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Contests, sponsorships, prize money – Frolfing's not for slackers any more

JOSH WINGROVE

From Friday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 9:30 AM EST 07/07/08

You don't get a caddy. A top pro's winnings might total a few hundred bucks. But in disc golf, you can go from the backyard to the big leagues - if you give a toss ...Read the full article

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  1. R E from Vancouver, Canada writes: Much like those who play Ultimate, it sounds like these people also take themselves and their game far too seriously.

    Wasn't this sport "just arriving" about 14 years ago when it was in a Seinfeld episode?
  2. Yourname 2 from Canada writes: I have played for almost 20 years and never once heard the term "frolfing".
  3. Kristian Littmann from Vancouver, Canada writes: I have played disc golf for about 8 years and have heard the term "frolf" used on many occasions, usually as a passing joke when talking to those unitiated in the game.
  4. Kathryn Morrison from Toronto, Canada writes: I was having a picnic at the Island last summer and a frisbee landed on our picnic table. I thought the players were way off course, but it turns out the picnic table was actually in the middle of the course.

    I think it's a very neat sport, but I'm not sure if it's arrived just yet when people are allowed to eat on the green...
  5. John Hamilton from Canada writes: I think this sport needs someone else as a spokesman who has the confidence his mother didn't have when she elected to hyphenate her name. Unless it was done temporarily for this article just because of the second name he was able to use...
  6. Robert Cameron from Calgary, Canada writes: 'Tis a silly thing...Sport, yes. Competitive, yes. Professional? No. Which means it will probably be in the (silly) Olympics soon!
  7. Piet F from Canada writes: Hey Rob - Golf's not in the Olympics either... I don't think anyone playing disc sports (ultimate or disc golf) genuinely wants their sport to be ruined by the commercialisation that is the Olympics anyway.

    Disc's golf's great fun. We were lucky enough to have a course right next to our university campus in Peterborough. The only drag is that chucking a disc into the river compared to hitting a golf ball into the river is a heck of a lot more expensive mistake to make!

    Glad to see disc sports getting some publicity in Toronto. Ultimate and disc golf are huge in Ontario and yet you rarely hear much about them.
  8. Me too and the Gimme Gimmies from Victoria, Canada writes:
    I see some of the skeptisim out there in comment land; for those who have not tried it, just remain seated in front of your computer and crack and another diet cola for breakfast.

    The first time I tried disc golf was the course on Pender Island, Gulf Islands, BC. I was wasn't sure what to make of it. By the thrird hole, I got hooked and love it!! Think golf (but without the expensive equipment and no green fees), and a really good hike through the forest.

    The Pender Island Disc Golf Course is a gem; 18 holes (front and back 9's, and an alternate 9 too) through sections of Garry Oaks, huge Douglas Fir rain forest, and incredible terrain too make for challenging shots.

    If you are staying at a cabin on Pender, make sure you play this amazing course.
  9. WC Dieno from Canada writes: Der you go ......... slagging the discin golf again ....... as a mater of fact I'm one of two silver medal holders for last year's 2007 BC 55 Senior Games doubles competition held in Nanaimo BC. We had a great final they were -22 and we ended up-21 it was a battle royal start to finish. This year the games are in Prince George BC, we are looking forward to it. My buddy and I just returned from a two week odessey to Washington, Orgeon and California playing the game on the left coast, tons of fun. Go learn a new game boomers .......... it's lots of fun.
  10. Easy Writer from Toronto, Canada writes: The best part of disc golf is making up your own courses in urban settings. Its fun to chose a variety of targets as holes, sling over roads, set idiosyncratic rules for each hole and just generally violate the official hierarchy of city space in the name of harmless fun. Sacrilege to the purists and pros I suppose, but good sporting fun among friends.

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