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Game tips — How to compete
Registration
In smaller competitions you can often register on the spot. In larger and sanctioned events you often need to register at least a couple of weeks in advance, often this is done by paying the entry fee.

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Timo Pursio with a nice approach in the Stockholm Discgolf Open finale 2002.

For larger events you almost always need a competition license. This license is often achieved by paying the membership in a club and a member fee in a national organization, international competitions often demand a membership in PDGA.

Competition divisions
Sanctioned events often (at least) provide the following divisions:
OpenFor all licensed players.
FemaleFor all licensed women.
JuniorsThere are two sorts of juniors: one division for juniors younger than 16, and one division for juniors in the age 16–18. These divisions are offered for both boys and girls, so the total is 4 junior divisions.
MasterFor players older then 39, there are both female and open master divisions.
There are also divisions for older players, ie grand masters (older then 49), senior grand masters, legends, and so on. Some events, mostly non-sanctioned, also offer divisions for recreational players.

The larger events, where you register in advance, have registration confirmations which are delivered via mail or email. These confirmations also include other information like schedules, prizes, etc.

Before the first round the groups are put together. The players will keep record of the score in their group, if the group consists of three players they will keep the scores six holes each. The first name listed in the group will start keeping the scores. After a hole the score keeper asks the other players what they received on the hole they just finished before he notes it on the score card. When the round is completed, each player checks his scores on the score card and signs the score card.

All lies should be marked, either by leaving the disc, or by using a marker disc. Learn the rules in general to avoid worrying about this during the competition.

You'll find the current competition calendar in the top menu under "Events".

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Photo: Jonas Rudholm

  /Jonas Löf, translated by Jonas Grundén
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