The Disc Golf Guy - Vlog #336 - Disc Golf Association's General Manager Scott Keasey
Join Scott Keasey, General Manager of Disc Golf Association (DGA), as he shares his perspective on what it's like working in a role that disc golf enthusiasts often dream of. From the daily challenges to the rewards, Scott opens up about his experience at DGA and how he's carrying on the legacy of former leader Ed Headrick. Scott discusses the rapid growth of disc golf, citing impressive statistics such as 25% annual growth in manufacturers like PDJ. He highlights the increased media coverage, notable events like the Masters Cup, and the impact of disc golf on charitable initiatives like St. Jude. With his infectious enthusiasm, Scott shares his excitement about being part of this vibrant sport's evolution.
I'm joined by Scott Keasey, DGA General Manager, discussing disc golf's latest updates & tournament news.
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Hello, I'm Scott Keezy, general manager of DGA. Scott, you have a job that most disc golfers seemingly would love to have. What's it like being here at DGA every day? I like how you said seemingly because yeah, on the surface everything's disc golf and roses. But um no, I mean I'm blessed. I'm blessed to be able to do what I do every day. Um like any job there's challenges, but uh something I still look forward to getting up every morning to come to work for. You know, Ed entrusted a lot of responsibility into me before, you know, he passed away and uh I take that very seriously and just try to do him proud and Fina proud and the rest of the crew here. What's it like promoting disc golf or being involved with the growth of disc golf, seeing how it's uh growing so rapidly? Um, it's I think that's been the the the biggest thing over the last couple years is just the rapid growth. It's definitely starting to feel like it's hitting another level. Um, you know, I think we always said waiting for it to just blow wide open. I think I'm hoping maybe that that we're starting to see some of that right now. And uh you're seeing it on every level, you know, be it the number of manufacturers coming in, the number of events. I think I heard a number the other day that PDJ is now hitting a 25% growth um um from the year before. And those are all big numbers, you know, and you're just seeing, you know, the amount of media that's being covered in events. We we just saw that out at the Masters Cup this last weekend. Um it's great. It's exciting. It's busy. uh you know, there just so much stuff popping on so many different levels. Um it's great. It's really uh great to be involved in the St. Jude event that's coming up this weekend and uh seeing how that whole situation manifested and and and being able to attach our sport to uh such an amazing charity such as St. Jude um that I think many of us it's affected our lives. It's I think it's great for the sport. It's great for PDGA and I'm just happy to be associated with it. They talk a lot about...
