PDGA DISC GOLF COURSE DESIGN STANDARDS The following standards should be used as a guideline to both design new and to modify existing disc golf courses. The intent is to maintain a consistent design of the highest quality for all disc golf courses. 1) The course must have a total length, as determined by the sum of the distance from the tee to the hole: 9 Holes: 1500 ft./457.3 m. minimum, 4000 ft./1219.5 m. maximum 18 Holes: 3000 ft./914.6 m. minimum, 7000 ft./2134.1 m. maximum 2) At least one hole per 9 should exceed 300 ft./91.5 m., but none should be less than 90 ft./27.5 m., regardless of terrain. 3) A variety of throws should be encouraged; at least 3 holes per 18 should require a left curve throw and 3 holes per 18 favor a right curve throw. 4) The course should be designed to facilitate tournament play. The following are required for this: a) The fairway of one hole must not cross or overlap the fairway of another hole. b) The tee pad must be placed far enough away from the nearest pole-hole so that no interference will be incurred. c) Fairways should not cross streets that cannot be closed or pedestrian walks that are frequently used. d) Wherever, possible allowances should be made for spectators by separating pole-holes enough to allow crowds to view the game without interfering. 5) Tee signs should indicate the distance of the tee pad to the pole-hole and must show all mandatory dog-legs and out-of-bounds areas. Par shown on tee signs should be for amateur players, and should indicate the direction of the next tee pad from the pole- hole. 6) Tee pads must allow for the safety of the player by having no obstruction near the end of the pad or on either side. The surface must be flat and the transition from pad to soil should be smooth. 7) There may not be more than one mandatory on any single hole. There must not be more than 2 mandataries per 9 holes, and should be discouraged from use whenever the natural terrain provides adequate obstacles. 8) There should be a natural transition from the last hole played to the next tee pad. If possible, tee pads for hole #1 and #10, and holes #9 and #18 should be near the entrance to the course. This is for player convenience. 9) There should always be a preferred flight path to the pole-hole. For information or updates on these standards contact: PDGA (Professioal Disc Golf Assoc.) P.O. Box 240363 Memphis, TN 38124 (901) 323-4849 If you want more info on Disc Golf or courses in your area, call or write: Great Lakes Disc Golf Association 5033 N. Palisades Rd. Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 (414) 964-0112 SAY YES TO DISC GOLF! Please help us spread the word about Disc Golf by uploading this file to your favorite BBS. Thank you kindly! For a Free complimentary copy of CHAIN NEWS, the coolest Disc Golf Club Newsletter in the world, fill out this form and mail it to the address above. We'd like to know what bbs you found us on. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � � � Send me my free issue of CHAIN NEWS � � � � � � NAME___________________________________ � � � � ADDRESS________________________________ � � � � CITY_______________________ ST_____ ZIP________ � � � � BBS________________________ � � � � CITY_______________________ ST_____ � � � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