The total score for a course is determined by totaling the number of throws made on each hole. Disc golf courses exist in many different terrains. Often they are laid out among wooden areas, with water hazards, large elevation changes, and difficult throws. Other courses are mostly flat, with few natural obstacles. The average course is 18 holes, but 9 hole and 27 hole courses exist as well.
Courses usually have a listed par, for pro or amateur players.
Of course, people practice disc golf all the time by just aiming for an object a hundred yards away, which is the kind of disc golf one will often see being played on university campuses or urban parks. Tee - this the area where the player starts each hole. Some courses have multiple tees for each hole. The material on the tee surface varies from concrete, asphalt, dirt, crushed stone, or wood chips. In general, any flat non-slippery surface is good.