The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) proudly marks the successful conclusion of the Disc Golf competition at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, celebrating a historic milestone as Flying Disc sports were featured for the first time as a demonstration sport within a full Olympic Movement multi-sport event. In the Men’s Professional Open (MPO) division, Pichet Panturat, a leading figure in the Thai disc golf community and a reference for the sport …
Team USA Crowned Champions of the 2025 WFDF Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championships.
25 June 2025 The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is proud to announce the conclusion of the WFDF 2025 Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championships (VSWTDGC), with the United States of America emerging as the 2025 World Champions after an exciting Championship Finals held virtually on June 21–22. The finals featured top national mixed-gender teams from France, Italy, and the United States, who advanced through two competitive qualifying events. During the finals, each …
Top Nations Advance to WFDF Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championship Finals, Set for 21-22 June.
18 June 2025 France, Italy, and the United States to compete for the world title in Round 3 of the global mixed-gender virtual disc golf competition. The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is proud to announce that the Championship Finals (Round 3) of the WFDF Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championships (VSWTDGC) will take place on 21–22 June, 2025. Following two competitive qualifying rounds, three national teams—France, Italy, and the United States—have earned their …
World Flying Disc Federation opens Round 2 of the Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championships – National Placement Games.
12 June 2025 The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) reminds all National Teams made up of mixed-gender pairs (2 players) who qualified during the National Qualification Round 1 to take part in Round 2 of the WFDF Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championships this week. WFDF President Mr Robert “Nob” Rauch commented “We were thrilled to see more than 2,200 players from 19 countries take part in Round 1. As only the second (VSWTDGC), …
Deadline Extended for the WFDF Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championship (VSWTDGC) qualification first round.
15 May 2025 The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has decided to extend the first round qualification deadline to May 31st in order to provide more time for competitors from countries to participate in the national qualifying round of the Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championships (VSWTDGC). The 2025 VSWTDGC is hosted on Disc Golf Valley (DGV), a leading mobile disc golf simulation developed and published by Spinoff Games. With over 2 million downloads, …
WFDF seeks bids to host upcoming 2027 and 2028 Championship Events
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) Board of Directors and respective Disc Sport Committees are seeking bids from potential host organizers for the upcoming 2027 and 2028 WFDF Flying Disc Championship events. Initial expressions of interest are due by 2 June 2025. WFDF will select one (1) Local Organizing Committee (LOC) per event to host the following events: Any individual, group, organization or club may bid to host one or more WFDF events. If you …
WFDF Announces Second Edition of Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championship
24 April 2025 The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is thrilled to announce the second edition of the Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championship (VSWTDGC), set to commence on May 5, 2025. Building upon the success of the inaugural 2022 event, this championship continues to embrace the digital evolution of disc golf, offering players worldwide an opportunity to represent their nations in a virtual arena. The 2025 VSWTDGC will be hosted on Disc Golf …
Successful Workshops for Physical Education Teachers Held in Lithuania
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) recently concluded a series of highly successful workshops aimed at expanding the presence of Flying Disc sports among physical education teachers across Lithuania. Held from 3rd to the 6th of February, the workshops took place in Kaunas, Klaipėda and Vilnius, drawing enthusiastic participation from over 100 teachers. The workshops were led by José Amoroso, Chair of the World Flying Disc Federation’s School, University and Youth Commission. The “Introducing Flying …
INTERACT+ Course Helps Create “Sport for All” Initiatives Among Members
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is happy to share the successful delivery of the INTERACT+ (International and European Sport Organisations Activating Citizens Plus) Capacity-Building Course, an educational initiative designed to train, qualify and empower Members in becoming “Sport for All” leaders. The course, which ran across four online sessions in January, engaged more than 50 flying disc participants from 35 member federations across all regions. Led by Jörg Benner, Secretary General of Deutscher Frisbeesport-Verband(DFV) …
WFDF Requests Input Through Global Flying Disc Sports Community Survey
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to invite the international community to complete the Global Flying Disc Community Survey. The Survey is aimed at collecting information and opinions from the various stakeholders in Flying Disc Sports, from current and retired athletes at the competitive and recreational levels to coaches, administrators, parents, and volunteers, among other roles. Click HERE to complete the Global Flying Disc Community Survey, available until March 10, 2025. It only …
Kristin Lätt Takes Silver in IWGA Athlete of the Year Vote – A Victory for Disc Golf and the Flying Disc Community
