PDGA

Last Call for State/Provincial Candidates

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As summer draws near it is time to prepare for the annual PDGA elections and the call for candidates. This year the elections will take place from July 1 to July 31, with the elected candidates assuming office as of September 1, 2013. The 2013 PDGA Election will be held on-line, with members casting their ballots at an independent election service website. 

Innovation Grants Awarded

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The PDGA Innovation Grant Program was created to increase and promote the awareness of the sport of disc golf and the Professional Disc Golf Association. Applicants are encouraged to think outside of the box to develop innovative and unique programs which will promote the sport and increase participation.

A Major Test

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This weekend, only a few days after the pros were tested at the Discraft Great Lakes Open, the top-rated amateurs in the country will congregate in Milford Michigan for the 2013 United States Amateur Disc Golf Championships presented by Discraft.

Game On!

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It has been a few weeks since the PDGA National Tour was in action.

Major Bidders

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The locations of two Major events for the 2015 calendar for the PDGA were up for bid throughout the off season.  The 2015 Tim Selinske US Masters Championship and the 2015 Amateur World Championships were looking for a home.  Bids poured in over the winter break and several cities proposed to host these prestigious disc golf events.  Although many intriguing bids were submitted,

Denmark It On the Calendar

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This week finds the world’s finest players gathering in Denmark for the Latitude 64 Copenhagen Open, the first PDGA Professional Major of the 2013 Pro Tour. Hosted by the København Frisbee Klub, this longtime and popular EuroTour event is also being held as a Major for the first time.

A Quick Turn

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The 2013 National Tour continues this week in Appling, GA with the Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic presented by Prodigy Disc.  Due to last minute scheduling conflicts, players were asked to make a quick turn-around after last week’s National Tour event, the

Points Standings for the 2013 National Tour

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The 2013 National Tour Elite Series sponsored by Vibram Disc Golf features the top players in the Men’s and Women’s Open divisions as they compete in the fifth annual Drive for the Championship. This points based series consists of the first seven National Tour events plus the series finale, the Vibram Open.

For the Love of Flying Discs — TeeBoxx Brings Fly Gear to the Point-of-Play

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What if you could buy a new disc, or set of new discs, near the first tee of your local course? Would you do it?

Intern Wanted!

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The PDGA is looking for a summer intern to fulfill school credit hours. The internship program represents a full-time opportunity (minimum of 40 hours per week) for conscientious students to have the best twelve-week (at a minimum) experience of their academic careers.