Editing Disc golf (section)

== Gameplay ==
[[File:Tone_Hole.jpg|thumb|left|A red disc sailing towards a "Tonal Pole" style target at the disc golf course on [[Pender Island]]]]
The sport of disc golf is set up similar to a game of golf. A "round" is played on a disc golf course consisting of a number of "holes", usually 9 or 18.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Disc Golf for Beginners: The Basics |url=https://www.frolfhq.com/disc-golf-for-beginners-the-basics/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=FrolfHQ}}</ref> Each hole includes a tee position for starting play and a disc golf target some distance away, often with obstacles such as trees, hills or bodies of water in between.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/11/nyregion/a-good-golf-game-it-s-all-in-the-wrist.html|title=A Good Golf Game? It's All in the Wrist|last=Slocum|first=Bill|date=2000-06-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-05-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Players begin by throwing a disc from the tee, without crossing over the front of the tee prior to releasing the disc when throwing. This could lead to a fault similar to a bowling foot fault in cricket. Players then navigate the hole by picking up the disc where it comes to rest and throwing again until they reach the target. The object of the game is to get through the course with the lowest number of total throws.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pdga.com/introduction|title=A Guide to Disc Golf from the PDGA|last=pdga|date=2008-10-09|work=Professional Disc Golf Association|access-date=2017-05-09|language=en}}</ref> Play is usually in groups of five or fewer, with each player taking turn at the tee box, then progressing with the player furthest from the hole throwing first, while the other players stand aside.

Each course is unique, and so requires a different combination of throws to complete, with the best players aiming to shape the flight of the disc to account for distance, terrain, obstacles and weather. In order to facilitate making different shots, players carry a variety of discs with different flight characteristics, choosing an appropriate disc for each throw. Some players also carry a mini marker disc, used to accurately mark the throwing position before each throw.&nbsp; Use of mini marker discs is particularly prevalent in formal competitive play.

Many courses include out-of-bounds areas, commonly called "OB zones" or just "OB". If the disc lands in these areas, the player is usually required to add a penalty throw onto their score and continue play from near where the disc entered the out-of-bounds zone. Some courses include out-of-bounds areas with special rules requiring the player to resume play from a specified area called a drop zone or requiring the player to restart the hole from the tee. Some courses also include Mandatories (also called "Mandos") which require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of a specific line indicated by a sign.

By tradition, players throw from the tee box in the order of their score on the previous hole, with the lowest scorer throwing first. Most players also follow a loose code of courtesy while playing, which includes norms such as standing out of the sight line of the throwing player and avoiding making distracting noises. Because a thrown disc could injure someone, the Professional Disc Golf Association recommends that players "Never throw into a blind area or when spectators, pedestrians or facility users are within range."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pdga.com/code|title=The Disc Golfer's Code|last=steveganz|date=2016-01-20|work=Professional Disc Golf Association|access-date=2017-05-09|language=en}}</ref>

Formal competitive play is governed by the PDGA Official Rules of Disc Golf and the PDGA Competition Manual for Disc Golf events.