Gannon Buhr, professional disc golfer: started playing disc golf at 9 years old.
- amberlodge
- Apr 3
- 2 min read
This article is from UDisc. Written By Jacob Arvidson.
Gannon Buhr found disc golf as a 9 year old.
He had just moved to Urbandale, Iowa, and needed a new activity. The YouTube trick shot exploits of Dude Perfect and Brodie Smith caught his attention.
His new house had a basketball hoop in the backyard and some open space, and he decided to create trick shots of his own. But Buhr didn't own a Frisbee, so he went to the store to purchase one like Smith used in his videos.
The Frisbee he came home with didn't fly like any of the ultimate lids Smith was using, though. It turned out that Buhr had accidentally purchased his first disc golf disc: an Innova Champion Firebird. Once he figured out what the disc was for, he wanted to give disc golf a try.
"I found disc golf to be more fun and got hooked on that instead," Buhr said.
Wanting to test himself, an 11-year-old Buhr entered the 2016 PDGA Amateur & Junior Disc Golf World Championships in the Junior III division. He qualified for the Final 9 and entered it only one stroke back from first place. Ultimately, he finished third but took inspiration from the experience.
Gannon Buhr is now a professional disc golfer who won his first major at the age of 17 in 2022, becoming the second youngest player to win a major and the youngest to win the United States Disc Golf Championship
You are never too young, or old, to start disc golf.
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