DGPT, PDGA, and the Coronavirus

[Three Putt]

At that point you will have a lot of Clubs/TD's with their necks stuck out having paid for players packs and such. They will have accepted sponsorship and have to refund all of that money. The people on the ground are going to take a whack in the wallet if they have to cancel this late.

 

[ToddL]

https://www.pdga.com/announcements/pdga-board-directors-statement-covid-19-pandemic-march-13-2020

Waco (at conclusion of round 2), Tx States, Jonesboro, GBO are suspended. All other sanctioned events are advised to follow the direction of local authorities.

 

[GoobyPls]

As of right now our local B-tier for tomorrow is still on. The TD is trying to get the player field under 100 to comply with the statewide ban on large gatherings. Should be good anyway since athletic events with no spectators are exempt

 

[DenverTiger13]

https://www.pdga.com/announcements/pdga-board-directors-statement-covid-19-pandemic-march-13-2020

Waco (at conclusion of round 2), Tx States, Jonesboro, GBO are suspended. All other sanctioned events are advised to follow the direction of local authorities.

This just feels like a bad dream. I'm in meetings all day to prep for the arrival of the virus at the healthcare facility where I work. Glad to see disc golf taking appropriate action but sad for everyone and all the tournaments which are being so drastically impacted.

 

[DanJon]

I wonder how much of an economic impact GBO has on Dynamic Discs?

That and the surrounding communities.

 

[ohtobediscing]

Masters now suspended. I suspected the PGA was being much too optimistic to start tourneys by the 2nd week in April.
I wonder if we're going to have to wait for a vaccine before life gets back to somewhat normal. :|

 

[ToddL]

This just feels like a bad dream. I'm in meetings all day to prep for the arrival of the virus at the healthcare facility where I work. Glad to see disc golf taking appropriate action but sad for everyone and all the tournaments which are being so drastically impacted.

It's not an easy decision to make, but it's kind of an easy decision to make.

 

[Three Putt]

Masters now suspended. I suspected the PGA was being much too optimistic to start tourneys by the 2nd week in April.
I wonder if we're going to have to wait for a vaccine before life gets back to somewhat normal. :|

If I understand the strategy, what they are doing is not trying to keep us from being exposed. They are trying to slow down the exposure and spread it out so we don't overwhelm a medical system that isn't prepared to handle all of us getting sick at once. With that in mind, I think all these "end of April" ideas are going to fizzle and the cancellations will drag on. I think Coachella shooting for October is more realistic than looking for thing to resume in May.

I should also note that I'm wrong a lot, so take that for what it's worth. :\

 

[Three Putt]

This is what I think they are trying:

So it depends on the timeline of when it peaks with measures. Until it does that, all the timelines are just guesses.

 

[R-Ogre]

This is what I think they are trying:

So it depends on the timeline of when it peaks with measures. Until it does that, all the timelines are just guesses.

I mean it's not like we don't have several other countries worth of data to look at. The only way anyone has turned the tide on this thing is massive social distancing efforts and extensive testing campaigns. We know what we have to do.

 

[Three Putt]

https://www.pdga.com/announcements/pdga-board-directors-statement-covid-19-pandemic-march-13-2020

Waco (at conclusion of round 2), Tx States, Jonesboro, GBO are suspended. All other sanctioned events are advised to follow the direction of local authorities.

Sort of buried in there is the direction to cancel players meetings, awards ceremonies, players parties and any other gatherings of large groups of people. Basically we can frolf, but we can't socialize. Good advice, but I'm not sure we can really follow it. :\

 

[brutalbrutus]

Could this be the end of AM merch?...



...probably not but one can only hope.

 

[Nova P]

Basically we can frolf, but we can't socialize. Good advice, but I'm not sure we can really follow it. :\

I will gladly show people how to play disc golf alone.

. . . wait.

 

[Cgkdisc]

I will gladly show people how to play disc golf alone.

. . . wait.

Video your play and post?

 

[Bigtex]

Well this blows. Time to cancel my DGN subscription.

 

[Jolt]

Well this blows. Time to cancel my DGN subscription.

I just bought a year with no content. . o well, i got one round for my money

 

[DenverTiger13]

This is what I think they are trying:

So it depends on the timeline of when it peaks with measures. Until it does that, all the timelines are just guesses.

1000% this. When studying other countries, we in the healthcare industry have noticed that a lot of the deaths were preventable. That is, the people died because they did not receive the appropriate medical care that is available in countries like the United States. In Italy, especially, this was the case because they had too many cases at once and not enough ventilators or hospital beds to keep up with the need. Hospitals were basically forced to choose who lived and who died by who they administered care to. We are trying to curb the initial onslaught of need so we can treat more people over a longer period of time and avoid preventable deaths. Let's pray it works.

 

[araytx]

At that point you will have a lot of Clubs/TD's with their necks stuck out having paid for players packs and such. They will have accepted sponsorship and have to refund all of that money. The people on the ground are going to take a whack in the wallet if they have to cancel this late.

PDGA has amended the withdrawal and cancellation policy allowing TDs who have already ordered merchandise to refund players entry fee in merch instead of cash.

https://www.pdga.com/announcements/...3-withdrawals-and-refunds-amended-temporarily

Could this be the end of AM merch?...



...probably not but one can only hope.

OR, the ending of long lines after tournaments in favor of online vouchers. Two major vendors will already do this for you.

I wonder how much of an economic impact GBO has on Dynamic Discs?

That and the surrounding communities.

Jeremy Rusco has stated in the past that GBO operates at a loss, but it boosts the brand. So I guess there'll be savings on the tournament and losses on the brand advancement. Whether those will cancel out is anyone's guess.

 

[ray1970]

If GBO doesn't happen this year then having a 2020 GBO stamped disc might make a neat collectible.

 

[ru4por]

PDGA has amended the withdrawal and cancellation policy allowing TDs who have already ordered merchandise to refund players entry fee in merch instead of cash.

https://www.pdga.com/announcements/...3-withdrawals-and-refunds-amended-temporarily



OR, the ending of long lines after tournaments in favor of online vouchers. Two major vendors will already do this for you.



Jeremy Rusco has stated in the past that GBO operates at a loss, but it boosts the brand. So I guess there'll be savings on the tournament and losses on the brand advancement. Whether those will cancel out is anyone's guess.

As a club that runs 8 tournaments and four leagues a season, I don't see the value in refunding in merch. Maybe offering players pack as a refund option, but I think we will be offering whatever our players want. Even if it costs us in the end.