2022 PDGA Champions Cup Course Walkthrough
The PDGA Champions Cup Course Walkthrough is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the planning and design of the inaugural tournament. Director of Operations Mike Downs from the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) takes viewers on a tour of the Appleing, Georgia course, highlighting key features and decisions made by the event's organizers. Representatives from presenting sponsor Bushnell, including Michael Sizemore and Kona Panus, join PDGA officials to discuss course management, crowd control, and design. The group also includes player representatives, such as Seth Findley, who offer feedback from the player perspective. Tournament Director Robert Leonard shares insights into planning for a major championship event, while Paul Euleberry provides input on course layout and crowd management. This walkthrough offers a unique glimpse into the planning process of the PDGA Champions Cup, featuring discussions on course design, crowd control, and more. With its mix of technical expertise and behind-the-scenes insight, this video is a must-watch for disc golf enthusiasts and fans of major championships.
Course walkthrough of the 2022 PDGA Champions Cup: watch pro players navigate the challenging course with expert analysis.
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my name is mike downs i am director of operations for the professional disc golf association we are planning for the inaugural pdga champions cup which will take place in april of next year we've got representatives from our presenting sponsor bushnell we've got a couple player representatives disc golf network folks here seth is here and of course we've got our tournament directors robert leonard and chuck connolly my name is paul euleberry and my role in this process is i'm helping to give feedback for course management crowd control course design i'm chair of the players committee the pdj players committee so i'm also giving feedback from the player side to the pdj my name is robert leonard and i'm the tournament director for the 2022 pdj champions cup presented by bushnell i'm michael sizemore i'm the disc golf coordinator with bushnell disc and we're here on site checking out the course to make sure that the fans the players the staff all have a great experience i'm kona panus i'm here with bushnell we're doing a course walkthrough checking out the fpot pads and some other cool stuff for the event when you have so many different entities involved it's 100 necessary to get everybody in the same place at the venue where the event will be so that you can visualize how the event is going to run in you know six to eight months from now getting together beforehand making sure that you check all the marks off i mean it's surprising that it hasn't been done before moving forward i think this is going to be the way that it has to be done the pdj for a long time has wanted to add a fourth major the sport of golf traditionally has four majors every single year so here we are and we're excited to have some of the world's best players here in appleing georgia in april any time it's a major championship you're going to get the best players of the best hello my name is seth findley i am the director of operations for the disc golf pro tour this week i've been out here helping test the wr jackson course for the live signal for the upcoming pdga major that's going to take place here at the international disc golf center when we come out to a course we...
