Frequently Asked Questions - Membership

For information on changes to membership for the 2025 membership cycle, view our 2025 membership announcement.

 The PDGA is a nonprofit organization run by 40 PDGA staff members, a volunteer Board of Directors, and thousands of volunteer hours from members to create all the programs . The PDGA uses the membership fees to: 

• Organize and manage 10,000+ competitive events worldwide, and the PDGA supports each event with electronic resources; 
• Manage player points, statistics, and rating system for 109,000+ active members; 
• Support the annual PDGA Professional, Amateur, Masters, and Junior World Championships; 
• Provide outstanding achievement awards to the PDGA Player of the Year, Tournament Director of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and touring players; 
• Produce an online disc golf course directory with over 10,500+ entries; 
• Fund the Marco Polo Program, which supports the introduction of disc golf into new countries by providing support and guidance as infrastructure is developed; 
• Design and maintain the PDGA website where members can track their personal statistics in sanctioned events and get up-to-date information on tournament results, disc golf-related news, event coverage, and important announcements; 
• Support development and maintenance of tournament and league organization and registration at DiscGolfScene.com; 
• Facilitate event coverage of premier disc golf tournaments, including video coverage, hole-by-hole scoring, and more; 
• Publish the Official Rules of Disc Golf and manage periodic revisions and updates; 
• Manage the Competition Manual for Disc Golf Events, a companion to the rules of play; 
• Organize and subsidize an insurance policy that is available to tournament directors for PDGA-sanctioned events in the USA and Canada; 
• Provide sponsorship to Major, Elite Series which may include the form of a financial contribution, banners, flags, Marshals, and event registration/management assistance; 
• Test and approve discs and baskets for sanctioned play; 
• Examine other important aspects of disc golf from the environment to sustainability; 
• Operating the International Disc Golf Center in Columbia County, Georgia i, providing offices for the PDGA staff, the Disc Golf Hall of Fame, and The Ed Headrick Museum. This facility has three championship courses open to all disc golfers; 
• Create and enforce standards for PDGA sanctioned events; 

All these PDGA activities and programs build credibility for disc golf and contribute to the formalization and growth of the sport. In short, as a PDGA member, you enjoy all the direct benefits of membership as listed above while also supporting and promoting the development of disc golf. The PDGA supports disc golf around the world and allows multiple opportunities for PDGA members to be active and engaged community members that help with the continuous growth of the sport of disc golf. Impact your local and international disc golf community by joining the Professional Association for all disc golfers. 

If you ordered a member disc when joining or renewing your 2025 membership, your membership package will begin shipping in January 2025. You will receive an email with tracking information once your order has shipped. Thank you for your patience. 

The Birdie, Ace and Eagle Clubs are premium membership upgrades that enable the PDGA to continue to strengthen our programs, grants, and activities globally including:

• Diversity and Outreach Grants 
• Youth and Education Grants 
• Competition Endowment Program 
• Marco Polo Grant Program – an International Initiative 
• Player and Course Rating Systems 
• Marketing of the PDGA Majors 
• Support for the PDGA Website and Media Initiatives 
• Upkeep of our sport's permanent home, the International Disc Golf Center 

 All members of these clubs are listed on our website in a premium member list along with a designation on their player profile. If you would like to upgrade your membership and are current for the calendar year, please contact the Memberships Manager. 

Absolutely! The PDGA is the Professional Association for ALL disc golfers.  

The family discount previously applied to members who elected to receive a single printed copy of the magazine per household with multiple members. As the magazine has moved to being a primarily digital product, the family discount is no longer offered. 

Yes to both. We track all sanctioned PDGA event results for all members in our database. If, after renewing, you do not see an event added to your stats, please contact our Event Support Team.  Please be sure to include a link to any event in question.

Currently, we do not offer prorated memberships. If you feel you are going to compete in several PDGA sanctioned events before October 1st, then it will be worth it to go ahead and join. When you join the PDGA, any required temporary membership fees at PDGA sanctioned events are waived. However, if you will not be competing much before then, join after October 1st and your membership will be extended through the following year. 

Yes. Contact the Membership Manager and we will be happy to make the upgrade for you.

Yes, please contact the Event Support Team so that they can assist you. Please include a link to any official results pages, as well as your PDGA number. 

If you have an account here on PDGA.com, you can update your own member information any time you like. First, login and select the "Edit" tab under "My Account". If you see phone number and mailing address fields, just update your information, hit the Save button and you're done. If you don't see those fields, we'll need to link your PDGA membership with your PDGA.com user account. Include your PDGA number and your username in the form below and we'll take care of it ASAP.

A full list of member benefits can be found here.

You can find your PDGA number using the Player Search located under the Membership link in the main menu or by going directly to pdga.com/players. 

Recipients of international shipments may be subject to import taxes, fees, and customs duties, levied by the customs office of your shipping destination. These fees are based on the customs regulations of the destination country. Customs policies vary widely, and some countries don't charge import fees or custom duties for shipments that fall below a minimum value which most basic international membership packages don't exceed. Please contact the customs office of your country for more information. 

PDGA memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. PDGA membership benefits and services are available to you immediately upon completing the registration process.