
Disc Golf Boom in Connecticut: 126K Rounds in 2025
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Disc golf in Connecticut is booming, with courses tripling to 67 and rounds played surging from 25,000 to 126,000 in just a decade. The pandemic sparked a fivefold increase, with UDisc app tracking global growth. Locals love it - Panthorn Park in Southington sees over 10,000 rounds yearly. Its affordable, active, and crowd-free. Even Norbrook Farm Brewerys course in Colebrook attracts players from 48 states and 13 countries. Connecticuts tight land makes growth extra impressive. With goals for a billion rounds nationwide, expect more baskets soon.
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Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Disc Golf Boom in Connecticut: 126K Rounds in 2025. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Disc Golf is blowing up in Connecticut, straight facts from the new Disc Golf Growth Report. Over the last 10 years, courses have tripled to 67 spots statewide. Rounds played jump from around 25,029 to a whopping 126,000 last year in 20. 25. The surge kicked off hard during the pandemic, with numbers exploding five times over pre-lockdown levels. You Disc, the app tracking all this, started as a simple course finder back in 2012, but now pushes the sport worldwide with a remote team of 23 Disc Golf fanatics. Locals are loving it. Volunteers like Matt Bunko at Panthorne Park in South England track over 10,000 rounds yearly there. The state's busiest. 18-hole gym. It's cheap to start. Just grab a few discs and perfect for staying active outdoors without big crowds or costs. Even up in Colbrook, Norbrook Farm Brewery's course draws players from 48 states and 13 countries, blending brews with serene forest. Throws. Connecticut's tight land makes
the growth extra impressive, using wooded spots others can't touch. This affordable outdoor fix keeps pulling folks in, from casual tossers to league players, and with goals like a billion rounds nationwide, expect. More baskets popping up soon to keep the momentum rolling. That's the story for today, Hartford News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.
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