The PDGA International Disc Golf Center features a modern clubhouse with 2,700 sq ft (250 m 2) of amenities, art, and disc golf attractions. The 2021 DGPT Champions are Missy Gannon (FPO) and Nathan Queen (MPO). In addition to 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 DGPT is a private enterprise which partners with the PDGA (and in which the PDGA has a minority ownership interest).
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The Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) is the Official Pro Tour of the PDGA. The current FPO World Champion is Kristin Tattar, and the current MPO World Champion is Paul McBeth. 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) the European Open and the PDGA Champions Cup. Majors are the highest level of disc golf competition. Senior Committee - ensures the needs of disc golfers aged 50 and over are made clear.Military Committee - acts as the voice for the large veteran community in disc golf.Women's Committee - advocates for women in the sport.
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Pro Touring Players Committee - represents the interests of full-time touring professional players.Disciplinary Committee - creates, promulgates, and enforces standards of conduct and disciplinary action.Course Design Working Group - explores and creates general, non-binding standards for disc golf courses.Medical Committee - examines potential harms to player safety and well-being.Youth and Education Committee - focuses on expansion of disc golf in schools and in youth sports.Environmental - examines the challenges and solutions for disc golf's ongoing environmental stewardship and sustainability.Technical Standards Working Group - ensures all approved equipment meets a standard set of dimensions and safety regulations.
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Competition - jurisdiction over the Competition Manual for Disc Golf Events and Tour Standards.Rules - dealing with all matters related to the Official Rules of Disc Golf.The PDGA's Committees are primarily volunteer-based, with most having a liaison from the staff and the Board. 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 staff is split into several directorates which address 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.įinally, the PDGA has a dedicated team of volunteers. The PDGA also has a professional staff that handles tactical planning and day-to-day operations, led by Executive Director Joe Chargualaf. Board decisions require a quorum of four members, and most decisions are made by majority vote. The other three Board members are Directors with no specific officer role. The current officers are: Nate Heinold, President Elaine King, Vice President David Schreff, Treasurer Wilbur Wallis, Secretary. The Board votes to elect four officer positions from its seven members: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Heinold and Hungerford's spots on the Board will be up for election in 2023. In 2020, Nate Heinold was re-elected to his second term on the Board, and Geoff Hungerford was appointed to complete the term of Will Schusterick.
In 2021, the members elected Leah Tsinajinnie, David Schreff, and Wilbur Wallis to their first terms on the Board. In 2022, Laura Nagtegaal was re-elected to her second term on the Board and Conrad Damon was elected for the first time since his prior service (1999-2002). Board members serve three-year terms, and elections are staggered such that only two or three members of the Board are elected each year. Strategic planning and oversight is handled by the Board of Directors, usually comprising seven Board members elected by the active PDGA membership from a pool of self-nominated candidates who must themselves be PDGA members in good standing. The PDGA is a membership organization with Professional-class and Amateur-class members who pay yearly dues to belong to the organization.
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