From national champion to world stage It was Cassie who pulled ahead and became the dominant force in Australian women’s disc golf. An eight-time Australian Women’s Champion, 2023 New Zealand Women’s Champion and the first Australian woman on the International Innova Champion Disc Team, Cassie raised the bar for what was possible in Australian women’s…
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ERA 3 – Sal, Cass & Em
The 2000s & 2010s: Competition begins The Eras of Women in Australian Disc Sports 50 Years of Flying Disc Sports in Australia · 1976-2026 In the mid-2000s, disc golf in Australia started to come back to life. Australian Disc Golf Inc was formed in 2004, permanent courses started appearing across the country, and by 2007…
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ERA 2 – The 1980s & 1990s: Strength, Skill, and Shaping the Sport
The Eras of Women in Australian Disc Sports 50 Years of Flying Disc Sports in Australia · 1976-2026 Through the 1980s and into the early 1990s, Australian disc sport was shaped by a cohort of highly skilled women who rarely confined themselves to a single discipline. Disc golf, freestyle, distance, self caught flight and Ultimate…