Majors Available

dgentry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:55:36 -0500

Are you or your host club interested in hosting a PDGA Major Event? There are several Majors that are currently looking for interested hosts and they include:

2011 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships

2011 and 2012 Tim Selinske U.S. Masters Championships

2011 and 2012 U.S. Women's Championships

La Vie en Rose

dgentry — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:54:43 -0500

Juliana Korver Presents La Vie en Rose

Internet Broadcast?

dgentry — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:28:16 -0500

Live Internet Broadcasting of Disc Golf Poised to Return if Enough Disc Golfers Support the Per-per-View Broadcast of The Memorial Championship.

Pay It Forward

MembershipsManager — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:01:07 -0500

The cold, blustery weather makes us want to stay indoors where it’s warm and dry. We tend to take a hiatus from playing disc golf until the flowers start blooming again.

09 Year End Ratings

PDGAStaff — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:53:14 -0500

Last chance to correct 2009 ratings and statistics!

BDGA InFlight

PDGADirector — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:11:20 -0500

The British Disc Golf Association (BDGA) is proud to announce that its annual review, InFlight, supported by Innova Discs, is now available for the whole world to view!

Click here to download the PDF.

Outdoor Retailer Trade Show

dgentry — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:44:19 -0500

Disc Golf Industry Showing Great Promise as Evidenced by Strengthened Presence at OUTDOOR RETAILER Exhibition and Trade Show
by Dr. John G. Duesler, Jr.

2010 Japan Open Announcement

dgentry — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:25:59 -0500

Favorite American Past-time will Play Global Sports Ambassador as Hero Disc Announces 2010 Japan Open Disc Golf Event

PublicEarth Disc Golf Course Directory

PDGADirector — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:08:57 -0500

The PDGA is pleased to let you know about a new opportunity that has come our way. A new, free website launched on November 17th – called PublicEarth – and it is a great way for people to discover cool places and interesting things to do –like play disc golf.

Happy Holidays from the PDGA!

OfficeManager — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:04:52 -0500

On behalf of the PDGA Board of Directors and staff, we would like to wish everyone a Wonderful Holiday Season! This year has been the best year yet and can only imagine the accomplishments the association will have in 2010 with your continued support.

DiscGolfer Issue 4 On It's Way to Members

PDGADirector — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:17:46 -0500

The winter issue (#4) of DiscGolfer, with extensive coverage on the United States Disc Golf Championship, Women's Nationals, European Open, National Tour, and much more was mailed December 16.

Online Rules Proficiency Exam Ready

dgentry — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:35:51 -0500

The 2010 Rules Proficiency Exam is completed and ready to go. On November 11th we made the announcement that all players competing in a 2010 National Tour event will be required to pass a Rules Proficiency Exam before being allowed to tee off.

PDGA Innovation Grant Winners Announced

OfficeManager — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:51:05 -0500

The Professional Disc Golf Association is pleased to announce the winning applicants for the December 2009 round of innovation grants.

Brian Frawley: Serve our Schools (SOS) Disc Golf Clinic

Chris Tuten: Teaching Disc Golf in a Middle School

The PDGA Rules!

PDGAStaff — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:52:52 -0500

Our founder, Steady Ed Headrick, perhaps pondering, "Should a disc landing on top of a Pole Hole® count?"

2010 Disc Golf Cruise Set To Sail

dgentry — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:45:27 -0500

Sun King Disc Sports in conjunction with Innova Disc Golf and Sun King Travel is proud to announce the 2011 Disc Golf Cruise (www.DiscGolfCruise.com) which is sailing to the Bahamas on a 5-day trip with ports of call in Nassau and Half Moon Cay, a private island in the Caribbean. The 2011 Disc Golf Cruis

2009 World Championships DVD Available

dgentry — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:12:53 -0500

2009 PDGA Worlds DVD Available Now

After the biggest and, by many accounts, the best World Championships ever, the PDGA is pleased to announce the release of its 90 minute DVD covering this historic competition in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

Cold Turkey IV

dgentry — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:50:19 -0500

Fourth Annual Cold Turkey Goes Smoothly

By Will Mueller. Photo of Justin Lammers courtesy of Dane Miller

The Fourth Annual Cold Turkey disc golf tournament went off without a hitch and karma was a common theme amongst many winners.

Course Review Raffle

dgentry — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:00:50 -0500

Announcing the 2010 PDGA Course Review Raffle!

Basically - write a course review and you'll be entered in a raffle to win a cool bundle of PDGA swag!

PDGA Radio - 11/19

dgentry — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:14:30 -0500

New PDGA Radio News program for the week of November 19, 2009

This week is the final regular edition of PDGA Radio for the year and will recap this past weekend as well as look ahead at the rest of the year. And of course we'll get you the weekly disc golf news and tell you how to stay in touch and up to date with your disc golf news and information during PDGA Radio’s off-season…

Grant Success Story

PDGADirector — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:26:23 -0500

Disc Golf Field Day for Physical Educators - Article by Dr. Justin Menickelli

On October 23, 2009 we hosted a disc golf workshop at Western Carolina University with funding from an innovation grant from the Professional Disc Golf Association.

