Team Format
Team rounds are played with two sets of teammates, one ODD pair, one EVEN pair. The ODD set will tee off on every odd-numbered hole, while the EVEN set tees off on every even-numbered hole. After the tee shots, the team chooses which of the two lies to play. From there, the set that did not tee throws their two shots. That alternating process continues until the hole is complete. This format allows for each player to tee off the same amount of times and for teams to play as a whole.
4 on 4 - every hole
Each hole has two teams playing together as an eight-some.
less than 4 players on a team
The individual without a partner will only have one throw per turn.
Women's Division
Female players will engage in regular doubles play with a partner.
Program Team Summary
A valid roster will consist of at least the following number of players. D1 – 4 (min 3 players), D2 – 4 (min 3 players), D3 – 4 (min 3 players),
Women – 2 (max 2 per team; no max teams)
Program Events and Fundraisers
Teams are encouraged to run their own events (e.g. invitationals, conference tournaments, and leagues). However, these may not impact the conferences and will not impact bid allocations to the National Championship. Conference events with more than three programs may be included in the season rankings. Send results for these events to info@collegediscgolf.com.
Gender Division Eligibility
Females are eligible to compete in the Mixed and Women’s divisions. The eligibility of transgender athletes will follow the PDGA standards.
Sanctions
College Disc Golf reserves the right to sanction teams that are disqualified, forfeit events or break any PDGA or CDG rules and guidelines. These may include, but are not limited to: bid allocation penalties, team and/or player/coach suspensions, and team and/or member restrictions. These sanctions will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, taking into account all pertinent facts and perspectives.
Eligibility and Roster Verification
Collegiate disc golf is more than a competition—it’s a launchpad for leadership, friendship, and lifelong involvement in the sport. Students not only compete for championships but also build programs that impact their campuses and communities for years to come.
General Terminology:
1. Program = a school/college/instituion/university
2. Team = within a program, there may be different teams competing (i.e. - A squad, B squad, Women's, etc.)
3. Program Manager = the program's assigned leader/coach/captain/etc.
1. Program = a school/college/instituion/university
2. Team = within a program, there may be different teams competing (i.e. - A squad, B squad, Women's, etc.)
3. Program Manager = the program's assigned leader/coach/captain/etc.
Program Roster Verification
All players participating on a program team for the Regionals and the National Championship must roster verified. The ramifications for having a player not on a team’s roster verification participate in the postseason competition are outlined in the section, Violations and Sanctions. The team manager, leadership or coach is responsible for turning in a completed roster verification form signed and stamped by your program's regsitrar's office.
Eligibility status will be checked by College Disc Golf through the rostering process, in conjunction with information from school registrar offices, as well as using information from the PDGA and team records. Player eligibility status may be re-checked at any point prior to, during, or following the post-season. Rosters will be randomly re-verified with school registrar offices following each post-season competition (i.e. conference championships, Regionals, and the National Championship).
Please visit the Resources tab (Forms & Downloads) to view or print the roster verification form. All requirements set-forth for enrollment verification are listed on that form.
Quarter System
For schools on the quarter-system, verification of enrollment in two of the three quarters (fall, winter, spring) must be included.
Enrollment
All players must be enrolled as a full-time or a half-time student. Students enrolled as less than half-time are eligible only if they are enrolled in the last semester and/or all classes available for their degree program (e.g. prerequisites course needed before remaining classes).
Graduation
Students who graduate in the Fall of the current school year are eligible to compete in Conference events, Regionals, and the National Championship.
All players are limited to competing in the College Disc Golf National Championship six times. Players that have competed in their sixth National Championship are no longer eligible to compete in Regionals or conference championships.
Eligibility status will be checked by College Disc Golf through the rostering process, in conjunction with information from school registrar offices, as well as using information from the PDGA and team records. Player eligibility status may be re-checked at any point prior to, during, or following the post-season. Rosters will be randomly re-verified with school registrar offices following each post-season competition (i.e. conference championships, Regionals, and the National Championship).
Please visit the Resources tab (Forms & Downloads) to view or print the roster verification form. All requirements set-forth for enrollment verification are listed on that form.
Quarter System
For schools on the quarter-system, verification of enrollment in two of the three quarters (fall, winter, spring) must be included.
Enrollment
All players must be enrolled as a full-time or a half-time student. Students enrolled as less than half-time are eligible only if they are enrolled in the last semester and/or all classes available for their degree program (e.g. prerequisites course needed before remaining classes).
Graduation
Students who graduate in the Fall of the current school year are eligible to compete in Conference events, Regionals, and the National Championship.
All players are limited to competing in the College Disc Golf National Championship six times. Players that have competed in their sixth National Championship are no longer eligible to compete in Regionals or conference championships.
DISC GOLF TOUR CARD
Those who earned and accepted a Disc Golf Pro Tour Card (referred to as a Touring Professional) within the current College Disc Golf Season, are not eligible to participate in season events or Nationals. This includes full and partial tour cards.
I.e. – If a player earned and accepted a DGPT Tour Card in 2024, they are not eligible to compete in the 2024 -2025 CDG season.