The World Flying Disc Federation proudly celebrates Kristin Lätt of Estonia, who claimed second place in the prestigious IWGA Athlete of the Year 2024 award, closing with 51,338 votes. The contest is held each January for the previous year. The next edition of The World Games will be held 7-17 August in Chengdu, China and will feature both Disc Golf and Ultimate. In 2024, Kristin claimed victory in seven Disc Golf Pro Tour events, including …
Estonian Disc Golf Star Named IWGA Athlete of the Month Following World Team Disc Golf Championship Victory
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is thrilled to celebrate Estonian disc golfer Albert Tamm, who has been named the IWGA Athlete of the Month for November 2024. This recognition follows his pivotal role in leading Estonia to victory at the 2024 World Team Disc Golf Championship (WTDGC) in Perth, Australia, where the team defended their World Championship title with a stellar performance. Tamm’s contributions to the tournament showcased his exceptional skills, leadership, and the …
Celebrate International Spirit of the Game Day on December 7, 2024
WFDF’s International Spirit of the Game Day is held annually on the first Saturday of December, falling in 2024 on December 7th. We believe that Spirit of the Game (SOTG) is not just rule #1 in Ultimate, but the glue that holds the whole Flying Disc community together. SOTG brings the values of co-creating fair and enjoyable competition to all our disciplines, such as Disc Golf, Freestyle, Guts, Overall and Ultimate. To enable all Flying …
Estonia Regain Gold at the WFDF 2024 World Team Disc Golf Championship
After a busy four days of Disc Golf with 364 rounds of match play at the Mundaring Disc Golf Venue in the Perth Hills of Western Australia from 6th-9th November, Estonia defended their title of World Champion with their back to back gold medal win against home country Team Australia. Team Canada edged out Norway to take the Bronze. In celebration of Spirit of the Game, Team New Zealand won the Spirit Award who was …
Athletes’ Commission Appointees to Represent Disc Golf, Guts, and Freestyle
The WFDF Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following individuals have been appointed to positions on the Athletes’ Commission. For a four-year term representing Disc Golf:Mark Oxer (NED-CAN)Ralf Rogov (EST) For a four-year term representing Guts:Josh Tews (USA) For a two-year term representing Freestyle:Maria Fernanda Meza Bonilla (COL) Elections, planned to be held during the upcoming World Team Disc Golf Championship in Perth, Australia, were made unnecessary due to the low number of …
WFDF Announces Dates for 2025 Events
The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce our initial 2025 Calendar of Events. The following events have been scheduled after the completion of a competitive bid process. Hosts were selected based on a variety of requirements including past experience running Flying Disc events, the overall cost to teams and athletes, presence of suitable facilities, and the competition venue. All bids were recognized and endorsed by the National Flying Disc Federation of the country …
WFDF Seeks Proposals for Official Disc Golf Sponsor
The World Flying Disc Federation is seeking bids from disc manufacturers that produce PDGA Approved Disc Golf discs and targets for championship-level play to serve as Official Disc Golf Sponsor in the separate categories of discs and targets. WFDF relies on the certification work done by the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) for the disciplines of Disc Golf and Overall events. Bidders will submit a proposal covering the period from 1 July 2024 to 31 …
Karlsruhe named host city of the The World Games 2029 during IWGA Annual General Meeting
The International World Games Association (IWGA) 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on May 1 in Esslingen, Germany with WFDF in attendance. Among the topics addressed during the meeting were current progress toward the 2025 The World Games (TWG) in Chengdu, China where Flying Disc will include both Ultimate and Disc Golf events, and the selection of Karlsruhe in southwest Germany as the host of TWG 2029. Karlsruhe is the first city selected to …
Inaugural WFDF 2022 Virtual Sport World Team Disc Golf Championship to Begin
WFDF, in partnership with Latitude 64 and Spinoff Games, is excited to kick off the WFDF 2022 Virtual Sports World Team Disc Golf Championship to be hosted by Disc Golf Valley. This event will be WFDF’s inaugural event for virtual sport team disc golf. The VSWTDGC tournament will run from Monday the 17th of January and conclude Sunday the 20th of February. Disc Golf Valley (DGV) by Spinoff Games is an online game app that …
Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) approved as Associate Member of WFDF
WFDF and the PDGA renew relationship in order to promote disc golf globally The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) is pleased to announce that its Congress has approved the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) as an associate member. “We believe that there will be a number of mutual benefits from resuming a closer relationship between the PDGA and WFDF including improved communication between our two organizations, a leveraging of the respective resources of our organizations …
WFDF Announces 2021 Schedule of World Championships
Planning to resume global Flying Disc events starting in July 2021 Following the March 24 announcement by the World Flying Disc Federation that all Flying Disc championships in 2020 were cancelled or postponed due to the rapid spread COVID-19 virus and effect of the pandemic on international travel, WFDF has been pushing forward with negotiations, plans, and preparations for a full calendar of events for 2021. As of today, WFDF is planning to hold its …
Vote every day for Finland’s Disc Golf Team in The World Games Athlete of the Year Competition
