KALAMAZOO, MI -- The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) Amateur Disc Golf World Championships are coming back to Kalamazoo in 2015.



The major event will be played in the Kalamazoo area from July 18-25.

Over 600 competitors are expected to play on at least seven disc golf courses throughout the area.

Kalamazoo was one of many cities that proposed to host the tournament. PDGA officials said they chose Kalamazoo because of its rich disc golf history and the area’s outstanding courses, which showcase Michigan disc golf at its finest.

Kalamazoo and Battle Creek hosted a similar event in 2008, which included the professional, amateur, women's and master's tournaments and more than 900 competitors.

"We are ecstatic the Professional Disc Golf Association has selected Kalamazoo to host this prestigious event,” Discover Kalamazoo President Greg Ayers said in a press release. “After the success of the PDGA event held here in 2008, we were optimistic there would be another opportunity in the future.

“Thanks to the efforts of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Basket K’Aces Disc Golf (the local disc golf club), this will become a reality in the summer of 2015,” Ayers continued.

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