Well today was a day to remember at A Grand Disc Golf Experience in Columbia, Missouri. Getting to rub elbows with some of the most influential people in the sport (including…
Today was the day I have been waiting to have again for over a month. 106 holes played across seven courses in Iowa and Missouri. Five LONG, tough 18+ hole…
After nearly a month without being able to play disc golf due to a bout with pneumonia and a sinus infection, I finally got back on the road course collecting…
After 28 days, 86 new courses, and nearly 6,500 miles behind the wheel to/from California and Nevada in February and March, I've been laying low the past few weeks. Recovering…
Today was another interesting day, with over 400 miles driven across the entire State of Wyoming. Not a ton of time for disc golf, though I did make sure and…
Every time I am blessed to spend a little time in Utah, I am continually amazed at what a beautiful place it is. The mountains, the rainbow of colors in…
After hearing the jets rumbling across the Nevada desert the past three days while exhibiting at a conference for work, today I was given the very rare opportunity to enjoy…
When a person is out course collecting, you need a lot of things to go right in order to play a lot of courses: Your health. A working vehicle. Time…
When playing Yucaipa Regional Park in Yucaipa, California for the first time a few days ago, I was feeling conflicted. The player in me? I kept thinking to myself: “This…
Now that I am (more) settled in Los Angeles at my aunt and uncle’s place (two of the nicest people one could ever hope to meet and proudly call family),…
Today was a day for milestones, as I became the sixth player in the history of the sport to play at least 1,300 different disc golf courses. It came at…
I got to thinking today, about how cool it is that disc golf is a sport that can be enjoyed just about anywhere, on any terrain. The six courses I…
After enjoying four hours at “the Mothership” (DGA headquarters) on March 6, I headed North to try and play at three camps/campgrounds. Successful on two, politely turned away on the…
Today was a really fun day. Since joining DGA as a part of their Ambassador Team, I have gotten to know several of their various Team members via Facebook. But…
The rain in Northern California held off most of the day today, which allowed me to visit and play one of the oldest of Steady Ed’s course designs that is…
Back on the road again today, playing a few new courses in NorCal after completing some work in Monterey, CA. Started my day in Prewett Park (Antioch, CA) where I…
Today was one of those days where I need to remember that the glass is half full. Started out great, playing Franklin Field in Taft, CA, followed by Buttonwillow Park…
On the road again...just can’t wait to get on the road again... :-) Left the frozen tundra of Southwestern Minnesota today, en route to California for work. Only my discs…
Put in another 477 miles behind the wheel today, driving from Dodge City, KS to Albuquerque, NM, playing four new courses along the way. My favorite stop was at Oklahoma…
I put in 677 miles behind the wheel today, from Albuquerque, NM to Barstow, CA. But not before crossing the final course off my Albuquerque bucket list: Brent Baca Memorial.…
228 more miles driven today, all in Kansas. It took twenty minutes just to scrape the ice off my car windows after breakfast, and the first two rounds I played…
This past Saturday, while heading to St. Peter, Minnesota to watch my oldest daughter compete in a One Act Play competition that would determine whether our school's theater group would…
With blue skies, temperatures above freezing, and my wife and two daughters having plans away from home, I decided that this past Saturday (January 27) would be a day for…
Hello World! Derek Tonn here. Like many of you, I am passionate about the sport of disc golf. But unlike many of you, I have channeled my passion, time and…