Who's number 3?

[Olorin]

The world record holder for the most courses played is Gregg Hosfeld with >850. And the number is now changing on a daily basis.
#2 is Ben Calhoun with >650 out on his own quest.
But who currently is #3 of the most courses played?

Someday Alan Brown will be #1 if his Play em all tour works out.

I recently read someone on here say that they've played over 500 courses. They'd be a good candidate.

Has anyone ever asked this question on discgolfersR.us?

Best of luck to Gregg, Ben, and Alan!

[Donovan]

What a great post brother. This is really interesting. I've played what, 9 maybe...I am on my way. :D

[Luke@DiscTrips]

As of six months ago, PDGA Board member Chuck Kennedy had played 454 courses in 33 states (100 of which he designed or helped to design). So yeah, that's pretty intense, and he's gotta be in the top 10, if not number 3 or 4. I'm at 188.

[cloudstrife]

Yea the person who said they have played more than 500 courses has a post on the "one grand tour" forum, I was just reading that. I'm with Donovan with something like 9 under my belt...but less than a year playing, so maybe 20 years after i win a world championship we'll have to talk again ;-)

[Three Putt]

Just to note: The only reason Gregg Hosfeld has not already played 1,000 courses is that in his heyday, there simply were not that many courses. Gregg was a road warrior back in the day, juggling and doing Frisbee tricks across the nation along with playing top-level disc golf back when there were only 400-500 courses in the ground. He has held the record for most courses played for as long as there has been a record for most courses played. I hope he makes it to 1,000 first, he deserves it.

[Doktor John]

I played two new courses today, Bryant Park and Adair Park, in Albany Oregon...192 and counting :)

[Midnightbiker]

After reading this thread, I started adding up my courses. I have only played 14 so far, but I plan on heading to Austin in November and hitting as many as I can while on Vacation.

[Olorin]

Still waiting for the guy who said he's played >500 to chime in...

[ERicJ]

Four more notches on my disc golf belt after a trip to Ohio last week, bringing my meager total (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=519) to 33.

[ERicJ]

Our favorite Doktor has the number one spot on the DGCR list:

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/mem_browse.php?yearsplaying_min=0&yearsplaying_max=0&played_min=50&country=1&page=1&sort=played&order=DESC

[Three Putt]

Still waiting for the guy who said he's played >500 to chime in...Wasn't it Ben Calhoun who posted that? Isn't he "Innovadude?" Or do I have my forums mixed up?

[ERicJ]

Wasn't it Ben Calhoun who posted that? Isn't he "Innovadude?" Or do I have my forums mixed up?

I believe you are correct:

"I have played 500+ courses and am currently traveling the country trying to double that by the end of the year."
--http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=1125

[Olorin]

Our favorite Doktor has the number one spot on the DGCR list:

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/mem_browse.php?yearsplaying_min=0&yearsplaying_max=0&played_min=50&country=1&page=1&sort=played&order=DESC

Well, I've actually played 204, but I guess some of those are private and not on this site. Maybe I've missed marking a few here too. But the same may well be true of the Doktor.

There are lots of people who've played way more courses than this, though.

I will claim that I've played more courses in NC than anyone, though, but I'd have to dig up the exact number. It's >80 and includes a few Very private courses, and some that no longer exist.

[Olorin]

I believe you are correct:

"I have played 500+ courses and am currently traveling the country trying to double that by the end of the year."
--http://www.dgcoursereview.com/profile.php?id=1125

I still think it's someone else, but I have no idea where I read it. I know that Innovadude = Ben, so if Ben said it I would've known it was him.

[Olorin]

Originally Posted by Three Putt http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4393#post4393)
Wasn't it Ben Calhoun who posted that? Isn't he "Innovadude?" Or do I have my forums mixed up?


I believe you are correct:

"I have played 500+ courses and am currently traveling the country trying to double that by the end of the year." Even if that's true, then who is #3? Chuck Kennedy is currently the leading contender.

[Doktor John]

When I win the lottery, I'll do a road trip to play all of the ones in US and then all the ones around the world :)

[Doktor John]

There is only one course that I have played that isn't on this site...so I am still striving for the 200 mark...I'll get there within a month or so...will play one in Sisters, OR and Bend, OR (Mt. Bachelor) later this week and then some in the Boston and Philly area next month...my most exciting anticipation is playing the two Paw Paw courses in early Sept :) can't wait, I hear they are awesome....

[Three Putt]

and some that no longer exist.I wish there had been a site like this that could archive old courses that disappear, because I don't think anybody has really tracked closed courses. I've played four that I know for sure don't exist anymore...One was in Hannibal, MO in a park I don't remember the name of; another was a pay for play course next to a ball golf driving range in Washington, MO; another was the infamous First Baptist Church course in St. Charles, MO; and the last one was the pitch and putt that was at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO. They just sort of get swallowed up by time and forgotten, but I bet there are folks out there still playing who discovered the game on long-gone courses like these. It would be nice if they could be acknowledged somehow.

