Here is the 2024 Disc Golf Pro Tour Schedule

September
29,
2023
by


Charlie
Eisenhood
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With
just
a
few
weeks
to
go
in
the
2023
season,
the
Disc
Golf
Pro
Tour
has
announced
the
2024
season
schedule!
Notable
changes
in
2024
include
a
Florida-based
start
to
the
Tour,
the
elimination
of
Silver
events,
and
a

late
season
Champions
Cup.

Here
is
next
year’s
professional
disc
golf
schedule:

Although
the
schedule
is
quite
similar
to
the
2023
season,
there
is
a
significant
change
to
the
start
of
the
Tour,
which
will
begin
in
Florida
this
year
for
the
first
time.
Typically,
the
Tour
has
started
in
the
southwest
US
in
Nevada
(Las
Vegas
Challenge)
or
Arizona
(The
Memorial).
“This
change
aligns
with
long-term
planning
and
Tour
Card
Holder
support
for
limiting
cross-country
travel
each
season,”
wrote
the
DGPT
in
their
press
release.

The
new
schedule
sends
players
from
Florida
through
Texas
and
the
Southeast
before
crossing
the
country
for
the
West
Coast
swing.
The
tour
heads
to
the
Midwest
—
with
an
option
for
players
to
head
to
Finland
for
the
European
Open
—
before
going
back
east
for
Worlds;
the
DGPT
Playoffs;
and
the
final
two
Majors
of
the
season,
USDGC
and
Champions
Cup.

There
will
be
a
separate
announcement
about
DGPT
events
in
Europe
to
come
later
this
year.

No
More
Silvers,
New
Point
Structure

The
DGPT
has
simplified
the
2024
schedule
with
the
elimination
of
Silver
events,
which
yielded
fewer
points
and
were
often
sparsely
attended
by
top
pros.
Now,
there
are
four
primary
event
types:
DGPT,
DGPT+,
DGPT
Playoff,
and
PDGA
Major.

The
points
structure
is
as
follows:

DGPT:
100%¹
DGPT+:
125%²
DGPT
Playoff:
150%
PDGA
Major:
200%³

In
2023,
Elite+
events
(now
DGPT+),
playoffs,
and
Majors
were
all
worth
150%
of
a
standard
Elite
event
(now
DGPT).
Next
year,
they
will
scale
up
in
order
of
the
prestige
level
of
each
event
type.

The
DGPT
has
not
yet
announced
how
many
events
will
count
towards
a
player’s
overall
score
in
the
standings.

As
for
the
future
of
second-tier
events,
the
DGPT
said,
“Some
U.S.
Silver
Events
from
previous
seasons
will
be
included
in
a
DGPT
Qualifying
Series
schedule
that
will
allow
players
an
additional
opportunity
to
earn
their
Tour
Card
for
the
following
season.
Additional
information
about
the
Qualifying
Series
and
plans
for
previous
Silver
Events
will
be
made
available
this
off-season.”

Tournament
Changes

There
are
a
number
of
tournaments
that
are
being
added,
elevated,
or
removed
from
the
tour.
Here’s
a
look
at
the
changes:

NEW

Florida
Open:
Welcome
to
the
start
of
the
tour,
Florida!
This
new
event
is
set
to
be
held
at
the
former
home
of
Throw
Down
The
Mountain
at
the

Gran
Canyon
course
that
was
recently
purchased
by
Paul
McBeth
and
Chicago
White
Sox
pitcher
Dylan
Cease.

Note:
the
lawsuit
filed
against
McCease
LLC,
the
ownership
group,
by
Trevor
Toenjes
is
still
ongoing
in
Florida
District
Court.

ELEVATED
FROM
SILVER
TO
DGPT

Texas
State
Championships:
A
previous
Elite
event
that
dropped
to
Silver
in
2023
is
back
as
a
DGPT
stop
in
2024.
The
tournament
will
be
back
in
Houston
again
next
year.

Beaver
State
Fling:
The
legendary
Oregon
tournament
is
back
as
an
Elite
event
after
dropping
to
Silver
for
two
seasons.
It
is
one
of
the
longest
standing
top-tier
tournaments,
having
been
an
anchor
of
the
PDGA
National
Tour
before
joining
the
DGPT.

ELEVATED
FROM
DGPT
TO
DGPT+
STATUS

Waco
Annual
Charity
Open:
The
long-standing
Texas
DGPT
staple
event
has
been
thronged
by
crowds
in
the
past
two
seasons.
It’s
now
getting
bumped
up
to
a
DGPT+
event,
despite
having
one
of
the
lower
purses
on
tour
in
past
years.

Discraft
Great
Lakes

Open:
DGLO
isn’t
really
getting
elevated,
as
it
was
a
Playoff
event
this
year.
But
with
GMC
back
on
tour
post-Worlds,
DGLO
will
now
be
a
DGPT+
instead
of
a
playoff
event.

ELITE
EVENTS
REMOVED
FROM
TOUR

Las
Vegas
Challenge:
With
the
tour’s
starting
location
moved
to
Florida,
the
Las
Vegas
Challenge
has
been
left
behind.
The
LVC
website
still
shows
the
event
as
scheduled
for
late
February,
so
perhaps
it
will
still
draw
some
strong
players.

SILVER
EVENTS
REMOVED
FROM
TOUR

The
following
Silver
events
are
not
getting
brought
onto
the
2024
primary
Tour:

• 
  Lake
  Marshall
  Open
• 
  New
  World
  Championship
• 
  Blue
  Ridge
  Championship
• 
  Cascade
  Challenge
• 
  Zootown
  Open
• 
  Kansas
  City
  Wide
  Open
• 
  Mid-America
  Open
• 
  Rochester
  Flying
  Disc
  Open
• 
  Discmania
  Open

Only
2
of
the
11
Silvers
from
2023
—
Texas
State
and
Beaver
State
Fling
—
got
the
call
up.
It’s
also
worth
noting
that
there
are
no
announced
wraparound
events
this
fall/winter.

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