Radio News

PDGA Radio News is an Internet service to PDGA members and other disc golf enthusiasts that delivers a 20 minute audio broadcast each week. Every week, listeners will find a new show jam-packed with fast-paced, up to the minute, professionally produced content

You can listen to the show anytime, and we archive each show so you can listen to past broadcasts too. All you need to hear the show is an Internet connection and a copy of either Windows Media Player or the Real Audio Player. The show will start to play immediately. PDGA Radio News streams over the Internet in low resolution, so you can listen uninterrupted regardless of how you connect to the Internet. Podcast users will find exactly what they're looking for too. If you enjoy what you find, please help to promote this exciting feature by posting links on your websites, newsletters and email usergroups.


PDGA Radio Program: 11/5/09

November 5, 2009: PDGA Radio has reached the month of November and we’re rolling on with latest updates for the PDGA Players of the year and Rookie of the Year standings, along with the results from this past weekend’s tournament action, a look ahead at this upcoming weekend’s action, which includes a historic event at the International Disc Golf Center, and we’ll tell you about a few more events popping up on the schedule for 2010…

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PDGA Radio Program: 10/30/09

October 30, 2009: Happy Halloween and thanks for joining another week of PDGA Radio, your weekly source for disc golf news and information, this broadcast features some tournament results from this past weekend, as well as a look ahead for what’s coming up as we quickly approach the month of November, there’s also news on the winner from this year’s ace and birdie club design contests, and another contest to tell you about which coincides with a new updated PDGAStore.com …

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PDGA Radio Program: 10/22/09

October 22, 2009: This week’s edition of PDGA Radio features the announcement of a new number-one ranked Disc Golfer in the world, I’ll rundown the latest World Rankings update along with the latest player ratings update, last week’s tournament results, and even a quick summary of what happened at the PDGA’s Fall Summit meetings last month, along with the rest of your disc golf news…

PDGA Radio Program: 10/15/09

October 15, 2009: This week’s PDGA Radio will recap the season’s final Major (USDGC) with the crowning of the first-time U.S. Champion, we’ll also have the final standings in the National Tour points series and get results from the rest of the PDGA Tour. Also this week we’ll look ahead at this next weekend of tournament action and rundown the PDGA's National Tour schedule for 2010 as we pass along your weekly disc golf news…

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PDGA Radio Program: 10/8/09

October 8, 2009: A recap of the first two rounds of the USDGC and preliminary events, a rundown of last week’s winners, a of preview the upcoming disc golf schedule and your weekly dose of disc golf news; those stories and more on this week’s edition of PDGA Radio…

PDGA Radio Program: 10/01/09

October 1, 2009: We’re now into October with PDGA Radio. This week’s program will try to get you ready for this next week’s USDGC as I’ll take you thru the results from last weekend, look ahead at what’s coming up and rundown your disc golf news for the week…

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PDGA Radio Program: 9/23/09

September 23, 2009: We’re saying goodbye to Summer and hello to the season of Fall, on this new edition of PDGA Radio, we’ll recap this past weekend’s U.S. Women’s Championships along with the rest of the tour results and also a preview of the upcoming weekend’s tour action. We’ll also cover this week’s disc golf news including some internet TV relating to Disc Golf, what’s in the newest edition of Disc Golfer Magazine and the final results for the women in the 2009 National Tour Points series standings…

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PDGA Radio Program: 9/16/09

September 16, 2009: One PDGA Major Tournament was just completed this past weekend in California and another one is coming up this weekend in Iowa…On this week’s edition of PDGA Radio we’ll rundown the results from the US Masters, preview the US Women’s Championships, along with the rest of the Tour’s results and schedule, and with this week’s Disc Golf News which includes; an update to the PDGA’s online course directory, a new classification of PDGA members, and more new courses!

