PDGA World Championships


The PDGA Disc Golf World Championships is one of four major championships in the sport of disc golf, along with the United States Disc Golf Championship, the European Open, and the PDGA Champions Cup. Held annually since 1982, the event crowns world champions in several divisions in the professional disc golf fields. Since 1983, male and female competitors have played at the same venue every year.
There have been 18 different Champions in the Men's event with an average field of 155 competitors, and 17 different Champions in the Women's event with an average field of 26. PDGA Worlds has been held in 19 US states as well as Toronto, Canada for the 1987 edition.
Starting in 2017 the Open Men's and Women's divisions began playing in one tournament, while the age-based divisions play in a separate World Championships. This allows the potential to be the world champion in both an Open division and an age-based division. In 2017, the "Final 9" round was eliminated from the Championship format. This was a card of the top 4 competitors playing a 9-hole final round without any other competitors in the field.
The 2020 PDGA World Championships were cancelled on June 1, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships in Odgen, Utah, the PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships in Emporia, Kansas, the PDGA Amateur Disc Golf Championships in Orlando, Florida, and the PDGA Professional Masters Disc Golf Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee. "All four events will run in the same host cities in 2021, with previously awarded 2021 World Championship bids moving back to 2022," announced the PDGA, citing international travel concerns, an inability to allow spectators, the member experience, and the difficulty of postponing the events as reasons for this decision. "Rescheduling events now, with only two to three months of lead time to make these new arrangements and execute required contracts, puts a considerable strain on our partners. Pushing these decisions out by an additional month or more, with no clear end dates on international travel restrictions, will further hinder our hosts' abilities to successfully run these events."
On December 20, 2023, PDGA announced that the upcoming 2025 world championships will be held for the first time outside of North America in Finland, in the cities of Tampere and Nokia located in the Pirkanmaa region.

