Disc Golf

You may be surprised by the number of disc golf courses in Alabama. There are 15 cities in Alabama listed in current course directories, with some of them featuring multiple courses. In all, there are 28 courses around the state to choose from. Check out this link to find the one nearest you:

http://www.pdga.com/courses-by-state?SearchZip=&SearchCity=&SearchState=Alabama&SearchCountry=UNITED+STATES&Search=Search

Mountain High Outfitters currently has locations in Birmingham and Huntsville. Both of these cities have very active disc golf organizations. Each offers a way to learn more about local courses, find other players or enter tournaments. Here are the links for those organizations:

Birmingham- http://www.discgolfbirmingham.com/

Huntsville- http://www.hsvdiscgolf.com/

Three of the colleges in Alabama have very accomplished disc golf teams. At the 2009 Collegiate Disc Golf Championship held in April in South Carolina, the University of Alabama- Huntsville (3^rd), the University of Alabama (4^th) and the University of Alabama-Birmingham (10^th) all finished in the top 10. Alabama-Huntsville had two players place in the top five of the individual standings. http://ncdgu.com/

Iif you are interested in disc golf but have never played, here is a link that offers a good introduction to the sport:

http://www.pdga.com/introduction

Mountain High Outfitters carries Disc Golf discs from Innova and Discraft, bags, portable goals, clothing and footwear.