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Foundation Disc Golf VideosMarch 29, 2026

Uli Wants This Change On The Disc Golf Pro Tour

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Uli discusses the feasibility of making pros pay to compete on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. He shares his personal experience of spending nearly $6,000 on tour-related fees for 2024, including entry fees and additional European event registration. Uli contrasts this with other professional sports leagues, such as the PGA Tour, where competitors do not have to pay to participate in tournaments or qualify for events. The conversation highlights the differences between amateur and professional golf, with Uli arguing that pros should not have to pay to compete on the Disc Golf Pro Tour.

Uli discusses a potential change on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. Hear their perspective on the future of pro disc golf tournaments.

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all right this was a topic that you actually wanted to you brought up Julie so I'm I'm very interested to hearing this should Pros have to pay to be on tour so what I mean by this is do should we have to pay like every year we have to pay entry fees right MH you also have to get like you have to pay like $1,000 for all the other stuff that comes with being on tour I think you don't you have to pay $1,000 just to pay for your fees so so I did this I have the numbers right here let's see I did it as well but I can't remember yeah I have the number so I can pull it up okay so for 2024 to get your tour card to get event registrations for all the events because I signed up for pretty much everything and then I also signed up for an additional European event which wasn't included the total came out to be be just under $6,000 yeah so here's my point in other sports do you have to pay to get a PGA Tour card so you pay a locker room fee yep so every every pay get in the tournament no as anybody CU your sponsor now you might have to pay to try to qualify I think the qualifying correct you don't pay correct if I'm not mistaken sponsors sponsors aren't paying either it's the same question is is LeBron James paying to play in an NBA game right no right it's it's it's that same yeah it's we getting Lamar Jackson paying to play in the NFL no we're getting to the point I believe where we should not have to pay if you if you go on tour because could I I disagree a little bit I think you shouldn't have to play if you have a tour card that's no you should exactly yes that's what I'm saying if you get your tour card tour cards don't fill up entire tournaments though no so there are going to be people that are in tournaments that have that exactly I'm getting to that yes if you have a tour card you shouldn't have to pay to play on the tour I don't think ideally yes ideally ideally yes we're not to that point yet but when...

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