Frisbee Golf Becoming Popular
By Will Johnson

Deep in the woods of Chapel Hill, students from UNC are playing an uncommon sport.

Instead of using golf balls and clubs, they fly discs on an 18-hole Frisbee golf course located at the outdoor recreation center.

Frisbee golf is similar in structure to ordinary golf rules. Players must throw the disc from tee areas marked with wooden posts. A player wins a hole if he or she hits the metal basket with the fewest number of throws.

Unlike a normal Frisbee, the type used for this golf game is shorter and smaller so it can fly longer distances.

Daniel Andres and some of his close friends frequently play Frisbee golf for its social appeal.

Andres says that Frisbee golf is “a great hobby of mine. I like to get some sun out here, go to the woods, and see some friends. It’s great.”

In order to dodge obstacles such as murky lakes and tall shrubbery, players utilize certain maneuvers to bypass them.

“If I get caught in an obstacle, I use the tomahawk,” says Andres. “The Frisbee can then go between the trees.”

Even though at times it’s easy to lose a Frisbee, the sport is becoming more popular due to its ease of learning how to play.