Mixed Open World Champions

Women's Open World Champions

Men's Masters 40+ World Champions

This division was named Masters until 2018.
YearDateLocationChampionPDGA#HometownPrizeStroke MarginWinning scoreRunner upSecond Runner UpField SizeResults
1983Jul 29 - 31Huntsville, AlabamaTom MonroeVestavia Hills, Alabamax6xxx4
1984Jul 26 - 29Rochester, New YorkSteve SlasorPalm Bay, Floridax6Snapper PiersonTom Monroe15
1985Jul 26 - 28Tulsa, OklahomaJohn DavidAtlanta, Georgia$3506Rick VoakesDan "Stork" Roddick24
1986Jul 23 - 26Charlotte, North CarolinaJohn David Atlanta, Georgia$4051Bob BlakelyDan "Stork" Roddick21
1987Aug 25 - 30Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSnapper PiersonCoronado, California$1,0005Tom MonroeMichael Conger33
1988Sep 7 - 10Cincinnati, OhioRick VoakesBowling Green, Kentucky$1,00013Tom MonroeAlan Beaver/Michael Conger41
1989Aug 21 - 26Waterloo, Iowa/Cedar Falls, IowaSnapper Pierson Coronado, California$75010Tom MonroeAlan Beaver41
1990Oct 9 - 13Scottsdale, Arizona/Mesa, Arizona/Fountain Hills, ArizonaDavid WeltyOakland, California$1,1566Tom MonroeAlan Beaver63
1991Aug 21 - 24Dayton, OhioRed WhittingtonPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$1,2252Snapper PiersonTom Monroe60
1992Aug 17 - 22Detroit, MichiganEric MarxAsheville, North Carolina$2,0009Snapper PiersonTerry Thiele75
1993Jun 6 - 12Huntsville, AlabamaDavid GreenwellLouisville, Kentucky$1,6196Don WilchekGeorge Coffin82
1994Aug 2 - 7Port Arthur, TexasStan McDanielIndian Trail, North Carolina$1,500PlayoffBob VanderbossGregg Hosfeld/Gene Barfield86
1995Aug 13 - 19Port Arthur, TexasBob VanderbossGoodlettsville, Tennessee$1,40016David GreenwellLavone Wolfe80
1996Aug 6 - 10South Bend, IndianaStan McDaniel Indian Trail, North Carolina$1,7004Rick VoakesLavone Wolfe80
1997Aug 12 - 17Charlotte, North CarolinaStan McDaniel Indian Trail, North Carolina$2,10013Bob VanderbossDan Ginnelly106
1998Aug 3 - 8Cincinnati, OhioDavid Greenwell Louisville, Kentucky$2,3292Jim MyersStan McDaniel90
1999Aug 10 - 14Rochester, New YorkJim OatesFair Oaks, California$2,250PlayoffStan McDanielDavid Greenwell96
2000Aug 1 - 5Ann Arbor, MichiganJim MyersCockeysville, Maryland$3,27112Glenn Triemstra/Jav Kowalski/Bob Vanderbossx100
2001Aug 7 - 11St Paul, MinnesotaJoe MelaBristol, Pennsylvania$2,2602Joel KellyStan McDaniel79
2002Aug 6 - 10Houston, TexasBrad HammockDecatur, Georgia$2,2008Dean TannockJoel Kelly57
2003Aug 11 - 16Flagstaff, ArizonaBrad Hammock Decatur, Georgia$3,0006Jim OatesGeoff Lissaman88
2004Aug 9 - 14Des Moines, IowaBrad Hammock Decatur, Georgia$3,20019Al SchackDean Tannock86
2005Jul 25 - 30Allentown, PennsylvaniaDean TannockToney, Alabama$2,5005Larry LeonardJim Oates/Joel Kelly59
2006Aug 9 - 12Augusta, GeorgiaBrad Hammock Decatur, Georgia$2,5001Joel KellyDean Tannock60
2007Aug 1 - 5Highbridge, WisconsinJim Oates Fair Oaks, California$2,5007Brad HammockHarold Hampton63
2008Aug 11 - 16Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, MichiganAl SchackSturgis, Michigan$3,0009Joe Mela/Jim Oatesx145
2009Jul 27 - Aug 1Kansas City, MissouriPhil ArthurWoodstock, Georgia$2,6009Brad HammockJim Oates73
2010Jul 27 - Jul 31Crown Point, IndianaBrad Hammock Decatur, Georgia$2,5002Mike MoserPatrick Brown62
2011Aug 9 - 13Santa Cruz, CaliforniaJonathan BaldwinScotts Valley, California$3,6005Phil ArthurJay "Yeti" Reading102
2012Jul 14 - Jul 21Charlotte, North CarolinaKen ClimoClearwater, Florida$3,5009Barry SchultzJohnE McCray96
2013Aug 3 - 10Crown Point, IndianaBarry SchultzCharlotte, North Carolina$2,00011Ken ClimoJonathan Baldwin47
2014Aug 12 - 16Portland, OregonKen Climo Clearwater, Florida$2,5001Barry SchultzPatrick Brown72
2015Aug 4 - 8Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaKen Climo Clearwater, Florida$2,4003Patrick BrownMike Moser/Jay "Yeti" Reading72
2016Aug 6 - 13Emporia, KansasJohnE McCrayDover, Florida$3,0004Shasta CrissChris Smith79
2017Aug 15 - 19Grand Rapids, MichiganBarry Schultz Charlotte, North Carolina$2,3506Robert R. BainbridgeDavid Feldberg62
2018Aug 14 - 18Olathe, KansasDavid FeldbergEatonton, Georgia$3,0003JohnE McCrayBarry Schultz54
2019Jun 25 - 29Jeffersonville, VermontDavid Feldberg Eatonton, Georgia$2,02011Barry SchultzJohnE McCray53
2021Aug 3 - 7Johnson City, TennesseeDavid Feldberg Eatonton, Georgia$5,0001Michael JohansenSteve Rico/Chris Villa81
2022Jul 12 - 16Peoria, IllinoisJoe RovereArvada, Colorado$5,5001Martin HendelMichael Johansen121
2023Jul 11 - 15Flagstaff, ArizonaJoe Rovere Arvada, Colorado$6,3001Cale LeiviskaMatthew Blakely149
2024Jun 11 - 15Emporia, KansasJoe Rovere Arvada, Colorado$5,30014Mika Laikko / Jeff Faesx120
2025Jul 1 - 5Twin Cities, MinnesotaPaul OmanEvansville, IN$6,500PlayoffDutch NapierJoe Rovere148