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Disc Golf

Disc Golf

Capacity Note: Capacity for Disc Golf at the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana is 280 athletes. Registration for this sport may close without notice once capacity is reached. A second course may be added and capacity increased if there is sufficient demand.

Walnut Ridge Disc Golf Course
9125 NW Beaver Dr., Johnston, IA 50131

Transportation information for this venue will be updated in Spring 2025.

 

For detailed information please click here to visit NSGA.com/transportation.

54Hole/36Hole Scratch Play

Disc Golf Final Daily Schedule - Coming Spring 2025

Thursday, July 24 – Nothing scheduled at venue (Practice on own)

  1. The tournament will be 54-hole medal play with 18 holes per day except for men and women in age divisions 75 and older. Competitors in age divisions 75 and older will play 36-hole scratch play with 18 holes per day.
  2. Tee times will be used for competition
  3. The NSGA reserves the right to change the tournament format for any age division based on entry numbers, space restrictions or other circumstance. This includes but is not limited to tee times or a shotgun start.
  4. In the event of a tie between 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, the PDGA tie-breaking procedures will be implemented.
  5. Awards will be presented for 1st through 8th place within each age division.

Qualifying Rules

1. For 2025, DISC GOLF event will be classified as an “OPEN Sport”. Teams do not need to qualify at a 2024 qualifier.

Entry Regulations

  1. Anyone can register for the event regardless if a state qualifier offers it or not.
  2. Disc golfers must provide their own discs and related equipment.

Disc Golf Rules

Click Here for the Official NSGA Rule Book 

 

All Disc Golf events will be conducted in accordance with PDGA rules, except as modified herein. For a copy of these rules, please visit or call:

Professional Disc Golf Association
https://www.pdga.com/
(706) 261-6342

  1. Discs used in play must be approved by the PDGA and meet all of the conditions set forth in the PDGA Technical Standards.
  2. A player may not use any device that directly assists in making a throw.
  3. Devices that reduce or control abrasion to the skin (such as gloves, tape, bandages, or gauze), items applied to the skin to improve grip (such as talc, chalk, dust, or dirt) and medical items (such as knee or ankle braces) are allowed.
  4. Caddies shall not be permissible.

2025 Venue Maps - Walnut Ridge Disc Golf Course (Disc Golf)

Disc golfers must provide their own discs and related equipment.

More information will be updated in the Spring 2025.

Click Here for the NSGA Disc Golf FAQs

Venue Spotlight

Walnut Ridge

Disc Golf competition for the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana will take place at Walnut Ridge Disc Golf Course. This 18-hole course has hosted many national and international Disc Golf tournaments. Located on the western shore of Saylorville Lake, the course is a mix of tight, wooded lines and open, technical fairways.

Walnut Ridge offers a sprawling layout with slight elevation, a variety of tee shots and large teepads. Located in Johnston, IA, Walnut Ridge is about 13 miles from downtown Des Moines and is minutes away from a scenic drive around Saylorville Lake.

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2025 National Senior Games Presented by Humana - July 24 - August 4, 2025 71 Days 15 Hours 15 Minutes 56 Seconds