Aussie Disc Golf Day is Australia’s biggest disc golf participation event: a nationwide virtual tournament held simultaneously at clubs and courses across the country. Every year, on the same weekend in September, players of all skill levels tee off together in their own communities and their scores roll up into a single national leaderboard. It is competitive, community-focused, and completely free to enter for clubs running an event.
Aussie Disc Golf Day – Sydney 2022 Presented by Disc Connection
What happens on the day
Clubs and tournament directors around the country register to run a local event as part of the nationwide virtual tournament. Each event is independently organised and sanctioned, but all results feed into a combined national leaderboard managed through the PDGA.
Open to everyone
Events are designed to welcome players of all skill levels, from first-timers through to experienced competitors. Divisions run across the full range so everyone has a fair field.
Local and national at once
You play at your home course with your local community, but your result contributes to a single national leaderboard that connects the whole country on the same day.
A focus on new players
Each year ADG encourages clubs to use the day to bring in people who have never played before. Come-and-try activity alongside the main event is actively supported.
TD-friendly format
From 2025, Aussie Disc Golf Day has had a specific focus on supporting new tournament directors, with ADG’s TD mentoring program encouraging first-time TDs to take the reins at their local event.
The numbers
PlayersEvents
2,817
participants all-time
2021
peak year — 590 players, 18 events
32
avg players per event
History
Aussie Disc Golf Day was born out of necessity during a difficult period for the sport, and has grown into one of the most distinctive events on the Australian disc golf calendar.
2020
The first Aussie Disc Golf Day — the largest tournament in Australian disc golf history
COVID-19 travel restrictions forced the cancellation of the Australian Championships, and ADG responded by creating a virtual multi-site format so clubs could host events locally while competing together nationally. Over 600 players registered across 16 venues from Townsville to Tom Price — more than 500 competed on the day, with over half the field entering in novice divisions, signalling a wave of new players joining the sport. Discs came from Fourth Circle Discs, an Australian manufacturer. The event was driven by Luke Turnbull, Kingsley Flett, and Emilie Cameron, with PDGA’s Steve Ganz instrumental in setting up the virtual tournament structure. When late restrictions in SA forced postponement of those events, the community rallied and gave SA clubs an extra three weeks to hold their events.
2021
Back by popular demand – 588 players across 18 events
Overwhelmingly positive feedback from 2020 brought the event back on 13 November, growing to 588 players across 18 events – at least two in every state and the ACT. Participation jumped by 90 players and four events on the previous year. Tasmania more than doubled its numbers and NSW grew by 57%. Female participation rose 28%, driven by FA4, while MA2 saw a 60% increase as players moved up from novice divisions. For 186 players it was their first ADG tour event of the year.
2022
Third running
Held over the weekend of 3–4 December, the third event continued to expand the format across the country.
2023
“Bring Your Mate” — 364 players, 64 first-timers
Now in its fourth year and settled into a September timeslot, the 2023 event ran on 23–24 September with the theme of bringing a new person to their first tournament — inspired by a U-Disc survey finding that 78% of people discovered disc golf through a friend. A prize was offered to the club whose event had the most new players attend. Newcastle took it out with 73 players and 23 newcomers, followed by Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Across all 11 events, 364 players competed including 20 who played at two separate events. A full 64 people (17% of the field) were taking part in their first tournament.
2024
Fifth year – 455 players across 13 events nationwide
Held on 21–22 September, the fifth running brought together 455 players across 13 events stretching from Townsville, QLD to Burnie, TAS and from Newcastle, NSW to Perth, WA. The event had grown from a pandemic workaround into a genuine annual institution on the Australian disc golf calendar.
2025
Celebrating tournament directors – 430 players, 16 events, 9 new TDs
Held on 20–21 September, the 2025 event shifted the spotlight onto the people who make the sport run. ADG’s TD mentoring program was front and centre, with clubs encouraged to support first-time tournament directors to give it a go — 9 new TDs ran events on the day. To recognise their contribution, ADG had shirts made for every TD running an Aussie Disc Golf Day event. 430 players competed across 16 tournaments in 17 divisions.
Mount Gambier Disc Golf Club – Aussie Disc Golf Day 2023
Run an event in your area
Any affiliated club can register to host an Aussie Disc Golf Day event. Events are sanctioned through the PDGA and contribute to the national leaderboard. ADG actively supports clubs running their first event through the TD mentoring program.
First time running an event? ADG’s TD mentoring program is specifically designed to help new tournament directors give it a go, with support from experienced mentors. Aussie Disc Golf Day local events are an ideal place to start.
