, these testimonials highlight the importance of community and camaraderie in the world of disc golf. Hear from enthusiasts who got hooked on the game through friends, family, and even a love of frisbee itself.
Hear from top pros at the PDGA Open about what sparked their passion for disc golf, sharing inspiring first-time stories.
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somebody just dragged me out there one day i wanna go play disc golf and i said okay let's go the first time it was my dad who my dad and i love playing frisbee and he just always said he heard about frisbee golf and he wanted to try it out and it took us months and i'm not sure exactly the first time that he asked like let's go try it and we actually made it out there but my dad and i just were obsessed with playing catch and we just bought a couple discs and had to do the course well i was living with my dad at the time and my brother wedge started playing it and he said i couldn't you know throw as far as him and i just wanted to beat him a friend of mine who played soccer uh said hey i got the sport called disc golf you want to play i said sure i'm competitive let's kind of get after it and the rest was history a few friends of ours in colorado had picked up the sport and we visited them and they were like hey we play disc golf now and come on out i can't really tell you the time but i was really young probably around two years old just a love of frisbee playing ultimate first and the course came into the same park my cousin he kept asking for rides to the chorus and i was like hey i want to try it out i went to the minnesota majestic with people at work and i saw the best women in the world and i decided hey i can do that we were at a local place near where i live for our grandpa and grandma's wedding anniversary and there was a little nine-hole course there and i went out and played with our uncle i started competing about two months after i started playing so just big competitiveness we went back and watched uscgc videos from 2003 2004 and at that point i saw the high level competition like super super hooked it's i mean that's why i'm still playing it today you