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PDGA Radio Program: 9/9/09

September 9, 2009: PDGA Radio is back post-Labor Day with your update to cover what happened in the disc golf world, including results from around the tour including the Southern National Championships, a look ahead at the big events still to come this year including this weekends US Masters in Los Angeles, we’ll also cover the PDGA fall summit, tell you a another big milestone the PDGA recently surpassed, and get the rest of this weeks disc golf news…

PDGA Radio Program: 9/2/09

September 2, 2009: We have entered into the month of September, but nothing slows down a disc golfer. This week’s program has the results from the 2009 European Open along with the rest of the PDGA Tour calendar. I’ll also rundown the latest world rankings, the new player ratings update, the season’s points and money leaders and more…

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Weekly Links
2010 Japan Open

PDGA Radio Program: 8/27/09

August 27, 2009: This edition of PDGA Radio will cover the 2009 Presidents Cup, which was just completed in Finland, we’ll also talk about the European Open taking place over the upcoming weekend, and I’ll get you your schedule, results, and weekly dose of disc golf news including information on Discraft’s 2009 Ace Race…

PDGA Radio Program: 8/19/09

August 19, 2009: This week’s edition of PDGA Radio runs down the weekend in Massachusetts for the Vibram Open at Maple Hill, and the updated season points series standings. Also the results from the rest of the tour calendar, a look ahead at the upcoming disc golf schedule including the 2009 European Open and then this week’s news segment is a new course in Indiana fully lighted by a wind turbine for night play, and information on the PDGA’s new Senior Committee…

PDGA Radio Program: 8/13/09

August 13, 2009: The final stop of the 2009 PDGA National Tour is upon us, this edition of PDGA Radio will preview the Vibram Open at Maple Hill along with the rest of the disc golf calendar, rundown the tournament results from last weekend, and the latest world rankings update. We’ll also tell you about several new disc golf courses being opened up around the United States and more on your one-stop weekly source for disc golf news and information, PDGA Radio…

PDGA Radio Program: 8/6/09

August 6, 2009: After giving everyone an extra day this week to recover from your 2009 Worlds hangover, this edition of PDGA Radio has more coverage of that historic event along with the numerous world records that were broken during the week. We’ll also hear from Phil Arthur, the new World Champion in the Masters division; and get your 2009 PDGA election results, update your National Tour Points Series standings and look at the schedule for the week ahead of us...

PDGA Radio Program: 8/3/09

August 3, 2009: "World's Recap"
It’s the final ‘special’ edition of PDGA Radio as we will now recap the 2009 PDGA World Disc Golf Championships, we’ll give a rundown of the how the top divisions finished up their play on Saturday, talk about and announce all the different professional and amateur division winners and even hear from the tournament director Jack Lowe and PDGA Marketing Director John Duesler…

PDGA Radio 8/2/09 (Hall of Fame Special)

August 2, 2009: The PDGA Radio Disc Golf Hall of Fame Induction Program.
This edition of PDGA Radio is an edited version of the Disc Golf Hall of Fame ceremony that took place this past Friday, July 31, 2009. It features the inductions of three new members to the Hall: Michael Sullivan, Lynne Warren, and "Crazy" John Brooks.

PDGA Radio Program: 8/1/09

August 1, 2009: (PDGA Awards Special)
Special coverage of the 2009 PDGA World Championships continues as PDGA Radio recaps the current standings with one more day of play to go, and then we’ll finish up with a recap of the PDGA Awards that were announced Friday night, and you can hear the winner’s for the annual DGA basket giveaway, where this year they had two winners!

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Weekly Links
2009 KC Worlds
Saturday's LIVE Coverage

PDGA Radio Program: 7/30/09

July 30, 2009: The 2009 World Championships are now about half-over and on this special edition of PDGA Radio we’ll rundown the leader boards after Wednesday’s rounds and the pool shuffle. We’ll also talk to Avery Jenkins and Blaine Kinkel, two men each trying to each make their own piece of disc golf history during this week.

