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The Disc Golf Pro Tour is stopping in Austin this weekend, featuring top players like world No. 1 Gannon Buhr. The event will take place at the renowned Sprinkle Valley course and Harvey Penick Golf Course.
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Gannon Buhr of the United States competes during the mixed doubles final of Disc Golf event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 10, 2025. Buhr, the world's No. 1 player, will compete in the Barbasol Open pro tour stop this weekend in Austin. (Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua via Getty Images) (Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima)
Carved out of the cedar brush and pecan groves along Walnut Creek just east of Austin, Sprinkle Valley has earned its reputation as one of the premier disc golf courses in the state.
This weekend, the 18-hole course on the grounds of Austin Beerworksâ brewery on Sprinkle Road will again co-host the sportâs premier players as the Disc Golf Pro Tour makes its second of two tour stops in Texas.
Ranked as the sixth-best disc golf course in Texas by UDisc, Sprinkle Valley offers a rugged challenge in a sport that has grown increasingly comfortable on more groomed layouts. The course will host the first two rounds of the four-round event Thursday and Friday before it moves to Harvey Penick Golf Course â temporarily converted for disc golf - Saturday and Sunday for the final two rounds.
But in order to remain in contention for a title in Sundayâs final round, players must survive Sprinkle Valley, which was designed by local Mike Olse, a former worlds doubles champion on the Professional Disc Golf Association tour.
âDisc golf doesnât have many venues that offers everything that Sprinkle does in one place,â said Zachery Jansen, the owner of Mint Discs, which manages the 18-hole course. âThe course takes it to another level. It has technical, wooded tee shots for most of the course that will punish even the best players for being off their line by just a few feet.â
Gannon Buhr, the world's No. 1 player, is among the competitors in the Disc Golf Pro Tour event in Austin.
The event will be held at Sprinkle Valley and Harvey Penick Golf Course in Austin, Texas.
The event will consist of four rounds, with the first two rounds at Sprinkle Valley and the final two at Harvey Penick Golf Course.
Sprinkle Valley is ranked as the sixth-best disc golf course in Texas and offers a rugged challenge for players.

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Oh, yeah, and it also has arguably the most difficult hole on the pro tour with the par-5 No. 18. The hole drew controversy over the past couple of seasonsâ from both the menâs and womenâs players for its punishing out-of-bounds and sky-high scores. For those more familiar with ball golf than disc golf, think of ending a round with No. 18 on the TPC Sawgrass.
âHole 18 is the signature Par 5 now infamously known as the hardest hole in the history of the Disc Golf Pro Tour,â Jansen said. âThe final shot of this hole is an obstructed island green where players have one last chance to show they are good enough to compete here. Players know it can make or break their entire weekend. Itâs something you have to think about for the entire round; did I do enough before hole 18?â
This entire week also serves as a celebration of sorts for Austinâs disc golf scene, which has long been one of the best in the country. UDisc recently ranked Austin and itâs nearly three dozen area courses as the best disc-golf city in the nation, and the city-owned course at Bartholomew Park is the oldest disc-golf course in Austin.
Heck, even Zilker Park in the heart of Austin has an 18-hole course thatâs popular with everyone from beginners drying off from a dip in Barton Springs to visiting pros walking off a two-meat plate from nearby Terry Blackâs Barbecue.
âWe never stop playing disc golf here in Austin,â Jansen said. âItâs a 365-day activity for the local disc golf community.â
What: 2026 Barbosal Open
When: Thursday-Sunday
Where: Sprinkle Valley (Thursday and Friday) and Harvey Penick (Saturday and Sunday)
Tickets and information: dgpt.com
For the menâs tour, Niklas Anttila returns to Austin after winning last yearâs event by showing 34-under par and beating Kyle Klein in a playoff and earning $11,650. Anttila, from Finland, is the highest-ranked non-American in the world at No. 4. Gannon Buhr, a 6-foot-6 Californian who will celebrate his 21st birthday Thursday, is the worldâs top-ranked menâs player and the favorite in any tournament he enters. Klein ranks No. 8 in the world but looked comfortable on the Austin courses last season, and fellow veterans Richard Wysocki and Calvin Heimberg rank No. 2 and No. 3 in the world, respectively.
The womenâs tour looks wide open. Holyn Handley, who currently ranks No. 2 in the world, won last yearâs event in Austin with a 1-under par. Sheâll be pushed by a strong overseas contingent that includes No. 1 Silva Saarinen of Finland and No. 4 Kristin LĂ€tt of Estonia. Third-ranked Missy Gannon and No. 5 popular veteran Ohn Scoggins should also place near the top of the leaderboard.