{"id":15387,"date":"2011-08-11T15:51:33","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T20:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=15387"},"modified":"2011-08-11T16:20:53","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T21:20:53","slug":"disc-golf-a-sport-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/08\/11\/disc-golf-a-sport-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Disc golf: A sport for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disc golf: A sport for everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n

By K.C. Dermody, Yahoo! Contributor Network<\/p>\n

August 10, 2011<\/p>\n

Disc golf is known for being a laid-back, fun and friendly sport. Politeness
\nwhen playing is a must. It is also a great sport for all types of people,
\nwith a lack of prejudice against females, as well as the deaf, or any person
\nwho wants to play.<\/p>\n

In this week’s Disc Golf Pro World Championships held in Santa Cruz and the
\nMonterey Bay area of California, Nathan Boyes is one of the professionals
\ncompeting in the tournament. Boyes is also the president of the Deaf Disc
\nGolf Association. The association holds its own tournaments, though the deaf
\ncan also participate in the regular championship tournaments as well.<\/p>\n

The deaf competitors who will take part in the PDGA World Championships this
\nweek in central California got there by participating in the Austin,
\nTexas\u2014based Deaf Disc Golf Championships. Justin Ashton won the open
\ndivision, while Boyes placed second.<\/p>\n

Boyes said, “As far as having an opportunity to play Pro Worlds is super
\nawesome, but it means more knowing that the Pro Worlds Committee reached out
\nand held spots for us, and I earned my way in with my play at Deaf
\nNationals, [which] makes it all more valuable. I just hope I represent my
\nDeaf disc golfers well.”<\/p>\n

Ashton held the record for highest rated disc golf player going into
\ncompetition at the Texas tournament, and captured his third title in Austin
\nthis year. Women participate in the Deaf Disc Golf Association Championships
\nas well, and it was Cherie Crick from Maryland who took the honors for the
\nwomen in Austin this year.<\/p>\n

The DDGA has 128 active members currently, with an incredible 70 percent
\nincrease in the last two years. Several of the largest colleges for the
\ndeaf, such as Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., have disc golf
\ncourses on their campus.<\/p>\n

Boyes stated, “Disc golf is taking the Deaf community by storm because those
\nwho are already involved in the sport are good people and good leaders who
\nrecruit new players all the time, sharing their pure love of the game.”<\/p>\n

Nichola Landry is a female deaf competitor who took part in the Beaver State
\nFling in Estacada, Oregon earlier this summer. She took first place honors
\nin the women’s advanced masters division, and had not even planned on
\nattending.<\/p>\n

The world of disc golf is known for its excellent camaraderie, and when
\nLandry could not afford to fund her entry, two of her fellow female
\nteammates came together to make sure she would be able to take part in one
\nof the biggest competitions in disc golf. Landry was shocked at the
\ngenerosity shown to her, and honored her teammates by scoring a victory.<\/p>\n

Good luck to all the competitors in this week’s world championships in
\nCalifornia. May the sport soon be part of the mainstream and televised on
\nESPN.<\/p>\n

The first time K.C. Dermody played disc golf was in the spectacular Black
\nHills of South Dakota. She has since become addicted to the sport, and enjoy
\nplaying in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n

More from this contributor:<\/p>\n

Eric McCabe Champion at disc golf’s Santa Maria Open<\/p>\n

Women in disc golf: Top contenders PDGA World Championships<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/top\/news?slug=ycn-8935327<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Disc golf: A sport for everyone By K.C. Dermody, Yahoo! Contributor Network August 10, 2011 Disc golf is known for being a laid-back, fun and friendly sport. Politeness when playing is a must. It is also a great sport for…<\/p>\n

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