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From a post by Dave Dunipace on the PDGA forums back in 2008:

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One of my local courses! I usually throw a Buzzz straight at it or hyzer flip a Comet. Throwing a shot out to the right and having it fade to the basket brings the front tree in play and can leave you with a long putt. You also have to worry about the tennis court fence if you throw to the...

Yeah I'm not up on my DG history, so it's good to hear that perspective. But in my mind a World title carries so much more weight than USDGC title. And when listening to commentary, World titles are the ones that are always brought up when talking about a player.

That makes sense. But as long one event is called the World Championship, no other event will be able to grow to the same level.

It was just a month ago that Paul dominated the field in the Masters Cup. And was one throw away from winning the BSF. I wouldn't worry about him too much. If Paul dominates the European Open then we could easily say he's the best in the world again.

Yes. Counting Majors like in tennis or ball golf would be a better metric of greatness than counting World Championships.

But like other sports, the discs golf greats are measured by how many championships they've won, and the World Championship is the only tournament that factors into that.

It seems pretty arbitrary to me too. Crowning the world champ for the year needs to be determined by much more than how someone plays 4-7 rounds. Going strictly on some sort of tour points wouldn't be that exciting, so maybe points then a playoff like Nascar. But you would need a really...

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