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

Grant Success Story

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

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

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.

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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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European Open Final

PDGADirector — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:57:17 -0400

European Men & American Women “Finn-ish” 1-2 at the European Open

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SC Nationals Day 1

PDGAStaff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:28:24 -0400

The rain finally stopped as dawn broke on the first Super Class Nationals hosted at Lemon Lake in NW Indiana. There was a nip in the air calling for some long sleeves as the players prepared to tackle the first 24-hole layout dubbed "Japan" (the full White course with a circle of Red holes in the middle).

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European Open Day 3

PDGADirector — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:23:20 -0400

Americans Move Up On Moving Day

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European Open Day 2

PDGADirector — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:19:12 -0400

Swedes Seize the Day at Euro Open

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European Open Day 1

PDGADirector — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:33:58 -0400

European Open Underway in Tampere Finland

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09 Presidents Cup

PDGADirector — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:25:42 -0400

Team USA Retains the 2009 Presidents Cup

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ESPN.com Article

PDGADirector — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:00:58 -0400

ESPN.com has published a nice article on the sport of disc golf titled, "A look at the PDGA National Tour", written by Jack McCluskey. Jack interviewed PDGA executive Director Brian Graham by telephone and visited the Vibram Open National Tour event to talk with some of our sports movers and shakers and top touring professionals.

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Euro Open Preview

bgraham — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:24:21 -0400

Since its inception in 2006, the European Open - a PDGA Major event - has become a highlight of the tour season for the leading Europeans and the world's top players.

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New Senior Committee

PDGADirector — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:24:12 -0400

The PDGA is pleased to announce the creation of a new Senior Committee and the appointment of Don Dillon as it's chairman.

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Vibram Open Wrapup

Jeff_LaG — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:55:55 -0400

The 2009 Vibram Open, the last PDGA National Tour Event of the year, wrapped up without any dramatic flair on Sunday, but still with a sense of accomplishment and a fitting closure to an outstanding series of NT events this calendar year. With hundreds of spectators on hand, there were considerable galleries following the competitors, perched around the 18th green, and most impressivel

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Vibram Open Saturday

Jeff_LaG — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:04:07 -0400

Moving Day
Saturday was moving day at the Vibram Open at Maple Hill. Whether it was to make the cut, rise up in the standings, or make a run at the division lead, most players were looking to make a move.

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Vibram Open Friday

Jeff_LaG — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:09:27 -0400

The disc golf lollapalooza that is the Vibram Open rolled into Friday with the start of singles rounds.

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Farewell Tim!

PDGADirector — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:45:12 -0400

It is with great sadness that the PDGA must announce the passing of a member and great friend, Tim Selinske, #2206.

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Super Class Update

PDGAStaff — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:36:36 -0400

The Super Class Nationals is coming soon on Aug 29-30 at Lemon Lake in Indiana, home of the 2010 Pro Worlds. Come check it out if you’d like to see the four courses to be played next year. Online registration is available now. http://www.pdga.com/event?TournID=9309

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Vibram Open Preview

dgentry — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:01:45 -0400

PDGA National Tour Makes its Final Stop in Leicester, MA for the Vibram Open

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History Made in KC

MembershipsManager — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:52:41 -0400

The 2009 PDGA World Championships added several stories to our disc golf history book this past week.

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What is the Worlds?

PDGAStaff — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:51:29 -0400

It’s About Crowning Champions

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Worlds Wrap-up

PDGADirector — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:45:33 -0400

Avery Jenkins Wins World Championship
Completes Family Sweep in Open Division

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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!

European Open Final

SC Nationals Day 1

European Open Day 3

European Open Day 2

European Open Day 1

09 Presidents Cup

ESPN.com Article

Euro Open Preview

New Senior Committee

Vibram Open Wrapup

Vibram Open Saturday

Vibram Open Friday

Farewell Tim!

Super Class Update

Vibram Open Preview

History Made in KC

What is the Worlds?

Worlds Wrap-up

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

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