TOURNAMENTS
PDGA
- Professional disc golf association (PDGA) is a worldwide membership organization for amateur and professional disc golf players dedicated to the promotion and sustainable growth of disc golf. PDGA mission statement is to develop disc golf into a globally-recognized competitive sport and recreational activity and to sustain the growth of the organization, membership, and disc golf.
- PDGA Europe is a Steering Committee consisting of the PDGA affiliated Country Coordinators, the PDGA EuroTour Manager, and the PDGA International Director, all voting members. PDGA Europe is empowered to take Europe-wide decisions involving PDGA Tour, event, membership and related disc golf standards. Certain decisions, including the awarding of Major event status, will require the approval of the PDGA Board and/or Executive Director. PDGA Europe is supported in terms of management, finances, marketing/promotion, and otherwise by PDGAHQ.
- As a member of the PDGA your benefits include playing in PDGA sanctioned events at a discounted rate, tracking player points and ratings, subscription to DiscGolfer - the official PDGA publication, e-newsletters, eligibility to run/vote in elections, compete in member only events (SuperTours, National Tour Elite Series and Majors), and more!
- PDGA Memberships and the PDGA Tour both follow the calendar year. All PDGA memberships expire on December 31st. (Exceptions are made for members joining or renewing after October 1st – these members are extended through the following year).
- Ratings are now updated at least 10 times per year. For 2014 events, ratings are scheduled to be updated on March 18th, April 22nd, May 27th, June 24th, July 15th, August 26th, September 30th, October 28th, November 18th and December 16th with the 2014 yearend update on January 27th, 2015 with any corrections in early February as needed.
NEW/RENEWAL OF PDGA MEMBERSHIP
- If you wish to become PDGA member or renew your membership you can either use www.pdgastore.com/store/memberships.html (with additional $3 handling fee; default selection is including magazine so for membership only you need to remove magazine selection in registration form) or you can request your membership with Czech Republic PDGA country coordinator Lukáš Filandr (lukasicek@praguedevils.org) by selecting your membership option and providing following details: name, surename, sex, postal address including ZIP code and country, email address, date of birth, membership code and component code.
- Membership codes for 2014 are:
Description Code Renew Pro (with MAGAZINE) RPI Renew Pro (NO MAGAZINE) RPIX Renew Amateur (with MAGAZINE) RAI Renew Amateur (NO MAGAZINE) RAIX Renew Student (with MAGAZINE) RJI Renew Student (NO MAGAZINE) RJIX New Pro (with MAGAZINE) NPI New Pro (NO MAGAZINE) NPIX New Amateur (with MAGAZINE) NAI New Amateur (NO MAGAZINE) NAIX New Student (with MAGAZINE) NJI New Student (NO MAGAZINE) NJIX
- Component codes and cost for 2014 are:
Membership Components Cost A - PDGA International Membership Pro - $30
Am / Student* - $20B - PDGA Magazine (airmail subscription) +$40 C - New Member Disc (New Members Only)
Currently very demanding administrative task to order+$20
Membership code - enter the 3 or 4 digit code from the list above, for example "RPIX" for a Pro Renewal (NO MAGAZINE).
Components code - write in the letter or letters corresponding to the component(s) that you want to pay for. Example: "ABC" = basic international membership + magazine + new member disc.
- Membership codes for 2014 are:
- New members receive a membership card with lifetime member number, PDGA logo disc and mini marker disc, subscription to DiscGolfer magazine - the official publication of the PDGA, rulebook, and sticker based on selected and payed options.
- Renewing members for 2014 receive a membership card, subscription to DiscGolfer magazine - the official publication of the PDGA, rulebook, renewal tag, and sticker based on selected and payed options.
PDGA CERTIFIED OFFICIAL EXAM
- Is required for all PDGA tournament directors and for players attending USA National Tour or PDGA Major tournaments.
- Is processed online at https://ssl.breinerlogistics.com/PDGAOfficial/OfficialTest.php?International and is in open book format without time limit and with one correct answer per question.
- Is valid for 3 years (expiration is visible in your PDGA profile) and costs $10.
REGISTER PDGA TOURNAMENT
- If you wish to organize PDGA EuroTour or PDGA EuroChallenge event you need to fill in 2014 Sanctioning Agreement and send it to Czech Republic PDGA country coordinator Lukáš Filandr (lukasicek@praguedevils.org) with lead time as defined bellow or register event through online system at www.pdga.com/online-sanctioning-agreement. For event to apply for EuroTour status registration need to be submitted to EuroTour manager no later than 30.9. of year prior to event. Example of filled Sanctioning Agreement for PDGA EuroChallenge C tier event can be found here
- All rules and standards related to PDGA EuroTour and PDGA EuroChallenge events for year 2014 can be found in Guide to PDGA Europe.
- Some of standards for events:
Standard EuroTour EuroChallenge A B A B C Submission deadline prior September 30th 90 days prior 45 days prior 30 days prior Sanctioning fee € 100 $100 $75 $50 Player fees €5 per player none Fees payable to EuroTour Manager PDGA Office Fess payable within 30 days when sanctioning / 60 days Membership Current PDGA Membership Required none Tournament director Non-playing event staff,
current PDGA member
and PDGA Official.Current PDGA member
and PDGA Official.Certified official One non-playing official per course none Length of event 2 to 3 days 1 or 2 days Minimum number of holes 54 for all players. 63 including Final 9.
Final not required if regulation 63+ holes.54 36 Upload scores After each day 24 hours Submit TD report 48 hours One week Two weeks - Tournament director must within time frame defined above upload scores to PDGA website using www.pdga.com/tournament/manager and send correctly filled International TD Report to Czech Republic PDGA country coordinator Lukáš Filandr (lukasicek@praguedevils.org) for processing. Example of filled International TD Report for PDGA EuroChallenge C tier event can be found here (not required sheets were removed from example)