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has nominated Finland’s Disc Golf team in the annual World Games Athlete of the Year competition. The award honors an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance in 2019 or for their social commitment or particularly fair behavior. We direct everyone to the following site and voting for “Flying Disc – Team Finland” at https://www.theworldgames.org/awards/Athlete-of-the-Year-2019-70. Team Finland, one of 25 candidates for the award this year, defeated Germany …
WFDF releases updated Disc Golf World Rankings
Finland tops ranking after dominant performance at the WFDF 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), in cooperation with the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), is releasing the third edition of its world rankings for Disc Golf by country. Finland has earned the position as the top ranked country in the world after a dominating performance at the 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships (WTDGC), knocking the USA out of …
Finland crowned winners at WFDF 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships
Finland defeated Germany 8-0 to win the 2019 WFDF 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships (WTDGC), which were held in Alutaguse, Estonia from 21-24 August 2019. Taking the gold medal had been the ambition for the Finnish team from the beginning of the event — they sent their strongest team and did not lose a match throughout the Championships. Though the German team played well and pushed the Finns in the final round of games, …
WFDF 2019 WTDGC open in Estonia
WFDF 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships open in Estonia The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships (WTDGC) opened today. This third edition of the team disc golf championships is being held at Mäetaguse Disc Golf Park in Alutaguse, Estonia, with a participation of 17 countries over four days of competition. The nations represented are Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, …
Seeking Host Bids for WFDF 2021 |2023 WTDGC
WFDF Seeks Host Bids for WFDF 2021 and 2023 World Team Disc Golf Championships The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is seeking bids for host organizers for the WFDF 2021 and 2023 World Team Disc Golf Championships (“WTDGC”). The WTDGC is the premier Disc Golf event for WFDF and the 2021 and 2023 editions of the event will look to build on the success of past championships held in Colchester, UK and Vancouver, Canada, and the …
USA Wins Gold vs New Zealand DGWC
[lead]USA wins Gold over New Zealand in Day of Upsets at Team Disc Golf World Championships[/lead] A dramatic day of semi-final upsets and final round action brought the inaugural PDGA-WFDF Team Disc Golf World Championships, presented by DGA, to a climax today in Vancouver, Canada. Team Canada and Japan had appeared to be the favourites to advance to the finals after they finished first and second after three days of regulation play, but the …
PDGA 2016 WC Tees Off
[lead]PDGA-WFDF 2016 Team Disc Golf World Championships Tees Off Today[/lead] The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that the first ever PDGA-WFDF 2016 Team Disc Golf World Championships, presented by DGA, is being held from August 18-21, 2016 in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. Six countries from the Americas, East Asia and Oceania, including Japan, USA, Brasil, Australia, New Zealand, and the hosts, Canada, will be competing for the medals and the honor …
Charlie Mead Appointed as DGC Chair
[lead]WFDF appoints Charlie Mead as Disc Golf Committee chair and Board member[/lead] The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Charlie Mead of the United Kingdom as new WFDF Disc Golf Committee chair and Board member. The appointment comes as a replacement for outgoing Disc Golf Committee chair Michael Downes who stepped down from the position after the Professional Disc Golf Association (“PDGA”) terminated its memorandum …
PDGA terminates membership, WFDF Reorganizes DGC
[lead]WFDF to reorganize its Disc Golf Committee after PDGA terminates its membership[/lead] World Team Disc Golf Championship co-hosted by WFDF and PDGA will still be hosted in August 2016 The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) announces that it is going to reorganize its Disc Golf Committee after the Professional Disc Golf Association (“PDGA”) gave notice it was officially terminating the Memorandum of Understanding previously signed on 27 January 2014 and not renewing its membership in …
The course of the game
The tee The fairway A disc which doesn’t land on the ground Different discs for different situations
The intent of the game
Disc golf is the flying disc variant of the game of golf. Instead of with a ball and (many different) golf- clubs this game is played with a flying disc. Players traverse a course making as few throws as possi- ble in reaching objects placed strategically throughout the area. Many terms you will encounter in ball golf are also familiar in disc golf. For ex- ample: tee, hole, hole in one, putt, approach, birdie, par, …
Getting started
You can contact your national or local association for more information on courses and competitions. Perhaps there is a Disc Golf course in your neighbourhood! When there is no disc golf course available you can set up your own practice course easily. In a public park you’ll find more than enough things which can serve as targets: trees, lampposts, benches, dustbins. If need be you can use one target for a number of holes by …
Officials
As in the other disc sports, the players themselves are responsible for the course of the game. This sheet provides the most important rules only. This is enough to get started. Of course, when you want to participate in official competitions, it is wise to become familiar with all the rules. Your national as- sociation can provide you with these. Or you can download them from the WFDF website. In addition, the more experienced players …