SABATTUS — The newly crowned national women’s disc golf champion doesn’t need to be convinced of how popular the sport is in Maine.

Sarah Hokom of Freedom, California, learned first-hand even before a gallery of about three dozen spectators hung on her every shot Sunday at Sabattus Disc Golf.

“I got stopped in the grocery store a couple of times this weekend. It’s pretty cool,” she said. “A lot of people that I don’t think even play were out here watching.”

Hokom won her second United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship by shooting 3-under-par 241 over four rounds in three days on the Bowdoinham Road course.

The first disc golf major in Maine drew 90 competitors of all ages and all skill levels from around the country. Hokom earned $1,325 in first prize money for winning her second national championship.

Hokom and the top professional competitors played two rounds each on the Hawk and the Eagle, the most difficult of Sabattus Disc Golf’s four courses. The Eagle, which hosted Sunday’s final round, is particularly challenging, with its long holes and narrow fairways.

Hokom, who shot four-over 66 on the Eagle on Sunday, applauded the course’s degree of difficulty.

“I really appreciated that they challenged us here,” she said. “This is especially a challenge for the pro women. We kind of end up being the division that doesn’t get challenged at this event. I’m sure the recreational divisions and some of the lower divisions got beat up a little bit out there.”

Among those riding the “intermediate roller coaster,” as one disc golfer termed it, were Ashley Severy of Durham and Angela Edwards of Poland. Both competed in the intermediate division and tried to tame the Eagle on Saturday.

“I played well (Saturday). But I’m coming out of retirement,” Edwards said. “This is my first tournament this year.”

Edwards decided to enter the tournament not just to compete in a major, but to see old disc golf friends again.

“I consider them all part of my family,” she said.

Edwards stuck around after Sunday’s round to chat with her disc golf family, a group of intermediate players who have been playing competitively for anywhere from one to eight years.

“This is what makes competitive disc golf,” said Severy, who plays nearly every weekend from May to November. “Of course, we’re out here competing against each other, but we all get along so great. We’re all friends. We all want them to make that putt. We all want them to make that good drive.”

Many of the Mainers playing in Sabattus on Sunday compete on the Maine Players Tour on courses all over the state. Some compete in tournaments around New England and even play during the winter for Maine’s Winter Team Challenge squad, which takes on teams from all over the Northeast. The most serious players are members of the Pro Disc Golf Association, which sponsored this tournament.

Rain greeted the diehards and everyone else for Friday’s opening round. Wind was a factor during Saturday and Sunday’s action. But players across all skill levels praised the Sabattus course for its features and for how well-maintained it was through less-than-ideal conditions.

Hokom enjoyed getting a taste of autumn in New England and said she hoped the PDGA brings another major tournament to Sabattus.

“I kind of enjoyed playing in the 60-degree weather,” Hokom said. “We’ve been playing in 90 (degrees) with 100 percent humidity for the last month or so, so I really enjoyed being able to put on some long sleeves.”