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23-404: As of September 1, 2024, the current PDGA Board of Directors consists of Board President Nate Heinold, Board Vice President Conrad Damon, Laura Nagtegaal, Geoff Hungerford, Wilbur Wallis, Terhi Kytö, and Theo Pozzy. The PDGA is a nonprofit corporation with Professional-class and Amateur-class members who pay yearly dues to belong to the organization. Strategic planning and oversight is handled by

46-489: A considerable strain on our partners. Pushing these decisions out by an additional month or more, with no clear end dates on international travel restrictions, will further hinder our hosts' abilities to successfully run these events." On December 20, 2023, PDGA announced that the upcoming 2025 world championships will be held for the first time outside of North America in Finland , in the cities of Tampere and Nokia located in

69-561: Is 22 miles from Augusta, Georgia. This 975 acre park is home to PDGA Headquarters and holds three disc golf courses. Courses at the IDGC The "Steady" Ed Headrick Memorial Course, presented by DGA , features special edition Mach III baskets on rolling terrain along the shores of Clarks Hill Lake. The course was designed by Disc Golf Hall of Famers, Chuck Kennedy and Tom Monroe . Multiple target locations and tee areas make it very adaptable for all levels of play. The Jim Warner Memorial Course

92-729: Is home to the Ed Headrick Memorial Museum, which showcases many historical items from the early days of the sport including the first prototype Disc Pole Hole and flying discs from the Frisbie Pie Company pie pan, to the Frisbee (c), to today's modern high tech golf discs. The IDGC also features the World Disc Golf Hall of Fame. Located in Wildwood Park Columbia County, Georgia on Clarks Hill Lake . It

115-523: Is the newest course at the International Disc Golf Center. It features Discraft Chainstar targets and was designed by Disc Golf Hall of Famer, Jim Kenner, with assistance from Ron Russell and Pad Timmons. It is currently unavailable for play due to the effects of a Southern pine beetle infestation. The WR Jackson Memorial Course is the longest and most challenging course at the IDGC. This course

138-688: The European Open ; and the PDGA Champions Cup. The current FPO World Champion is Eveliina Salonen of Finland , and the current MPO World Champion is Isaac Robinson of the United States of America . The Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) is the Official Pro Tour of the PDGA. The DGPT is a private enterprise which partners with the PDGA (and in which the PDGA has a minority ownership interest). In addition to

161-601: The Pirkanmaa region . Disc Golf Association Disc Golf Association (DGA) is a company founded in 1976 by Ed Headrick and located in Watsonville, California . The Disc Golf Association | DGA , is the founding company of the sport of disc golf and was the acting overseeing body for the sport until the establishment of the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) . The PDGA was run by Ed Headrick and

184-593: The 14 main medal play events and the DGPT Match Play Championship, the top touring pros can qualify for the DGPT Tour Championship, a seeded bracket of knockout golf performed at the end of every tour season. The 2022 DGPT Champions are Missy Gannon (FPO) and Ricky Wysocki (MPO). The PDGA International Disc Golf Center features a modern clubhouse with 2,700 sq ft (250 m) of amenities, art, and disc golf attractions. The clubhouse

207-453: The Board are elected each year. In 2024, the members re-elected Wilbur Wallis to his second term on the Board and elected Theo Pozzy and Terhi Kytö to their first terms on the Board. In 2023, Nate Heinold was re-elected to his third term on the Board and Geoff Hungerford was elected to his first full term after serving 30 months as an appointed replacement for Will Shusterick. In 2022, Laura Nagtegaal

230-484: The Board of Directors, usually comprising seven Board members elected by the active PDGA membership from a pool of candidates who must themselves be PDGA members in good standing. Potential candidates submit materials to the Nominating Committee, who determine the candidates who will actually appear on the ballot. Board members serve three-year terms, and elections are staggered such that only two or three members of

253-482: The DGA until 1982. They are a manufacturer of disc golf baskets for the sports of Disc Golf . The company does not have any retail stores, but rather sells disc golf courses to park departments, disc golf clubs, and private parties. The company also sells large quantities of discs and other related disc golf equipment to resalers and wholesalers around the world. Disc Golf Association's Mach 1 Disc Pole Hole disc golf basket

