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Matt Lorfing throws his disc toward the basket for his second throw while disc golfing with friends at Bates Park in Angleton on Friday. Lorfing and his friends traveled to Angleton from Houston to play on the newly 18-hole course.
Bill Arning throws his disc while friends Matt Lorfing, left, and Justin Colman watch at Bates Park in Angleton on Friday. The course has been expanded to include 18 holes.
Justin Colman throws his disc at the first basket while disc golfing at Bates Park in Angleton on Friday. The course has been expanded to include 18 holes.
Bill Arning, Matt Lorfing, Justin Colman and Heili Geistert play disc golf at Bates Park in Angleton on Friday. The course has been expanded to include 18 holes.
Matt Lorfing holds his disc while waiting for his turn to throw at the second basket at Bates Park in Angleton on Friday.
Justin Colman retrieves his disc from the basket while disc golfing with friends at Bates Park in Angleton on Friday. The course has been expanded to include 18 holes.
A disc belonging to Heili Geistert of Houston flies past the basket during a game of disc golf at Bates Park in Angleton on Friday.
Disc golf isn’t one of the most known sports in Southern Brazoria County, but the sport is growing — slowly but surely.
The sport is similar to golf, but instead of using clubs and golf balls, competitors are throwing discs to eventually go into a basket made of chains.
Marqus Williams is a sports writer for The Facts. You can contact him at 979-237-0161 or marqus.williams@thefacts.com.
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