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They can also be found on pirate courses, on community courses in areas with limited funding, and on certain military bases. The PDGA deems DIY baskets acceptable for the lowest tier competitions, [ 13 ] but recommends submitting a sample basket to the PDGA Technical Standards Working Group (TSWG) for proper target certification.
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 ...
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, [2] [a] is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target, using rules similar to golf. [4]The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes, each consisting of a teeing area and target (basket).
The DGA was established by Ed Headrick in order to focus his attention on building and inventing equipment for the sport he founded. Ed Headrick coined and trademarked the term "Disc Golf" when formalizing the sport and invented the Disc Pole Hole (The Mach 1), [1] the first disc golf target to incorporate chains and a basket on a pole.
As of April 2022, there are 85 known disc golf courses in Ontario on the official PDGA Course Directory. [1] Of these, 52 are full-size courses with 18 holes or more and 33 have fewer than 18 holes. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Ontario has 5 courses per million inhabitants, compared to the Canadian average of 6.9.
The United States Disc Golf Championship is a disc golf tournament held at the Winthrop Gold Course, [1] on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.The professional event has been held annually as a PDGA sanctioned Major since 1999. [2]
The Disc Golf Pro Tour was founded in 2016 by Steve Dodge and Nate Heinold. [1] The DGPT is the highest level of competition in professional disc golf.The tour currently operates two tours, the Elite Series and the Q-Series (formerly the Silver Series), both featuring men's and women's professional divisions.
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 .