DISC GOLF HAS ITS OWN "FIELD OF DREAMS".(SPORTS)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: March 17, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: TOM STEVENS Special to the\News & Record

The building of a course in east Greensboro is yet another sign of the continued growth of disc golf.

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Brent Mabry stands on the 18th tee, sidesteps twice toward the hole and launches his driver. When the driver finally comes down from its flight some 400 feet later, Mabry is 15 feet from a birdie on the final hole.

This is disc golf, where it is most appropriate to throw your driver, putter, or any other disc toward the hole. Basically, the rules are similar to golf. Instead of using a club to ...

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