A record-setting field from throughout the United States and around the world descended on Cedarock Park in Burlington, North Carolina in Alamance County for the annual event and the action was intense from start to finish.
FJ12 champion MJ Gager and FP40 champion Jennifer Allen. Photo: Conrad Meyer / PDGA
Kristin Tattar wrote down that she wanted to win all of the PDGA Majors in 2023.
She would not be denied.
After four rounds at the Regulator course in Burlington, North Carolina, Tattar battled to the top at the 2023 United States Women’s Disc Golf Championships, becoming the first player in FPO history and second all-time to complete the season grand slam of winning all four PDGA Majors.
The Regulator course is already tough to begin with, and playing through cold, wet conditions made the course play multiple strokes harder than the day before. After a difficult day and a dramatic finish for the lead card on hole 18, the leaderboard once again has a familiar name sitting on top.
The course continued to play difficult as the whole field averaged almost an entire stroke higher than the day before and all but two holes averaged over par. After a long season and in the midst of a streak of playoffs and PDGA Majors, players will have to dig deep in the second half to stay focused on the final PDGA Major of the year.
Playing on a new course with the added pressure of the final PDGA Major of the year, this was a great opportunity for players to prove how well they can score and set the bar for the next three rounds. Overall, the Regulator course proved difficult as the course averaged 4.53 strokes over par and every player took at least one bogey.
And the race is on as fifteen of the 21 divisions are separated at the top by less than three strokes after the first of four rounds at the PDGA Major, which features a record-breaking 340 competitors.
Every player from all 24 divisions — from FJ10 to FA75 to FPO — is set for the four-round event over three courses, all at Cedarock Park, a 500-acre complex in southern Alamance County.
2023 USWDGC player's dinner and meeting. Photo: Justin Anderson / PDGA
The goal of cap adjustments is to get as many players as possible competing in the division they are registered to compete in.
Schedule
July 5th – Cap Adjustment, If necessary.
July 19 – Cap Adjustment, if necessary.
August 8th – Official Player ratings for FA1, FA2, FA3 and FA4 are finalized. Cap adjustments due to division changes are possible here and will occur if necessary.
September 1 – Cap adjustment, if necessary.
September 11 – cap adjustment, if necessary
September 15 – Players with division sizes of less than three will be moved to another division they are eligible for. Also, a final cap adjustment, if necessary. No more adjustments will be made.
Player Packs will be given ONLY to those registered players who are personally present at USWDGC check-in.
Player packs may NOT be picked up by someone for someone else.
At no time will a withdrawal or no-show receive a player’s pack, all refunds are cash only.
Withdrawal and Refund Schedule
For official withdrawals from either the registered list or the waitlist, players MUST use the “Request a Refund” link in their registration confirmation email or the “withdraw/refund” link found on their player profile on Disc Golf Scene. Registrants who have lost their confirmation email may request a new one from the PDGA Event Support Team.
