Nathan Sexton

Nathan Sexton
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Born	May 4, 1985 Corvallis, Oregon
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Olympia, Washington
Career
Turned professional	2004
Current tour(s)	PDGA National Tour, Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins	76
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships	3rd: 2021
USDGC	Won: 2017
European Masters	6th: 2016
European Open	7th: 2017
Japan Open	5th: 2008

Nathan Sexton is an American professional disc golfer currently sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. Among his most notable accomplishments are his 2003 Junior I Boys PDGA World Championship [1] and his 2017 United States Disc Golf Championship win, which is his first PDGA Major title as a professional. ^[2] He registered as a professional with the PDGA in 2004, but has only been touring full-time since 2013.

In addition to playing disc golf, Nate has been doing commentary for Jomez Productions ^[3] with Jeremy Koling and Paul Ulibarri.

Professional career

Notable wins

Year [4]	Tournament	Tier	Stroke Margin	Winning Score	Runner Up	Prize Money
2003	PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships	M	-10	(50-50-44-52-46-54-59=355)	Caleb Wood	-
2017	United States Disc Golf Championship	M	-5	-34 (59-58-57-58=232)	Richard Wysocki	$12,000
2018	Canadian Disc Golf Championships	A	-2	-27 (59-46-48=163)	Chandler Fry	$1,229
2018	Discraft Ledgestone Insurance Open	A	-2	-28 (56-59-56-53=224)	Chris Dickerson	$7,000
2019	Innova Baltic Tour - Alutaguse Open	A	-6	-38 (54-49-51=154)	Albert Tamm	$1,126
2020	Las Vegas Challenge	A	-2	-44 (45-50-53-50=198)	Garrett Gurthie	$4,000

Summary

Competition Tier [4]	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-25	Events*
World Championships	0	0	1	2	6	9
Other Majors	1	0	0	5	15	21
National Tour	0	2	3	10	42	48
A-Tier Events	6	5	9	31	47	48

*Through February 2020

Annual statistics

Year [4]	Events	Wins	Top 3	Earnings	$ / Event	Rating†	World Rankings†
2004	2	0	1	$565	$282.50	973	-
2005	15	4	9	$3,504	$233.63	1015	41
2006	15	3	7	$3,106	$207.07	1002	85
2007	24	8	15	$7,421	$309.23	1007	38
2008	29	10	16	$9,669	$333.43	1019	31
2009	32	9	23	$11,252	$351.63	1019	25
2010	26	6	15	$10,905	$419.42	1021	26
2011	21	8	9	$6,206	$295.55	1021	37
2012	12	6	8	$5,144	$428.67	1035	-
2013	11	5	8	$4,670	$424.54	1035	19
2014	30	12	24	$15,262	$508.73	1031	12
2015	23	2	5	$17,172	$746.63	1027	8
2016	19	1	7	$21,044	$1,107.60	1034	12
2017	18	2	8	$31,255	$1,736.39	1035	4
2018	18	2	4	$26,570	$1476.11	1034	11
2019	13	2	3	$14,040	$1080.00	1035	12
2020	6	3	4	$7,135	$1,189	1042	-
2021*	10	0	2	$15,412	$1,541	-
Career	314	87	168	$191,788.29	$637.17	-	-

^†At Year End
*Through August 2021

Equipment

Sexton is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. He commonly carries the following discs in competition: ^{[5] [6]}

Drivers

• Destroyer (Star)
• PFN Xcaliber (Echo Star)
• Wraith (Star)
• Sidewinder (Star)
• Thunderbird (Champion)
• Sexton Firebird (Glow Champion)
• PFN Orc (Champion)*
• Teebird (Star)
• Teebird3 (Metal Flake)
• Leopard3 (Star)

Midranges

• Roc (KC Pro)
• Roc3 (Metal Flake)
• Caiman (Star)
• Mako3 (Star)
• Lion (Champion)
• Rat (Star)

Putters

• Dart (R-Pro)
• Aviar (DX)
• Firefly (Nexus)

* PFN is an abbreviation for "Pre Flight Number". Innova began printing flight rating numbers on their discs in 2009. PFN discs were manufactured before that time.

References

1. "2003 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
2. Hill, Steve (2017-10-09). "Unbreakable | Ultiworld Disc Golf". Ultiworld Disc Golf. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
3. "Jomez Productions - The Leader in Disc Golf Coverage".
4. "USDG Player Profile - Nathan Sexton". USDG.
5. "Nate Sexton - Innova Disc Golf". www.innovadiscs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
6. The SpinTV (2017-06-06), In My Bag with Nate Sexton - Team Innova, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2017-09-20