Driftless in Minnesota – Tonn’s Travels
Surprised. Confused. Excited! A little annoyed? :-) That is how I am feeling tonight, after being completely blindsided and haunted by the thought: "Did I just play the best course…
Surprised. Confused. Excited! A little annoyed? :-) That is how I am feeling tonight, after being completely blindsided and haunted by the thought: "Did I just play the best course…
Team DGA Member Kristine King Kristine "KK" King won the FPO division this past weekend at the Lodi Grape Crush CVS here in Central California! This event was part of…
Today was an absolutely beautiful late Fall day here in Southern Minnesota! The mid-40s for temps, a bright sunny sky, and no snow or ice on the ground. So when…
Team DGA Member Casey Trudeau was out this last weekend at the Sawmills Sling in North Carolina. Casey won the event in Open after an intense playoff! Team DGA Member…
After a very quick 1,550 mile, six-day trip over to Michigan for some meetings with the Disc Golf Foundation board, I made it back to my office in Minnesota for…
Team DGA was represented by Ben Llena this last weekend, and he didn't disappoint. Ben competed at the Eastbound and Down at the International Disc Golf Center and took 6th…
After saying my goodbyes to Paul, Cristina and Mike this morning in Michigan, I began the process of pushing for Chicago. I had a tough decision to make: play a…
Today's course collecting materialized a little slower than I think Cristina, Mike and I had hoped! Plus if I own up to things? I really did NOT play well today.…
Today was such a cool day for me. I got to share the fairways with my friends Cristina Palaganas Carlstrom, Paul Carlstrom, and Mike Harrington as Mike was able to…
Greetings from Grand Blanc, Michigan! After another long day of driving, I finally made it to the home of Paul Carlstrom and Cristina Palaganas Carlstrom, to meet with Cristina and…
After my visit to Lakeview Park in October, it had been nearly two weeks since I last had the opportunity to play any new disc golf courses. But today, I…
Under the periodic guidance of long-time disc golf course designers such as Chuck Kennedy and Steve West, I was able to learn that designing effective holes, effective courses, requires what…
Team DGA Member Matt Bell Matt Bell came out firing on all cylinders with a 1044 rated first round to put him into 2nd place early on at the Farmers…
The end of the season is here and what a ride it was for Team DGA!!! Team DGA Member Kristine "KK" King Kristine "KK" King competed in the 2021 NorCal…
It had been six long, HARD, PAINFUL days (insert violin music here) since I had been able to play any new disc golf courses here in Minnesota. Over one hundred…
We are honored to announce that 2021 Amateur World Champion Ali Smith is joining Team DGA! Ali's balanced game and hard work have led to her winning 11 out of…
Team DGA Member Kent Schafer Kent Schafer put his Sails and Tremors to the test during the Albatross at the Eagle event down in Alabama this past weekend. He sliced…
My Courses Played Map in the North Carolina Area, as of October 10, 2021. Early this evening, my wife, youngest daughter and I FINALLY made it back to Southwestern Minnesota.…
We made our way from Kentucky back to Chicago today, to say "hi" to our oldest daughter at college for about sixteen hours, before making our final push for home…
Today I did something that I have only done twenty times before on a disc golf course: I got an ace on a hole! But before I talk a bit…
Even though it was wet and raining out this morning here in Asheville, I couldn't resist the "siren song" of sneaking just a couple more courses played in the area…
Team DGA Member Shasta Criss Shasta Criss took home another win in the MP40 division this weekend while competing in the 5th Annual Shoot the Moon Classic. Nice shootin, Shasta!…
I dodged raindrops most of the morning today while I walked Griffy and worked. But as soon as I got my first glimpse of sunshine? I was in the van…
I had another very successful day today on the course collecting trail, knocking out one more K-12 course (on a Sunday), as well as playing at a university while things…
Being a Saturday, I thought it wise to look for any more K-12 schools with courses in the Asheville, North Carolina area that I haven't played. As other than tomorrow…
Today was a travel day from Fearrington Village back over to Asheville, North Carolina. A solid half-day in the car, including a stop at Cook Out for lunch, along with…
As our time in Fearrington Village is nearing a close (as a part of our third housesit in North Carolina), and after using UDisc to try and evaluate my options…
One of the things that can occasionally be hard for me on the course collecting trail is playing courses that aren't generally available to the public, that their owners do…
With still a few large events left to go, the PDGA National Tour side of things wrapped up this past weekend. Team DGA Member Matt Bell Team DGA's Matt Bell…
Today was such a fun day! Fifty-four challenging holes of disc golf on two new courses near the Virginia border, while getting the chance to talk Eric Vandenberg's ear off…
After enjoying the conversation (and the butt-kicking, ha) on the fairways at Leigh Farm Park in Durham, North Carolina yesterday, I was thinking that I would need to play eighteen…
After a day off from disc golf to help get caught up on work and other To Dos, I was able to meet up with Eric Vandenberg again this morning…
Does your course need 18 Mach 7's Click to watch the DGA RePlay Course Growth Program intro video Submit or refine your applications soon! As we head into Fall, you…
Today was a special day for me. Not only did I get to play what I now consider to be the top course I have played in the State of…
Team DGA Member Matt Bell Matt Bell kept things rolling with a 2nd Place in MPO at the Greater Hartford Disc Golf Open. Matt has been on fire these past…
Today was a day when I got to play another course in the area that was designed by a world-renowned course designer. This time it was Rock Ridge Park, which…
Work was a little busier today than it has been, but I needed to make sure I got out to play at least one new course in an effort to…
I am not a fan of days like today on the course collecting trail. Playing two short, quick six-hole courses...one of which DGCourseReview.com designates as only a "Practice Area." But…
I didn't have a lot of time to work with today, with everything else I had going on. That said, I was able to sneak down to Sanford, North Carolina…
One of the people I have gotten to know on Facebook over the past few months has been telling me that Buckhorn DGC, in New Hill, North Carolina, is his…