2015 Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic

Staff Report From Augusta CEO

Friday, September 11th, 2015

The Professional Disc Golf Association and the PDGA are pleased to announce that the 2015 Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic will be held September 11-13 at the International Disc Golf Center in Wildwood Park in Appling, GA. The tournament is sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association as the finale of seven premier events in the 2015 PDGA National Tour Elite Series. The PDGA is the international governing body for the sport of disc golf and sanctions well over 2,100 tournaments in 49 states and 27 countries each year for professional and amateur disc golfers.  Nearly 100 professional disc golfers will compete in the tournament for an estimated total cash purse of $35,000 and NT Elite Series points which are accumulated for end of year awards and cash bonuses. An additional 139 amateur players will compete in a concurrent Amateur SuperTour event at the same locations. The tournament format will have competitors playing 3 rounds of 18 holes from Friday through Sunday.  The Pro lead group will begin final round play on Sunday, September 13 at approximately noon at the IDGC in Wildwood Park in Appling, GA. Admission is free.
 
PDGA Executive Director, Brian Graham stated, “The PDGA is very pleased to host the finale of the National Tour Elite Series here at the IDGC. The Hall of Fame Classic has always been one of the top events on the PDGA Tour, and we are pleased to have the world’s finest disc golfers come to the IDGC to culminate the 2015 National Tour Elite Series.”
 
A disc golf clinic will be conducted from 4-5 PM on Thursday, September 10th at the IDGC in Wildwood Park in Appling, GA by some of the PDGA Tour’s top professional competitors. The clinic is sponsored by the Professional Disc Golf Association and is free to anyone interested in receiving instruction or learning about the exciting sport of disc golf. Disc golf merchandise will be given away at the clinic and attendees will be eligible to win disc golf equipment following the clinic.