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At the regular PDGA ratings update on May 14th, Kristin Lätt became the first female to reach the 1000 rating. [14] 2024 was another successful season for Lätt. She competed in 18 FPO singles events winning 8, finishing second 5 times, and third 2 times. [38]
The ratings represent: Speed – Speed is the rating of the throw speed which is required to throw the disc on the line the other flight numbers suggest, and is largely determined by the thickness of the rim, with 2.6 cm being the thickest allowed for PDGA approved play, but it has also been described as how easily the disc cuts through the air ...
The PDGA also has a professional staff [12] that handles tactical planning and day-to-day operations, led by the Executive Director. The staff perform the critical functions of the PDGA, including organizational operations, membership services, quality control and operations at large events, support for tournament directors and events of all sizes, marketing and media, and technological ...
The professional event has been held annually as a PDGA sanctioned Major since 1999. [2] Along with the PDGA World Championships , it is one of the most prestigious major tournaments in disc golf. The primary sponsor for the event since its beginnings in 1999 has been Innova Champion Discs , a prominent disc manufacturer.
Along with his six World titles, McBeth has received the PDGA Male Player of the year three times (2013, 2014, 2015). On October 8, 2019 McBeth held a PDGA rating of 1060 which, at the time, was the highest rating ever achieved by a professional disc golfer. This was exceeded on March 13, 2020, when he was rated 1061.
Maple Hill Open is an annual disc golf tournament held at the Maple Hill Disc Golf Course in Leicester, Massachusetts.. For six years, the event (formerly known as The Vibram Open), had the largest MPO and FPO payout of any stop on the PDGA National Tour.
McMahon began playing disc golf in 2007, when he was nine years old, when he looked for a summer activity and soon started competing in smaller tournaments. [3] His first victory in a PDGA-sanctioned event came in 2009 when he won the Johnny Roberts Memorial competing in the Junior II Boys class, later going on to win tournaments in both the intermediate and advanced classes.
UDisc Live is the official scoring app for real-time statistics at various tournaments, [12] including all PDGA National Tour and Disc Golf Pro Tour events. [13] [14] Data collected using the app plays an important role in the development of the sport's key statistics for comparing players.