[DGtourist]

We should get a list started. I know of two, Windsor CO, hit by tornado and Cape Cod Community College closed by school due to vandals.

[ERicJ]

Tim,

I think it'd be good if closed courses maintained their listing on DGCR with an obvious indication that the course is no longer open, or playable. Maybe instead of the traditional green layout you used a red one for closed courses.

I think it would be nice to preserve the history of the old courses (including the scorebook entries) after a course closes.

ERic

[Luke@DiscTrips]

I completely agree -- I still count a course as "played" even if it happens to no longer exist, so for this site to be a real-world reflection of our personal memories and accomplishments in the sport, it should certainly recognize courses of the past. It's obviously not too useful to write a review of a dead course (other than a eulogy?), but still, I agree with ERicJ that they should be on the list. There are 6 extinct courses on my own list that I would add to my DGCR totals... Just another vote for ERic's suggestion!

By the way, the six I'm thinking of are...
Minnesota: Brown's Creek in Stillwater, Two Rivers in Rice, Mississippi Heights School in Sauk Rapids, Union Gospel in Shoreview, and the once-mega-popular Lone Lake in Eden Prairie.
Iowa: MacBride Park in North Liberty.

[timg]

Everything is preserved since I just "deactivate" the courses so scores, etc. are still around. The only time I outright delete a closed course is if the listing is empty (ie. nobody has played it, etc.).

I'm open to making the pages viewable and giving them a gray theme or something.

[timg]

It's obviously not too useful to write a review of a dead course (other than a eulogy?), but still, I agree with ERicJ that they should be on the list. There are 6 extinct courses on my own list that I would add to my DGCR totals... Just another vote for ERic's suggestion!


I'm not a fan of actually adding extinct courses to the site but courses that have been shutdown since this site went live remain in the database and in your played list as well. Currently they're just grayed out in your list and the course pages are not available for viewing.

I will definitely try to put something together to make those viewable but the information will be locked so new info, photos, etc. can not be added.

[Olorin]

Originally Posted by dan kilgore
I've played 566 different DG currently and i'm looking to add a few more when I go on vacation in a couple weeks. I've made a copy of your list and if I make a wrong (or right turn) I could end up finding myself back in North Carolina again this year.

dan 'hyzer' kilgore #4697Congrats Dan! Having played 566 courses you're #3 on the all time list of most courses played (as far as I know)!! Only Greg Hossfeld and Ben Calhoun have played more.

[magictenor1]

I am in the upper 30's. With my job and kids I have no prospects to greatly increase that total anytime soon. It would be nice to travel to some of the courses people are talking about on site.

[DiscChainBasket18]

I added three more D.G. courses this past weekend during the Sneeky Pete Classic tourny at Cedarock DGC, Burlington NC. I Played 18 holes at 'Rock Creek' & another 18 at 'Wellspring' on Saturday & then a final 18 on the 'temp' course Sunday. Shot a 61, 60 & 64 for a 4th place tie (AGM). Three strokes off the leader. Awesome weekend!

[Luke@DiscTrips]

Yeah, Dan Kilgore told me that he's played in 42 states, with a goal of playing in all 50. I thought I was doing okay at 28 states, but Dan has me beat big-time. Pretty impressive stuff! If he has a few hours to spare, he should log them into this site so we can see the looooong list...

On a related note, I'm about to hit my own happy course milestone... just one short of 200! I think I might hit it in a couple weeks at Flat Rock DGC in rural Massachusetts. Can't wait!

[The Valkyrie Kid]

I added four to my total (121 + 3 extinct courses) this weekend, all between Seattle and Vancouver, BC.

Ben Calhoun is at 850 and is currently resting his body at home in Michigan for a couple of weeks before heading off again to the SE USA.

The Valkyrie Kid

[DGtourist]

IF ever any of us ever win the lottery, its on.

[Innovadude]

Some guy in Ohio, Dan Kilgore? I think..has played over 400, if not over 500. I am sure of that. Find him. There was a DGWN article.

[Olorin]

Ben, what's your current total?

Yeah, Dan Kilgore has ~566.

[Innovadude]

953... had to add dot dot dot to make minimum reply

[Olorin]

You still might be the first to get to 1000, esp since Hosfeld hurt his back.

You know what would be really cool? I think that if you and Hosfeld played course 1000 together and got that record at the same time it would be fantastic. He's worked really hard for it too. You've had an incredible year, though.

[DWill]

You still might be the first to get to 1000, esp since Hosfeld hurt his back.

You know what would be really cool? I think that if you and Hosfeld played course 1000 together and got that record at the same time it would be fantastic. He's worked really hard for it too. You've had an incredible year, though.

Looks like Ben and Hosfeld will play their 1000 course together according to this post (http://discussion.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=885907&an=0&page=0#Post885907) on the PDGA board.

[Lancelot527]

You know, this is pretty much the coolest thing that I've heard today. :D

I've got 24 under my belt in under a year. I'll make it at least 25 by January (my one year anniversary). By that rate, I will reach 1,000 courses by...2047.

crap