Evelyn has kicked off the 2019 tour with the Mt Baw Baw Alpine Classic. Such a fun tournament in Victoria's beautiful alpine region.
The 2019 Australian Disc Golf Tour begins
2018…That’s a wrap!
The 2018 Disc Golf Season is officially over and what a busy year it has been. This time last year in her application for her Eagle Wings Junior Grant, Evelyn outlined her goals for the 2018 season. 1. Go to Junior Worlds and place in the top three in my division. She came very close. ... Continue Reading →
The 2018 Australian Disc Golf Championships
Wow! What an amazing start to the 2019 Australian Disc Golf Tour season. The ADGC was held in Canberra this year so we decided to make the journey north for Evelyn's first Australian Championships. We arrived in Canberra with enough time to fit in just nine holes of practice on the 27 hole, par 99... Continue Reading →
Disc Golf at Mt Baw Baw
We had the opportunity to visit beautiful Mt Baw Baw this weekend and assist in the re-design of the disc golf course which is open during the green season when the ground is not blanketed with snow. The original course was very long and challenging, not really suitable for visiting families and novice players, so... Continue Reading →
2018 Inverleigh Disc Golf Open
Evelyn had been looking forward to this tournament with a little trepidation. She was keen to be competing in another tournament but a little anxious because of the length and difficulty of the Inverleigh course. The course, built on the Inverleigh Golf Course near Geelong in Victoria has two par 5 holes and six par... Continue Reading →
PDGA Junior World 2018 wrap-up
Wow! What an amazing couple of weeks it has been. The 2018 PDGA Junior World Disc Golf Championships has come to an end and we are now back home in Australia. Evelyn came home with a 1st in the Divisional Doubles with her partner Virginia Polkinghorne from Missouri and fourth place in the FJ12 division. ... Continue Reading →
The competition at Junior Worlds continues
The past few days in Emporia have been exciting for Evelyn and her new friends. Evelyn met the Eagle Wings staff and other Eagle Wings Grant recipients at a dinner on Wednesday night and received even more goodies. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of all involved in Junior Worlds. Evelyn had the opportunity... Continue Reading →
A Fun Day at “Chase The Ace”
Chase the Ace was a huge success! Despite the rain and the cold we had 27 players ranging in age from 7 - 70 something, all competing for the grand prize of eight, RPM Discs. Among those 27 players were five junior girls, all happy to brave the wet and the cold. All competitors received... Continue Reading →
2018 South Australian Open / Women’s Global Event
We have enjoyed another fantastic weekend of disc golf at the South Australian Open in Mt Gambier, SA. The Women's Global event was run in conjunction with this event and it was great to see so many women participating. The course at Mt Gambier is spectacular. It is situated at Crater Lakes inside a dormant... Continue Reading →
First tournament for 2018: The Victorian Disc Golf Open
Last weekend Evelyn played her first tournament for the year, the 2018 Victorian Disc Golf Open, at Ruffey Lake Park in Doncaster. The Vic Open championship course at Ruffey Lake is a tough course. It takes almost four hours to complete the 18 holes and there are a lot of very steep hills. Day one... Continue Reading →
Help Evelyn get to the US for Junior Worlds…Our GoFundMe page
We have created a GoFundMe fundraiser to assist with expenses of Evelyn's upcoming trip to the US for the Junior World Disc Golf Championships in July.
Kids Come and Try Disc Golf Day
We had a very successful morning of disc golf at Ruffey Lake Park Disc Golf Course in Doncaster today. School holidays and lovely Autumn weather provided the perfect setting for our free, come and try day for kids and their parents. It was great to see so many people out on the course learning about... Continue Reading →
Super Exciting News from Eagle Wings and Dynamic Discs
We received a very exciting email today from the team at Eagle Wings Disc Golf with news that Dynamic Discs has created a Dyemax disc design, to celebrate Evelyn as a junior grant winner. What an amazing honour. She will receive three of these discs from Dynamic Discs plus her custom dyed discs are... Continue Reading →
Come and Try Disc Golf
School holidays begin this Friday in Victoria and Evelyn will be spending as much time as possible out on the course practicing her disc golf. She will also be helping with a come and try day next Thursday, 5th April at Ruffey Lake Park Disc Golf Course in Doncaster, sharing her skills and love of... Continue Reading →
Like our Disc Golf Car decals?
We have begun fundraising for Evelyn's trip to the US for 2018 Junior Worlds Disc Golf Championships in July. Funds raised will help to cover travel and accommodation expenses. Evelyn has been baking and selling yummy treats at our disc golf league days and our generous members have been enjoying her sweet treats. The brownies... Continue Reading →
Fun at Granite Mountain
There is a disc golf course in Australia which is a 'must play' experience and we had the opportunity to play there on our way home from the Gold Coast Classic last year. That course is Granite Mountain.
Eagle Wings Junior Grant Winner!
We are so happy for Evelyn. She was one of the lucky Eagle Wings Junior Grant Winners for 2018. As part of her application, Evelyn was required to share her plans for growing the sport of disc golf. She is excited to conduct a junior disc golf clinic in Melbourne in May and has begun planning the event. Her aim is to share her love for the sport of disc golf and get more juniors in Australia participating either socially or in their local league.
Disc Golf goes Totally Wild!
How exciting to see Evelyn and some of her disc golfing friends on a recent episode of the children's TV program, Totally Wild..... This episode was filmed at Barwon Valley Disc Golf Course in Geelong. Make sure you watch until the end to see the excitement of a hole in one!! Just visit the Ten... Continue Reading →
Melbourne Disc Golf Club, League
Our League Days are held once a month. Usually they are at Ruffey Lake Park in Doncaster but occasionally we have pop-up events in other areas around Melbourne. League Days are handicap days which is great for encouraging new players and juniors. It is not impossible to win if you improve on your handicap score... Continue Reading →
Developing Style and Technique
It takes time to develop a disc golfing style and even more so for a child who is constantly growing and strengthening. Being a novice myself, I have been little help. We watched a lot of YouTube videos in the early days but they mostly suit the throwing styles of grown men, not women or... Continue Reading →
Evelyn's Disc Golf Adventures 