NT Rules Exam

dgentry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:19:44 -0500

Starting in 2010 if you want to compete in a National Tour event you will not only have to be on your game but you will have to demonstrate your knowledge of the Rules of Play as well. At this year's Fall Summit the Board of Directors voted that all NT participants will be required to pass a Rules Proficiency Exam before being allowed to tee off.

Refer-a-Friend

MembershipsManager — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:49:33 -0500

CHAIN REACTION 2010

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Innovation Grants

OfficeManager — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:21 -0500

The deadline for submission of applications for the second round of 2009 Innovation Grants is December 1st.

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POY & ROY Update

PDGAStaff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:37:01 -0500

Who's in the hunt for Player or Rookie of the Year?

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PDGA Apparel Contest

PDGADirector — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:48:23 -0400

PDGA seeks new merchandising logos and licensing partners to expand its apparel and product offerings in 2010.

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Ace & Birdie Club Logo Contest Winners Announced

OfficeManager — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:31:42 -0400

Congratulations to Viktor Cvitkovic of Örebro, Sweden for submitting the winning designs in the 2010 PDGA Ace and Birdie Club logo contest. Twenty-six different people submitted a total of more than 50 logos in this year's contest. For submitting the winning designs, Viktor will receive a 2010 PDGA Membership along with an Ace Club package and Birdie Club package.

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UPA Live Streaming

PDGADirector — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:56:39 -0400

UPA.org To Broadcast Record Level Of Streaming Coverage At 2009 UPA Club Championships - Free Live Streaming/Video Highlights To Be Produced By UltiVillage.com

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Assistance Requested to Update New Course Directory

dgentry — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:11:21 -0400

by Cliff Towne - PDGA Course Directory Editor

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2010 PDGA National Tour Preview

dgentry — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:06:19 -0400

2010 PDGA NT Preview

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SVG Publishes Article on Disc Golf IPTV Broadcast

PDGADirector — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:37:14 -0400

Sports Video Group website publishes feature article on ground breaking disc golf broadcast.

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Course #3000 Added to the PDGA Course Directory

dgentry — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:11:59 -0400

A Milestone for Disc Golf!
by Michl Priester #34623 (Introduced by Dan “Stork” Roddick #3)

Just recently, Cliff Towne, keeper of the PDGA Course Directory, reported that he had registered the 3,000th disc golf course. This was particularly exciting because the course, which is the Schmitten Discgolf Parcours, is the first to be registered in Austria.

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2009 PDGA National Tour Points Series Final Standings

dgentry — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:13:16 -0400

The final standings of the 2009 National Tour Points Series - Drive for the Championship, presented by Woodchuck Cider are available at PDGA.com:

www.pdga.com/national-tour

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Nikko Locastro wins the 2009 USDGC

dgentry — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:14:07 -0400

Congratulations to our new US Champion Nikko Locastro.

Missouri’s Nikko Locastro, 21, is your 2009 United States Disc Golf Champion. With his eye on the title, he knew what he had to do to beat the tough field of eager competitors - remain calm and let his practice pay off.

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Feldberg leads USDGC

dgentry — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:12:25 -0400

A Focused Feldberg Forges Four-throw Lead at USDGC
by Dr. John G. Duesler, Jr.

Under a warm sun and gentle winds, David Feldberg caught fire in his second round yesterday to extend his lead to a four-throw advantage at the 2009 United States Disc Golf Championship.

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USDGC Coverage

PDGADirector — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:04:33 -0400

The PDGA's live IPTV broadcast coverage of the 2009 United States Disc Golf Championship continues again today and tomorrow, with each day's production lasting approximately 6 hours.

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USDGC Practice

PDGAStaff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:01:36 -0400

Last chance to practice for the big show starting Wednesday.

How do you win the USDGC? Practice at home. Practice at events. Practice at Winthrop! The course was hopping with last minute fine tuning for most from the top to the bottom rated competitors.

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USDGC Qualifying: Easy as 1-2-3

PDGAStaff — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:28:42 -0400

USDGC hosted by Innova - Qualifiers: Gregg Barsby 63, Will Schusterick 65, David Tucker 65, Henry Childres 67, John Murphy 67.

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USDGC Preview (2/3)

jgduesler — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:36:31 -0400

A Preview of LIVE Internet TV Coverage of the USDGC

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Course Sponsorship

PDGADirector — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:58:44 -0400

SAN DIEGO ACES SPONSOR NEW CSUSM DISC GOLF COURSE

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USDGC Internet TV

jgduesler — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:17:21 -0400

New Media Meets Niche Sports, as Professional Disc Golf Association Prepares for Live Internet TV Broadcast of the United States Disc Golf Championship in October

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USDGC Preview

jgduesler — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:31:40 -0400

No one can ever really know what storylines will emerge during this year's 2009 USDGC.

