1. John Houck was born May 15,1960, in Long Beach, California.
18 Facts About John Houck
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John Houck has designed more Championship disc golf courses than anyone living today.
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In 1989 John Houck founded the Circular Skies Over Texas tour, which was the largest regional disc sports tour in the country.
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John Houck was Commissioner of the Professional Disc Golf Association from 1994 to 1996, and was President of the Disc Golf Foundation from 1998 till 2014.
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John Houck was inducted to the Disc Golf Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Texas Hall of Fame in 2017.
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John Houck was inducted to the Freestyle Frisbee Hall of Fame in 2020 making him one of only three people who have held the honor of being a HOF member of two disc sports.
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John Houck was the Head of Course Design for the International Disc Golf Center for many years, and has designed or consulted on course designs for numerous world and national championships, with over 180 course designs, revisions, and consultations spanning his career.
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John Houck is the creator of the PDGA Amateur World Doubles Championships.
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John Houck created the first promotional global event for disc golf, World's Biggest Disc Golf Weekend, an international public event that was started in May 1991 and was active for 25 years.
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John Houck is widely considered to be the premier course designer for disc golf, not strictly based on the quantity, but on quality of the courses he has designed.
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John Houck continues to innovate design and is teaching design through his workshops and course design articles in the PDGA magazine.
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John Houck designed his first vineyard course in 2017, Flat Creek Vineyard Disc Golf Course, Marble Falls, Texas.
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In 2021, John Houck continued to design courses for private landowners and clients who want to enjoy his designs at their estate or ranch.
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John Houck designed some 9-hole recreation courses for members of HOA's to enjoy.
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John Houck continues to design and work on three separate private venues will offer his world-class championship design complex in Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Kentucky.
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In 2021, John Houck started working on 2 private courses in Canada.
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John Houck created and has hosted the PDGA Amateur World Doubles Championships each year for 16 years.
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In 1991, John Houck created World's Biggest Disc Golf Weekend, an international disc golfing event that raises money for non-profit organizations.