Athletes from all over the world came to the city of Emporia for the biggest tournament of its kind, a sport exploding in popularity and places to play.
From a distance, it looks like any golf game, but these players tee off by throwing, not hitting, and the hole they’re aiming for is actually a basket on a pole.
It’s called disc golf, and serious competitors carry several discs for different distances.
“So you got your irons, your drivers and a couple of putters,” said a player from Wichita, unveiling his bag with nearly 20 brightly colored discs.
“The top players in the sport are throwing over 500 feet with accuracy so it’s pretty incredible to watch,” said Jeremy Rusco, owner of Dynamic Discs.
Rusco started the company that runs this tournament, when he was a college student at Emporia State University. Now, the four-day competition is the largest in the world.
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