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2010 PDGA Ace & Birdie Club Logo Contest

OfficeManager — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:37:57 -0400

Greetings All Disc Golfing Graphic Artists! It’s time to start thinking about the year ahead. The PDGA is now soliciting designs for the 2010 Ace Club and Birdie Club logos.

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2009 U.S. Women's Disc Golf Championship

PDGAStaff — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:08:48 -0400

Sarah Stanhope Wins 2009 US Womens Championship

Sarah Stanhope comes from behind to win the 2009 US Womens Disc Golf Championship in the Quad Cities (IA/IL) by three shots over current World Champion, Valarie Jenkins.

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New PDGA Online Course Directory

dgentry — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:48:26 -0400

The PDGA is pleased to announce the launching of its new online course directory.

This new directory utilizes all the functionality of Drupal and we think you will like the end result.

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2009 PDGA Board of Directors Fall Summit

bgraham — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:56:01 -0400

The PDGA Board of Directors fall summit will be held on September 17-18, 2009 at the PDGA International Disc Golf Center in Appling, GA. The agenda for the summit can be found here:

09 Fall Summit Agenda

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2009 U.S. Masters Disc Golf Championship

dgentry — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:13:46 -0400

The 2009 US Masters Disc Golf Championship was held Friday through Sunday, September 11-13, at La Mirada Regional Park in Los Angeles County, California. With the two daily-play 18's converted in to the Golden State layout, a par-69, 10,000 foot plus monster course, players were tested over three rounds.

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New PDGA Supporting Memberships

MembershipsManager — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:05:42 -0400

Disc golf is booming and so is the knowledge. The PDGA is looking towards the future and sees an opportunity to move closer to our goal of global-recognition. With an already impressive member base of over 41,000, we recognize the need to market how many people, in addition to our members, are competing.

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PDGA World Rankings - What's New?

PDGAStaff — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:19:52 -0400

How they work and what's been improved.

PDGA World Rankings started at the end of 2005 partly at the urging of Ken Climo after talking with me about how ratings alone didn’t indicate how players at the top actually fared when playing against each other.

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PDGA Board of Directors Elect New Officers

PDGADirector — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:37:20 -0400

PDGA Board elects new officers to serve for 2009-2010

On Wednesday evening September 2nd, the PDGA Board of Directors met for their first monthly teleconference of the year following the annual elections.

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Join Now and Save!

MembershipsManager — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:58:10 -0400

Not a PDGA member yet? Now is the time to join! PDGA memberships run the calendar year, but for those joining now, your membership will be extended through 2010. That's 16 months for the price of 12. Can't beat the savings!

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Majors Available

La Vie en Rose

Internet Broadcast?

Pay It Forward

09 Year End Ratings

BDGA InFlight

Outdoor Retailer Trade Show

2010 Japan Open Announcement

PublicEarth Disc Golf Course Directory

Happy Holidays from the PDGA!

DiscGolfer Issue 4 On It's Way to Members

Online Rules Proficiency Exam Ready

PDGA Innovation Grant Winners Announced

The PDGA Rules!

2010 Disc Golf Cruise Set To Sail

2009 World Championships DVD Available

Cold Turkey IV

Course Review Raffle

PDGA Radio - 11/19

Grant Success Story

NT Rules Exam

Refer-a-Friend

Innovation Grants

POY & ROY Update

PDGA Apparel Contest

Ace & Birdie Club Logo Contest Winners Announced

UPA Live Streaming

Assistance Requested to Update New Course Directory

2010 PDGA National Tour Preview

SVG Publishes Article on Disc Golf IPTV Broadcast

Course #3000 Added to the PDGA Course Directory

2009 PDGA National Tour Points Series Final Standings

Nikko Locastro wins the 2009 USDGC

Feldberg leads USDGC

USDGC Coverage

USDGC Practice

USDGC Qualifying: Easy as 1-2-3

USDGC Preview (2/3)

Course Sponsorship

USDGC Internet TV

USDGC Preview

No one can ever really know what storylines will emerge during this year's 2009 USDGC. read more

2010 PDGA Ace & Birdie Club Logo Contest

2009 U.S. Women's Disc Golf Championship

New PDGA Online Course Directory

2009 PDGA Board of Directors Fall Summit

2009 U.S. Masters Disc Golf Championship

New PDGA Supporting Memberships

PDGA World Rankings - What's New?

PDGA Board of Directors Elect New Officers

Join Now and Save!

No one can ever really know what storylines will emerge during this year's 2009 USDGC.

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