Rules Questions & Answers

The Following Rules Questions were posed by the public and answered by the PDGA Rules Committee. If you have a question concerning the Rules governing the Sport of Disc Golf, you can contact the Rules Committee using the online contact form.

Select a question: Choose question... Basket Specs Bluebonnets and other protected areas Bridge Over OB (Multiple Playing Surfaces) Building a Lie Casual relief: ice and snow Changing Marking Methods Disc below the playing surface Disc knocked out of tree Disc lost in casual water Disc resting on top (DROT) Divisions available to women Fences as OB lines Grip additives Is a drop a throw? Is the 2-meter rule still in effect? Kneeling on a towel Lost or OB? Lost then found Maintaining balance while putting Marking a disc below a tree Measuring devices within 10 meters Missed mandatory Missed the mandatory, went OB Missing scores Mixing divisions No mando drop zone Obstacle to Stance and Flight Path Par 3 for every hole? Played A Hole That Is Not Part Of Official Course Playing the stipulated course Poor pin placement Poorly defined mandatory Premature start of play Provisional throws Remaindered discs Reteeing after an OB drive Shakedown Throwing Styles: What's Legal? Unplayable tees