David Feldberg

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Personal information
Full nameDavid Feldberg
Born Silver Spring, Maryland
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceEatonton, Georgia
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins111
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour18
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships Won: 2008
USDGC Won: 2005
Aussie Open5th: 2015
European Open Won: 2006, 2011
Japan OpenWon: 2008
Achievements and awards
PDGA Male Player of the Year2008, 2010
PDGA National Tour
Series Champion		2005, 2008, 2010

David Feldberg (born 1977) is an American professional disc golfer, and tournament director. At the end of the 2017 season, he was the 45th ranked disc golfer in the world. [1] Feldberg is one of the most successful disc golfers in the sport's history, having won 6 unique majors, second all time.

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Professional career

2004 season

In many ways, Feldberg's 2004 season was a break-out year. It was in this year that he won his first National Tour event, besting second place by four shots in the Kansas City Wide Open. Also, he finished strong for the first time at World's, finishing fifth. Sprinkled through the year were top five finishes in other National Tour events.

2005 season

The 2005 season was once again a season of growth. Over the course of the year, Feldberg's Player Rating increased 13 points to a career high of 1028. He won his first career major this year, the United States Disc Golf Championship, becoming the first person not named Ken Climo or Barry Schultz to win this event. In addition to winning the USDGC, Feldberg won two NTs, and finished the year with close to $30,000 in earnings.

2008 season

2008 was a hallmark season for Feldberg. Playing in just 28 tournaments, he finished the year with 12 wins, including a National Tour victory. In addition to these victories, Feldberg also won two majors. In June he won the Japan Open, taking home over $6,000. Then in August he won the World Championships. After all was said and done, he finished the year with his best ever earnings and at the time his highest year end rating.

2011 season

During the 2011 season, Feldberg broke Ken Climo's rating record. During the March update, his rating jumped to 1046, besting Climo's by two. [2]

Professional wins

Major wins (7)

DateTournamentLocationEarningsResults Page
October 12, 2005 United States Disc Golf Championship Rock Hill, South Carolina $11,000 Results Page
August 25, 2006 European Open Tampere, Finland $3,175 Results Page
November 16, 2007The Players Cup Crystal River, FL $10,000 Results Page
June 12, 2008Japan Open Tochigi, Japan $6,429 Results Page
August 11, 2008PDGA World Championships Kalamazoo, Michigan $6,000 Results Page
July 15, 2010Scandinavian Open Skellefteå, Sweden $1,905 Results Page
July 21, 2011European Open Nokia, Finland $4,200 Results Page

Major playoff record (0-1)

YearTournamentOpponentResult
2010Japan Open Nikko Locastro Lost to birdie on first extra hole [3]

National Tour wins (18)

DateTournamentLocationEarningsResults Page
June 4, 2004Kansas City Wide Open Kansas City, Missouri $1,600 Results Page
May 7, 2005Waco Charity Open Waco, Texas $1,400 Results Page
July 9, 2005Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,755 Results Page
May 5, 2006Golden State Classic La Mirada, California $1,400 Results Page
July 15, 2006Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,620 Results Page
July 22, 2006Skylands Classic Warwick, New York $2,150 Results Page
March 2, 2007The Memorial Scottsdale, Arizona $2,500 Results Page
April 20, 2007Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic Columbia County, Georgia $1,250 Results Page
July 21, 2007Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,555 Results Page
March 6, 2008The Memorial Scottsdale, AZ $2,500 Results Page
July 11, 2009Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,700 Results Page
July 17, 2009First Class Challenge Des Moines, Iowa $1,660 Results Page
March 3, 2010The Memorial Scottsdale, Arizona $3,000 Results Page
April 23, 2010Carolina Clash Charlotte, North Carolina $2,000 Results Page
June 25, 2010Minnesota Majestic Twin Cities, Minnesota $2,500 Results Page
August 27, 2010Skylands Classic Palmerton, Pennsylvania $1,850 Results Page
June 1, 2012Kansas City Wide Open Kansas City, Missouri $2,000 Results Page
September 5, 2014Rochester Flying Disc Open Rochester, New York $1,850 Results Page

NT playoff record (3-1)

YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
2007Beaver State Fling Nate Doss/Avery Jenkins Lost
2009Brent Hambrick Memorial OpenNate Doss/Avery JenkinsWon with birdie on first extra hole [4]
2010Skylands ClassicMatt OrumWon with birdie on first extra hole [5]
2014Rochester Flying Disc Open Simon Lizotte Won with birdie on first extra hole [6]

Summary

Competition TierWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-25Events
World Championships120101416
Other Majors662243237
National Tour18151460108110

Annual statistics

YearEventsWinsTop 3Earnings$ / EventRating*World
Ranking*
1999100$0$0952-
20003703$3,384$91.46977-
20014318$9,383$218.211000-
20023826$16,882$444.261019-
200331414$11,390$367.421014-
200421513$14,009$667.101015-
200525917$28,607$1,144.2810283
200628916$23,261$830.7510305
200728818$36,330$1,297.5010312
2008271123$37,428$1,386.2210391
2009301218$28,246$941.5310373
2010291222$33,348$1,149.9310421
2011321119$23,028$719.6310413
2012421127$34,557$822.7910393
201327516$27,701$1,025.9610412
20142046$14,690$734.5010364
201529612$25,274$871.5210305
2016311$2,480$826.671031x
Career491111239$369,998$753.56--

*At Year End

Equipment

Feldberg is sponsored by Infinite Discs since 2019. He throws a mixed bag with signature discs from a variety of different disc golf manufacturers. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ PDGA (May 2018). "PDGA World Rankings" (PDF). PDGA.
  2. ↑ PDGA (2011-03-29). "He Made It!" . Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. ↑ "2010 Japan Open--Dramatic Disc Golf Finals".
  4. ↑ "Dave Feldberg wins 2009 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open..."
  5. ↑ "Disc Golf Monthly 78 Clip Three- The Skylands Classic at Blue Mountain".
  6. ↑ Gregoire, M. "A Fitting End".
  7. ↑ Infinite Discs (25 January 2019). "Introducing DAVE FELDBERG, Disc Golf Legend, Team Infinite". YouTube . Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Infinite Discs (28 January 2020). "Meet The 2020 Team Infinite Disc Members!". Team Infinite . Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
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