I.e. – If a player earned and accepted a DGPT Tour Card for 2025, they are not eligible to compete in CDG events in the 2025 portion of the CDG Season. Compliance for DGPT TC holders will be kept track of internally through the rostering system. For schools on the quarter-system, verification of enrollment in two of the three quarters (fall, winter, spring) must be included.
Eligibility STANDARDS
College Disc Golf reserves the right to use additional relevant information, should it become available, in a fair and consistent manner to ensure player and team eligibility standards are met throughout post-season competition. Failure to abide by any of the above rules may result in ramifications outlined in the sections, Violations and Sanctions.
Season Membership
All players listed on the roster do not have to be current CDG active members. Players who are not current members must purchase a membership prior to competing in a Regional or the National Championship. Non-members who do not acquire a membership by the competition dates will be ineligible to play until they have the appropriate membership. The ramifications for having a non-member participate in competition is outlined in the section, Violations and Sanctions.
DIVISION AFFILIATION
D1 D1W, D2, and D3 Assignment – Player eligibility for all teams from a school will be verified without respect to division affiliation, in order to allow teams to make final division determinations up until the National Championship. Reasonable movement of such players during the regular season is acceptable.
PDGA division codes for collegiate events are broken down as follows:
1. MC1 = D1 Mixed
2. FC1 = D1 Women
3. MC2 = D2 Mixed
4. MC3 = D3 Mixed
PDGA division codes for collegiate events are broken down as follows:
1. MC1 = D1 Mixed
2. FC1 = D1 Women
3. MC2 = D2 Mixed
4. MC3 = D3 Mixed
Conference event requirements
All programs looking to compete at The National Championships in April must attend at least 1 Conference event. Conference events are to be low-barrier entry where players do not have to meet regular season 'compliance standards' such as roster verification or hold an active CDG Season Membersihp.
Conference events are run by individual TDs. It is up to the TD whether or not their event is PDGA Sanctioned. If a player does not have an active CDG Membership at the time of a Conference event, that player may be subject to extra non-PDGA fees.
All Conference events must be approved by CDG prior to taking place. Results will be sent to CDG and may be considered for rankings.
Competition Guidelines
1. Event formats, tournament rules, card allocations, etc. are all at the discretion of the event leadership, provided they meet the event requirements for a CDG event as outlined in the guidelines for a conference event.
Conference events are run by individual TDs. It is up to the TD whether or not their event is PDGA Sanctioned. If a player does not have an active CDG Membership at the time of a Conference event, that player may be subject to extra non-PDGA fees.
All Conference events must be approved by CDG prior to taking place. Results will be sent to CDG and may be considered for rankings.
Competition Guidelines
1. Event formats, tournament rules, card allocations, etc. are all at the discretion of the event leadership, provided they meet the event requirements for a CDG event as outlined in the guidelines for a conference event.
2. The event must meet the PDGA definition of disc golf.
3. For all non-women’s divisions, there must be at least 1 round of 18 holes, of alternate shot team doubles completed (4 person team play)
4. Events that are suspended due to inclement weather or other unavoidable reason will be counted only if the teams have completed at least one full round of disc golf.
5. If one team (or individual) is not ready to play at tee-time, strokes may be assessed, in accordance with the PDGA rules.
6. Teams that withdraw from the conference event within 7 days of the event without approval from the tournament director may be subject to sanctions.
7. The safety of athletes is a top priority and must be considered when determining whether a conference championship should be played and under what conditions.
8. Tournament formats and event schedules must fall within the guidelines set forth for PDGA-sanctioned events.
REgional event requirements
General Guidelines
1. Interested parties such as school clubs, programs, and individuals can apply to run a College Disc Golf Regional. CDG staff will take into consideration applications and create a schedule prior to the start of the season.
Bid Allocations
1. A total of 48 D1 and 48 D2 bids will be given out for the National Championship. Allocation of bids at Regionals depends on a variety of different factors.
2. A program may only earn one D1 bid and one D2 bid during the regular season. If a program has already earned a bid, the bid will be given to the next highest program at that Regional within that division.
3. A program must register a team for either D1 or D2 (or both) in order to earn a bid to Nationals for that respective division. D1, D2 and D1W divisions will be offered at every Regional event.
3. Unaccepted Bids/Disqualification – In the event a bid is declined by a team (or the team is disqualified), that bid will be awarded through rankings at the end of the season. The highest-ranked teams that have not already qualified will be awarded the remaining bids.
Women's Division
1. Female players have an automatic qualification to both the Regionals and the National Championship. They may also bring an unlimited number of teams.
2. Females may compete at events as a solo player, but they are no eligible for team awards.
Compliance Requirements
1. All athletes must be roster verified prior to competing at a Regional event. This is the responsibility of the program's leadership to ensure all players are properly roster verified.
2. All athletes must have an active CDG Season Membership. The CDG Season membership will include an athlete's PDGA renewal/join within the current season. Please note that PDGA renwals/joins will not be processed until October 1st of the current season.
