This story is old as the hills, but somehow (probably due to the limited reach of the Augusta Chronicle) this is the first we’ve heard about it. The Professional Disc Golf Association is planning to release a WiiWare title this year based on the sport disc golf.

I’ve been contacted by two different (software) companies who are both interested in making disc golf games for the Wii,” said Brian Graham, an Augusta resident and the executive director of the Professional Disc Golf Association, which is managing a new International Disc Golf Center at Wildwood Park in Appling.

Interestingly, the article states that one of the companies who have approached the idea is Autonomous Productions, the same firm behind Butterfly Garden, also recently confirmed as a WiiWare title. Studio director for Autonomous told the Augusta Chronicle that there does not seem to be “any major obstacles” in his firms attempts to create a disc golf game for the Nintendo Wii. Guiliano said the game most likely will be downloadable at a cost of about $10 to $15 through WiiWare.

“Our tentative plans are to release a game sometime middle or late next year,” he added. “… The Wii is obviously a great platform … and we just think it’s perfectly suited for what we want to do for a disc golf game.”

He concluded, “We’re looking at re-creating some of the famous courses, working with Brian (Graham) and that organization to make sure that the game is authentic, and kind of take people through the steps of becoming a professional disc golfer.”

We’ll bring you more on this missing WiiWare title as soon as we can. In the meanwhile, any big disc golf fans out there?