United States Disc Golf Championship

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The United States Disc Golf Championship is a disc golf tournament held at the Winthrop Gold Course, [1] on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The professional event has been held annually as a PDGA sanctioned Major since 1999. [2] Along with the PDGA World Championships, it is one of the most prestigious major tournaments in disc golf. The primary sponsor for the event since its beginnings in 1999 has been Innova Champion Discs, a prominent disc manufacturer. Ken Climo currently holds a record five US Disc Golf Championships. The 2016 USDGC champion, Jeremy "Big Jerm" Koling, was leading the tournament after the third round. He was declared the winner when the fourth round was canceled due to inclement weather produced by Hurricane Matthew. [3]

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The 2011 USDGC was played in a different format to the previous twelve events. Each player was assigned a projected score on each hole based on their PDGA Player Rating. The player's official score was how they played in comparison to their projected score. [4] For example, if a player had a projected score of 90 and they finished their round at 81, their official tournament score was a -9. The player with the best official tournament score across all four rounds was John Key [5] [6] who scored -16. Because of the change to the format, Key is often omitted from the list of USDGC Champions.

USDGC Champions

YearDateChampionHometownMargin of VictoryPayoutFirst Runner UpSecond Runner UpResults
1999October 7–10 Ken Climo Clearwater, Florida 15$1,400Alan SchackCraig Gangloff PDGA
2000October 12–15 Ken Climo (2) Clearwater, Florida 5$2,000Alan SchackRon Russell PDGA
2001October 11–14 Barry Schultz Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 1$8,000 Ken Climo Larry Leonard PDGA
2002October 17–20 Ken Climo (3) Clearwater, Florida 6$8,000 Barry Schultz Mike Young PDGA
2003October 16–19 Barry Schultz (2) Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 0 (10 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff)$10,000 Ken Climo Scott Martin PDGA
2004October 14–17 Ken Climo (4) Clearwater, Florida 5$10,000Darrell NodlandCameron Todd PDGA
2005October 12–15 David Feldberg Springfield, Oregon 2$11,000Scott Martin Barry Schultz PDGA
2006October 11–14 Barry Schultz (3) Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 11$11,000Brian Schweberger Steve Brinster PDGA
2007October 3–6 Ken Climo (5) Clearwater, Florida 11$15,000 Avery Jenkins David Feldberg PDGA
2008October 12–15 Nathan Doss Santa Cruz, California 4$12,000 Avery Jenkins Ken Climo PDGA
2009October 7–10 Nikko Locastro St. Louis, Missouri 2$15,000David FeldbergJosh Anthon PDGA
2010October 6–9 Will Schusterick Knoxville, Tennessee 2$12,000 Nikko Locastro Steve Brinster PDGA
2012October 3–6 Will Schusterick (2) Knoxville, Tennessee 2$7,500 Richard Wysocki Josh Anthon PDGA
2013October 2–5 Steve Brinster Warwick, New York 1$7,500 Barry Schultz Steve Rico PDGA
2014October 1–4 Will Schusterick (3) Knoxville, Tennessee 0 (2 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff)$8,000 Paul McBeth John McCray PDGA
2015October 7–10 Paul McBeth Huntington Beach, California 5$8,000 Richard Wysocki Nathan Doss PDGA
2016October 5–8* Jeremy Koling Charlotte, North Carolina 4$10,000 Nikko Locastro Richard Wysocki PDGA
2017October 4–7 Nathan Sexton Corvallis, Oregon 5$12,000 Richard Wysocki Paul McBeth PDGA
2018October 3–6 Paul McBeth (2) Huntington Beach, California 3$10,000 James Conrad Kevin Jones PDGA
2019October 2–5 James Conrad Blacksburg, Virginia 1$12,000 Jeremy Koling Nikko Locastro PDGA
2020October 7–10Chris Dickerson Limestone, Tennessee 1$10,000Calvin Heimburg Richard Wysocki PDGA
2021October 6-9 Paul McBeth (3) Huntington Beach, California 0 (1 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff)$20,000Kyle Klein Richard Wysocki PDGA
2022October 6-9 Gannon Buhr Urbandale, Iowa 1$25,000Niklas AnttilaCalvin Heimburg PDGA
2023October 5-8Kyle Klein Wyoming, Michigan 1$30,000Bradley WilliamsIsaac Robinson PDGA
2024October 10-13Gannon Buhr (2) Rock Hill, South Carolina 2$30,000Calvin HeimburgAnthony Barela PDGA

References

  1. ↑ "Winthrop Gold Course". Disc Golf Course Review. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. ↑ "Tournament History | United States Disc Golf Championship 2017". usdgc.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ↑ Hill, Steve (2016-10-08). "USDGC Cancellation 'Best Decision For The Greatest Number Of People' | Ultiworld Disc Golf". Ultiworld Disc Golf. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ↑ "2011 USDGC". Professional Disc Golf Association. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ↑ "USDGC Final". Professional Disc Golf Association. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  6. ↑ "John Key". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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