An amateur disc golf event is expected to bring more than $2 million in economic impact to north Alabama in summer 2027.

The Professional Disc Golf Association announced last week it would hold its 2027 amateur world championship at courses in Huntsville, Madison and Madison County.

Huntsville was one of 10 cities to bid to host the event, according to the PDGA. The region hosted previous PDGA world championships in 1983 and 1993. Huntsville is also the home of PDGA Hall of Fame members Tom Monroe and Lavone Wolfe.