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https://www.pdga.com/news/your-membership-dollars-work-2019-review
2019 marked another big year of growth in disc golf, and the Professional Disc Golf Association is out with some impressive new numbers to prove it.
Following recent trends, active PDGA memberships continued to grow at a 15% clip, bringing the total number of active members above 50,000 for the first time. Other measures took even greater leaps, such as the number of PDGA-affiliated clubs, which saw a 35% bump.
Events, meanwhile, were another bright spot. First-time PDGA-sanctioned tournaments were held in several new countries, including Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Vietnam, and Zambia. The total number of sanctioned tournaments -- a record-setting 4,563 -- took place in 43 nations on six continents. And if that wasn't enough, more places to play are going in the ground seemingly each day: The PDGA course directory now lists over 8,843 courses in 71 countries.
Back in Appling, Georgia, at the PDGA's International Disc Golf Center, a core of dedicated staff lives and breathes "grow the sport" while putting membership dollars to work. Last year alone the PDGA handed out 40 educational grants designed to cultivate the next generation of disc golfers by bringing the game to students and educators. The event staff logged over 17,000 miles with the PDGA event trailer to support several world and national championship tournaments, along with six PDGA National Tour events. The media department stepped-up its game with a regular stream of professionally produced articles, podcasts and videos, and the organization's technology team rolled out the new PDGA Digital Scorecard that makes scoring rounds a breeze.
