Cale Leiviska made his Masters Worlds debut on Tuesday in Flagstaff, Arizona. Photo: Justin Anderson / PDGA
There’s a four-way tie in FA50, a three-way tie in MP40 — with seven players just one stroke back — and 19 more divisions either tied or with the leader ahead by less than three strokes.
Nearly 900 players in 25 divisions kicked off Flagstaff’s first PDGA Major in nearly 20 years on Tuesday and the competition is tight as the marathon begins:
During the opening ceremonies for the 2023 PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships, those in attendance who competed in the 2003 PDGA Pro Worlds were asked to stand. The same request came for those who competed in the 2005 PDGA Amateur Worlds.
Throughout the overflowing room, countless stood when called upon, kicking off the return of a PDGA Major to Flagstaff, Arizona for the first time in nearly two decades.
If you are staying at Little America, you can park in their parking lot. If you are not staying at Little America, please park in the designated parking which is on the south end of the truck parking lot.
Warm-up
The practice area is the open field located south of hole 8’s teepad on LACC. This is the same location as distance competition for field events. There will also be a net and baskets centrally located to the two courses.
Thorpe Park
Parking
Located at the Armory just south of first Tee on Thorpe Road. If full, park near the Adult Center next to the tennis courts. DO NOT PARK on the road or you will get towed.
There will be 9 stations, each with a basket in which three putts of varying length and difficulty will be presented. Thespots at each station will have putts worth 1, 2, and 3 points.
Hosted by Twin Arrows Casino Resort, Field Events will occur at Little America. NOTE: this is a change in venue. Times for Field Events will be from 10:00-15:00. You’ll need to sign up for field events during registration as we will not have walk-up registration. Options for field events include long-drive, putting, and skillshot.
Player Check-in
Player Check-in will be at the host hotel - Little America - from 10AM — 6PM. You need to be present to sign a waiver and pick-up your players’ pack.
Well done! You’ve been invited to register for the 2023 PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships! It took a lot of work to play enough tournaments and score enough points and here’s the payoff! Tournament dates are July 8-15, 2023, and we look forward to seeing you on our beautiful mountain courses in Flagstaff, Arizona. Flagstaff hosted the 2003 Pro Worlds and the 2005 Am Worlds and we are totally jazzed to bring the worlds back to town!
Invitees are subject to all eligibility requirements per Competition Manual 1.01, and nothing in this invitation shall be construed to create a right of the recipient to participate in this event.
Amateur Worlds, Junior Worlds, and both Masters Worlds invite lists have been modified for clarity concerning which division(s) an invitee may register for during which registration tier. During a ratings-based registration tier, invitees may only register for those divisions for which they were invited to that tier based on their player rating. If an invitee has multiple registration tier invites, they will now appear twice on the invite list shown in Red Text.
Please note that masters worlds has two separate documents: one for professional, one for amateur.
