Funkytown Flyers Mission Statement

The Funkytown Flyers is a Fort Worth-based nonprofit organization of disc golfers united in fostering a positive disc golf community in the North Texas area. The club is dedicated to encouraging the development of disc golf by raising funds and collaborating with local course clubs, players’ associations, businesses, and government organizations. Additionally, we seek to create an outlet for our members to serve the general community with their time, resources, and charitable contributions.

Funkytown Flyers Club History

The Funkytown Flyers club was born from a motivated group in the fall of 2006 that desired to see disc golf grow and be more organized in and around Fort Worth. In 2008 the club was incorporated as a non-profit with the purpose of promoting and expanding disc golf in the North Texas region with a base of operations in Fort Worth. The first Hangover classic was held at the newest course in Haltom City, North Park.

In 2008 the club affirmed its the organizational structure of being an umbrella organization that is representative of local course clubs and not tied to a particular disc golf course. The primary focus of the club was to assist in the development of a new course in Gateway Park, Fort Worth. With the help of its club members and some key leaders in the community, the course was developed and hosted the 2009 Hangover Classic membership bag tag challenge. Along the way, research was done to understand better the relationships the City of Fort Worth had with disc golfers and to look for new locations of course development.

In 2009 the club chose to host minis at Gateway park, work on course signage, sponsor disc golf events, and begin work on new courses. The year had many challenges, and it was found that hosting a mini at Gateway park would be difficult to accomplish with so many other resident minis at competitive times and courses. It was decided that it wasn’t in the club’s best interest to run the mini but to instead let course locals run the show. The club would then revert to its original role as an umbrella for the locals and the course. Similar challenges were met with course signage and new course development. Despite the challenging atmosphere, the club held or helped run four tournaments, ran a clinic introducing kids to disc golf, did course maintenance work, and sponsored five tournaments in North Texas.

2010 began with a huge turnout at the Hangover Classic held at the great new course in Grand Prairie, Turner Park. Some hard-working board members stepped down, and new ones stepped up. The Course Development Initiative was created, and we made a large donation to the Arlington Disc Golf Association to expand tee pads and install new signs on one of the oldest and best-loved courses in the metroplex. The traveling monthly bag tag challenges began, bringing an additional revenue source to the club. The club’s bag tags were sold, and membership grew to new levels.

2011 has begun with a bang! The Hangover had another huge turnout at Veterans Park, and this great new website has launched. We begin the year with excitement and gratitude for the team at JDM Marketing Evolved for their generous contribution to our club and disc golf in DFW.