Discraft Team Manager Bob Julio issued a statement to Ultiworld Disc Golf in response to Elaine King’s first-person account of why she left the company:

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Paul McBeth has withdrawn from the Green Mountain Championship after sustaining a back injury midway through today’s second round, per UDisc Live. He had been at 5-over par for the round and stopped playing after hole 13. (more…)

In an announcement earlier today, the PDGA revealed that the season-ending Hall of Fame Classic at the International Disc Golf Center in Appling, Georgia, will have a new name: the Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic will now honor disc golf’s founding father, and it will also become an annual fixture marking the culmination of the National Tour. (more…)

The remnants of Hurricane Irma, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, have hit the International Disc Golf Center in Appling, Georgia, forcing the facility to close, according to a statement posted on the PDGA’s website this morning. (more…)

There once was a man in Nantucket…who dropped a disc into the bucket. (more…)

It’s time to start saving your pennies. (more…)

The Professional Disc Golf Association Board of Directors met via teleconference last night and selected Justin Menickelli as its new president, the organization announced this morning.

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Gregg Barsby put one on the highlight reel yesterday when he aced hole 5 during the third round of the Vibram Open, and that highlight reel got some wider distribution last night.

Per Jomez Productions, the shot made the ESPN SportsCenter Top 10, coming in at number 10 — an impressive feat considering college football season kicked off this weekend. Here’s the clip: (more…)

Aside from the action on the course, rain, clouds, and wind will be the story of the day during the final round of the Vibram Open.

The remnants of Hurricane Harvey will continue to track through the Northeast, providing the chance for abundant rainfall across the Worcester, Massachusetts, area. Rain should begin to fall late Saturday night and last throughout the day on Sunday. There is a chance that a brief window of dry weather takes place between 9 and 11 a.m., but I wouldn’t be shocked to see persistent showers as well. (more…)

Gregg Barsby remains a co-leader out at the Vibram Open at Maple Hill thanks in part to an impressive 285-foot forehand ace with his glow Firebird over the water on hole 5’s elevated basket:

Barsby Ace Vibram Jomez

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