Grand Canyon University Disc Golf boom after a successful first season

Dawson Beck
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After a fantastic season in the club’s first year, the number of interest that has come to GCU in regards to players seeking to join has been tremendous. Last season at the College Disc Golf National Championships, the Lopes placed 10th in DII and are currently ranked #47 overall in the College Disc Golf power rankings going into the new season. The level of players we had last year were solid, and this year the talent level is higher and more competitive than ever expected. With only one small pop up tent one day, the interest in our club had doubled the numbers from last year’s total players that joined. This upcoming season is one that looks bright for the GCU team and the Lopes could make some serious noise in this year’s National Championship.

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College Disc Golf events are organized and ran by volunteers that range from Tournament Directors with PDGA Major experience to students running their first events. There are two main types of events – conference play (league like play, more casual events) and Regionals (more competition focused events that require CDG membership and where you earn your invite to the CDGNC). All CDG Regionals are PDGA sanctioned and consist of at least round of team alternating shot doubles and singles play. More scoring and format information. Event format and layouts are determined by the TD for that event. Events can be one or two days. Find a qualifier near you – event map and schedule.

No, you do not need to qualify to compete. If you are interested in competing in Division 3 (DIII) or the Women’s Division, you do not need to qualify. Only teams interested in competing in Division 1 (DI) or Division 2 (DII) need to qualify.

To qualify, earn your invite by being one of the highest placing teams without a bid at any Regional on the schedule!

Only teams interested in competing in Division 1 (DI) or Division 2 (DII) need to qualify. To qualify, earn your invite by being one of the highest placing teams without a bid at any Regional on the schedule!

  • Example: results and bids for an event with 3 bids to DI and 3 bids to DII.

Place

Team

Bid

1

School 1 – A

DI

2

School 2 – A

DI

3

School 1 – B

DII

4

School 3 – A

DI

5

School 2 – B

DII

6

School  4 – A

DII

7

School 5 – A

 

Bids are are awarded to the school and can only field one team in DI. If registration does not fill, schools will be able to register more than one team in DII.

Yes, professionals players can participate. Only PDGA Premier Pros are ineligible.

Yes, graduating seniors are eligible.

PDGA Memberships are included with your College Disc Golf Season Membership!

If you join CDG on or after October 1st, your PDGA membership will renew for the rest of the calendar year and all of next. If you join CDG prior to October 1st, your PDGA membership will not be renewed until October 1st but will still be renewed for the rest of the calendar year and all of next.

Step-by-step

Do you already have a team page on the site? If so, follow the steps below!

Step 1 - Player Page & Account

Every player needs a player page and an account.

Players, are you listed on the team’s page? If not, reach out to your team’s leader to create a page and an account.

Team leaders, login and navigate to your team’s page to create new players.

Step 2 - Membership

Regionals require a CDG membership to participate.

Players, do you see the current season’s membership on your account page? If not, there is not a membership assigned to your account. Reach out to your team leader to assign a membership or purchase one yourself.

Team leaders, players can purchase memberships individually or you can purchase them and assign them. To assign them, navigate to your account page and click the team name you’d like to manage. Using the same email that was used during the player creation process, you can assign players to the team. You can also share a link with them to access the team.

*Team designation/assignment does not matter for memberships. The teams on your “My Account” page are for membership purposes only. A “Team” will be created each time you make a purchase. Players do not need to all be on the same team, everyone just needs a membership assigned to their account.

Step 3 - Roster

Teams must submit a roster before competing in a Regional.

Team leaders, download and complete the roster form. You will have to submit the roster to your registrar for verification. Please plan accordingly.

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Now’s the time to earn your bid to Nationals.

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