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276-758: The Executive Director, Doug Bjerkaas, the Senior Director of Operations, Tim Messer, and the Director of Policy & Compliance, Mike Sullivan. The PDGA also has a professional staff 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 advancements and event administration tools. Finally,

299-541: The Open Men's and Women's divisions began playing in one tournament, while the age-based divisions will play in a separate World Championships. Thus allowing the potential to be the world champion in both Open and an age-based division. In 2017, the "Final 9" round was eliminated from the Championship format. This was a card of the top 4 competitors, occasionally more, playing a 9-hole final round without any other competitors in

322-461: The PDGA has a team of volunteers. The State Coordinators, Province Coordinators, and Country Representatives manage the event calendars and serve as a front-line point of contact between the organization and the grassroots local clubs and Event Directors. The PDGA's Committees are primarily volunteer-based, with most having a liaison from the staff and the Board. The current Committees are: Policy Committees Constituent-Based Committees Majors are

345-550: The event crowns world champions in several divisions in the professional disc golf fields. Since 1983, male and female competitors have played at the same venue every year. There have been 18 different Champions in the Men's event with an average field of 155 competitors, and 17 different Champions in the Women's event with an average field of 26. The event has been held in 19 US states as well as 1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Starting in 2017

368-1030: The field. The 2020 PDGA World Championships were cancelled on June 1, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships in Odgen, Utah, the PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships in Emporia, Kansas, the PDGA Amateur Disc Golf Championships in Orlando, Florida, and the PDGA Professional Master Disc Golf Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee. "All four events will run in

391-641: The highest level of disc golf competition. The current PDGA Majors held annually are: the Professional , Amateur, Masters, and Junior Disc Golf World Championships; the United States national championships ( United States Disc Golf Championship , United States Women's Disc Golf Championship, United States Amateur Disc Golf Championship, Tim Selinske United States Masters Championships, and the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships);

414-641: The regulations and the gear used in the sport. Ed open-sourced his trademark term "Disc Golf" and turned over control and administration of the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) to the growing body of disc golf players to run in 1983. "Steady" Ed Headrick, suffered two strokes while attending the 2002 Professional Disc Golf Association Amateur World Championships in Miami. He died in his sleep, August 12, 2002, at his home in La Selva Beach at

437-432: The same host cities in 2021, with previously awarded 2021 World Championship bids moving back to 2022," announced the PDGA, citing international travel concerns, the inability to allow spectators, the member experience, and the difficulty of postponing the events as reasons for this decision. "Rescheduling events now, with only two to three months of lead time to make these new arrangements and execute required contracts, puts

460-725: The term "Disc Golf" when formalizing the sport and invented the Disc Pole Hole (The Mach 1), the first disc golf target to incorporate chains and a basket on a pole. Apart from establishing the Disc Golf Association (DGA), Headrick was the founding figure behind the International Frisbee Association (IFA) in 1967, as well as the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) and the Recreational Disc Golf Association (RDGA). He standardized both

483-539: Was designed by Disc Golf Hall of Famer, John Houck , and features Innova DISCatcher baskets set in a very challenging championship configuration. It is currently unavailable for play due to the effects of a Southern pine beetle infestation. PDGA World Championships The PDGA World Championship is one of several major championships in the sport of disc golf , along with the United States Disc Golf Championship . Held annually since 1982,

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506-585: Was re-elected to her fourth term on the Board and Conrad Damon was elected for the first time since his prior service (1999-2002). Nagtegaal and Conrad's spots will be up for election in 2025. The Board votes to elect a presiding officer (the President of the Board) and a Vice President. The other Board members are Directors with no specific role. Board decisions require a quorum of four members, and most decisions are made by majority vote. The PDGA's corporate officers are

529-480: Was the first formal disc golf target to incorporate chains and a basket on a pole and became the Technical Standards used by the PDGA. Disc Golf Association (DGA) sponsors a disc golf team called Team DGA and various Disc Golf Tournaments. 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

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