Disc Golf Club at Pitt
At the competitive level, we have 3 men's teams and a women's team (our first year!) that compete at local, regional, and national tournaments. In preparation for tournaments, we hold annual tryouts, weekly practices at Schenley Park and local courses, and compete in public tournaments across the greater Pittsburgh region. Each semester, we compete in the Rust Belt Conference Championship, where we compete against schools across Pennsylvania. Last semester, we won our first ever conference championship, winning the individual and team divisions for men's and women's! This semester, we hope to defend our titles! We have also competed in regional tournaments as part of the College Disc Golf circuit. Last semester, we won the women's individual and team titles at the Mid-Atlantic Regional, and we also earned a bid for our men's and women's teams at the College Disc Golf National Championships! This semester, we are traveling down to Virginia to hopefully earn another bid at the Flamethrower Regional. In April, we will be participating in the College Disc Golf National Championships against hundreds of schools across the United States!
Within our club, we hold intra-club events at Schenley Park, travel to different courses around the area, and also hold recreational activities! Each semester, we run a weekly league where club and recreational players compete for the league title! We also run 3 tournaments a semester at Schenley Park and courses nearby. We have run a 3-Disc Tournament, Random Doubles, and our Singles Tournament, but we have some new ideas in the works! Aside from competitive events, we also hold weekly doubles, where beginner and recreational players meet each other at Schenley Park and play a fun round learning the sport! We are hoping to continue to expand our membership beyond the competitive side and get more and more people involved in disc golf! We have also began to get involved in the local community! We are working alongside the Squirrel Hill JCC to volunteer to teach disc golf to kids K-2 in weekly classes, working with Pittsburgh Flying Discs to routinely help out with course maintenance at Schenley Park, and we are hosting our own tournament at Schenley Park to host over 72 disc golfers in a 2-round, PDGA-sanctioned event!
With the money we raise from Pitt Day of Giving, we will be able to continue to support our efforts in the community through funding our events, and we will also be able to fund our competitive teams to compete at regional and national tournaments! With your help, we can continue to grow the sport and teach Pitt students the fun of disc golf! Thank you for your support for the Disc Golf Club at Pitt, and, as always, Hail to Pitt!