Jacob Stahl Tournament Director Spotlight at 2024 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships
Join Jacob Stahl, Tournament Director of the 2024 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships, as he shares his insights on what it takes to host a world-class event. With over 400 competitors from 16 countries and a history-rich course in Michigan, this year's championships present a unique set of challenges for Stahl and his team. In an exclusive interview, Stahl opens up about the often-overlooked details that make an event like this possible, from logistics to insurance planning. He credits his dedicated staff, volunteers, and sponsors for their tireless efforts in bringing the competition together. Stahl highlights the importance of meticulous planning, attention to detail, and teamwork in ensuring a successful event. With its rich disc golf history and world-class competition, Michigan's 2024 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships are an exciting showcase for fans of the sport.
Watch Jacob Stahl's behind-the-scenes role as Tournament Director at the 2024 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships.
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Joining me now is our tournament director and Jacob Stahl. Jacob, 400 competitors, 16 countries represented and a whole lot of stress, I'm guessing, but how are you doing? I'm doing all right, you know, Big thank you to all of our sponsors and our volunteers, our staff, for making this happen. Without them, it wouldn't be possible. Michigan knows disc golf, there's no doubt about that. I mean, so much history here, previous World Championships, incredible golfers, incredible courses. What does it take for you to round up all of these people, these constituents, to be here and to put on a world? Well, truly it's been the staff. We got a good crew of people that we help run a lot of different events and they've just been here helping out. They're willing to take their week off work or two weeks off work, come, you know, pitch in, lend a hand, swap out baskets, clear the fairways, you know, cutting the sand traps, all that fun stuff. And we just got a great group of guys and, you know, really, truly without them, it wouldn't be possible. Well, that kind of leads to my next question, which is you named some of the responsibilities. What are some of the things that the rest of the world doesn't even think of when it comes to what it takes to host an event of this size that kind of goes, you know, unnoticed or maybe even underappreciated? You know, so it's just a lot of the little details, the planning for, you know, Portage on servicing or planning out for your event, making sure you got the parking necessary or, you know, that the, you know, insurance you have for the events is ready and ready to go. It's just all those little things add up. But, you know, like I said, without our staff and without the help we've had and without all these amazing competitors coming in from 16 different countries, you know, none of it would be possible. So it's, it's really off to everybody else. You know, it's for them. Just can't be more grateful for everybody. I actually just caught up with a gentleman. He was disappointed in the tournament because he didn't get in. He wasn't. He said that the waiting list was too long and he's a local. He lives nearby but...
