She and her husband Randy, a temporary instructor in computer science, also travel to local courses to play. Bower tries to compete as often as possible. Last year, that meant traveling to 20 tournaments in nine states. Disc golf courses are scarce in the Ames area, with the closest ones in Madrid and Ankeny. Bower and her husband recently walked a proposed disc golf course in Ames' Gateway Park.
Courses are relatively inexpensive to construct.
There are skeptics who believe it's just a matter of tossing a Frisbee around.