Mando in disc golf

A tree, pole or sign your disc has to pass on the side its arrow shows. Miss it and take one penalty throw.

A mandatory sets a line the disc has to pass on the marked side. Miss it and you take a penalty throw.

After a missed mando you play from its drop zone, or from your previous lie when there isn’t one.

Also called: mandatory, mandatories, mandos, mandatory route.

The rules it touches

Rule summaries are based on the PDGA Official Rules of Disc Golf. Shot Lab is not affiliated with the PDGA.

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