I came to Africa around the beginning of October for a 4 month contract with a local modeling agency. I decided that while abroad, I wanted to share Disc Golf with the locals.
My goal was to give atleast 1 clinic at a local school and inspire them enough that they continue to play and teach the sport long after my departure. I decided to document this adventure with a series of video blogs called “Disc Golf in Africa”
The Executive Director of the Professional Disc Golf Association is pleased to announce the selection of Michael Downes of Cottonwood, Arizona as the new Events Manager for the organization. The selection was made as a result of an extensive search, which began in October 2012 following the departure of former Events Manager, Alan Kane.
The PDGA Board has asked the Statistics Committee to develop procedures with the goal to improve player compliance with Section 3.3 B (13) of the Competition Manual which is "deliberately seeking to manipulate ones player rating through intentional misplay or withdrawal".
Season's Greetings from the PDGA! May your Holiday Season be wrapped with cheer and filled with celebration for the New Year!
Happy Holidays from your PDGA Board of Directors & Staff
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. Twenty applications were received by the PDGA office prior to the December 3rd deadline for consideration for the second five of these $500 grants to be awarded in 2012.
Disc golf media company, DiscGolfPlanet.tv, has announced that they are accepting nominations for their inaugural awards designed to celebrate the Frisbee spirit and culture of our sport.
In 1995 Ken Climo posted an amazing record of 23 wins in PDGA sanctioned events. No player has been able to match that mark in the 17 years since — until now.
The biggest tournament in the West comes back to AZ in 2013! The Memorial Championship presented by Discraft is returning for its 25th year and it's going to be bigger and better than ever. We lost someone very near and dear to us this fall so the 2013 Memorial Championship will be in memory of an especially amazing person, Sue Ginnelly. She was such a huge part of making this event what it is today, we look forward to keeping her legacy going by always improving and growing this tournament and the sport we all love!
Nikko Locastro and Will Schusterick have joined forces to promote the Pocket Disc to the Disc Golf world. Weighing in at 2.2 ounces and measuring eight inches across the Pocket Disc is capable of flying up to fifty yards. Pocket Discs are more portable than a rigid flying disc as they can be stuffed in your pocket or backpack where they wait ready for impromptu disc games of all sorts both indoors or out. “They are great for killing time around the teepad when play on the course in front of you is slow,” says Schusterick.
The 2012 Pam B. Childs Memorial took place on the beautiful International Disc Golf Center courses and was a very successful event again this year. The tournament, now in its fifth year, had a record number of players (68) and the highest ever contribution of over $4600 to the Ronald McDonald Charities of Augusta. This blew away the already inflated goal of $3600, which was a step above last year's total contribution.
