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In 1965, George Sappenfield, from Fresno California, was a recreation counselor during summer break from college.

While playing golf one afternoon he realized that it might be fun for the kids on his playground if they played " golf " with frisbees.

He set up an object course for his kids to play on.

Other early courses were also of this type, using anything from lamp poles to fire hydrants as targets.

When he finished college in 1968, Sappenfield became the Parks and Recreation Supervisor for Conejo Recreation and Park District in Thousand Oaks, California.

George introduced the game to many adults by planning a disc golf tournament as part of a recreation project.

He contacted Wham-O Manufacturing and asked them for help with the event.

Wham-O supplied frisbees for throwing, and hula hoops for use as targets.

However, it would not be until the early 1970s that courses began to crop up in various places in the Midwest and the East Coast ( some perhaps through Sappenfield's promotion efforts, others probably independently envisioned ).

Some of Sappenfield's acquaintances are known to have brought the game to UC Berkeley.

It quickly became popular on campus, with a permanent course laid out in 1970.