Disc Golf World Championships Suspend Play Due to Air Quality Concerns

The recent data regarding air quality in the Peoria, Illinois area has prompted the PDGA and tournament staff to take action. As of Wednesday afternoon, they have decided to suspend play for the day, implementing changes to the rest of the week's schedule. This decision was not made lightly and is solely focused on ensuring the safety of all competitors.

The revised schedule allows every competitor to participate in at least four full rounds of disc golf during the 2023 PDGA Amateur and Junior Disc Golf World Championships. The new schedule will have a significant impact on various groups, including Amateur Worlds and Junior Worlds.

For Amateur Worlds, there will be no cut for any group, giving all participants a chance to complete their scheduled rounds. Changes to the schedule include the A Pool completing their rounds at Wildlife before moving to Northwood Black on Thursday. Players will play with their original first-round groups at their designated tee times.

The B Pool has experienced some delays and will need to restart play from their last lie at 7:20 a.m. on Thursday, with a two-minute warning prior to resuming play. Once completed, these groups will move to Wildlife in the afternoon, playing at the same group and tee time they were originally scheduled for.

The Tuesday 2:39 p.m. group will now tee off on hole 1 at Northwood Black at 7:20 a.m. on Thursday, followed by the Tuesday 2:50 p.m. group, who will tee off at 7:30 a.m., and so forth. Upon completion of their first round, these groups will play Wildlife in the afternoon.

C Pool players who did not finish their round at Northwood Blue will return to their last lie and start play at 7:20 a.m. on Thursday. A two-minute warning will be given before resuming play, with the same groups playing their second round at Northwood Blue.

Junior Worlds have also seen changes to their schedule, which now includes four rounds of play for all competitors. Important notes include tee times on Friday and shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. After the MJ18 shuffle, E Pool has been eliminated, with all MJ18 players moving to D Pool and MJ15 moving to F Pool.

A note specific to J Pool states that players will return to their lies on the Goodfield course to resume play at 8 a.m., with a two-minute warning prior to resuming. The second round for J pool, originally scheduled at Washington, has been moved to 1 p.m. in the afternoon.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/news/schedule-change-am-junior-worlds