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Hosted by Steve Hill and Sara Lamberson, PDGA Radio features weekly discussion of events, player interviews, and any other happenings in the professional disc golf world.

PDGA Radio


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    Wilbur Wallis – 2024 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 17:18


    PDGA members can begin voting for candidates in the 2024 PDGA Board of Directors elections on July 1. Ballots will be emailed to members. Seven candidates are running for three open seats. Read candidate bios at pdga.com. Hear all the interviews on your favorite podcast platform or watch them on youtube.com/pdga.

    Theo Pozzy – 2024 PDGA Board of Director Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 20:47


    PDGA members can begin voting for candidates in the 2024 PDGA Board of Directors elections on July 1. Ballots will be emailed to members. Seven candidates are running for three open seats. Read candidate bios at pdga.com. Hear all the interviews on your favorite podcast platform or watch them on youtube.com/pdga.

    Luke Turnbull – 2024 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 16:07


    PDGA members can begin voting for candidates in the 2024 PDGA Board of Directors elections on July 1. Ballots will be emailed to members. Seven candidates are running for three open seats. Read candidate bios at pdga.com. Hear all the interviews on your favorite podcast platform or watch them on youtube.com/pdga.

    Terhi Kytö – 2024 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 18:18


    PDGA members can begin voting for candidates in the 2024 PDGA Board of Directors elections on July 1. Ballots will be emailed to members. Seven candidates are running for three open seats. Read candidate bios at pdga.com. Hear all the interviews on your favorite podcast platform or watch them on youtube.com/pdga.

    James Koizumi – 2024 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 21:49


    PDGA members can begin voting for candidates in the 2024 PDGA Board of Directors elections on July 1. Ballots will be emailed to members. Seven candidates are running for three open seats. Read candidate bios at pdga.com. Hear all the interviews on your favorite podcast platform or watch them on youtube.com/pdga.

    Leah Tsinajinnie – 2024 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 18:36


    PDGA members can begin voting for candidates in the 2024 PDGA Board of Directors elections on July 1. Ballots will be emailed to members. Seven candidates are running for three open seats. Read candidate bios at pdga.com. Hear all the interviews on your favorite podcast platform or watch them on youtube.com/pdga.

    Sean Clancy – 2024 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 21:24


    PDGA members can begin voting for candidates in the 2024 PDGA Board of Directors elections on July 1. Ballots will be emailed to members. Seven candidates are running for three open seats. Read candidate bios at pdga.com. Hear all the interviews on your favorite podcast platform or watch them on youtube.com/pdga.

    Episode 4.73: Joe Rovere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 32:45


    This one was fun. Our conversation with Joe Rovere started in the Champions Landing parking lot and ended up on the back deck. Joe is already in Emporia, KS preparing to defend his title for the second straight year.

    Episode 4.72: Nate Perkins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 66:43


    Disc golf is life... mostly. Grant Zellner and Nate Perkins are just a couple of guys hanging out and talking about a sport that has created a career for both of us. (Don't worry... the focus is mostly on Nate, as it should be.)

    Episode 4.71: About Major Bids

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 40:26


    PDGA Director of Competition Rebecca Duffy joins Grant and Jen to talk a little bit about what goes into a bid to host a PDGA Major... and just in time, because requests for bids for 2026 and 2027 Majors goes out on June 1.

    Episode 4.70: Disc Golf, Motherhood, and the Women's Global Event

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 46:21


    Just before Mother's Day, Jennifer sat down with one pro-tour mom (Paige Shue) and one pro-tour mom-to-be (Macie Valediaz) to talk about balancing disc golf – as a career or a hobby – with kiddos. They also talk about the upcoming Women's Global Event.

    Episode 4.69: Champ Cup Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 38:01


    Grant and Jen talk about their PDGA Champions Cup experiences at Northwood Park in Peoria, IL, as well as some interesting stats and other historical nuggets from the event.

    Episode 4.68: Champions Cup Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 20:51


    Grant and Jennifer sit down with PDGA Champions Cup Director Nate Heinold to preview the 2024 edition of this PDGA Professional Major.

