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

There are thousand-foot-deep canyons, sandstone cliffs, waterfalls, disc golf, and geocaching. —Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025

Yes, but: The Raystown Lake Visitor Center as well as day-use facilities such as beaches, overlooks, picnic pavilions, walking trails, boat launches, disc golf courses and the mountain bike skills park will remain open. —Ryan Deto, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025

Try your luck on the mini golf course or the disc golf course. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025

Headrick himself came up with the idea for disc golf, in which players toss flying discs into metal baskets. —Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above