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Links
2009 KC Worlds
Audio Sports Online (Live Online-Broadcasting Service)

PDGA Radio Program: 7/28/08

July 28, 2009: Coming up on this special “Worlds” edition of PDGA Radio… The 2009 PDGA World championships are now underway in Kansas City with more than 930 players battling to become world champions. Stay tuned for some of the highlights from Monday night’s players meeting, along with results from the weekend’s doubles tournaments and the field events. I’ll also rundown the basic schedule for worlds week and try to give you an overall feel of Kansas City for those who could not make it.

PDGA Radio Program: 7/22/09

July 22, 2009: This is the last episode before the 2009 PDGA World Championships in Kansas City. Ahead this week are the results from last weekend’s National Tour stop in Iowa for the First Class Challenge, along with a preview of the World Championships and its schedule, including first of its kind live coverage of Saturday’s final round by PDGA Radio. I’ll also summarize the latest player ratings update and update the National Tour points series standings.

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Weekly Links
2009 PDGA Worlds
Audio Sports Online (Live Online-Broadcasting Service)

PDGA Radio Program: 7/15/09

July 15, 2009: This week’s PDGA Radio has results from the Brent Hambrick Open, along with an interview from its winner Dave Feldberg, where we’ll also talk about the World Championships, his recent trip to Alaska, and his overall travel schedule. We’ll also have a National Tour update, big news from the Disc Golf Live video series and the rest of your disc golf news…

PDGA Radio Program: 7/7/09

July 7, 2009: This week’s edition of PDGA Radio includes an interview highlighting the upcoming Brent Hambrick Memorial, results from last weekend’s tournament action, an update on the annual PDGA elections taking place this month, and an interview featuring an emerging disc golf company and their views on how the economy has effected their business.

PDGA Radio Program: 7/1/09

July 1, 2009 - PDGA Radio enters the month of July with our biggest show ever; featuring the exclusive first official announcement of the newest Disc Golf Hall of Fame inductees, along with a preview of this year’s world championships which are now less than a month away. There’s also news on another hotel chain at which PDGA members are entitled to a discount, a National Tour update, tournament results, and a preview of the schedule for the fourth of July weekend…

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Weekly Links
Disc Golf Hall of Fame
PDGA Member Benefits
PDGA Members Facebook Page
2009 PDGA World Championships

PDGA Radio Program: 6/24/09

June 24, 2009: This week’s edition of PDGA radio has results and reaction from the 22nd annual Minnesota Majestic, we’ll also find out who won a new car in Michigan, we’ll hear from Avery Jenkins about a pair of tournaments his family is hosting in Ohio over the next couple weeks, and we’ll find out who the candidates for this year’s PDGA elections will be.

PDGA Radio Program: 6/17/09

June 17, 2009: This week's edition of PDGA Radio has results from the U.S. Amateur Championships that were in Michigan this past weekend. We’ll also preview the National Tour’s stop in Minnesota for this upcoming weekend, get you your weekly disc golf news, tournament results, and upcoming schedule. I also stopped by and joined in with the National Tour Clinic stop when they were in Minneapolis earlier this week, so I’ve got some clips from that as a special bonus.

PDGA Radio Program: 6/10/09

June 10, 2009: Coming up this week is an interview about disc golf in northern Michigan, along with your tournament results, a preview of this upcoming weekend’s action, and your disc golf news segment with the newest world rankings, news on where the 2010 pro world championships will be held, and the latest news on a pair of disc golf videogames.

PDGA Radio Program: 6/3/09

June 3, 2009: This week’s edition of PDGA Radio features results the dramatic Hall of Fame Classic that was contested in Georgia this past weekend. We’ll also preview the upcoming schedule, which unfortunately does not include one of the previously scheduled stops on the National Tour, and we'll inform you about several new courses being installed across the country…

PDGA Radio Program: 5/27/08

May 27, 2009: This week’s edition of PDGA Radio features Ken Climo and Des Reading picking up National Tour wins in Oregon at the Beaver State Fling, a preview on a big event at the IDGC in Georgia this weekend with the Hall of Fame classic, and of course the rest of your disc golf news.