    Episode 4.67: Adaptive Disc Golf w/Johannes Kropf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 51:11


    You may have seen Johannes Kropf on social media, lacing drives down the fairway from his 3-wheeled chair. The Berlin-native is a pioneer in adaptive disc golf, and he brings both his personal story and his unique insights on the adaptive possibilities for disc golf to the podcast. -- This episode is brought to you by Gravity Disc Golf.

    Episode 4.66: 400 wins! (And counting...) – Brian Schweberger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 46:53


    Well, he won his 400th PDGA event... but by the time we got to him he was at 402. Brian Schweberger tells Grant and Jen how he does it in this episode of PDGA Radio.

    Episode 4.65: College Nationals! (with Eric McCabe & Emporia State)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 43:31


    Is already Major week at the PDGA again. The College Disc Golf National Championships will crown champions by sunset on Saturday. To set the stage, Grant and Jen welcome Eric McCabe, coach of the Emporia State Hornets – a disc golf team that is a full member of the university athletics department. With Eric is scholarship athlete Cade Kohlmeier, to provide a little insight into the experience of being a collegiate disc golf player. 

    Episode 4.64: Talkin' USWDGC with Krissie Fountain – Mint Discs Event Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 34:23


    The first PDGA Major of 2024 tees off next week. Krissie Fountain wears many hats at Mint Discs, the "hosts" for the event, which makes her the perfect guest to help us ignite the hype! Need tickets?

    Episode 4.63: The State of the PDGA – Doug Bjerkaas, Executive Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 58:12


    PDGA Executive Director Doug Bjerkaas addresses the nations in this "State of the Union" episode of PDGA Radio with Grant Zellner and Jennifer Allen.

    Episode 4.62: Official Disc Golf World Rankings – Behind the Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 35:05


    The Official Disc Golf World Rankings launched just in time for the 2024 pro touring season. It's been an ongoing project for a number of dedicated people inside- and outside-of the PDGA. Here, Grant and Jen welcome Mark Broadie of SportEdge – the team behind the current iteration of the Official World Golf Ranking (and the "stokes gained" statistic). Mark tells us how those experiences with "ball golf" stats related (or not) to creating a ranking system for disc golf.

    Episode 4.61: DJ HEK YEH! (The "DJ" stands for "disc jockey")

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 77:36


    From the backwoods of Kentucky to the USDGC stage, DJ HEK YEH's life has been an adventure. You've probably seen him – white gotee, flat bill, big smile. Now, get to know him. Lot's of laughs in this convo! (Sponsored in part by the Pure'd Disc Golf app. Connect. Play. Improve.)

    Episode 4.60: Missy & Tom – Life & Love on the Pro Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 57:42


    Missy Gannon and Tom Szevin live a unique life. Is "home" the house they just bought? Or is it the RV they'll spend most of the next eight months living in? What is "work" like, when the office changes every week? This Valentine's Week, one of disc golf's favorite couples joins Grant and Jen on PDGA Radio.

    Episode 4.59: PDGA Director of Competition Rebecca Duffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 48:39


    Rebecca Duffy is no stranger on the PDGA Major tour or the elite series circuit. She's been a marshal, a PDGA board president, a disc golf broadcast personality and much more. This week, Rebecca was announced as the new director of competition for the PDGA... and with the Major season fast approaching, Grant and Jen check in.

    Episode 4.58: Avery Jenkins – 2009 World Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 75:49


    Avery Jenkins is a world-traveling disc golf ambassador. He's played more than 1,500 courses in nearly 30 countries and 49 states (gotta get North Dakota!). Today, Grant and Jen join you in hearing about Avery's career building up to the 2009 PDGA Pro World title, and his career since then – which now includes a lot of course design among other ventures.

    Episode 4.57: Parker Welck is not surprised.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 29:42


    After the 2023 Dynamic Disc Open on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, some called victor Parker Welck a "flash in the pan." Now, after multiple off-season wins including the Shelly Sharpe Memorial, he's the flavor of the month. But Parker knows the recipe for success on tour, and he's hungry.

    Episode 4.56: PDGA Rules.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 42:21


    A new year means an update to the PDGA's Official Rules of Disc Golf. PDGA Policy & Compliance Specialist Robert Leonard joins Grant and Jen for a sprint through the rulebook.

