Overview
About the event
There are two important historical events in the month of August for the game of disc golf:
The first being that on August 2, 1974, the disc golfers in the Rochester, NY decided to make their annual City of Rochester Disc Golf Championship a big national tournament to find out just how many other people around the country were playing disc golf.
They called the event the American Flying Disc Open, and to attract the attention of the Frisbee community; they put up a brand new 1974 automobile to be awarded to the winner!
And the second was that the first patent (#4,039,189) was issued on a chain catching device to Ed Headrick on August 12th, 1977 which changed the future of our game and is the standard for today�??s disc golf baskets.
We are requesting a Saturday for National Disc Golf Day so communities and families can get outside and play disc golf all day in celebration of the Day.
In addition to the historical reasons August is also a great month for outdoor events around the country, holding it too early or too late in the year when many states are still in winter conditions could deter participation in the day.
There is no denying that this sport has grown considerably over the years, and people are enjoying it all over the world.
