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Foundation Disc Golf VideosMarch 29, 2026

Money in Disc Golf and Tournament Winnings

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The world of disc golf is rich with exciting tournaments and competitive opportunities that can lead to significant winnings. From the PDGA World Championships to local club events, players can earn money by performing well in these competitions. One topic discussed is how tournament formats impact the outcome of matches. The idea of a single-player format versus team-based or group play has its advantages and disadvantages. Paul McBeth, for example, won multiple championships, including his third world title, after being written off as a contender due to his early performance. The video also touches on the evolution of tournament formats over time. Some argue that shorter formats can preserve the element of surprise and allow for more Cinderella stories, while others believe longer formats are necessary to truly determine the best player. Disc golf enthusiasts will find this conversation informative and engaging as it explores the intricacies of competitive disc golf.

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and also too the other way the other thing that disc golf does i think like with the world championships this the way that they have them set up uh obviously it's different now because i think it's it went to five days i believe um but like back when they're doing like seven days and when they're doing like finals there's like nine rounds yeah when they're doing all this stuff like you don't really leave any any uh ability of like someone that just gets hot yeah as a good that's a good couple things that's the thing i never liked it as a tournament format but that's the one thing i liked about it that separate world separated best the best player was always gonna win but if you're a fan you you kind of like the cinderella story kind of gets like cut out because it's like the world champion if we're going to put a world title i think the cinderella story should be cut out but i think four rounds is plenty of rounds i still leave room for a fluke i you can't say it's a fluke luke but it leaves room for uh but like if you're gonna do seven rounds why not do 12 why not do 15 why not do well i don't i like i said i don't like it as a tournament format i'm just thinking if you're calling worlds something needs to happen to separate it something why i just think it's you just played on like back in the day you go back to 2015 seven rounds is too long you go back to 2015 worlds paul won i don't remember how many rounds it was but they had the final nine round one or i think it was by round one or round two after one of those two rounds he's out of it everyone knows he's out of it there's no chance and then he goes course record course record tied course record or something like that but you're not out of it if there's seven rounds and you have two batteries yeah but that's what i'm saying is like there's the cinderella story was paul winning his third in a row at the time because he was he was completely out of it and then going into the final nine which is the...

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