FORGING A NEW PATH FORWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLF
The Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) is pleased to announce a new opportunity for the disc golf community to come together and chart a new path forward with the creation of the DGPT United Series. The United Series is a new event designation that will be assigned to select FPO competitions beginning at the 2023 Ledgestone Open. For more information on the United Series, read the DGPT’s announcement.
“We’re happy to deliver a solution that’s supported by the DGPT Tour Card Players on both ends of this issue. Gender eligibility is a topic that transcends the sport of disc golf and is destined to be adjudicated in larger sports and bigger courts. Last week’s announcement [DGPT Adjusts Schedule & Media Plans To Protect Competitive Fairness in FPO Division, July 14] has affirmed my belief that the sport of disc golf must find a middle road. Over the past three seasons, the DGPT has shown that we embrace and celebrate inclusion while acknowledging and working to address the serious issues regarding competitive fairness. The United Series allows us to preserve and offer both. We’ve been in constant discussions with the players on this; listening, learning, and forging this durable long-term solution for professional disc golf that all can support.”
Jeff Spring - July 25, 2023DGPT CEO & Tour Director
2023 UNITED SERIES EVENTS
UNITED SERIES ELIGIBILITY RULES
Transgender women are eligible to compete in the FPO division in United Series events if any one of the three sets of criteria in C.1, C.2, or C.3. of the PDGA Policy on Eligibility for Gender-Based Divisions are met. Implementing this standard means that eligibility to compete in a United Series Event will be rooted in recognizing and celebrating gender identity. At all DGPT events, the eligibility policy in place (based on event designation) will inform which players are able to compete, and points standings will not supersede those policies.
UNITED SERIES POINTS & PAYOUTS
The United Series will function as a co-existing event designation alongside the regular DGPT Silver, Elite, Elite+, and Playoff designations. For the remainder of the 2023 season, events that carry the United Series designation will award both standard DGPT points and co-equal United Series points. For example, the Ledgestone Open (Elite+) FPO division winner will receive 150 standard DGPT points and 150 United Series points. The DGPT will also award co-equal United Series points at the 2023 PDGA Pro World Championships. The 2023 United Series will culminate at the MVP Open, and the top three competitors in United Series points will receive bonus payouts of $2,500, $1,500, and $750, respectively.
LONG TERM SOLUTIONS
The DGPT is committed to maintaining a long-term solution, including the possible extension of the United Series into 2024 and beyond, and will release more information on 2024 plans at a later date.
STANDINGS
| 2023 DGPT UNITED SERIES POINTS STANDINGS | EVENTS | ||||||||
| POS | Player | TOT | LDG | GLO | AFD | WLD | DO | MVP | |
| 1 | Missy Gannon | 441.75 | 150 | 99.75 | 0 | 127.5 | 0 | 64.5 | |
| 2 | Ella Hansen | 407 | 108 | 127.5 | 0 | 61.5 | 50 | 60 | |
| 3 | Ohn Scoggins | 397.5 | 127.5 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
| 4 | Holyn Handley | 387.75 | 85.5 | 99.75 | 0 | 112.5 | 0 | 90 | |
| 5 | Hailey King | 367.5 | 73.5 | 78 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 150 | |
| 6 | Macie Velediaz | 297.38 | 93 | 39 | 0 | 79.88 | 0 | 85.5 | |
| 7 | Holly Finley | 281.25 | 81 | 42.75 | 36 | 25.5 | 0 | 96 | |
| 8 | Kat Mertsch | 279.75 | 42.75 | 112.5 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 70.5 | |
| 9 | Kristin Tattar | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 120 | |
| 10 | Maria Oliva | 257.75 | 93 | 85.5 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 | 33.75 | |
| 11 | Ali Smith | 255.38 | 51 | 49.5 | 0 | 79.88 | 0 | 75 | |
| 12 | Sarah Hokom | 245.25 | 108 | 81 | 0 | 17.25 | 0 | 39 | |
| 13 | Valerie Mandujano | 244.13 | 29.25 | 55.5 | 0 | 79.88 | 0 | 79.5 | |
| 14 | Stacie Rawnsley | 221.25 | 67.5 | 64.5 | 0 | 33.75 | 0 | 55.5 | |
| 15 | Jennifer Allen | 219 | 78 | 90 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Natalie Ryan | 214.25 | 55.5 | 69 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 | 44.25 | |
| 17 | Juliana Korver | 207 | 42.75 | 64.5 | 0 | 28.5 | 37.5 | 33.75 | |
| 18 | Lykke Lorentzen | 205.88 | 32.25 | 42.75 | 0 | 79.88 | 0 | 51 | |
| 19 | Eveliina Salonen | 203.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.75 | 0 | 103.5 | |
| 20 | Lisa Fajkus | 195.75 | 55.5 | 32.25 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 | 70.5 | |
| 21 | Deann Carey | 185 | 21.75 | 27.75 | 0 | 28.5 | 42.5 | 64.5 | |
| 22 | Alexis Mandujano | 183.75 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33.75 | |
| 23 | Jessica Weese | 179.25 | 0 | 73.5 | 0 | 61.5 | 0 | 44.25 | |
| 23 | Henna Blomroos | 179.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.75 | 0 | 79.5 | |
| 25 | Vanessa Van Dyken | 159.75 | 46.5 | 40.5 | 0 | 33.75 | 0 | 39 | |
