Disc golf is scored like golf: total throws for the round, usually shown relative to par. Weekly leagues — the backbone of local disc golf — then turn each week’s finish into season points, so that one bad round costs you a few points rather than the season.
Points schemes vary. Many give a fixed number of points by finishing place each week, and many count only a player’s best weeks — dropping the worst one or two — so missing a night is not fatal. Handicapped leagues adjust each player’s score from their recent rounds. Weekly ace pots, paid out when someone hits a hole-in-one, run alongside the standings.