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The highest governing body in disc golf, the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), classifies baskets into three categories, based upon hierarchical criteria: championship, standard, and basic. [2] These levels of disc golf baskets differ in several ways, including design, size, and color. The PDGA defines baskets as:
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 ...
A PDGA survey from 2020 states that out of its 71,016 active members, 4,752 are female. [40] Women at the 2021 WGE event in Malaysia. Several companies have started programs and websites to help attract women to the sport. The PDGA Women's Committee is "Dedicated to Attract, Encourage, and Retain Female Participation in Organized Disc Golf Events".
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 January 2020, there are 277 known disc golf courses in Canada on the official PDGA Course Directory. [1] Below is a listing of disc golf courses in Canada by province and territory . In January 2021, the PDGA announced that the Baker Park Disc Golf Course (in Calgary, Alberta) was the most played course in Canada for 2020.
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]
In 2017, the "Final 9" round was eliminated from the Championship format. This was a card of the top 4 competitors (or occasionally more) playing a 9-hole final round without any other competitors in the field. The 2020 PDGA World Championships were cancelled on June 1, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The course is free to play though there is a US$2.00 parking fee. In 2011, the PDGA World Championships were held in California, and a round was played at the Delaveaga course. The 2011 Worlds were won by local Nate Doss. UDisc rated the course #10 in the world and #1 in California in 2020.