List of disc golf courses in Alberta

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According to the PDGA Website, as of July 2023, there are 70 known disc golf courses in Alberta on the official PDGA Course Directory. [1] 35 of them (50%) are full-size courses with 18 holes or more. [2] [3] [4] Alberta has 16 courses per million inhabitants, compared to the Canadian average of 7.1.

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From U-disc- Ranked as the 3rd best disc golf province in Canada, Alberta has 137 courses. Among these are 52 courses which have 18 or more holes. Alberta is also home to 104 leagues and 30 stores that sell disc golf gear. [5]

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Disc golf courses in Alberta
List of disc golf courses in Alberta as of 2023
CourseEst.CityState/Province# Holes
22 BirdwalkSundreAlberta9
4 Wing Disc Golf CourseCold LakeAlberta9
Alberta Badlands Disc Golf CourseWayneAlberta18
Aperture Park - University of LethbridgeLethbridgeAlberta18
Aspen Meadows - EastSundreAlberta18
Aspen Meadows - WestSundreAlberta18
Bailey's Crossing Disc Golf CourseSpruce GroveAlberta18
Baker ParkCalgaryAlberta18
Barnwell Disc Golf CourseBarnwellAlberta6
Bonnyville Baptist Disc Golf Course2022BonnyvilleAlberta9
Bud Miller Disc GolfLloydminsterAlberta9
Canmore Nordic CentreCanmoreAlberta18
Central ParkMedicine HatAlberta9
Co-op Community Disc Golf CourseGrande PrairieAlberta18
Cochrane Disc Golf CourseCochraneAlberta9
Community ParkHigh LevelAlberta9
Currie ReservoirCalgaryAlberta21
David Richardson Memorial Disc Golf ParkCalgaryAlberta18
David Thompson Resort & CampgroundNordeggAlberta9
Drayton Valley Top Gun CourseRocky RapidsAlberta18
Eagles Landing Disc Golf CourseCherhillAlberta18
Eastview Middle SchoolRed DeerAlberta6
Edgemont Disc Golf CourseCalgaryAlberta11
Elkwater Disc Golf CourseElkwaterAlberta9
Forest LawnCalgaryAlberta9
Four Seasons Disc Golf CourseBeaumontAlberta9
Gillwell ParkMedicine HatAlberta9
Granview Park Disc GolfGranumAlberta9
Hermitage Park Disc Golf CourseEdmontonAlberta18
Hinton Disc Golf CourseHintonAlberta18
Innisfail Kinsmen Disc Golf ParkinnisfailAlberta9
Jubilee ParkSpruce GroveAlberta9
Kentwood Disc Golf CourseRed DeerAlberta9
Kitscoty Disc Golf CourseKitscotyAlberta18
Lake SundanceCalgaryAlberta6
Lee Creek Campground Family Reunion CentreCardstonAlberta9
Leinweber ParkMedicine HatAlberta9
Lethbridge West Lions Club Disc Golf CourseLethbridgeAlberta18
Lions Rotary Disc GolfFort McMurrayAlberta6
Lloyd ParkCalgaryAlberta18
Middle Earth Disc Golf CourseKeephillsAlberta18
Midland Provincial ParkDrumhellerAlberta18
Midnapore ParkCalgaryAlberta9
Nicholas Sheran ParkLethbridgeAlberta18
NorwesterEdmontonAlberta9
Oxbow Country Disc GolfStrathmoreAlberta18
Park 96CalgaryAlberta18
Pothole Creek Disc Golf CourseMagrathAlberta18
Red Tail RidgeCalgaryAlberta18
Redwood Meadows Disc Golf CourseRedwood MeadowsAlberta11
Riverside Disc Golf CourseOkotoksAlberta9
Rocky Lane Fairways and RecreationAthabascaAlberta18
Rotary Links Disc Golf CourseFort McMurrayAlberta9
Rundle Park Disc Golf CourseEdmontonAlberta18
South Bear CreekGrande PrairieAlberta18
Stone Creek Disc GolfFort McMurrayAlberta36
Stoney Creek Disc Golf Course2021CamroseAlberta9
Strathcona Wilderness CentreArdrossanAlberta9
Strathmore Disc Golf CourseStrathmoreAlberta18
Sylvan Lake Disc Golf CourseSylvan LakeAlberta18
The Hills Disc Golf CourseEdmontonAlberta9
Thorncliffe Disc Golf CourseCalgaryAlberta9
Three Hills Disc Golf CourseThree HillsAlberta9
Three SistersCanmoreAlberta12
Thrill HillGrand PrairieAlberta18
Victoria ParkRed DeerAlberta18
Walters Green (Hartman Green)OldsAlberta9
Water-In-View at Fred Johns ParkLeducAlberta9
Wetaskiwin Disc Golf Course2005WetaskiwinAlberta18
Wildman Disc GolfBon AccordAlberta18
WJ Homestead Disc Golf CourseFoothillsAlberta18

See also

List of disc golf courses in Canada

Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ "Disc Golf Courses in Alberta". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
    2. ↑ "Disc Golf Courses in Alberta". Disc Golf Scene. 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
    3. ↑ "Disc Golf Courses in Alberta, Canada". Disc Golf Course Review. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
    4. ↑ "Disc Golf Courses in Alberta". Infinite Courses. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
    5. ↑ "Alberta Disc Golf - Your Guide to Disc Golf in Alberta, Canada | UDisc". udisc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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