April brought incredible action, perfect mountain weather, and a historic milestone to Thorpe Park! Local players and traveling golfers absolutely packed the fairways, pushing our course further up the state rankings. Most impressively, the local chains took an absolute beating this month, witnessing a staggering, record-breaking 10 aces! 💥🎉
Let’s dive into the full breakdown of our amazing April.
📊 April Statistics at a Glance
The year-over-year momentum at Thorpe Park is staying incredibly strong. Check out these healthy Year-over-Year (YoY) and Year-to-Date (YTD) jumps:
- Total Rounds: 543 | 1,704 YTD (+23% YoY 🚀)
- Unique Players: 251 | 509 YTD (+19% YoY 👥)
- First-Time Players: 5 | 20 YTD (+25% YoY 🎉)
📅 Busiest Day of the Month: April 17th, logging an impressive 50 rounds in a single Friday, supercharged by local league play!
📈 Leaderboards & Rankings by Play Count
Thanks to everyone tracking their games on UDisc, Thorpe Park successfully climbed into the Top 15 overall courses in the state of Arizona! 🔝
- 🌵 Arizona: Rank 13th (Up from 15th last month!) 🔥
- 🇺🇸 United States: Rank 604th (vs. 443rd last month)
- 🌐 World: Rank 923rd (vs. 552nd last month)
🏃♂️ Most Active Disc Golfers (Total Rounds)
Shoutout to the local grinders who practically lived in the ponderosa pines this month:
- 🥇 @dbingfrizz – 14 rounds
- 🥈 @deezz170 – 12 rounds
- 🥉 @pattypenguin22 – 10 rounds
🔥 Hot Rounds (Highest Round Rating)
These players completely unlocked the local lines and put on a clinic in April:
- 🥇 @cjr452 – 289 Rating
- 🥈 @skippace – 266 Rating
- 🥉 @allinthegame – 263 Rating
🌍 Tourism & Local Competition
Thorpe Park continues to establish itself as a true mountain destination. In April, we welcomed visitors from 16 different states/regions (including California, Colorado, Washington, and Nevada) and 2 international countries (Norway and Sweden)! ✈️🇳🇴🇸🇪
🗺️ So far in 2026: Players have traveled from 29 states/regions and 2 countries to throw plastic at our course.
📍 Busiest Courses Near Thorpe Park
The local Flagstaff disc golf scene is firing on all cylinders! Here is how neighboring tracks stacked up in total April rounds:
- McPherson Park – 928 rounds
- Fort Tuthill DGC – 837 rounds
- Northern Arizona University (NAU) – 452 rounds
🏆 Leagues & Events
Organized competitive play was a core driver of our community’s growth this month, anchoring a lot of great local card battles:
- Events Hosted: 4 | 13 YTD
- Unique Event Players: 57 | 91 YTD
- Busiest Event: April 17th, which pulled in 31 tournament rounds!
📊 April Scoring Spread & Ace Tracker
Thorpe Park’s classic layout kept the field working hard over 9,004 total holes played, but the local marksmen found total perfection. A massive, historic congratulations to the players responsible for this month’s jaw-dropping stat…
💥 TOTAL ACES: 10 💥 (Unbelievable! Ten hole-in-ones in a single month is legendary. If your disc caught the perfect chain spit, brag about it in the comments!)
| Score | Total Count | Percentage |
| 🐦 Birdie | 1,418 | 16% |
| 🪵 Par | 4,758 | 53% |
| ⚠️ Bogey | 2,171 | 24% |
🔋 Cumulative Community Effort
Look at the incredible physical footprint our community generated just by hiking the course and chasing plastic this month:
- ⏰ Hours Played: 1,029 hours | 3,216 hours YTD
- 🚶♂️ Distance Walked: 1,155 miles | 3,543 miles YTD
- 👟 Steps Taken: 2,527,843 steps | 7,800,088 YTD (We are closing in fast on 8 million steps for the year!)
