Professional Disc Golf Association
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The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) is the governing body of disc golf. It conducts championships, gives awards, and offers memberships to enthusiasts.
From the organizational bylaws, the PDGA exists:
to promote the development of disc golf as a means of healthful recreation and physical fitness;
to establish and maintain rules of play and high standards of professionalism, amateurism and good sportsmanship;
to foster national and international professional and amateur disc golf tournaments and competitions;
to communicate event results, opinions and other information beneficial to the sport via electronic and printed media;
to achieve standardization in the Rules of Play, equipment used for play, tournament formats and all other aspects of the sport of disc golf.
[edit] International Disc Golf Center
The PDGA International Disc Golf Center is Mecca for the sport of disc golf and a must see for every disc golf enthusiast. It features a modern clubhouse with 2,700 sq. ft. of amenities, art, and disc golf attractions that will make your visit a unique experience. The clubhouse is home to the Ed Headrick Memorial Museum, which showcases many historical items from the early days of the sport including the first proto-type polehole and flying discs from the Frisbie pie pan, to the Frisbee(c), to today's modern high tech golf discs.
The IDGC also features the Disc Golf Hall of Fame, a tribute to the individual legends of the sport's past and present. A full service pro shop and helpful staff will offer you everything you need to play disc golf. Between rounds, grab a snack and relax at the Roddick tournament pavilion, or rest in the climate controlled clubhouse while enjoying a video from the extensive PDGA media archives.
Location: Wildwood Park 3828 Dogwood Lane Appling, GA 30802 706.261.6342
Courses at the IDGC
The "Steady" Ed Headrick Memorial Course, presented by the Disc Golf Association, features special edition DGA Mach III baskets on rolling terrain along the shores of scenic Clarks Hill lake (aka Lake Thurmond). The course was designed by Hall of Famers, Chuck Kennedy and Tom Monroe, and it is affectionately referred to as "The Ed" by locals. Multiple target locations and tee areas on this blue level course make it very adaptable for recreational play as well as high level competitions. The length of the course varies from 4,135' in its shortest configuration to 8,110' in its longest.
The W.R. Jackson Memorial Course, presented by Innova Discs, is the longest course at the IDGC, coming in at 9,325 feet and par 69. The Gold level course was designed by Hall of Famer, John Houck, and features Innova DISCatcher baskets set in a very challenging championship configuration. The course was sponsored and named in honor of W.R. Jackson, who took over the reigns of a steel fabrication company named PDM and proceeded to grow it into a fortune 500 company. PDM's most famous contract was for the fabrication and construction of the stainless steel for the St. Louis Arch.
The Jim Warner Memorial Course, presented by Discraft, is the newest course open for play at the International Disc Golf Center. It features Discraft Chainstar targets and was designed by Hall of Famer, Jim Kenner, with assistance from Ron Russell and Pad Timmons. The initial equipment installation took place in November of 2008 and the course is open for play but improvements continue in preparation for the official grand opening at the Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic on May 30-31, 2009. The course was sponsored by Dorothy Wentz, Priscilla Warner and the Atlanta Disc Golf Organization to honor the late disc golf promoter and PDGA member, Jim Warner.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- PDGA web site (Information about PDGA sanctioned tournaments, the rules of disc golf, and other important disc golf data)
