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Super fun, easy to run, and raises money for your club. There’s still time, so sign up today. This year we’ve added baskets to the potential goodies you can win, so schedule your Ace Race and get ready to run it! More than 130 events are already scheduled around the world. Most recently added events: (more…)

Watch as Mike Randolph, Cale Leiviska and eventual winner Nathan Doss battle it out during the final nine showcase at the 2007 Disc Golf World Championships.

With a final drop in putt, California’s Nathan Doss became only the fourth player ever to win two Disc Golf World Championship Open titles. His first came in 2005. Doss defeated Sweden’s Marcus Kallstrom by a single throw in Highbridge, Wisconsin. Finishing in third place was Cale Leiviska, with Mike Randolph in fourth.

Kim Scott-Wood of ON was honored by the PDGA this week as the 2006 Pro Rookie of the Year. Also in the running were Iowa’s Adam Olsen and Michigan’s Geoff Bennett. Minnesota’s Timmy Gill received an honor of a different sort, when the PDGA voted him the disc golf Sportsman of the Year and awarded him the Brent Hambrick Award for Sportmanship. The awards were announced at the PDGA Pro Worlds banquet in WI.

As the first player packages are shipped out to events around the world, it’s finally time to reveal the new prototype that will be thrown for the 2007 Ace Race…

Danny Georgopoulos of Flint MI is the proud new owner of a complete Discraft disc golf package valued at $300, including ten discs, a bag, hat, towel, mini and shirt. One winner every month, no purchase necessary. Get signed up and get airborne!

Get your (Cryztal) FLX on with these stunning, collectible golf discs. Limited quantities: Avenger SS (400 made), Buzzz (500 made) and Challenger (350 made). All proceeds go to support the 2007 Players Cup, November 16-18. Available at select retailers now until supplies are exhausted.

Competitors gathered from around the globe in Ithaca NY to compete in the WFDF World Overall Championships. After a week of tough competition, Team Discraft’s Tomas Burvall of Sweden emerged as the overall Champion, 19 points ahead of the 2nd place finisher. He placed 2nd in Double Disc Court, 4th in Golf, 2nd in Accuracy, 2nd in Discathon, 7th in Distance, 2nd in Self Caught Flight and 6th in Freestyle. Teammate Chris Max Voigt of Germany took 4th overall. Congratulations!

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Super fun, easy to run, and raises money for your club. Sign up today dawg! This year we’ve added baskets to the potential goodies you can win, so schedule your Ace Race and get ready to run it! 89 are already scheduled around the world. Most recently added events: (more…)