Disc Golf Association

Not to be confused with Professional Disc Golf Association.

Disc Golf Association (DGA) is a company founded in 1976 by Ed Headrick and located in Watsonville, California. The Disc Golf Association | DGA, is the founding company of the sport of disc golf and was the acting overseeing body for the sport until the establishment of the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA). The PDGA was run by Ed Headrick and the DGA until 1982. They are a manufacturer of disc golf baskets for the sports of Disc Golf. The company does not have any retail stores, but rather sells disc golf courses to park departments, disc golf clubs, and private parties. The company also sells large quantities of discs and other related disc golf equipment to resalers and wholesalers around the world.

Disc Golf Association's Mach 1 Disc Pole Hole disc golf basket[1] was the first formal disc golf target to incorporate chains and a basket on a pole and became the Technical Standards used by the PDGA.[2]

Disc Golf Association (DGA) sponsors a disc golf team called Team DGA and various Disc Golf Tournaments.[3]

  1. ^ "Flying Disc Entrapment Device. Aug. 2, 1977" (PDF). discgolf.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "PDGA Technical Standards". pdga.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Team DGA and Tournaments". discgolfassoc.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.