How to Get Sponsored


Here at Wolf Pack Discs, we take great pride in our team members and our selection process. We work hard to make sure that we select the right players to fit within our team and that will positively represent Wolf Pack Discs. To find our players, we start with our financial projections for WPD, which helps us to determine how many players we can take on each year. We receive numerous inquiries about what it takes to gain sponsorship and we wanted to give players advice on how to contact companies. We have compiled some ideas and notes that might help you on your journey.

  • Think Outside the Box - Players often search out Disc Golf companies or teams for sponsorship when they should start by looking into their surrounding communities. We suggest looking for community partners such as restaurants, breweries, local markets or small businesses.  
  • Do Not Send a Facebook Message - Starting a professional relationship with a text or Facebook message is one of Brian’s (Owner of Wolf Pack Discs, LLC.) biggest pet peeves. If you are trying to connect with a local company ask the owner or marketing director out for lunch or a beer, approach this with a business mindset.
  • Be Friendly -  With Wolf Pack Discs, there is a team or family-like mentality. We usually do not want to disc, chill or road trip with assholes. Be friendly, do not talk when people throw, pick up trash around the course, donate time to clubs, help new players and most of all don’t be an asshole.
  • Sponsorship Comes in Many Forms - Only the top professional players get events paid for and travel compensation, and not all of them even get that. When you are starting relationships with companies take what you can get to start. Be happy with some new shirts to wear or a set of new putters. All good relationships need to be nurtured and so that they can grow and become stronger over time.  
  • Know the Rules - There is nothing more annoying during tournament play than someone breaking the rules. It’s bad for the game and creates the wrong atmosphere for the sport.  It’s even worse if that person is representing your brand. “The goal is to represent a brand, the player needs to be aware that they represent themselves and the game of disc golf.” Ray Sherwood, owner of Sherwood Brewing Company.
  • Volunteer - One of the key things that Wolf Pack Discs, LLC. notices are the people at events who are the true “workers,” whether it’s the TD, score counters, course spotters or marshalls. These are the players who are at all the events, show up early, leave late, run to get the CTP on the farthest hole away-type of people. These the people we love, and we love to put a shirt on those people. We want those players at course clean-up day and the office season planning meetings making sure other people have as much fun with the sport as they can.
  • Play a lot (and with new people) - Kind of goes without saying, exposure is key. For us, skill isn’t the number one thing we look at, its exposure on many levels.  We love players who play leagues, tournaments and casual.  We really look at players who play outside of their local area as well.
  • Be well-rounded - While disc golf is life, it likely shouldn’t be your whole life unless you are getting a W2 from it and have your name stamped all over your signature discs. Have a job, family, friends and hobbies all outside of disc golf. It will keep your life balanced, and will also help with the next one here….
  • Grow the Sport - This is a great game we play, and for companies to continue to pop up and get larger, the sport needs to grow as well. Players should look for ways to introduce the sport to new people who haven’t been exposed to it before. These are some of the best people to have in your company, because those newbies need coaching, discs and other gear once they fall in love with the sport. It might as well be your sponsor’s stuff they are getting their hands on.
  • Social Media - We love players that post a lot about disc golf, we don’t like players that post bong photos or comments about how many beers they slammed before driving or something. It is a business after all. “In the end, it is all about making the powers that be want you to represent them. Depending on the company, there's a wide variety of things people look for. The old saying any press is good press doesn't work in this regard.” - Richard Engelmann COO Wolf Pack Discs, LLC. A lot of likes, comments, and shares go a long ways when considering players. We knew we found a great, talented young player in Kaylee Campbell when we played doubles with her at the state tournament last year. We knew we made a great choice in sponsoring her when she got 326 likes and 30 comments on a simple post and picture of her announcing being on our team.
  • Know the answer to this question-  Like all good relationships, sponsorship is a “two way street so have an answer prepared for ‘What can you do for me?’ ” says Black Ace Disc Golf owner and PDGA State Coordinator for Michigan, Mark Stephens. Whether it is a huge Facebook following, playing and doing well in lots of tourneys, brewing a delicious beer, or generally making people around you have a great time, think about what you bring to the table. Would you take money from your company and sponsor you?

We hope this helps you on your journey, and best of luck!


10 comments


  • Tre

    I would love an opportunity to be on your wolf pack Team I’m a fast growing player only been playn little over a year and already have a couple wins on my belt looking to grow and get more and learn more


  • Henry Grover

    Great stuff.


  • Justin

    This was a excellent read its nice to know you dont have to be supreme player but i love the fact that all it takes is a great mindset and helping out the community and repping what we all love disc golf and i wouldnt want it any other way. Me and my family go out and play disc golf a few times a week and just have a blast playing. I also enjoy playing in our local league and just having a great time with friends if one person is not having fun or in a bad mood it just brings down the whole card and makes it miserable.


  • Alex

    Thanks for the insight.. very informative knowing its more than just quality of play but quality of person and representation.


  • Josh

    This was a great read and I’m glad that I was pointed to this blog. While I don’t get play everyday/week anymore due to my career and my loving wife and beautiful little girls I am happy to read that this is the way WPD wants to be represented. I love promoting this great game and teaching the younger players when I get a chance to. Keep doing what you guys do, I look forward to buying more of your plastic in the future and spreading the word about WPD.


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