The PDGA Women's Committee will soon be requesting nominations from current women / girl PDGA members for candidates for the Becky Zallek Women's Choice Award.
In 2013, the PDGA started an initiative to increase women’s participation in disc golf events while also raising money for an incredibly important cause, the fight against cancer. Each year during the month of October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), the PDGA would donate $2 for every female that competes in a PDGA-sanctioned event to charity. This initiative last happened around 2017.
The PDGA Women's Committee will soon be requesting nominations from current women / girl PDGA members for candidates for the Becky Zallek Women's Choice Award.
The annual Magnolia Open was held this past weekend at the IDGC. Photo: Nathanial Samsel / PDGA
One of the longest-running women’s only tournaments in the country returned to the International Disc Golf Center last weekend bringing female competitors from all over the southeast to Appling, Georgia.
2022 marked the 13th year of the Magnolia Open. Photo: Nathaniel Samsel / PDGA
After watching the registrations for the 2022 United States Women’s Disc Golf Championships roll in, Paige Pierce, Holly Finley and Kona Panis all reflected on how far women's disc golf has come over the past decade.
Those memories are what make this already record-setting USWDGC event even more special.
Paige Pierce putts at the 2015 USWDGC. Photo: PDGA Media
2022 USWDGC tournament director Mike Batka discusses a hole in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: PDGA
It’s seven months away, but the 24th edition of the United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship (USWDGC) is taking shape at a rapid pace in Madison, Wisconsin.
On the heels of a record-setting event in 2021, preparations for the PDGA Major are well underway in the Mad City.
Recently, members of the PDGA Event Support Team (EST) and the Operations & Logistics Team visited the site with an in-depth look at the courses as well as the host city. Annually, these teams conduct similar visits for PDGA Majors.
From first-time disc golfers to three generations hitting the course together, the goals of community and growing the sport for girls and women of all ages were accomplished with record numbers.
Now, it’s time to start planning the 2022 WGE.
The PDGA Women’s Committee recently announced that the global event will return for its sixth edition on August 6-7, 2022 and will become an annual event.
Over 3,000 players participated in the 2021 PDGA Women's Global Event. Photo: Lauren Lakeberg
Molly Orman was watching her daughter get ready to tee off when the 6-year-old suddenly stopped and watched with amazement as another group of women teed off another hole.
After her daughter teed off, she received a compliment on her form.
Those two core principles will be on display on disc golf courses around the world this weekend.
Excitement is high as the 2021 WGE kicks off Saturday and continues Sunday for the fifth edition of the biennial event, which has continued to grow by leaps and bounds since its inception in 2012.
Competition and community highlight the 2021 PDGA Women's Global Event. Photo: Conrad Meyer / PDGA
Nearly 100 events around the world have already registered to take part in the 2021 PDGA Women’s Global Event, which returns on May 8-9.
This impressive number showcases the rise in women’s disc golf and continues to grow every day.
A biennial tournament, the fifth edition of WGE finds women participating at the their local courses as well as with women around the global on a worldwide leaderboard.
Women and girls worldwide are encouraged to participate in the PDGA Women's Global event on May 8-9, 2021. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen
Following the postponement of the 2020 PDGA Women's Global Event (WGE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PDGA WGE is set to return for its first-ever odd-year iteration on May 8-9, 2021.
A biennial tournament, the PDGA Women's Global Event finds women going head-to-head with players at their local courses and also against women worldwide on a global leaderboard to determine who wins the weekend. Find your local PDGA WGE »
Players and caddies gather for a group photo during the 2018 Ladies of Stafford Woods WGE in Voorhees, New Jersey. Photo: Stephen Mitchell
How many women does it take to throw nine aces in a single day? The answer, as we learned during the last PDGA Women’s Global Event, is about 2,100.
The 2018 WGE heralded another record-breaking turnout for the biennial Mother’s Day Weekend event, which, since its inception in 2012, has exploded in popularity thanks in large part to its welcoming atmosphere and innovative use of the PDGA’s ratings-based virtual tournament platform.
Are you interested in contributing to the player’s packages or to providing giveaways and prizes for the PDGA Women’s Global Event (WGE) on May 9, 2020? We anticipate that up to 3,000 players around the world will participate.
In exchange for your support, the PDGA Women's Committee offers the opportunity to grow your brand with the PDGA's multi-media platform, including:
Sara Nicholson brings a competitive nature to helping make disc golf better for women. Photo: Josh Black
In this series, we’re taking a look at disc golf women across the country and around the world who run leagues, tournaments, clubs, and more. These powerhouse influencers will walk you through their challenges, struggles, and successes – and prepare you for your own.
Growing up, a younger Sara Nicholson would spend hours fighting to beat the high score on whatever game her family was playing that week. But when she would wake up the next morning, she’d find that her mom had played through the night to beat her score.
Jenny San Filippo (right) at her Ladies First Disc Golf booth at the 2019 Wisco Disco near Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: Lauren E. Lakeberg
In this series, we’ll be taking a look at women’s disc golfers around the world who run leagues, tournaments, clubs, and more. These powerhouse ladies will walk you through their challenges, struggles, and successes—and prepare you for your own. If you would like us to feature a standout woman in your community, share your stories with us at [email protected].
Carol Quinn is at the helm of the Virginia Women's Disc Golf Series, but it thrives off of community support. Photo: Scott Nichols
In this series, we’ll be taking a look at women’s disc golfers around the world who run leagues, tournaments, clubs, and more. These powerhouse ladies will walk you through their challenges, struggles, and successes—and prepare you for your own. If you would like us to feature a standout woman in your community, share your stories with us at [email protected].
In 2013, the PDGA started an initiative to increase women’s participation in disc golf events while also raising money for an incredibly important cause, the fight against cancer. Each year during the month of October, the PDGA donates $2 for every female that competes in a PDGA-sanctioned event to charity. In 2016, the organization selected was the Dempsey Center.
We have been steadily working away on the details for the 2016 PDGA Women’s Global Event (WGE) since our Save The Date announcement in November. Thank you to all who have written and have expressed interest and support for the 2016 WGE on May 14th, the third running of this amazing biennial worldwide event!
Our inaugural Women's Global Event in 2012 was a huge success and made history as the largest PDGA event for a single demographic within the sport of disc golf. 41 registered tournaments, reaching across 24 states and 4 countries (including United States, Norway, Finland and Australia) resulted in a turnout of 636 women in 15 different PDGA divisions.
