It's true that many of the top states for number of courses are in the Midwest. To kick a notch off of anyone's envy a good number of the courses in Iowa are on flood planes which does not make for an interesting terrain. Although a there are a number of fine courses that stretch through city/county parks that do make for a good 9 or 18.

My friend Matt (M@ on Tribe) and I have often had discussions about creating a more "urban" course. For instance, rent out an old dept. store and use the space to, in essence, create a miniture disc golf course. Think about it. Okay...so...what do you mean it's stupid! Na, really man, think about it: a down-shot through a tunnel, skipping your disc off a shallow pond, rolling it off a curved wall and into the basket. Short, yet tricky shots that are bound to make a fine and entertaining round of discin'. Of course there may be some liability problems, but that can be overcome by careful design.

Though hey. In defense of the Midwest, fuck Texas (I apologize if you're from Texas, but fuck your state, unless you're from Austin, then you're cool, generally speaking), we in Iowa were one of the states that pioneered the sport, so our available land is not the says all. Not to get snotty, but if it was a simple matter of land then why aren't Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Pennsylvania or Virginia in the top ten? There may be a simple explanation, but it'll always come back to "Why is Texas number one?"

Ewing, god damn that one's a hike, but a fine course indeed. Grandview, even though lacking in tee markers is an enjoyable play: lots of tall, old oaks to give ya room to take off. That one reminds me of of Jones Park's course in Cedar Rapids, the course I learned to play on by my parent's house. Ahh, memories.