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Does The New DGPT Tour Make Sense? (Q Series)
The new DGPT Tour Q Series has been announced, offering a pathway for pros and amateurs alike to earn their place on the 2024 tour. The series features a tiered point system, separate events, and a finale awarding top performers with tour cards and partial silver cards. The list of participating events includes the 303 Open in Denver, Colorado; the Capital of Texas Open in Austin, Texas; and other regional tournaments across the United States. The creator shares their thoughts on the Q Series, questioning whether it's too easy for competitors to get a foot in the door and emphasize the importance of setting high standards if you want to make disc golf your career. They draw parallels with other touring events, highlighting the need to demonstrate dedication and resilience to succeed at the highest level.
Expert analysis on the new DGPT tour format: is it working? Insights from top players at the Q Series.
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let's jump into now the disc golf pro tour announces the 2024 qualifying series which they are calling the Q Series this was something that we kind of saw coming with the silver Vents and silver vents going away and being less important so they have now created a qualifying Series this is designed to offer Foo and no players a new Pathway to earn their place on the 20254 um another way to qual ify qualifier series of pdj a tier events with separate point system and series finale this will award six no and four Foo players 2025 tour cards to local and upand cominging Pros plus partial silver cards awarded to individuals uh as Q Series winners we also have the list of events that will be a part of the Q Series so the 303 open in Denver Colorado we've got the capital of Texas open in Austin Texas Cascade challenge in Shelton Washington infinite disc beehive classic in Ogden Utah the Kansas city wide open in Liberty Liberty Missouri the disc crafts CCR open in Holt Michigan diameter open and Port Hope on that Ontario must be Ontario and the Mary Sunshine House classic in cica South Carolina now just looking at this ulie the first thing that jumps off to me is this does not look like easy for someone to compete at these are all over the United States it is um but I don't think it should be easy that's what I'm going to say right away I don't think it should be easy I think that that if you're looking to make dis golf your career standards have to be standards have to be set and they're going to have to be set High um if you look at like other places that have tour cards like it's tough it's tough to get those spots they're coveted spots they're coveted things like you have to earn them and you have to show that like you're willing to grind and go across the country and grind it out and maybe you know like like let's say you play five these events half of them you're missing the cut but then two of them you just have like a breakthrough performance you win one of them you take second at the other one and then all of a sudden you have an exemption...
