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Corruption Of The PDGA
Jefferson from the Disov world discusses his concerns about the PDGA, citing corruption and conflict of interest issues that have led to a loss of trust among members. He highlights the lack of transparency in event bidding processes and awarding decisions, as well as the ties between board members and events under scrutiny. Jefferson has spoken out against these practices, sparking controversy within the organization. To better understand the scope of these problems, Matthew Rothstein, a candidate for the PDGA Global Board of Directors, shares his insights on the history of the issue and potential solutions. The conversation delves into the complexities of conflict of interest, event bidding, and organizational governance. Jefferson's concerns have gained attention from members of prominent events, including those who competed at the Las Vegas Challenge, Texas State Championships, and 2021 World Championships.
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I worked for the PDGA for 5 years and I had never even heard of the PDGA constitution. They were just asking me to gut the member's rights. If a staff member accidentally discusses something that oversteps, they're they're under threat of a lawsuit. What's up, disgenerates? I'm Jefferson and this is the Disov world. In the past couple years, the PDGA has become a punching bag. Some might call this harsh. Others will point out the bad decisions that gave him this reputation. And no, I'm not talking about renting out the driving range. I'd rather discuss issues like conflict of interest, which made a splash over on the Smashbox podcast with guest Matthew Rothstein, who is a candidate for the PDGA Global Board of Directors. when members don't see how the event bids are processed, when they don't understand the decision uh matrices that go into awarding those bids, and they also see board members who have ties to events uh that are in question. You know, it doesn't um you know, it doesn't take a a major league conspiracy theorist to kind of connect those dots and to start to be suspicious. I'm not going to read through these comments. Instead, I'll go through the titles of the people that made them. Then you can choose if they are significant enough figures to care about their opinions. Starting off with TDs from prominent events, the Las Vegas Challenge, Texas State Championships, and the 2021 World Championships. Then you had the former PDGA executive director along with also former staffer saying outright that there is conflict of interest problems within the PDGA. Not the best look. That's why we talked to Matthew to pick his brain from the history of the beginning to how he believes it can all be fixed. First off, who the hell is Matthew Rothstein? >> I've had reform on my mind since I was an employee at the PDJ and I was always really trying to kind of work the work the channels there um you know speak to uh the senior directors and and try to you know make changes from from within. Um, and so when when I left the PDJ, a little bit disillusioned, there there was this thought of like, you know, the board would be a great channel through which to to influence the way the PDJ is...
