when was the first rule published
The first known disc golf rules in 1982 were rediscovered in notes kept in the files of our founder, Steady Ed Headrick. These original rules and the rules updates since 1982 have been digitized and analyzed to show how the competitive rules of our sport have evolved. The next rules update in 1986 was the first published rulebook provided to PDGA members. The remaining major rules updates were 1990, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2011 and most recently 2013 which is our eighth version. Shown above is a snapshot of the 1978 rules sign DGA sold with their courses before the PDGA was founded.