The Buffalo-Niagara region has been selected to accommodate the amateur amateur championships of the Professional Association of Professional Disc 2026 (PDGA). He marked the first PDGA world championship organized in New York since the 2011 amateur worlds in Rochester.
Scheduled to take place on four courses – Bond Lake, Royalton Ravine, Black Diamond in Emery Park and the Como Lake lighthouse – the tournament will challenge the competitors with a diversified mixture of hilly hills, wooded fairways and picturesque landscapes.
“The organization of PDGA amateur championships is an incredible honor, and we are delighted to welcome players and fans in the Buffalo-Niagara region for this historic event!” said Sam Castiglione, tournament director. “This marks the first major championship awarded to our region, and we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to present our world class lessons, our amazing attractions and our warm hospitality. Together, we are ready to make this event unforgettable! »»
PDGA amateur world championships will bring more than 500 amateur athletes in the region, putting a local projector on the growing Sport of Disc Golf.
John Percy, president and chief executive officer of the destination Niagara USA, expressed his enthusiasm: “We are delighted to welcome the PDGA amateur world championships in the county of Niagara and the west of New York. This event will highlight our incredible disc fields with discs while presenting players and fans with beauty and unrivaled attractions of the Niagara Falls region. We are impatient to provide exceptional experience to all participants and to present everything that makes our destination so special. »»
Visit Buffalo Niagara and the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission also celebrated the announcement. “We are delighted that the Buffalo region is organizing this first PDGA tournament,” said Patrick Kaler, president and chief executive officer of Visit Buffalo Niagara. “It is an excellent opportunity to present Buffalo and to share the promising sport of disc golf with the community and the athletes. The counties of Erie and Niagara have some of the best golf courses in Northeast records. Now, 500 amateur athletes will be able to live them. Visit players will have many opportunities to discover our breweries, our cultural stops and our protruding facts. Disc-golf culture is perfectly integrated into the community of the counties of Erie and Niagara. »»