Clarifications and Exceptions
1. In the event that there are less than 4 players on a mixed team, in team doubles, the individual without a partner will only have one throw per turn. For singles scores, the 4th person’s score will be the highest score in the field +2 throws.
1. Interested parties such as school clubs, programs, and individuals can apply to run a College Disc Golf Regional. CDG staff will take into consideration applications and create a schedule prior to the start of the season.
2. The format must consist of at least 1 round of singles competition and 2 rounds of team competition. (Exceptions mayt be approved by CDG).
3. Events are required to be PDGA-sanctioned events.
4. All singles rounds will count towards the overall team score. Singles scores from each player on a team will be averaged and rounded to the nearest whole number (.5 and .75 round up, .25 rounds down)
5. The results of these events will determine bids to the National Championships.
6. Subsitutions may be made by any program between rounds. A player may move from a different team to fill a voided spot for an injured/absent player. All substitutions must be communicated to the event TD ahead of time.
Spirit of the Game
Disc Golf has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the players themselves. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players or adherence to the agreed-upon rules of the game. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the disc golf course. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, or other ‘win at all costs’ behavior are contrary to the Spirit of the Game and must be avoided by all players.
6. Subsitutions may be made by any program between rounds. A player may move from a different team to fill a voided spot for an injured/absent player. All substitutions must be communicated to the event TD ahead of time.
Spirit of the Game
Disc Golf has traditionally relied upon a spirit of sportsmanship which places the responsibility for fair play on the players themselves. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of the bond of mutual respect between players or adherence to the agreed-upon rules of the game. Protection of these vital elements serves to eliminate adverse conduct from the disc golf course. Such actions as taunting of opposing players, dangerous aggression, or other ‘win at all costs’ behavior are contrary to the Spirit of the Game and must be avoided by all players.
Bid Allocations
1. A total of 48 D1 and 48 D2 bids will be given out for the National Championship. Allocation of bids at Regionals depends on a variety of different factors.
2. A program may only earn one D1 bid and one D2 bid during the regular season. If a program has already earned a bid, the bid will be given to the next highest program at that Regional within that division.
3. A program must register a team for either D1 or D2 (or both) in order to earn a bid to Nationals for that respective division. D1, D2 and D1W divisions will be offered at every Regional event.
3. Unaccepted Bids/Disqualification – In the event a bid is declined by a team (or the team is disqualified), that bid will be awarded through rankings at the end of the season. The highest-ranked teams that have not already qualified will be awarded the remaining bids.
Women's Division
1. Female players have an automatic qualification to both the Regionals and the National Championship. They may also bring an unlimited number of teams.
2. Females may compete at events as a solo player, but they are no eligible for team awards.
Compliance Requirements
1. All athletes must be roster verified prior to competing at a Regional event. This is the responsibility of the program's leadership to ensure all players are properly roster verified.
2. All athletes must have an active CDG Season Membership. The CDG Season membership will include an athlete's PDGA renewal/join within the current season. Please note that PDGA renwals/joins will not be processed until October 1st of the current season.
Clarifications and Exceptions
1. In the event that there are less than 4 players on a mixed team, in team doubles, the individual without a partner will only have one throw per turn. For singles scores, the 4th person’s score will be the highest score in the field +2 throws.
2. For Regionals, female players will engage in regular doubles play with a partner. However, if there are less than 2 players on a team, the individual without a partner will only have one throw per turn. There are not extra strokes assessed.
name/logo/uniform guidelines
General Guidelines
1. There are no formal guideliens for uniforms at Conference or Regional events.
2. All athletes must adhere to the PDGA Dress Code rules at sanctioend events.
3. College Disc Golf reserves the right to alter, or require a team to alter, a team name, player or coach nickname, team logo, jersey graphic, or uniform and/or suggest alternatives at or in conjunction with a College Disc Golf event should College Disc Golf personnel determine that the existing name, logo, graphic, or uniform might hinder the mission of the organization or the goals of a specific event. This includes, but is not limited to: sexual references, profanity, drug references, and any discriminatory language or graphics. Alterations must meet with the approval of College Disc Golf personnel.
National Championship Guidelines
1. There are no formal guideliens for uniforms at Conference or Regional events.
2. All athletes must adhere to the PDGA Dress Code rules at sanctioend events.
3. College Disc Golf reserves the right to alter, or require a team to alter, a team name, player or coach nickname, team logo, jersey graphic, or uniform and/or suggest alternatives at or in conjunction with a College Disc Golf event should College Disc Golf personnel determine that the existing name, logo, graphic, or uniform might hinder the mission of the organization or the goals of a specific event. This includes, but is not limited to: sexual references, profanity, drug references, and any discriminatory language or graphics. Alterations must meet with the approval of College Disc Golf personnel.
National Championship Guidelines
1. All players are required to wear some sort of matching school branded or colored suniforms for each round at the National Championship.
2. Collared shirts, names on jerseys, matching outfits, or school branded apparel is required.
2. Collared shirts, names on jerseys, matching outfits, or school branded apparel is required.