Milford to host 2026 United States Amateur Disc Golf Championship

Milford, Michigan, became the center of amateur disc golf as the 2026 United States Amateur Disc Golf Championship opened at Toboggan Championship course in Kensington Metropark, with 148 players entered in MA1 and three rounds set to decide one of the PDGA calendar’s most important titles.

The tournament, a PDGA Amateur Major, was built for pressure. Official practice days ran June 2 through June 4 at Toboggan DGC, while check-in and player-pack pickup took place June 4 at Kensington Mills Falls before a mandatory players meeting that evening. Tournament director Nate Heinold oversaw a field that arrived knowing the weekend would be tracked closely through live scores, caddie books, and PDGA updates, with final-round coverage planned for Gatekeeper Media’s YouTube channel after the championship wrapped.

The numbers and the setting made the stakes plain. Toboggan has been the regular home of USADGC since 2002, and the course’s history has made the event a proving ground for players trying to turn elite amateur results into something bigger. The PDGA has repeatedly framed USADGC as one of the last major stops in the amateur ranks, where strong play can bring prestige, momentum, and an easier leap toward the professional game.

That pipeline has been visible in the list of past champions. James Collier won in 2025, Ryan Monn took the title in 2024, and Anthony Barela’s 2015 victory remains one of the clearest examples of a player using this event as a springboard. The PDGA also points to earlier USADGC standouts such as Robert Burridge, Zachary Tesone, Ilkin Groh, Paul Krans and Jennie Greathouse-Nance as part of a field that has regularly produced names worth following beyond one weekend in June.

The 2026 edition arrives with the same core question that has followed the event for years: which player can handle Toboggan, manage the pressure of a compact three-round Major, and separate from an elite field that has already filled out to 148 in MA1? For Milford, the answer will help define not just a champion, but the next wave of talent pushing toward the pro ranks.