The design team of the Ledgestone Insurance Open recently learned of new PDGA guidelines regarding throw and distance and its usage in PDGA events. After studying the new guidelines, tournament director Nate Heinold had conversations with PDGA staff, including Chuck Kennedy and Andrew Sweeton. The new PDGA guidelines that came...
Q&A with Assistant TD Dana Vicich
What is so special about this event? For me, it is about "coming home". I went to school at Illinois State University, which is about 25 minutes from Eureka. These were my home courses for 4 years. For players, I would say that what makes this event special is that...
FAQ with Ledgestone Insurance Open TD Nate Heinold
How do you determine how much added cash goes to each of the Pro divisions? We allocate most of the added cash to the showcase divisions, which are MPO and FPO. We of course still put a nice chunk of change into age protected divisions, but we believe in promoting...
The Disc Golf Festival
One of the newest aspects of the Ledgestone Insurance Open presented by Discraft is the addition of one of disc golf’s newest pro tours, the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT). The DGPT is the brainchild of Steve Dodge and one of the most exciting things that the DGPT will be...