Disco.Golf

About

Where it came from

It started the way most honest sports do: somebody was already playing it before it had a name. Years of fast rounds — half exercise, half golf, all clock — until it became obvious that playing fast wasn't practice for the real game. It was a real game, with its own tension: every second saved tempts a stroke, every careful shot spends time. The format was written down in August 2026, the founding round was played at Valley Regional Park in Taylorsville, Utah, and the record book opened the same week.

The Founder

Jon Barney

Founder & OG Disco Golfer · PDGA #333417

Disc golfer for decades, former disc distributor, longtime photographer, and the holder of disco.golf since 2016 — waiting, it turns out, for the sport that finally fit the name. Taylorsville, Utah.

Jon Barney at a disc golf basket, 2006 — 2006 · Already playing it

Jon Barney at sunset with a disc, 2026 — 2026 · Now it has a name

Why my bag stays on

I throw with the bag on. I think it makes me faster over a whole round, because every time it comes off you pay for it twice: once setting it down, and once walking back for it.

You might decide otherwise, and nothing in the rules says you are wrong. Carry it however you like. Just remember that every second you spend dealing with your discs goes straight onto your score.

Talk to Us

Feedback on the site, a question about the rules, a course you think deserves its founding record — all of it welcome.