    Episode 4.55: PDGA + StatMando (w/Dion Arlyn)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 40:30


    StatMando's statistics and social posts have added intrigue and texture to the coverage of PDGA Majors and DGPT events since 2021. In an exciting development, the PDGA announced the acquisition of StatMando in December, 2023. StatMando co-founded Dion Arlyn – now of the PDGA – joins Grant and Jen to talk about StatMando's past AND future.

    Episode 4.54: The Offseason Training Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 55:59


    Dr. Derek Wilcox, a sports physiologist, joins Grant and Jen and brings real knowledge that you can apply TODAY when it comes to your offseason disc golf workout plans. In the midst of a fun, broad conversation, you'll learn about a few specific stretches and exercises that will get you started. Disclaimer: Never start a new physical routine without proper guidance from your doctor, physical therapist, personal trainer, etc.

    Episode 4.53: Breaking News--2024 Champions Cup on the Move

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 32:31


    PDGA Deputy Executive Director Mike Downes and Director of Operations Doug Bjerkaas join Grant to announce a new date and a new location for the 2024 Champions Cup – a PDGA Major. Due to the Army Corps of Engineers emergency tree-clearing efforts to mitigate an invasive pine beetle infestation at Wildwood Park in Appling, GA – home of the International Disc Golf Center – the Champions Cup had been postponed to November 2024. Due to delays, those plans are changing.

    Episode 4.52: Safety is no Accident for Seth Munsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 78:36


    Although Seth Munsey is a bonafie "first responder," he preaches preparedness... and Grant and Jen are here for it. Seth, whose job title is both too long to remember and too short to truly describe his responsibilities, oversees safety for both DGPT events and PDGA Majors. There's a lot to learn from in this episode of PDGA Radio.

    Episode 4.51: Summing Up the Season... Sort of...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 39:31


    On this edition of PDGA Radio, Grant and Jen have a casual convo about the end of the pros' season and the end of a great 2023 year which saw many great developments in the world of disc golf. But after this episode, stay tuned... More to come from PDGA Radio before we ring in 2024.

    Episode 4.50: Talkin' USDGC with Jonathan Poole

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 65:16


    Co-Founder and Event Director Jonathan Poole knows he probably forgot to mention SOMETHING about this week's 25th running of the United States Disc Golf Championships in Rock Hill, SC. But, when there's so much to talk about, that'll happen. Grant and Jen are pretty sure he covered every exciting detail. And afterward, stay for a visit from Calixto Garcia of PDGA Europe.

    Episode 4.49: PDGA #100 - John "FrizWhiz" Kirkland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 67:41


    Grant and Jen welcome John Kirkland, PDGA #100 and eyewitness historian for all things "Frisbee." It's time for stories, tips and a little philosophy of flight on this episode of PDGA Radio.

    Episode 4.48: PDGA Rules!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 50:48


    The proposed changes for to the PDGA Rule Book and Competition Manual for 2024 are published for review at pdga.com. To help Grant and Jen (and you) make sense of some of the most impactful changes, we invited Andy Rothschild of the PDGA's Event Support Team to the show. -- Remember, you can provide your own feedback on the proposed rule changes by emailing rules-feedback@pdga.com by August 15, 2023.

    Episode 4.47: Throwing Green in Flagstaff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 47:23


    On this PDGA Radio episode, Grant and Jen welcome Karen Hendricks, the Flagstaff-based committee member in charge of sustainability at the 2023 PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships.

    Episode 4.46: Jay & Des Reading, and the Cuevas Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 69:55


    First, Grant and Jen talk to hall-of-famers Jay "Yeti" Reading and Des Reading about the Educational Disc Golf Experience, which introduces disc golf to kids through schools and youth organizations. Then, we welcome in Therese and Athena Cuevas, two competitors at this week's 2023 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships.

    Episode 4.45: Is that your real name, Philo Brathwaite?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 74:16


    On this episode of PDGA Radio, Grant and Jen welcome 2023 Tim Selinske U.S. Masters Champion Philo Brathwaite. We chat, play Quick Qs and generally learn a lot we DIDN'T know about him. Then, we hear the inspirational story of GOLO content contributor Steve Wyatt, and how disc golf is part of his health and fitness journey.