PDGA Radio Program: 5/20/09

May 20, 2009: PDGA Radio is back with you again this week getting ready for the Memorial Day weekend with your dose of disc golf news, this week I’ll have a recap of last weekends Masters Cup, a National Tour update, which includes a sneek peek at this weekends Beaver State Fling in Oregon. We’ll also cover the latest ratings update, update the Drive for the Championship standings, and get some exciting news from the PDGA Office.

PDGA Radio Program: 5/13/09

May 13, 2009: This weeks programming includes news on a long-anticipated disc golf themed movie, along with information on the recent Spring Summit, and the upcoming PDGA elections and the search for candidates. I’ll also cover some tournament results, preview this weekend’s Master’s Cup, and keep you up to date with the rest of your disc golf news.

PDGA Radio Program: 5/6/09

This week’s program will feature a National Tour Update, results from this past weekend, a look ahead at the tournament action planned for this upcoming Mother’s Day weekend, and your disc golf news which may show how a bad economy could eventually be a good thing for disc golfers; as Michigan has built a new disc golf course on an abandoned ball golf course.

PDGA Radio Program: 4/29/09

April 29, 2009: Join PDGA Radio this week for the results from this past weekends National Tour stop in Oklahoma with the Green Country Open, we’ll also look ahead at the tour schedule for the month of May, get you your weekly dose of disc golf news, and hear from Billy Crump on his most recent efforts in promoting disc golf…

PDGA Radio Program: 4/23/09

April 23, 2009: In this week’s edition we’ll be talking about the upcoming National Tour stop in Oklahoma for the Green Country Open, some news on the PDGA’s upcoming spring summit meeting, the Worlds Biggest disc golf weekend, and a story about how you can soon be throwing discs on the same fairways and greens that Tiger Woods is playing on thanks to a new video game coming soon for the Nintendo Wii.

PDGA Radio Program: 4/16/09

April 16, 2009: This week’s program will of course have the always popular results segment covering this past weekend's action, along with an update on the 2009 National Tour, and a look ahead at some of the upcoming tournament action which includes the third annual National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships. We’ll also begin a semi-regular series on some of the world’s best local disc golf leagues by making a stop in minnesota what at might be the biggest league in the world drawing well over 100 players each week during the Spring and Summer months.

PDGA Radio Program: 4/8/09

April 8, 2009: On this week’s edition we have all the results from the recently completed 2009 Bowling Green Amateur Championships, along with dozens of other events throughout the disc golf world. We’ll also talk about a new discount available at hotels nationwide for pdga members and we’ll speak with your 2009 Bowling Green Amateur Champion!

PDGA Radio Program: 4/1/09

April 1, 2009: We’re not fooling around with this new edition of PDGA Radio; it’s loaded with results from this past weekend’s Atlanta Open, news on the mailing of Disc Golfer’s first edition for 2009 and there’s also a little bit about this weekend’s Bowling Green amateur championships, an intriguing interview with Jay Reading and the rest of your weekly disc golf news.

PDGA Radio Program: 3/24/09

March 24, 2009: Another week of disc golf news is coming your way on this week’s PDGA Radio; as we’ll preview several upcoming tournaments including the next stop on the National Tour. Also this week is an update on what’s new from some of the disc golf manufacturers, an update on the latest player ratings, the new PDGA World Rankings, a National Tour update, the 2009 Collegiate Disc Golf Championships, and results from this past weekend’s tournament action.

PDGA Radio Program: 3/16/09

March 16, 2009: PDGA Radio returns with the first of 40 weekly programs to air in 2009. This week we'll get caught up on some tournament results from the past month, including the Memorial from Arizona and the year's first World Championships. This week's feature interview is with Chuck Kennedy, as we'll learn about the new Super Class version of disc golf that is catching on fast in parts of the country. This week's news includes stories on Disc Golfer Magazine, the 2009 PDGA Elections, and your chance to either host a World Championship event, or simply produce the DVD covering one of them.

