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| '''Disc golf''' (also known as '''frisbee golf''') is a [[sport]] in which the player tries to throw a small plastic disc into a metal basket in the least amount of throws possible. The rules of the game are similar to that of traditional [[golf]], played with clubs and balls. Most of the disc golf courses in the [[United States]] are located in public [[park]]s and are free to play. According to the [[Professional Disc Golf Association]] (PDGA), the disc golf is "designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, male and female, regardless of economic status."<ref>http://www.pdga.com/information.php</ref> | | '''JOE LOUIS''' |
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| ==History==
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| The game of disc golf emerged after the invention of the [[Frisbee]] by [["Steady" Ed Headrick]] in 1964. Early courses, called "object courses", began to pop up around the country using pre-existing objects such as lampposts, fire hydrants, and telephone poles as targets. The formalization of the game came when [["Steady" Ed Headrick]] in 1975 when he created the first Disc Pole Hole, which consisted of 10 chains hanging over an open basket. The first permanent course was installed in Oak Grove Park, [[Pasadena]], [[California]] the same year. Headrick also created the Professional Disc Golf Association in 1975, which he turned over control to the players in 1983, and it is still the governing body of the sport today.<ref>http://www.discgolfassoc.com/patents.html</ref>
| | Upon his return to Britain and [[France]], Paine found himself accepted in radical circles. On July 14, 1789, the [[French Revolution]] began, and he was invited to [[Paris]] by the [[Marquis de Lafayette]], who had also fought in the American Revolution. The Revolution was successful and the absolute monarchy was overthrown. This fueled fears in Britain that a similar revolution might threaten the government, and led to [[Edmund Burke]], a [[conservative]] member of Parliament, to write ''Reflections on the Revolution in France'' which celebrated the British political structure while denouncing the revolutionary movement. Paine was outraged by Burke's writings, and this led him to pen ''Rights of Man'' which debuted in February of 1791. |
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| The sport has experienced tremendous growth since its inception. In 1985, the [[World Flying Disc Federation]] helped internationalize the sport by holding the first World Championships outside of the United States in [[Helsinki]], [[Sweden]].
| | ''Rights of Man'' shared many of the arguments previously outlined in ''Common Sense''. Paine went on to credit the ideas of the American Revolution, such as the natural rights of citizens, the end of hereditary monarchy, constitutionally limited governments, and that rulers were servants of their people, as influencing the French Revolution. Paine was optimistic that these ideas would rapidly spread and reform the governments of Europe to [[republicanism]]. |
| In 2001, disc golf made it's debut at the [[World Games]] in [[Akita]], [[Japan]].<ref>http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,1044-166343-183561-18054-62405-custom-item,00.html</ref> Today, in the United States alone, there are over 2,000 courses.<ref>http://www.pdga.com/course/courses_by_state.php?admin=&SearchZip=&SearchCity=&SearchState=&SearchCountry=UNITED+STATES&Search=Search</ref>
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| ==Gameplay and Rules==
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| A round of disc golf is played in a similar manner to that of a traditional round of golf. Each course will have 9 to 18 holes, with each hole containing a tee area, where you start, and a basket, where you finish. Each hole has a designated [[par]] value, which is typically 3. On a typical par 3 hole, the player will first throw, or drive, from the tee area into the [[fairway]], followed by an approach shot, and finally a putt. As a player progresses through the course, they must remain behind where the disc has landed while throwing their next shot. The hole is finished when the disc comes to rest within the basket or the chains above it. The goal of the round is to finish the course with the fewest amount of shots possible.
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://www.pdga.com/index.php Professional Disc Golf Association Homepage]
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| *[http://www.pdga.com/select_all_rules.php PDGA Rule Book]
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| *[http://www.discgolfassoc.com/ The Disc Golf Association]
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| *[http://www.innovadiscs.com/aboutus.html INNOVA History of Disc Golf timeline]
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COTTON MATHER
JOE LOUIS
THOMAS PAINE - FINISH ARTICLE
Upon his return to Britain and France, Paine found himself accepted in radical circles. On July 14, 1789, the French Revolution began, and he was invited to Paris by the Marquis de Lafayette, who had also fought in the American Revolution. The Revolution was successful and the absolute monarchy was overthrown. This fueled fears in Britain that a similar revolution might threaten the government, and led to Edmund Burke, a conservative member of Parliament, to write Reflections on the Revolution in France which celebrated the British political structure while denouncing the revolutionary movement. Paine was outraged by Burke's writings, and this led him to pen Rights of Man which debuted in February of 1791.
Rights of Man shared many of the arguments previously outlined in Common Sense. Paine went on to credit the ideas of the American Revolution, such as the natural rights of citizens, the end of hereditary monarchy, constitutionally limited governments, and that rulers were servants of their people, as influencing the French Revolution. Paine was optimistic that these ideas would rapidly spread and reform the governments of Europe to republicanism.