The 2020 tour was cancelled and 2021 was disrupted but in 2022 the ADG tour will be relaunched with more players, more events and more points on offer. Here is what you need to know.

Timeframe

Each year’s tour will begin in January and finish at the Australian Disc Golf Championships (ADGC) in November.  Tour winners and prize recipients will then be announced at an online event following ADGC. Events in December will not count towards tour points. Note however that the 2021 tour will include December events and will finish 31^st December 2021.  2022 will be unique in having two ADGC events as part of the tour.

Events

The tour will have levels – Australian Disc Golf Championships (ADGC), Major, A-Tier and B-Tier events. Each year there will be one ADGC or one Major per state or territory; and unlimited A/B-Tier events. Majors are being added as the premier event in each state/territory each year. They will have a minimum of 2 playing days, minimum capacity of 144 players and minimum of 18 unique baskets.  The ADGC and Majors will offer the highest available tour points at 150 and 120 base points respectively. See here for all tier level requirements.

The ADGC will be held on a fixed cycle rotation. This will begin with 2022 in QLD then TAS (2023), NSW (2024), WA (2025), ACT (2026), SA (2027) and back to VIC (2028). This will allow states to plan around when they are hosting. The cycle may change if needed – if the last 2 years have taught us anything it’s that nothing is set in stone.

Divisions

The tour will have 5 new divisions added: FPO, FA2, FA40, MP40 and MA3. These divisions must be offered at tour events. However, following PDGA guidelines if there are fewer than 4 players registered in a division it can be combined with an appropriate division and players notified of the change. MA4 will be offered at events but will not accumulate tour points. This brings the total number of tour divisions to 14 (MPO, FPO, MA1, FA1, MA2, FA2, MA3, FA4, MP40, MA40, FA40, MA50, MJ15, FJ15). Players will accumulate tour points in the division registered at each event.

Players

A player needs to be an ADG and a PDGA member to accumulate tour points. Players who are not a PDGA member can still play events but won’t be awarded ADG tour points. This requirement does not apply to Junior players playing in MJ15 or FJ15 who only need to be ADG members.

There are some big changes here so we value your constructive feedback and appreciate your patience as we implement the changes and make any necessary adjustments.  If you have any questions or comments about the relaunched tour, please contact your state rep We will follow up with an FAQ as needed.

Happy playing.

The ADG AGM will be held online on Thurs 9^th Dec at 8pm AEDT.

You can join the meeting on zoom at https://uonewcastle.zoom.us/j/87892008362?pwd=OUV4OGNZY1QxWnZrWWVBTVBsaDY1QT09

Meeting ID: 878 9200 8362; Password: 318479

The agenda and reports can be found here

The AGM is a great opportunity to ask questions of the board, provide feedback and discuss what disc golf in Australia should look like in 2022.

Nominations for board positions are due by 5pm Thursday 11^th November to secretary@australiandiscgolf.com .

SARS-CoV-2 just didn’t know who it was messing with when it crossed us in 2020. In the face of having to cancel the ADG tour and our Australian Championships, the Aussie Disc Golf community came together in an unprecedented way, connected with each other across the country and dragged a whole new bunch of players into the game – our numbers grew by more than 35% that year.

As ADG 006 Albert Munoz could tell you, robustness is the ability to withstand the storm, resilience the ability to get up off the canvas and anti-fragility is how you turn tough times to your advantage. As far as that goes, Aussie Disc Golf is the Chuck Norris of sporting tribes – we made Covid sick.

In 2021 we are asking you to do it all again. Recent developments have made the sideshow the big show once more. Small events will be popping up all over the country. Events you won’t have to travel very far to. Events that can be popped down again at minimal cost should local health orders require it.

Living somewhere where the odds of restrictions lifting by November are slim? We’ve got you covered with a nationwide putting competition, that’ll be running parallel with the event – so you can even be part of the Aussie Disc Golf Day from your backyard.

Get on to your local club to organize an event. Contact
competitions@australiandiscgolf.com
if you want to register one.

Contact
secretary@australiandiscgolf.com
to place an order for the once off Fourth Circle Discs Hunstsman Zero1 disc. Disc orders are closing at the end of the month so get in quick. These will be a collector’s item.

Carn Straya. Let’s show everyone, new disc golfers, old disc golfers, local government, potential sponsors and the media, what a robust and dynamic sporting movement we are. Nothing can stop us.

More details on the event, including the putting competition, coming soon.