Is every hole par 3?
Response: The simple answer is no, not necessarily, though in practice it’s almost always done that way. In a way, par is irrelevant since it’s your total score that matters. That’s what you should be using to measure your performance (against prior rounds, against those you’re competing with, etc). But par is useful in that it provides a general reference point, as it does in traditional golf. Par is whatever is assigned to a hole by the designer. Since disc golf was originally modeled after “par three” ball golf, disc golf holes have a tradition of being par three as well. In the early days that worked fine, as pretty much every hole was reachable. Since then, holes which require two or more shots to reach have become fairly common. While they may have a realistic par of 4, 5, or more, they are often played as par threes in tournament play. The practical par is sometimes posted on tee signs so that newer players have a reasonable goal. Almost all experienced golfers consider an 18-ho
