Disc golf is played over all types of terrain. Typically a course designer uses the land as they find it to create an interesting layout, unlike ball golf where a course is created by reshaping and building up fairways from a preconceived design. This leaves disc golfers contending with a wide variety of fairways and often with significant changes in elevation during play. Unfortunately, the maps provided to competitors don’t always reflect the change in terrain. Watching the live coverage of the 2019 PDGA Pro Worlds has reminded me of this deficit. I decided to create maps of two of the holes in order to demonstrate how elevation data can dramatically increase how well the layout of the hole is communicated.

During the PDGA Masters Worlds Championships two of the rounds for Pool A as well as the semifinals and finals for all divisions were played at Waterworks Park in Kansas City. The park is very hilly yet no elevation information was provided during the tournament so I mapped it out. Take a look at the results.

Mont du Lac disc golf has added a third tournament level course to its offerings!

Maps for the 2018 PDGA Tim Selinske US Masters Championship are now available.

…or anything else for that matter!. Here is a map demo that shows how detailed layers scan make a map more attractive and useful. Google Earth is a great place start but its not the best way to represent a course map online or in print. Learn more by viewing the demo below. Remember, it’s all about the background!

https://customcoursemaps.com/map-layers/

Click image to view the map layer demo.