Where do my membership fees go?

The PDGA is a non-profit organization run by a volunteer Board of Directors, and hundreds - if not thousands - of volunteer hours to create all the programs managed by still more volunteers and 5 paid staff.

With these funds the PDGA:

- organizes and manages a 1,000+ competitive event schedule world wide supporting each event with hard copy and electronic information;

- manages a points and ratings system for 12500+ members;

- produces a full color glossy publication for all members;

- supports an annual World Championships;

- provides awards for outstanding achievement by a player, TD, volunteer, touring players;

- produces a hard copy and electronic version of a Course Directory with approx 3,000 entries;

- keeps track of demographics which we supply to journalists, PR promoters and other interested parties;

- funds the PDGA Innovation Grant Program, created to increase and promote the awareness of the sport of disc golf and the Professional Disc Golf Association;

-manages a fabulous website where members can check their own personal stats pages at www.pdga.com and access the PDGA DISCussion board - sure to inform and entertain;

- manages live, hole-by-hole, online coverage for Majors and National Tour events;

- sends out hard copy and e-notices, membership info, ballots and other mass mailings;

- manages the rules of play including revisions and updates every 3 years or so, as well as annual reprinting;

- manages a Competition Manual, a companion to the rules of play;

- produces an Information Kit available to members and non-members alike. The kit contains stats, demographics, testimonials, brochures and is useful for anyone interested in installing a course in their area or promoting the sport in general;

- prints a glossy promo brochure "What Is Disc Golf?" available to anyone upon request;

- annually produces for sale a high quality video of the annual PDGA Pro World Championships;

- organizes and subsidizes an insurance policy available to Tournament Directors of PDGA sanctioned events;

- created and manages an officiating system which includes a written exam;

- sponsors a Marshals' Program;

- provides sponsorship to Major, National Tour and Super Tour events in the form of a financial contribution, banners and flags, Marshals, event registration assistance;

- finances and hosts monthly teleconferences and 2 annual Board of Directors face to face Summits;

- includes an official PDGA publication, available with membership, and offers a great players package for new members;

- gratefully acknowledges 10 and 20 year PDGA members with a bag tag;

- continues to fund initiatives that work towards airing disc golf on TV;

- in April 2007 we opened the International Disc Golf Center here in Columbia County, Georgia, housing the offices of the PDGA, the Hall of Fame and Ed Headrick Museums surrounded by 3 Championship courses open to all.

- provides standardized rules governing the running of an event - i.e.: Payout

- provides a method for preventing divisional sandbagging - i.e.: monitoring non/non-current members' player ratings to protect current members competing in a PDGA sanctioned event.