NAU Disc Golf June Recap: +41% YoY Round Growth, Czechia Visitors, and Rising Rankings! 🥏
Summer at Northern Arizona University (NAU) brought beautiful high-country weather, quiet campus fairways, and a huge surge in disc golf activity! Even with summer break in effect, locals, students, and traveling players kept the campus course buzzing all month long.
Here is your complete UDisc statistical breakdown for June! 📊👇
📈 Monthly Summary & Explosive YoY Growth
NAU saw massive growth across all player metrics compared to June of last year—especially among first-time players!
- 🔄 Total Rounds Played: 424 (2,385 YTD | 📈 +41% YoY)
- 👥 Unique Players: 198 (709 YTD | 📈 +39% YoY)
- 🆕 First-Time Players: 13 (49 YTD | 📈 +96% YoY)
🏆 Hall of Fame & Standout Performers
🏃 Most Active Disc Golfers (Total Rounds)
Shoutout to the top grinders logging loop after loop around campus this June! 🌲
| Rank | Player | Rounds Played |
| 🥇 1st | @harolddina | 15 rounds |
| 🥈 2nd | @acjdagoat | 10 rounds |
| 🥉 3rd | @bigjdoggyurr | 7 rounds |
🔥 Hot Rounds (Highest Round Rating)
Throwing pure lines across campus! Here are the highest round ratings recorded on UDisc in June:
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@wi11iea1— 274 - 🥈
@rj29274— 246 - 🥉
@cbahin— 242
🗓️ Course Traffic & Rankings Jump
- 📆 Busiest Single Day: June 28th with 37 rounds logged in a single day!
🌍 Global & Regional Rankings
NAU climbed two spots in the Arizona state rankings this June! 📈
- 🌵 Arizona Rank: 12th (Up from 14th last month!)
- 🇺🇸 United States Rank: 875th (vs. 719th last month)
- 🌐 World Rank: 1,437th (vs. 1,195th last month)
📍 Most Played Neighboring Courses (June Total Rounds)
How NAU stacked up against other nearby Flagstaff favorites:
- Fort Tuthill DGC — 955 rounds
- McPherson Park — 875 rounds
- Thorpe Park — 386 rounds
✈️ Traveling Visitors & International Players
Campus was a popular stop for traveling players exploring Northern Arizona in June!
- 🗺️ 15 Visiting States/Regions in June: Including players traveling from Utah, New Mexico, North Carolina, Michigan, and beyond!
- 🌍 Visiting Countries: Welcomed international throwers from Czechia 🇨🇿!
- 🌟 2026 Year-to-Date Totals: Disc golfers from 28 states/regions and 3 countries have played NAU so far this year!
🤝 Leagues & Events
Campus event participation saw a massive spike compared to last summer!
- 🏆 Events Hosted: 4 (15 YTD)
- 👥 Unique Event Players: 39 (94 YTD | 📈 +42% YoY)
- ⚡ Busiest Event Day: June 28th with 26 event rounds
💡 Try Disc Golf: Growing Our Local Scene
A thriving disc golf community is one that keeps growing: More new players mean higher demand for courses, better maintenance, and stronger local buy-in!
Try Disc Golf events are casual, beginner-focused gatherings designed to introduce folks to the sport through fun mini-games with zero pressure. No equipment or prior experience is required!
📅 International Disc Golf Weekend (July 31 – Aug 2) is coming up fast—the perfect opportunity to introduce a classmate, colleague, or friend to their first round! 🥏
🎯 Scoring Breakdown & 2 Total Aces! 🎉
Out of 6,410 total holes played in June, players shredded campus for over a thousand birdies and 2 total aces! 🎯
- 🦅 Birdies: 1,021 (16%)
- ⚪ Pars: 3,265 (51%)
- 🔴 Bogeys: 1,626 (25%)
- 🎯 Total Aces Hit: 2 🎯 (Sweet shot-making!)
👟 Community Mileage Tracker
Look at the physical effort put in on the course by our local and visiting throwers last month:
- ⏱️ Hours Played: 679 hrs (3,705 hrs YTD)
- 🚶 Distance Walked: 772 miles (4,310 mi YTD)
- 🐾 Steps Taken: 1,700,689 steps (9,539,636 steps YTD)
📱 Keep Logging Those Campus Rounds!
Thank you to everyone keeping score on UDisc and keeping Flagstaff disc golf strong. Download your stats, tag your cardmates, and we’ll see you out on the fairways! 🎓🥏