PDGA Radio Program: 12/09/08

December 9, 2008: This year's final edition of PDGA Radio brings you into 2009 with some news on another new disc golf magazine coming your way next year, news on a new course in New York, more information on the course issues in Chico, California, and of course tournament results from last weekend, and a preview of the rest of this year's PDGA tournament schedule.

PDGA Radio Program: 12/02/08

December 2, 2008: This week we talks about the latest world rankings update which may or may not have some surprises in it, also the results from last weekend, your disc golf news, and the new Super Class of disc golf¦

PDGA Radio Program: 11/25/08

November 25, 2008: It was another incredible event down in Florida this past weekend for the Player's Cup presented by Discraft, there Eric McCabe picked up his first Major victory, and Valarie Jenkins added yet another one to her impressive resume. On this edition of PDGA Radio we'll have a rundown of the that action along with the final National Tour season series results, a summary of the latest player ratings update that includes nearly 150-players over the 1000-rated-mark, there's a look ahead at your post-Thanksgiving tournament schedule, and of course the rest of this week's disc golf news. Thanks for listening, enjoy!

PDGA Radio Program: 11/18/08

November 18, 2008: Interviews with Greg Hosfeld and Ben Calhoun about their 1,000 course milestone, the 2009 Euro Tour schedule, results from last weekend and our final preview of The Player's Cup, those stories and more on this week's edition of PDGA Radio.

PDGA Radio Program: 11/11/08

November 1, 2008: This week's edition has results from last weekend's tournament action, a look at the newly released 2009 National Tour and Major Tournament schedule, along with a bonus edition of a 60-second clinic and the rest of your disc golf news.

PDGA Radio Program: 11/4/08

November 4, 2008: PDGA Radio welcomes you to another exciting edition of disc golf's only weekly news update, this week we'll talk with Mike Barnett about this season's final Major, the Players Cup, we'll also take a look at the National Tour points series standings heading into the final event.

PDGA Radio Program: 10/27/08

October 27, 2008: This week's program has some results from this past weekends tournament action, along with your disc golf news that includes which players have new sponsorship deals, what new discs will be available for your Christmas lists and how a boy scout made it his mission to get a disc golf course installed in his hometown.

PDGA Radio Program: 10/21/08

October 21, 2008: PDGA Radio returns this week with an update on the new PDGA website, the Microtel Disc Golfer of the Year winner, along with some tournament results and a preview of the weekend ahead.

PDGA Radio Program: 10/6/08

USDGC and World Rankings
October 6, 2008: This week PDGA Radio has results from the USDGC along with the new World Rankings to reflect those results. We'll also talk about some of the other events on the PDGA schedule and remind you about PDGA memberships and renewals.

PDGA Radio Program: 10/1/08

USDGC Update and Parked
October 1, 2008: This week's slightly delayed episode has an update from day 1 at the USDGC, also an interview with the owner of Parked Disc Golf apparel, along with the latest Microtel Disc Golfer of Distinction winner, your disc golf news, tournament results, and more.

PDGA Radio Program: 9/22/08

History Making Weekend for the Women
September 22, 2008: This week's edition of PDGA Radio has results from the U.S. Women's Championships, and the DGTV Fall Open, along with information on some new disc golf websites.

PDGA Radio Program: 9/15/08

September 15, 2008: Another PDGA Major has been played with more on the way in the coming weeks. This week's program will have results for the U.S. Masters Championships, a preview of the U.S. Women's Championships, and a look at the rest of the PDGA schedule. PDGA Radio also went searching to find out what new and interesting things the various disc golf manufacturers have been up to.

PDGA Radio Program: 9/8/08

Putter Designs & Ratings Update
September 8, 2008: This week's program brings you an interview with Dave McCormack (Gateway Disc Sports) and we'll talk about different putter designs and how to find the one that will best work for you. I'll also talk about the latest ratings update, tell you about the newest Microtel Disc Golfer of Distinction and rundown the results from last weekend.