More Australians are embracing a new take on the traditional golf game involving the humble frisbee.

Disc golf involves players throwing a flying disc at a number of targets and traversing a course from beginning to end with the fewest number of throws.

Tasmania boasts the country’s oldest golf course at Bothwell and also has the oldest specially built disc golf course.

Now, organisers are in talks with Hobart City Council to develop a second course.

Long-time player Richard Sampson said there had also been approaches from Launceston and Devonport councils.

“There’s a lot of interest because they can see the benefits of having a community course. It’s generally free to play, all you need is a single disc to get started,” he said.

“The participation has been increasing every year steadily, more and more schools are starting to use the course because it’s free to play.”

The terminology and scoring is the same as regular golf but instead of a ball and clubs, players select discs to throw.

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