Dynamic Discs announced last week that longtime company events director, and current president, Doug Bjerkaas, will be leaving the iconic golf disc manufacturer.
Bjerkaas starts a director-level position with the Professional Disc Golf Association on April 1.
“First and foremost, there never would have been an opportunity to work for the PDGA at the highest level, overseeing the most important events in the sport, had I not spent the last seven plus years here at Emporia, Bjerkaas said, “I’ve known Jeremy (Rusco, founder of Dynamic Discs) for a while.”
Bjerkaas’ tenure with the company started in 2015 as a part-time events coordinator, climbing the ladder to president. His contributions to Emporia and disc golf while at Dynamic Discs, have left a significant mark.
“Doug has been an essential driving force behind the Dynamic Discs’ events in Emporia and has so much to be proud of,” said Rusco in an email sent to the Gazette. “He was responsible for making sure that Dynamic Discs and the City of Emporia were able to attract and host so many successful events.”
Under Bjerkaas’ direction, the disc maker developed the Glass Blown Open into the premier global disc golf event for several years. He also served as the tournament director for two PDGA Professional World Championships and three junior world championships.
“The Emporia community has rallied behind these events and should be proud of what we have accomplished under Doug’s leadership,” Rusco said.
Bjerkaas is well aware of the impact and importance these events have had on the sport and the region.
“I don’t think there’s another place on the planet where someone would have had the opportunity to host five different world championships in a seven-year stretch,” he said. “There are communities that are lucky if they get to host one world championship in a decade. And the PDGA has always put so much faith in what we can do here in Emporia for disc golf.”
Bjerkaas said his experience at Dynamic Discs opened the door for his new position at the sport’s Georgia-based governing body.
“And had everything not happened at Dynamic Discs the way it has over the last 18 years when Jeremy first started the company, I wouldn’t have this opportunity,” he said. “So I will forever be grateful to Dynamic Discs, to the city of Emporia, to all the…
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