Five candidates will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors. These self-nominated candidates share a passion for disc golf. They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport.
For the first time in 24 years, disc golf will be a medal sport at The World Games.
Set for August 7-17 in Chengdu, China, 16 countries with one male and one female player will compete at the highest level of international competition for non-Olympic sports.
As disc golf is introduced and takes flight in more countries, the PDGA is expanding its efforts to support and promote the individuals, local clubs and national associations on the ground making it happen. To this end our International Program is pleased to announce the following portion-time hires and accompanying social media page launches:
As the sun rises over Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument, a unique event is taking shape.
Players meander through this 1,200-year-old temple praying for a solid opening round at the Khmer Disc Golf Resort, located just 20 minutes away. As the monks chant their Sanskrit prayers in the iconic silhouetted pillars of Angkor Wat and the massive ancient trees consuming Ta Phrom Temple, the heat rises with the anticipation of winning the country’s most prestigious and longest lasting PDGA tournament: The Khmer Cup!
With a strong foundation in place, disc golf in Europe is primed to keep building.
A new multi-year plan, centered around an elevated role from PDGA Europe and a multi-year agreement with Team Disc Golf Estonia, will serve as the cornerstones for continued growth and exposure.
The PDGA is excited to announce that Estonia, hosts of the PDGA Major European Disc Golf Festival this summer, will once again host European PDGA Majors in 2026 and 2028, setting the stage for the second PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships to be hosted in Europe.
Angelly Castaño, PDGA 301117, throws in Colombia. All Photos: PDGA Country Coordinators & National Association Partners
In mid-December 2024, the PDGA announced a new sponsor a member in a low- or lower-income country program. PDGA members, when they renewed or joined, could now help grow the game we all love in a brand-new way – by contributing the $20 cost of an Amateur membership for a deserving disc golf enthusiast in Africa, Asia, Latin America or Ukraine.
Under the direction of the PDGA, the 2025 Presidents Cup returns to American soil for the second time in its storied history on April 30 at Swenson Park in Stockton, California, ahead of the 2025 PDGA Champions Cup.
BC’s Sofia Donnecke recently finished 11th at the Disc Golf Pro Tour — Supreme Flight Open in Florida. Photo: DGPT
Each year, the PDGA Canada report is published to highlight the previous year's achievements and look ahead to the new season.
The annual report shows plans and projections for the new year ahead and how PDGA protocols apply in Canada. This report also includes a demographic breakdown, planning tools as well as sponsorship opportunities.
The 2025 Singapore Sling, held January 11-12 in the “Lion City”, set a few records, not all of them good. Players endured over 250 mm (10 inches!) of rain as an unprecedented monsoon surge settled over the city starting on Friday and lingered through the weekend.
Arriving in Puerto Rico, it’s a drive of less than 60 km from the capital city San Juan to the south-east corner of the island. There in the sun washed seaside town of Yabucoa you’ll discover an 18-hole course with baskets donated by Dynamic Discs and managed by Travelling Chains Puerto Rico.
Traveling Chains is led by Patrick O'Neill #197347 and Brittany Hertle #273090. Their dream of building disc golf on the Isla de Encanto began in early 2023 when they traveled the island in search of the right spot for establishing a course. Along their way they held numerous clinics, met key individuals and found a dream spot at Playa Lucia.
PDGA Latin America started in 2022 with the aim of growing Disc Golf and promoting PDGA activities across this emerging region.
As our initial programming unfolded, focusing on the promotion and awarding of Marco Polo grants, supporting the first events in new countries, and the translation of key resources like the Rules of Play and the International Program Guide into Spanish, we realized that some key needs could be transformed into important benefits for our members.
A formalized program for educating coaches was top of the list.
The PDGA is has launching a Sponsor a Member Program. Photo: Uplay Disc Golf
Disc golf continues to grow from the ground up around the world.
Through PDGA International’s Marco Polo Program, courses are being installed, equipment is being donated, clinics are being held, and PDGA-sanctioned tournaments are being hosted around the world.
You can now assist even more in the journey.
While a part of your membership dues already goes toward growing disc golf internationally, beginning in December 2024, you can sponsor a membership for an amateur player in a lower-income country for only $20 when joining the PDGA or renewing your membership.
Disc golf in Ethiopia began its journey a decade ago, driven by passionate individuals and supportive organizations. The African continent’s first PDGA-sanctioned event was the 2018 Ethiopian Open, and marked the establishment of East Africa's first 18-hole disc golf course at Assosa University. This period (2015-2020) showcased significant growth for the sport in Ethiopia.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges, as the subsequent civil war resulted in devastating humanitarian crises, impacting the growth of disc golf in the country. The conflict lasted until a peace agreement was signed in November 2023.
In response to the request of Turgen Club, this summer, within the framework of the Marco Polo program, for the first time in Mongolia, PDGA delivered 9 permanent baskets and discs to the Turgen Club grounds through a grant.
Greetings from the beautiful city of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand! We would like to once again express our appreciation for the PDGA's support of Thailand Disc Golf!
The PDGA is pleased to announce these three countries, on three different continents, as its latest national partners, bringing the total of affiliated countries to 52 — 54 when USA and Canada are included.
The votes have been counted for the 2024 PDGA Elections, which took place through the month of July with 112,665 ballots sent to eligible PDGA members. Of those, 11,995 ballots were returned, which is a participation mark of 10.65%. Participation was at 14.9% in 2023.
During the first week of the elections, beginning July 1, all current PDGA members as of June 25 for whom the PDGA has a valid email address will receive online election instructions and their individual ballot. The PDGA will send the ballot weekly to those who have not yet voted. Voting ends July 31.
Here's the full information, including video interviews, for the candidates in the 2024 PDGA Elections:
Fans line up to watch the 2024 European Disc Golf Festival. Photo: Marika Salmi / DGPT Europe
“And now, we head to the most epic first tee in disc golf.”
Organizers of the European Disc Golf Festival hosted PDGA staff this past week in Tallinn, Estonia on the hallowed property of the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds.
A year ago, the Local Organizing Committee, led by Director of Operations Matthias Vutt, hosted the European Championships. This year, the EDGF is on the Disc Golf Pro Tour Elite Series. In 2025, the event will hold PDGA Major status.
Kristin Tattar had put herself in a great position with a 9-under first round of the Professional Disc Golf Association Major European Open, four strokes clear of Eveliina Salonen. But it was the Finn who put on the best showing in Round 2, where she especially excelled from hole 7 to 13 picking up 5 birdies claiming the overall lead in the tournament.
However, on hole 17 Eveliina saw a birdie putt turn into a double bogey, giving up a stroke to Tattar, meaning the two of them were tied for first going into the last hole.
The highly anticipated PDGA Major 2024 European Open is finally underway and on the challenging Monster layout at the Tampere Disc Golf Center in Tampere, Finland, it’s been a battle for birdies all the way though.
No players have managed to play bogey free, but in the FPO division, Kristin Tattar has picked up where she left off after winning the DGPT Europe Elite Series Krokhol Open last weekend.
For the 12th-straight year, Team USA was celebrating on foreign soil as the 2024 Presidents Cup kicked off the 2024 European Open festivities on Wednesday in Nokia, Finland.
The team event, the only one of its kind in professional disc golf, features some of the best players in the world squaring off against one another before the annual PDGA Major kicks off. The combination of stroke and make play serves a tuneup for the EO, which kicks off on Thursday.
It's been all Team USA since its inception, and it was all Team USA from the start on Wednesday.