    James Koizumi – 2023 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 19:49


    James Koizumi (PDGA #126027) is a candidate in the 2023 PDGA Board of Directors elections. Voting begins on July 1.

    Luke Turnbull – 2023 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 13:55


    Luke Turnbull (PDGA #63994) is a candidate in the 2023 PDGA Board of Directors elections. Voting begins on July 1.

    Nate Heinold – 2023 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 20:09


    Nate Heinold (PDGA #49340) is a candidate in the 2023 PDGA Board of Directors elections. Voting begins on July 1.

    Timothy Petrea – 2023 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 18:30


    Timothy Petrea (PDGA #34756) is a candidate in the 2023 PDGA Board of Directors elections. Voting begins on July 1.

    Adam Wright – 2023 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 18:16


    Adam Wright (PDGA #6387) is a candidate in the 2023 PDGA Board of Directors elections. Voting begins on July 1.

    Geoff Hungerford – 2023 PDGA Board of Directors Candidate Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 19:52


    Geoff Hungerford (PDGA #688) is a candidate in the 2023 PDGA Board of Directors elections. Voting begins on July 1.

    Episode 4.44: Canadian Disc Golf Tour; Disc Golf Pins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 64:48


    First, Grant and Jen are joined by Andre Lodder and Matt Lisac, leaders of the new Canadian Disc Golf Tour – a professional series providing new opportunities for Canada's pros to compete. After that, we meet Nina Everson, the creative businesswoman behind Disc Golf Pins.

    Episode 4.43: Until Next Year, Champions Cup!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 29:58


    Grant and Jen take a few minutes to talk about the 2023 PDGA Champions Cup before bidding it "farewell" until next year and turning the focus toward a busy summer with more PDGA Majors on the horizon.

    Episode 4.42: The Boda Brothers - Steve & Todd Dodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 57:29


    This episode of PDGA Radio is out just a few days early. Why? Because there's some info about getting in on a Boda Brothers project on Kickstarter, and the deadline is rapidly approaching. However, Grant and Jen get a chance to chat about much more with our guests, Steve & Todd Dodge.

    Special Episode: Nate Heinold, Board President

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 22:13


    PDGA Board of Directors President Nate Heinold has important details to share regarding how candidates will be selected for the board of directors elections in 2023 and beyond. And, while we've got Nate, Grant and Jen chat him up about the upcoming PDGA Champions Cup, where Nate will be tournament director.

    Episode 4.41: Two convos. Tina Oakley. Chelsea Howells.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 80:00


    We're wrapping up Women's History Month on PDGA Radio with TWO conversations with women who have created their own unique spaces in our disc golf world. First, Grant and Jen sit down for an inspiring chat with pro-turned-business-owner Tina Oakley of Whale Sacs fame. After that, Chelsea Howells joins us to talk about how her Basket Case podcast was born out of her passion for the mental game-inside-the-game of disc golf.

    Episode 4.40: PDGA "76" and "83"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 69:09


    March is Women's History Month and PDGA Radio is celebrating the women who tell our stories. Sheryl Newland (#76) and Tita Ugalde (#83) join Grant and Jen to talk about hopping freight trains, kissing Steady Ed and more... including a special event that will be part of this year's USWDGC.

    Episode 4.39: Catrina Allen Prepared to Perform

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 42:22


    On this episode of PDGA Radio with Grant and Jennifer, Jen catches up with Catrina Allen hot off her win at the Las Vegas Challenge....but, the focus of the convo turns to the previous several months. Cat tells us about her purposeful off-season and her mindset coming into 2023.

    Episode 4.38: A New Logo & A New Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 56:51


    Big Episode! First, PDGA Marketing Director Danny Voss joins Grant to talk about the exciting launch of new PDGA branding. Then Grant and Jen visit with Las Vegas Challenge Tournament Director Jessica Jacquart and Assistant TD Scott Merritt.

    Episode 4.37: Driving for Dough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 50:48


    Grant and Jen welcome David Wiggins, Jr. and Albert Tamm – two competitors from the 2022 United States Distance Championship. Learn about how they got into disc golf, how they throw so far, and how you can see coverage of the championship for yourself.

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