News Roundup: New Disc Golf Record + More

July 14, 2010

Every once in a while, we will post a quick roundup of some Disc Golf stories circulating around the web that we find interesting. Here are some links that we’ve put together from stories over the past few weeks:

Donovan Baker Breaks Records for Most Disc Golf Holes in 24 Hours

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Out for a spin : Disc golf soars in popularity
Kenai Peninsula Online
Disc golfer’s best friends: Dutch and Daisy retrieve a disc used for disc golf for their human, Chris Goodrich, on Thursday afternoon.

Disc golfers enjoy ‘laid-back’ sport
Topeka Capital Journal
Disc golf offers players a chance to get exercise as they walk between the 18 baskets, while also using their arm, shoulder and leg muscles. …

Into the Frying Pan
Stockton Record
Disc golf offers year-round fitness, even in rain or snow. Perhaps the greatest attribute of the sport is the expense or the lack of it.

Disc Golf, MMA keeping Ben Askren busy
Columbia Missourian
But Ohio is the location of the Brent Hambrick Memorial Open, a disc golf tournament in Westerville. “I played in the pro division for the first time,”


Hope everyone enjoys reading some of these stories and be sure to check out the video on Donavan – it’s good coverage.

-The AceRunners Team

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3 Responses to “News Roundup: New Disc Golf Record + More”

  1. James on July 14th, 2010 3:33 pm

    Cool story about that Ben guy and also a great video on Donovan’s record.

  2. Edwin on July 15th, 2010 7:10 pm

    sweet site

  3. Donovan on July 17th, 2010 11:38 pm

    Yes, the news guy at Channel 11 was very nice. The really cool thing was when he told me his brother used to play this back in the 70’s when they were kids. So he even knew the old school game too.