disc golf

noun

: a game in which players attempt to toss a plastic disc into each of a succession of basketlike receptacles stationed along a course with the object being to reach each target in as few attempts as possible

Disc golf is similar to regular golf in that it has 18 holes and is played primarily by the same rules. But instead of hitting a ball into a hole in the ground, in disc golf, Frisbees are thrown into metal disc-trapping baskets on stationary poles.

—Jean Bryant

called also Frisbee golf

Examples of disc golf in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

North Charleston, meanwhile, is home to Wannamaker County Park, which sprawls across 1,015 acres of woodlands and wetlands, with 2.5 miles of nature trails, in addition to a disc golf course, a dog park, and picnic sites. —Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025

Relax by the outdoor fire pits, enjoy the heated swimming pool, or play disc golf on a nine-hole course. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024

Outside of music, there was also the release of the Tragically Hip ABC picture book (Penguin Random House Canada), as well as licensed merch up the ying yang from canoes to Adirondack chairs to disc golf, and lager and cider. —Karen Bliss, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024

Try your luck on the mini golf course or the disc golf course. —Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above