Paige Pierce, Paul McBeth, Paige Shue and Gregg Barsby are the 2019 and 2018 PDGA World Champions. Photos: PDGA Media

A PDGA World Championship title is a life-changing and career-defining achievement.

With that crown comes notoriety, a place amongst disc golf's best. Every tournament after that victory, the player will be announced as a World Champion. Their name will be etched into the history of the sport forever.

But first, the battle must be won.

Beginning Tuesday, the PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championship returns after a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Proposals to host a 2018 PDGA Major will be accepted now through October 31, 2016. This includes the PDGA United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship, the PDGA Tim Selinske US Masters Championship, the PDGA Amateur and Junior World Championships, the PDGA Masters World Championships, and the PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships.

Introduction

The Professional Disc Golf Association, founded in 1976, held the first PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships in Los Angeles in 1982. The title of World Champion is still the most coveted in the sport today, with hundreds of the best male and female competitors on the planet attempting to add their name to the list of PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Champions each and every year.