Handicap based competitions are becoming popular and provide beginners, amateurs, and pros a way to compete fairly against others of similar and diverse skill levels.

Disc Golf U (DGU) is the official handicapping service for disc golf. DGU allows disc golfers of all levels to fairly compete against one another.

Professional Disc Golf Association

Founded in 1976, the Professional Disc Golf Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promotion of the sport of disc golf worldwide. Its 40,000 plus members live and play in more than twenty countries on five continents. The PDGA writes the rules for disc golf, provides members with a full-color magazine, and is a source of information about the sport.

Every year the PDGA sanctions competitions for professional and amateur players. Competitors earn points by participating in these events, which are tabulated by the PDGA, and used to determine invitations to the annual World Professional and Amateur Disc Golf Championships.

The PDGA is the governing body for the sport. Besides scheduling the Pro Tour, the PDGA provides rules of play, equipment specifications, a newsletter, and a directory of the more than 2600 disc golf courses world wide.

For information visit the PDGA web site