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The Disc Golf Pro Tour was founded in 2016 by Steve Dodge and Nate Heinold. [1] The DGPT is the highest level of competition in professional disc golf . The tour currently operates two tours, the Elite Series and the Q-Series (formerly the Silver Series), both featuring men's and women's professional divisions.
Lizotte set the world record for longest throw of a disc golf disc on October 27, 2014, at 863.5 ft (263.2 m). [9] This beat David Wiggins Jr.'s previous record of 836 ft set in 2012. Lizotte broke his own record on March 27, 2016, with a throw of 903.9 ft (275.5 m), a record that stood for two days until Wiggins Jr. threw for 1,108.9 ft (338 m).
After winning the 2010 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championship, Wysocki turned pro. [1] He is a 2-time PDGA World Champion and, as of July 2024 [update] , was the third highest rated player in the world. [ 4 ]
Nathan Sexton is an American professional disc golfer currently sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. [1] 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 ]
The PDGA also has a professional staff [12] that handles tactical planning and day-to-day operations, led by the Executive Director. The staff perform the critical functions of the PDGA, including organizational operations, membership services, quality control and operations at large events, support for tournament directors and events of all sizes, marketing and media, and technological ...
Maple Hill Open is an annual disc golf tournament held at the Maple Hill Disc Golf Course in Leicester, Massachusetts. For six years, the event (formerly known as The Vibram Open ), had the largest MPO and FPO payout of any stop on the PDGA National Tour .
Eric McCabe is an American professional disc golfer, tournament director, and course designer from Emporia, Kansas. He won the PDGA Professional World Championships in 2010. McCabe began running the Emporia Open in 2003, renaming it the Glass Blown Open.
Jeremy Koling is a professional disc golfer from Charlotte, North Carolina. He competes on the sport's North American tour: the Disc Golf Pro Tour, and competed on the PDGA National Tour until its last season in 2021.