| 26 | Raven Klein | 154.5 | 0 | 49.5 | 28.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 39 | |
| 27 | Hanna Huynh | 150.75 | 60 | 36.75 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 42 | |
| 28 | Madison Walker | 139.5 | 21.75 | 55.5 | 0 | 28.5 | 0 | 33.75 | |
| 29 | Paige Shue | 137.75 | 32.25 | 60 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Catrina Allen | 137.25 | 39 | 32.25 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 | 28.5 | |
| 31 | Erika Stinchcomb | 134.25 | 46.5 | 45 | 0 | 17.25 | 0 | 25.5 | |
| 32 | Cynthia Ricciotti | 128.25 | 40.5 | 36.75 | 0 | 28.5 | 0 | 22.5 | |
| 33 | Sai Ananda | 120 | 25.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 31.5 | 0 | 28.5 | |
| 34 | Ellen Widboom | 109.5 | 35.25 | 30 | 36 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Emily Beach | 102.75 | 67.5 | 0 | 0 | 14.25 | 0 | 21 | |
| 36 | Keiti Tätte | 100.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 28.5 | |
| 37 | Silva Saarinen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Stephanie Vincent | 87 | 63 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Rebecca Cox | 84 | 13.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 | |
| 40 | Chantel Budinsky | 83.75 | 19.5 | 0 | 50 | 14.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Dani Kleidon | 72.75 | 25.5 | 27.75 | 0 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Heidi Laine | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Sarah Gilpin | 60 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Colleen McInnes | 47 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Alex Benson | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Eliezra Midtlyng | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Karen Martel | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 | 0 | |
| 48 | Stacie Kiefer | 35.25 | 35.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Sandi Hendel | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Emily Yale | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 51 | Ratana Meekham | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| 52 | Kaitlyn Clay | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Darcy Barlow | 29.25 | 29.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Isabelle Bourque | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.5 | 0 | |
| 55 | Hannah Stefanovich | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Elaina Evinsky | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Jordan Lynds | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Kat Johnson | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Anniken Steen | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Melynda Apton | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Alecia Hinkson | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Kaylee Hanania | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Casey Pennington | 21.75 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Jessica Lasasso | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Mary Kate Ginnane | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Morgan Lynds | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Peyton Miller | 15.75 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Alexis Kerman | 13.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Kacie Glade | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Emma Arp | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Tiger Borth | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Lydia Cochran | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Kona Montgomery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Rose Riordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Alex Von Stade | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Amy Vrana | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Bella Tate | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Carli Bennett | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Caryn Ballou | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Cassandra Lioi | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Chelsea Howells | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Chris O’cleary | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Hannah Manis | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Jessica Beckett | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Karissa Dedmon | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Leah Tsinajinnie | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Lindsay Fish | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Lindsey Messner | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Mari Wantanobe | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Maureen McGuinness | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Minii Iida | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Mona Blättler | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Nid Ovathanasin | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Sandra Richardson | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Serena Lamson | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
