FlingGolf, a sport in which players throw a golf ball instead of hitting it down the fairway, is attracting fans because it's easy to learn and uses a single club
This newly introduced hybrid sport is growing in popularity. Just as pickleball marries tennis and table tennis, FlingGolf combines elements of lacrosse, jai lai and golf.
The club head has a flat surface called a striker pad on one side designed for putting. Sand trap and pitch shots can be done with a side-arm swing that scoops the ball into the air. The idea sprang from his childhood days in Pennsylvania playing lacrosse in the backyard with his brothers. Sometimes they tossed a golf ball. About 12 years ago, Alen started building different contraptions to seriously explore how far he could throw a golf ball.
Going into this past weekend’s tournament, the ninth-ranked player in the world was Jake Anderson, 34, of La Jolla, a consulting data scientist who moved here five years ago from his native Hawaii. He got a stick and began to practice. Anderson confesses that his first few shots went straight into the ground, but soon he mastered the technique.
Ebersole is a former golf pro who manages his family golf course in Lewes, Del. “The lightbulb went off,” he says. He thought it would be fun to offer FlingGolf at his course because it’s a game whole families can play.
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