[PDGA Europe] 🌍 Disc golf is becoming increasingly global - and communication about our sport…

🌍 Disc golf is becoming increasingly global - and communication about our sport should be too!

English is the working language of the PDGA, but proficiency varies widely around the world. In Europe, for example, EU data indicates that only around 47% of the population speaks English.

That’s why the PDGA is undertaking the ambitious PDGA Disc Golf Master Glossary project.

The glossary brings together nearly 300 disc golf-specific terms, including definitions, categories, relationships, synonyms, validation status and variants in English, with translations into up to around 30 languages.



🌐 Why does this matter?

These translations are based on existing official translations of PDGA materials - including the Rulebook, booklets, flyers and other documents - that have been reviewed and verified by people proficient in both the target language and disc golf.

The goal is to create a solid terminology foundation for improving AI-powered automated translation using tools such as ChatGPT, DeepL and Transifex.

This will help us evolve from a workflow based mainly on static translations of selected key documents toward high-quality, real-time translation of any disc golf content: rulebook updates, news, websites, video subtitles and much more.



🤝 Want to help? Collaborating is easy:



1. Contact your PDGA National Coordinator

Europe:�https://www.pdga.com/europe/contact

Rest of the world. See pages 12-13 of:�https://www.pdga.com/files/2026_int_program_guide_aaola.pdf�

2. Download the latest read-only version of the glossary

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lq1H6oJNc-dMXdnSEUXHhw4CzkCTWrq…



3. Work on your language

Using a local spreadsheet editor, update only the column corresponding to your language in the first tab, “Concepts.”



4. Send it back to us

📩 [email protected]

We’ll review your contribution, clarify any questions if necessary, and incorporate the validated translations into the Master Glossary.



🥏 Let’s keep growing disc golf - and make our sport more accessible to everyone, everywhere.

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