Australian Disc Golf, Inc. is the volunteer-run Australian peak body for disc golf. The ADG Board holds Australian disc golf together at a national level with the continued passion and support of players, clubs, educators and volunteers like you.
What your fees fund
Clubs and volunteers do the on-the-ground work of running events, building courses, and spreading their love of disc golf. ADG is the glue: the national body that makes that work insurable, comparable, fundable and connected to the rest of the world. Eight areas cover almost everything we do.
National & international representation
ADG is Australia’s official link to the PDGA, AFDA and WFDF, under a formal Memorandum of Understanding. That relationship is what lets a rating count internationally, insures sanctioned events, allows a national team to get selected, and Australia bid to host events like the WFDF World Team Championships.
Insurance & event standards
Every affiliated club can host a fully insured, sanctioned event no matter its size. With clear, consistent event standards, results carry the same meaning wherever they’re earned.
Grants & fee support
ADG grants help infrastructure projects, resources and events. ADG also pays or waives PDGA/AFDA fees for events like the Women’s Global Event, and helps clubs apply for external government grants.
Integrity, safety & dispute resolution
The AFDA National Integrity Framework and ADG’s own Supplementary Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy set out and maintain safeguarding and integrity standards for our sport.
Pathways & high performance
A defined route from beginner to club player to national competition, backed by a High Performance Committee and selectors. In 2025 that pathway produced a WFDF World Championships silver medal and Australia’s first World Games disc golf appearance in 24 years.
Growing the sport
Aussie Disc Golf Day, Discover Disc Golf and Play It Forward bring new players in. The TD mentoring program builds the volunteers who run events, and clubs can borrow equipment or get direct advice on forming a club or approaching a council.
Growth also means making sure disc golf is a sport for everyone. That includes targeted outreach to get more young people, women and girls, and players of all abilities onto the course. A stronger, more diverse player base makes for a stronger sport at every level.
Recognition
The Hall of Fame, Tour Awards and Community Awards (TD of the Year, Volunteer of the Year) exist specifically to recognise the people making the sport happen across Australia
Communication & digital tools
The website, registration system, ADG Tour points and leaderboard, newsletter, mailing list and social media are the one central place to find out what’s happening in Australian disc golf. ADG coordinates the national event calendar so tournaments don’t clash.
Because ADG exists, you can…
- Turn up to any sanctioned event knowing there’s an insurance and safety framework behind it.
- Travel interstate and play in a system that rates and ranks you the same way everywhere, on the same ADG Tour leaderboard.
- Compete internationally, because ADG formally maintains the relationships with the PDGA, AFDA and WFDF that make a national team, a world ranking and events like the World Games possible.
- Go somewhere when something goes wrong. ADG and AFDA offer a formal dispute resolution process, a code of conduct, and a respect agreement so disc golf remains a fun and safe sport for all
- Learn about grants, get straightforward advice on forming a club or approaching a council, stay connected with disc golf in your state, instead of starting from zero.
- A portion of your fee goes straight back into the community, helping launch new clubs, courses, tournament directors, and outreach programs.
Read more about our grants program and which projects received funding each year.
Where event based fees actually go
A small portion of players entry fees at ADG sanctioned events are ADG’s main source of income and fund everything above: insurance, sanctioning, grants, integrity, national team support and international representation. On average these fees add up to around $35-$38 per competitor per year. Event based fees scale with the size and type of the event.
Where this is headed
“To guide and support the Australian disc golf community to connect more people with disc golf — in more ways, in more places, more often.” That’s the purpose behind Disc Golf 2028, ADG’s five-year strategic plan, built around three priorities: Build (supporting the community to create great experiences), Grow (getting more people playing, in more places, with more diversity), and Show (connecting people with the sport and keeping them connected).