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The first known instance of anyone playing golf with a flying disc occurred in Bladworth, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1926. Akot of prople say it started in the 60's but the website below claims it started in 1926.
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At Princeton University, Albert Einstein stops to admire a disc throw-and-catch game conducted with a round metal can cover. He is quoted as saying "Very beautiful!".
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Yale and Dartmouth students fling pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company as a recreational activity. In 1949, California inventor, Fred Morrison realizes that plastics technology can be used to make a disc shaped flying toy. That year, his first flying disc, the Pipco Flying Saucer, hit the market.
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On the east coast, Bill Robs markets the Space Saucer in college campus bookstores. In 1954 the first "Frisbee Match" was held at Dartmouth College. He then improves his invention with a second disc, the Pluto Platter, with the now famous "Play catch-invent games" engraved on the back. Was disc golf one of these games?
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Rich Knerr and A.K. "Spud" Melin invite Morrison to join WHAM–O.
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1964-1969:George Sappenfield organizes several Frisbee golf events in Southern California.http://www.nrdg.net/history.html
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Wham-o introduces the "Official Pro Model" to be used for sports.
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1967 International Frisbee Association founded by Ed Headrick.
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1968 U.S. Navy spends nearly $400,000 to test Frisbee disc as a vehicle for keeping flares aloft.http://www.frisbeedisc.com/about/history.html
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Flying Disc World becomes the first magazine for disc sports.http://odgc-sc.tripod.com/dghistory.htm
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Dan Roddick wins a Datsun-B-210 at the disc golf portion of the American Flying Disc Open in Rochester, NY. The modern era of disc golf competition begins.
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Jim Palmeri's pivotal work in the early 1970's helped launch disc golf as a competitive sport. His personal sacrifice made possible many marvelous events, including the 1974 American Flying Disc Open and the 1984 PDGA World Championships.
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1974 the First all-dog flying disc competition is held at California State University, Fullerton. http://k9discthrills.com/frisbee_history
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Ed Headrick invents the chain-style disc golf target and organizes the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA).
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1979 Tom Kennedy wins $50,000 in the Disc Gold Tournament in Huntington Beach, CA.http://www.frisbeedisc.com/about/history.html
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1980 Freestyle team called "Coloradicals" redefine Freestyle and won the World Frisbee Disc Championship, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA.http://k9discthrills.com/frisbee_history
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1981 First Senior World Overall Championships exclusively for players over age 35 held in Springfield, MO.http://www.frisbeedisc.com/about/history.html
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Dave Dunipace, past World Distance and Disc Golf Champion, invents and patents the triangle-rimmed disc. This innovation brings the advantage of distance with accuracy to the games of amateurs and professionals alike. As a result, courses begin to get longer and more challenging; the excitement grows.
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First World Flying Disc Congress held in Helsingborg, Sweden with representatives from 19 nations in attendance. 1986 Cub Scouts introduce activity badge for participation in Ultimate.
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1986 Cub Scouts introduce activity badge for participation in Ultimate.http://www.frisbeedisc.com/about/history.html
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1990-2002 Ken Climo of Clearwater, FL wins an unprecedented eleven World Championships, establishing himself as the best disc golfer to have ever lived.http://odgc-
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The first annual World's Biggest Disc Golf Weekend was held at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Created by John Houck, a 2-time World Champion in Freestyle Frisbee and top USA disc golf course designer, the WBDGW has become a continuosly growing international event. Always held on First Weekend in May each year (May 5-6 2012), over 18,000 players in 200 cities from 9 countries are expected to be participating this year!http://www.parkcirclediscgolf.com/disc-golf-history.htm
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Lavone Wolfe establishes the PDGA Hall of Fame. The PDGA begins to chronicle the history of disc golf.
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accepts flying disc sports as a new category for Presidential Sports Award.http://k9discthrills.com/frisbee_history
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1994 Anni Kreml of San Francisco breaks a four–year women’s Distance World Record by hurling a disc 136.31 meters (447.2 feet) on August 20 at the 1994 U.S. Open Flying Disc Championships at Fort Collins, CO.
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Scott Stokely of Ft. Collins, CO. sets the Men’ Distance World Record at 211.32 meters (693.3 feet).http://www.frisbeedisc.com/about/history.html
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Disc golf becomes a featured event and Ultimate becomes a medal sport at the World Games in Akita, Japan.http://www.parkcirclediscgolf.com/disc-golf-history.htm
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The first "Frisbee Club" is formed in Rochester, NY; disc golf played on regular basis.
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The first PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association) tournaments was held in Mobile, AL and Northern New Jersey. The modern era of disc golf competition begins.
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Tigers Woods PGA Tour 10 video game for the Nintendo Wii adds Disc Golf. As a result, many new people of all ages find out about disc golf for the first time. The number of permanent disc golf courses hits 3,000 worldwide. Growth rate in sport of Disc Golf continues at an amazing pace of 15% per year.
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