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

Rare hammerhead shark nursery discovered in the Galapagos The group was shocked to see the hammerhead on the golf course and alerted the only other people nearby -- disc golf players who were right behind them. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 June 2025

As the owner of the former Tower Ridge Country Club tries to find a new business model that’s sustainable, Simsbury agreed to create special zoning rules that would allow operations ranging from disc golf to ice cream and food trucks. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025

Campers also might run into weekly live music events, or keep themselves entertained with lawn games, disc golf, and peaceful picnicking spots throughout the vineyard. —Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025

Playing the free 18-hole disc golf course is a casual outing. —AFAR Media, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above