The 2022 PDGA Women's Global Event broke all sorts of records:

✅ Most participants at 3,306 

✅ Most events at 129

✅ Most countries at 18

✅ Most U.S. states at 35

2022 PDGA Women's Global Event results »

The participants

All 23 divisions were represented, with ages ranging from 5 to 79. The biggest age group (through membership records) was 30-39 year olds. FA40 was the biggest age-based division played, with 254.

The biggest divisions overall were FA3 (671), FA4 (596) and then FA2 (471).

The events

The biggest event (counting only female participants) in the world was Revenge on Reds in Leicester, Massachusetts, United States with 99 participants. The biggest event outside of the U.S. was The Ladies of the Creek Present the WGE at Bronte in Oakville, ON, Canada with 72 participants.

Texas was the state with the most participants at 196. Five other states (California, Florida, North Carolina, Oregon, and Massachusetts) had over 100 participants each. Only three countries outside of the U.S. had over 100 participants (Canada with 466, Australia at 104, and New Zealand at 101). 

The best parts

We asked folks on Facebook, "What was your favorite part of #2022WGE?" Here are some of their responses:

"Getting to participate ☺️"

– Melanie Hale

"Probably sharing the final results for the FJ08 division with my youngest daughter and having her rather than being even a little disappointed with finishing near the bottom be just ecstatic that her two friends from her division at Junior Worlds finished strong in 1st and 7th. ❤️"

– Molly J. Orman

"Packed hole 1 bleachers at Maple Hill! The laughs and cheers echoing across the course all day will stay with me for a long time!"

– Brittany Bergquist

"Shooting the highest rated round in the world! 🤯"

– Charlotte Christensen
(993.7 WGE scale, for those curious)

"Seeing the pure joy and happiness on faces especially the ladies that have never been a part of an all female tournament. Bam! Grow the sport!"

–  Donna Griest

"It was my first time TDing women's global. I love seeing the families out supporting their women. We had brothers caddying for sisters. Mom's and daughters playing together. And even a three generation family-. Grandma, aunt, and granddaughter play together."

–  Emily Apgar

"The whole thing!"

– Sarah Romero

"Getting to play with ladies I never would have met previously if not for disc golf ☺️"

– Kimberly Discoe

"Seeing old friends and meeting new ones!"

– Carol Spratley

"Running an event with 50 women playing disc golf together on the same course  ❤️
Photo courtesy of the amazing Conrad Meyer"

– Ali Dorato

Read the thread of comments on Facebook »

The winners

Sandi Hendel #67835 of St Thomas, Ontario, Canada was the 2022 FPO Women's Global Event winner. At her local event, she played in a division of only three women, 36 total for the event. But globally, she played in a division of 233 women! Sandi shot 28 under par over two rounds.

Barrett White #16737, 10 time Major champion (6x USWDGC, 2x US Masters, 2x World), was the 2022 FP50 Women's Global Event winner. Sherry Herzog #88679, current chair of the PDGA Women's Committee was the FP55 global winner. Pam(ouflage) Reineke #6439 (3x Major winner just in 2022, 7x overall) took the global win for the FP65 division.

Hannah Lengel #131583 of Indiana, who placed sixth in the 2022 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships, placed first globally in the FA1 division. Hannah played in a mixed event of 58, with 16 in gender protected divisions. Her division included 4 women, but globally had 374 women competing. Hannah played 55 points above her rating (889) for an average rating of 944.

The biggest division with 671 participants was FA3. The winner of that division, Emma Grigalva #205046, played with just 9 other ladies in her division at her local event. Emma played her first rated round on record in just March of this year. She had a 684 rating going into the WGE, where she averaged an 873 round rating (yep, that's a 189 point difference!). Emma now has a 798 player rating and is signed up for FA2 for her next tournament. 

Winners who won world titles this year on top of their WGE win include: Charlotte Christensen #99572 (FA40), Donna Stanley #49290 (FA60), Victoria Eriacho-Paul #122781 (FJ18), and Hayden Harper #175970 (FJ8). 

The top 3 places in each division won a trophy along with a Zuca cart (1st place), a Grip Equipment bag (2nd), or a Upperpark bag (3rd). 

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Due to the complexities of receiving and confirming event reports from 125+ global events, it takes some time to accurately finalize the results.