Disc Golf Service Levels
Everyone knows that some cities have more disc golf courses than others. Some areas of these cities have more disc golf courses than others. The areas with a lot of courses are where a disc golfer would like to be.
I have attempted to quantify these perceptions. I developed a formula to assign a value - called "Service Level" - to a particular geographical location. The formula uses the distances to all disc golf courses, the number of baskets at each course, and other features of the courses. The more and better disc golf courses, the higher the rating for that place.
For more details on the formula, see Service Levels Formulas200910.pdf
The latest update to the formula is here: Predicting the Popularity of Disc Golf Courses.pdf.
Here is a map with the disc golf service levels for the lower 48.
This graph shows where a disc golfer would like to live, and should not
be used directly to determine where to put a new course. A place with a
very low service level might not be a good place to put a new course,
unless there are enough people living nearby to benefit from it. One
the other hand, a place with a high Service Level might be a good place
to put a course, if there are a lot of people around.
To see details of the places with the most disc golf courses, see Top 32 Places .
The best place to put a new disc golf course would be the location where a new course would do the most to increase service levels to the most people. To see an example of optimal locations for a new course, see Case Studies.
If you are in a position to decide where to put a new course, and want to know where it would impact the most people, contact me.