Beacon Hills Park Disc Golf Course
Outback Nine
future course area
Long Course - Blue Tees
Short Course - Red Tees
Note: A new “Outback Nine” course for more difficult play is currently
under construction on east side of current course. Course development and
maintenance all by volunteer efforts. Q’s/Suggestions: text 801-419-9610
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BASIC RULES Safety - Golf discs can be potentially very dangerous if not thrown with safety and common sense.
Never throw a disc in the area someone occupies unless they are completely aware you are throwing it
in their direction. Players should always wait until the player or group in front of them have completed a
hole and moved out of the way until they throw. This course has avoided common play areas.
Teeing Off - Play begins on each hole with each player throwing from within a designated area. At least
one supporting point must be in contact with the tee at the time of release. Tees marked in orange.
Establishing Position - A thrown disc establishes a position/ marks its lie where it first comes to rest. A
disc is considered at rest once it is no longer moving. If the disc comes to rest above or below the
playing surface the position is directly below or above the disc. If the disc breaks in to pieces the largest
piece establishes position/ marks its lie.
Throwing from a stance – To throw from a correct stance you may not be in front of your lie or have
any supporting points out of bounds. After the disc is released, supporting points may come in contact
with the playing surface in front of your lie except when putting. One is considered putting when inside a
10-meter radius of the target. Once a lie is inside this circle, all supporting points on the surface must
stay behind the lie until after the throw is complete and you have established balance. Violations will
result in a one stroke penalty and re-throw.
Holing Out – This course uses two types of targets; a basket target and an object target (wood
pole/stake). To hole out on a basket target the disc must come to rest within the bottom cylinder of the
basket or within the chains. A disc on top of the basket is not considered holed out. To hole out on this
course’s object targets the disc must strike the designated orange target area on the object or below.
Out of bounds – The property lines of homes on the west side of the course designate out of bounds. A
disc is out of bounds when it is clearly and completely surrounded by the out of bounds area. A player
whose disc is out of bounds shall receive one penalty throw. The player may elect to throw next from the
previous lie or a lie that is up to one meter from and perpendicular to the point where the disc crossed
the out of bounds line.
Discs used in play – There is a wide variety of discs used in disc golf. Bring as many discs as you wish,
but a player can only have one disc in play at any given time.
Order of play – Teeing order on the first hole is determined by the order of the players on the scorecard.
Teeing on subsequent holes is determined by the scores on the previous hole with the lowest score
throwing first and so on. If two or more players tied on the previous hole the order is determined by the
order of the players who tied on the previous hole. After all players have teed off the player farthest away
from the target plays next and so on until all players have holed out.
Courtesy - Violations of courtesy rules can result in penalties;
 Do not throw a disc until you are certain it will not distract another player or injure anyone.
 Players should take care to not distract other players while it is their turn.
 Littering on the course is considered a courtesy violation.
 Players are expected to watch where other players' discs go and search in the event they are lost.
Scoring - The main objectives of disc golf are conceptually the same as traditional golf in the sense that
individual players aim to complete the round in the fewest amount of throws possible. Doubles play is an
alternative style of play where teams of two golfers play a 'best-disc' scramble, meaning both players
throw their tee shot; and then decide which lie they would like to play. Both players then play from the
same lie, again choosing which lie is preferable. Both players must sink the putt.