Bringing Disc Golf to West Africa with First Course in Ghana

The Paul McBeth Foundation (PMF) today announced Project 6.4 - Ghana, the foundation’s first course installation in West Africa.

The project will bring a free nine-hole disc golf course to Tepa, a community in Ghana’s Ashanti Region northwest of Kumasi. Installation is scheduled for the final week of September 2026.

The course will be located at King Jesus Orphanage & School, an educational campus that serves approximately 300 children each day and includes an established soccer academy. Although the course will be installed on the school’s property, once completed it will be open to the public, making it the first free permanent-basket disc golf course currently available in West Africa. 

In addition to the children at King Jesus, the Tepa course will provide a new recreational opportunity for the residents of Tepa and the surrounding Ahafo Ano North Municipality, which ishome to nearly 93,000 people.

“This project gives us an opportunity to introduce disc golf not only to the children at the school, but to the entire community surrounding it,” said Zachary Smith, Executive Director of the Paul McBeth Foundation. “We are grateful to work with local leaders who immediately understood the potential of the sport and wanted to create an opportunity that would be available to everyone. Our hope is that this course becomes a place where children and families can learn, gather, compete, and build something lasting together.”

Israel Muwanguzi, PMF and Professional Disc Golf Association East Africa Coordinator, will design the course and lead the installation team. Muwanguzi has already visited the property, evaluated the available land, and confirmed that it provides a strong opportunity for a beginner-friendly and sustainable course.

During his initial visit, Muwanguzi also worked with the local team to demonstrate how disc golf baskets could be constructed using the same specifications that have been successfully used for locally fabricated baskets in Uganda. All nine baskets for Project 6.4 will be manufactured in Ghana.

“When I visited Tepa, I saw a community that was ready to welcome disc golf and young people who would benefit from having another positive activity available to them,” Muwanguzi said. “The property gives us a great opportunity to design a course that is welcoming to new players while still being enjoyable as their skills improve. Having the baskets made in Ghana is also important because it gives the community the knowledge and ability to maintain the course and potentially help build more courses in the future.”

Local fabrication is a key part of PMF’s approach to sustainability. In addition to reducing the cost and logistical challenges of transporting equipment internationally, the process creates local knowledge that can support future maintenance and expansion.

The school plans to incorporate disc golf training alongside its existing educational and athletic programming. PMF will also provide equipment and instructional resources to help local leaders introduce the sport, develop consistent play, and organize future activities.

Project 6.4 is made possible through the generous support of UDisc, the project’s Gold Sponsor and a longtime partner of the Paul McBeth Foundation. UDisc’s support continues a shared commitment to expanding access to disc golf in communities where permanent courses and playing opportunities remain limited.

The Professional Disc Golf Association is also supporting Project 6.4 and the continued development of disc golf across Africa.

The Ghana project builds upon the growing network of disc golf leaders, courses, events, and training opportunities developing throughout the continent. PMF and its local partners are also actively exploring a future project in Accra, Ghana's capital city. While that opportunity has not yet received final approval, discussions are underway, with the hope that the Tepa course can become the beginning of broader growth throughout the country.

About the Paul McBeth Foundation

The Paul McBeth Foundation develops and introduces sustainable disc golf experiences in underserved locations with limited or no access to the sport. The foundation works with local partners to install courses, provide equipment, offer instruction, and support the long-term growth of disc golf communities around the world.