Team DGA collected another victory last weekend as Team Captain Jon Baldwin finished 1st in the Masters division at the Brent Hambrick Memorial Open. His come from behind victory marks his second National Tour win of the season. Last weekend’s victory was highlighted by a 1033 rated 2nd round and 1008 rated 3rd round to give him the win over…read more →
This year’s Santa Maria Open Disc Golf Tournament was played at Waller Park July 28th & 29th. The Santa Maria Open is the 4th Tournament in the DGA “Steady” Ed Tour and is also a SoCal Series event. The field this year was limited to 141 players playing two rounds of eighteen on Saturday, with a final round of…read more →
What a great experience playing the 2012 Disc Golf World Championships was. The style of golf played a huge role in my enjoyment of the experience. Almost every shot required a decision. I introduced myself to Sam Nicholson, the Tournament Director, and he said that their goal was to make the players think. I can say that his goal was…read more →
The 2012 PDGA Worlds Disc Golf Course Raffle drawing is complete and two winners have been selected. Sung Bae Kim from South Korea and Jesse Kowalczyk from Flat Rock Michigan are now each the owners of 9 Mach 3′s that glow in the dark. Congratulations guys. Well be contacting you next week to arrange shipping. Thanks to everyone who supported…read more →
Arriving into the Charlotte, NC area after a 9 hour bus ride, I was a little off. It was nice to travel with Avery Jenkins and Leah Taylor, but now we were going our separate ways. Avery’s host picked them up and somehow fit about two cubic yards of luggage into a late-model Ford Fiesta. Avery kept saying, “some how,…read more →
I’m on a Greyhound bus, leaving Washington DC. I had a great visit, reconnecting with my cousin Mark Stiles, his wife Barbara, son Dan, and daughter Christina. While I was up in Delaware playing the DDGC, poor Dan was stuck in a town decimated by an unusual storm called a Derecho. Generally thunderstorms pass an area in a front that…read more →
Well, I’m in the air now. Thanks to my sponsor, DGA, I am flying to the east coast to play disc golf. They rewarded last years victory at the World Championships with a flight and entry fee to a major tournament. Initially it was going to be the inaugural PDGA Championships, but due to my college schedule, that didn’t work…read more →
This year’s Pro/Am Disc Golf World Championships are quickly approaching. This is the third time Charlotte has hosted a PDGA World Championship event. The first was in 1986 with play on three temporary courses. A decade later the club hosted the 1997 World Championships on the permanent Hornet’s Nest course, Kilborne Park, and the Winthrop University Lakefront Gold Course in…read more →
My first bona-fide disc golf tour is underway. After a mini tour a few weeks ago, consisting of a return to the Open division at the Steady Ed Lakeport tourney (T4th) and a solid 3rd in Masters at the Beaver State Fling NT, I am embarking on a tour of the east coast starting with the Delaware Disc Golf Challenge….read more →
The 27th Annual Steady Ed Memorial Masters Cup has come and gone and this years Open Champion is Paul McBeth who Shot an incredible -30 on Dela’s notoriously technical course. Santa Cruz Local Nate Doss took second place with Will Schusterick taking third. First round video highlights of he 27th Annual Steady Ed Memorial Masters Cup. Sarah Hokom played strong and consistent to become…read more →
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