Colorado becoming disc golf powerhouse as sport gains popularity

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - In a new report, Colorado ranked first in the country for Disc Golf availability as the sport continues to surge in popularity, according to UDisc.

UDisc is a popular disc golf scorekeeping and course-finder app. It releases a report every year based on user data. In its 2026 report, it found Colorado has surpassed 320 disc golf courses statewide, with Denver becoming a nationwide powerhouse. The app found the Cottonwood Creek Park course to be the most popular spot to play in Colorado Springs.

UDisc said its users played over $20 million rounds of disc golf in 2025.

Local disc golf mobile store owner Alan "Disczilla" Corbin has played the sport for almost 50 years. He said he picked it up while in the Marines in the late 1970s, and he's watched the sport blossom.

"I moved to Colorado from Florida, and the first thing I did was look up on the internet and found the Cottonwood course," Corbin said. "I came out here and made about 10 friends on the first TeePad, and my wife said, 'I've been in the military for 20 years and don’t know that many people!' And I said, 'Well, you've got to get out and play disc golf!'"

He said he's seen the sport transform from localized pockets to a nationally televised event. He said some of his former mentees have gone on to travel the world and make money from the sport.

“I played in Denver with the deaf disc golf players," Corbin said. "When they throw and hit a tree or something, they turn and start explaining, and I know what they’re saying because I’ve been there before."

Corbin's course is off East Blaney Road in Peyton, and his mobile RV store travels all across Southern Colorado.