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I first discovered disc golf, also called Frisbee golf, when I was in college. I was never skilled at the sport, but it was fun to play with friends and provided a fair amount of exercise. Although I don’t play as much as I used to it is still a great way to spend an afternoon and there are many disc golf courses across Arkansas.
The rules for disc golf are similar to traditional golf. Players start off at a tee and are attempting to strike a target in as few throws as possible. Each hole has a par and each throw of the disc is a stroke. The goal is to finish the course with the least amount of strokes and, if you are lucky, at or under par. Serious players often carry a bag that holds discs of varying weights and sizes and selecting one is akin to choosing between different golf clubs. Disc golf courses are made of nine or 18 holes.
The history of Disc Golf is little muddy, but many credit a group of elementary school kids from Saskatchewan, Canada with the invention in 1926. The boys’ popular playground game was played with metal lids and called “Tin Lid Golf.” Similarly, the first flying disc toy was created by inventor Walter Frederick Morrison after someone offered him and his wife a quarter for a metal popcorn lid they had been tossing around on Los Angeles beach in 1937. The term “Frisbee” wasn’t popularized until the late 1950s when students at Yale University were given metal pie tins to toss around. The tins came from the local Frisbie Pie Company and the co-founder of Wham-O, the company that had recently purchased the rights to Morrison’s design, remarketed the toy as the Frisbee and sales skyrocketed.
You may be surprised to know that there are well over 100 disc golf courses in Arkansas. Some are private and charge greens fees, but many are free and open to the public. Usually, players will have to provide their own discs and a standard Frisbee will work in a pinch. You can find a course close to you by visiting Disc Golf United and we’ve listed several below.
Craighead Forest Disc Golf – Jonesboro
Forest Park Loop #6
Jonesboro, AR 72401
20 Holes
Public Course – No Fee
Disc Side of Heaven – Jonesboro
3255 Strawfloor Dr.
Jonesboro, AR 72404
(870)336-0347
Private Course – Greens Fees May Apply
Two courses (One beginner and one championship course)
Williams Baptist College Disc Golf – Walnut Ridge
60 West Fulbright Ave.
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
18 Holes
Public Course – No Fee
Harding University – Searcy
Burks Drive
Searcy, AR 72143
18 Holes
Public Course – No Fee
Kerr Station Park – Cabot
1880 Kerr Station Rd
Cabot, AR
18 Holes
Public Course – No Fee
Persimmon Ridge Disc Golf – Greenbrier
1 Fairway Dr.
Greenbrier, AR
(501)765-1215
Website
18 Holes
Private Course – $5 All Day Play
Mossy Bluff – Heber Springs
700 Heber Springs Rd.
Herber Springs, AR
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18 Holes
Private Course – Greens Fees May Apply
Burns Park – North Little Rock
4 Funland Dr.
North Little Rock, AR
Multiple Courses
Public – No Fee
Reservoir Park – Little Rock
8321 Cantrell Rd.
Little Rock, AR
18 Holes
Public – No Fee
Fair Park – Hope
800 S. Mockingbird Ln.
Hope, AR
9 Holes
Public – No Fee
DeGray Lower Lake – Caddo Valley
Lower Dam Pike Rd.
Caddo Valley, AR
18 Holes
Public – No Fee
Old Post Park – Russellville
1500 Lock and Dam Rd.
Russellville, AR
Website
18 Holes
Public – No Fee
Cline Park – Clarksville
Meadow Place and Parkway Dr.
Clarksville, AR
18 Holes
Public – No Fee
North Shore – Fayetteville
1208 E. Lake Fayetteville Rd
Fayetteville, AR
Website
18 Holes
Public – No Fees
Waxhaws Disc Golf – Fayetteville
855 S. Block Ave.
Fayetteville, AR
Website
18 Holes
Private – Greens Fees May Apply
Twin Creeks – Rogers
2300 S. Dixieland
Rogers, AR
18 Holes
Public – No Fee
The Farm – Eureka Springs
1 Blue Heron Lane
Eureka Springs, AR
Website
18 Holes
Private – $10 Fee
Cover photo by Mossy Bluff Disc Golf.
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There are also disc golf courses in Fort Smith (Ben Geren Regional Park) and Alma.
There are also disc golf courses in Fort Smith at Ben Geren Park and in Alma.
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