Dear PDGA Tour Player,

The PDGA, Dynamic Discs, the city of Emporia, Emporia State University, Emporia Main Street, and the Emporia Convention and Visitors Bureau are very excited to host you and your traveling party the week of August 27th to September 3rd for the 2022 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships. The 2022 World Champions will be crowned after playing five rounds of disc golf at the Emporia Country Club and the Supreme 18 DGC at Jones Park.

We have been working hard to ensure the courses and venues used for Pro Worlds are in great condition and ready for you to enjoy in late August and early September!

Please review the attached documents as you finalize your plans for your travel to and your stay in Emporia. We are confident you will have a memorable and remarkable experience in Emporia!

2022 Pro Worlds website

For up-to-date information about the 2022 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships, please visit the PDGA 2022 Pro Worlds info page and www.2022proworlds.com.

Badges

Players will be issued four badges for the event. The first badge is the Player badge, which is a badge for the competitor. This badge will provide access to the restricted warm-up area at ESU, practice days at the courses, and the shuttle. Players should have this badge on them at all times during the event. A player may spectate at either course while wearing their badge. Players must follow all spectator rules. A Player badge does not allow a player to be “inside the ropes” while spectating.

Players will also be issued a Caddy badge. This badge will allow one individual to walk directly with a player. This badge will also allow the caddy access to the warm-up area, practice days, and the shuttle. A caddy may spectate at either course while wearing their badge. Caddies must follow all spectator rules. A Caddy badge does not allow the badge holder to be “inside the ropes” while spectating.

Players will be issued two Support Personnel badges. These badges allow for two individuals who will also have access to the restricted warm-up area and practice rounds. It does not allow access to the shuttle. Support Personnel may spectate at either course while wearing their badge. Support Personnel must follow all spectator rules. A Support Personnel badge does not allow the badge holder to be “inside the ropes” while spectating.

Picking up Badges

Players may pick up their badges at the following locations during the posted times:

Thursday, August 25th
Dynamic Discs Retail Store (912 Commercial Street) 9 AM to 6 PM

Friday, August 26th
Dynamic Discs Retail Store (912 Commercial Street) 9 AM to 6 PM

Saturday, August 27th
Dynamic Discs Retail Store (912 Commercial Street) 9 AM to 6 PM

Sunday, August 28th
Dynamic Discs Retail Store (912 Commercial Street) 9 AM to 6 PM

Monday, August 29th
Dynamic Discs Headquarters (840 Overlander Road) 9 AM to 5 PM
and
Granada Theatre (807 Commercial Street)
8 PM

Note: Any badges that have not been picked up earlier in the week will be at the Granada Theatre and will be distributed at the conclusion of the Opening Ceremony.

Course Practice Notes

The Emporia Country Club and the Supreme-18 DGC at Jones Park are open for practice before Pro Worlds from dawn to dusk without charge, starting on Friday, August 26th, 2022. The Supreme 18 DGC at Jones Park is in a public park and can be practiced between dawn and dusk on days before August 26th unless another event is planned on site. The Emporia Country Club is a private facility and is pay-to-play. If players want to practice the course before August 26th, they need to check the disc golf course schedule and pay the greens fee to play. More info on the Country Club disc golf schedule can be found on the Emporia Country Club website.

The Supreme 18 DGC at Jones Park will have limited availability for practice on Saturday, August 27th, because of the 2022 Pro Mixed Doubles Championship being played on the course. Please make practice plans accordingly.

Competitors may park onsite at the two courses from Friday, August 26th to Monday, August 29th. For practice days at Jones Park, the only lot that players can park in will be the east lot off of Lincoln Street. If this lot is full, players can park on side streets. Players can park in the main country club lot for practice days at the Emporia Country Club. Again, players can park on side streets or at the lower lots at Emporia State University if this lot is full. Players may NOT park on West 18th.

We will enforce the PDGA dress code for all practice rounds at the Emporia Country Club.

General Practice Rules

ONLY MPO and FPO players registered to play in the event may play practice rounds at the two courses from Friday, August 26th to Monday, August 29th. Your caddy and up to two support personnel may join you for your practice round. Caddies, support personnel, and disc golfers not playing in the event may not play the courses on these four days. You cannot have more than five competitors on your card for your practice round on these four practice days. Failure to comply with this card maximum may lead to removal from the course. Please respect the entire field and limit your practice groups to five or fewer. Caddies and Support Personnel will not count towards the number of players in a group practicing.

Tournament Play Parking and Warming up

On tournament days, players cannot park in the parking lots at the courses. These will be closed for staff and volunteers only.

A dedicated warmup area has been created on the north side of the Emporia State University campus. Players should park in the lower lots at ESU before their scheduled tee time. To warm-up, players will walk through the tunnel under I-35 to the Campus Woods area of the campus. ONLY players, caddies, support personnel, and volunteers/staff will be able to enter the practice area. Please have badges ready when accessing the practice area.

A shuttle will be running every 15 minutes that will take players and caddies to each course. This shuttle will pick up and drop off players from the south side of the tunnel that leads to the warm-up area. Support personnel cannot use the shuttle, as it is for players and caddies only.

Support personnel can use ESU's lower lots to park and walk to the Emporia Country Club. Support personnel may park on side streets and at neighboring churches surrounding Jones Park and then walk to the Lincoln Street entrance of Jones Park to access the play at the Supreme 18 course.

WARNING: Players should allow plenty of time to get warmed up and board the shuttle before their tee times.

Spectators

Spectator tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com.

We look forward to seeing you in August!

Doug Bjerkaas
Tournament Director
2022 PDGA Professional World Championships

Jackie Morris
Assistant Tournament Director
2022 PDGA Professional World Championships