Chasin' the Chains, 2018 Glass Blown Open

World Champions

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Train your body to prevent injuries n

New products you need for this season n

Ricky and Paige discuss what it takes to get there and stay there

CONTENTS Publisher Jeremy Rusco Editor Chris Walker Magazine Director Kelsey Barker Marketing Director Laci Rusco Art Director Jacob Torkelson Project Contributors Doug Bjerkaas Bobby Brown Design & Production Picante Creative

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Photography John Hollingshead Dave Leiker Stu Mullenberg Writers Zach Hacker Chris Walker Copy Editors Zach Hacker Ashley Walker Marketing Victor Acosta Ronda Henery Tayler Lyons Cassi Olinger Digital Edition hec chasint hainsmagazine.com Subscribe .com info@chasinthechainsmagazine For more information Chasin’ the Chains Magazine 517 Merchant Street Emporia, KS 66801

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6 The Right Choice Ricky Wysocki: His journey to the top

34 New Products Must-haves for the season

7 Head Games Paige Pierce: Advice from a world champion

44 Disc Golf Scene The Hollows Disc Golf Course

16 Leaving his own stamp Bobby Brown, the man behind the media

52 Helping Others Dying for a Cause

26 Health Training to Prevent Injuries

58 Throwing Glass Twin Rivers Winery and Gourmet Shoppe creates a disc golf inspired wine 64 #dynamicdiscs Instagram users from all over the world hashtagging

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70 2017 Glass Blown Open Memorable moments from last year’s GBO

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LETTER

Hi Disc Golf fans, It seems like just yesterday I was writing the intro for the first issue of the Chasin’ the Chains Magazine, which made its debut during the 2017 Glass Blown Open.

A year later and so much has changed, yet so much has stayed the same with this sport that we all love so much. Each year our sport elevates to new heights and takes on a new level of professionalism. We have more sponsored players than ever before collecting a monthly salary so they can stay on the road for the entire season. When you pull up to a major disc golf event, you see more RVs and wrapped vehicles than ever before.

It is an exciting time, and we should all be proud of our own individual contributions to Grow Disc Golf!

Dynamic Discs had an incredible year in 2017, and for that I can’t thank the disc golf community enough. I’m one of the fortunate to say I get to work in the disc golf industry every day and one to say that I continue to wake up each morning excited to see what all can be accomplished. Dynamic Discs was recognized by Forbes Magazine for having the best community engagement and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Dynamic Discs the 2017 Emporia Business of the Year! We have so much to be thankful for, and so much of this thanks goes to the disc golf community that continues to support Dynamic Discs.

The Glass Blown Open is a special week for all of us at Dynamic Discs. It is something that we plan for year-round. With more than 1,600 players competing in the PDGA National Tour and A-Tier event, it is without a doubt the largest event in the history of disc golf. It is no small task to coordinate this crazy week that now encompasses so much to celebrate the sport. The GBO is so much more than just a disc golf event; it is a celebration of the sport! We all look forward to bringing the disc golf family back together each year in Emporia, Kansas.

At Dynamic Discs, our efforts to Grow Disc Golf are evident and intentional, and I encourage you to spend one day this year in your community to sprinkle the disc golf seed to see just what might happen. Share your Grow Disc Golf Day story with us and the disc golf community and know that it takes all of us working together to continue to raise the bar and get disc golf further recognized.

Emporia Knows Disc Golf, and we greatly value our relationship with the entire Emporia community. We are fortunate to be the host of the PDGA Junior World Championships this year (July 11-14) and for the next two years. We also feel there is no better place to bring the world championships back together every five years. We have presented the PDGA with the proposal to allow an event of this magnitude (the combined World Championships) to be hosted every five years and have Dynamic Discs and the City of Emporia as the first to host. If you think this is a good idea, I encourage you to send your thoughts to the PDGA Board.

Thanks for allowing me to continue to be a part of everything!

I love this sport. I love the passion. I love this community. n

Jeremy Rusco Owner & Founder Dynamic Discs

WORLD CHAMPIONS

By Zach Hacker Photos by Stu Mullenberg

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CHOICE

Ricky Wysocki had a big decision to make at a young age.

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s a high school student, Wysocki excelled on the baseball diamond. A native of Brunswick, Ohio, he was also known for his talent on the disc golf course. So, he had options.

He could go to college and continue to hone his baseball skills in hopes of someday playing professionally, or he could throw caution to the wind and pursue a career in disc golf.

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INSIGHTS “Ninety percent of the game is half mental.”

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hen New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra uttered that now famous — if not a bit strange — phrase, he was, of course, referring to baseball.

The same, however, could be said about disc golf. continued on page 9 »

HEAD

GAMES

By Zach Hacker Photos by Stu Mullenberg

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“A lot of my local buddies were telling me I was good and I could pursue disc golf as a career,” he said. “Instead of baseball, I decided to focus on disc golf and make that my career.”

It was a choice that wasn’t initially well-received by everyone in the Wysocki household.

“It definitely took my parents a while to warm up to my new career path,” he said. “I mean, who wouldn’t want to have their son playing in the major leagues? But, they eventually came around.”

Two world championships later, it’s safe to say everything worked out just fine.

Wysocki entered the 2018 season coming off of backto-back world championships and one tournament win shy of 100 for his career. Tied with Paul McBeth for the No. 1 ranking in the world, Wysocki won 14 of the 29 tournaments he entered in 2017 and finished outside of the top five only twice. The year before, he won 14 of 25 tournaments.

His success, however, starts long before he ever tees off on Day 1. He often shows up to the upcoming tournament site three or four days before competition actually begins and spends his time getting to know every nook and cranny of the course.

“I like to get out on the course to practice and keep to myself,” Wysocki said. “Those practice rounds are super important. That just allows me to feel comfortable once I step up to tee off at tournament time. It’s about developing a lot of muscle memory on every hole.”

That preparation focuses on both the physical and mental aspects of the game. Playing the course several times before the tournament helps give him the confidence required to outlast his opponents in what he describes as a “mental battle.”

Being properly prepared mentally also requires a certain attitude — a positivity that can only be cultivated through confidence and, ideally, winning.

“To get to that next step, you have to feel like you can beat the best players in the world — or play with them consistently,” he said. “The best player in the world got there because he’s won a couple tournaments; he’s been there.

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Just ask four-time world champion Paige Pierce.

She’ll likely concur.

“The mental aspect is still the same,” she said, referring to whether or not winning has become harder since Elaine King and Juliana Korver won their Open Women’s Division record five titles. “The skills are more polished every year. There are more tools and more people are playing, so there’s more competition. So, I think it’s still maybe a little bit harder to get to the No. 1 spot. But the mental aspect is still the same.

“What sets the World Championships apart from the rest of the tournaments is that it’s such a strenuous week — it’s really a mental game.”

A lot goes into developing the mental fortitude it takes to claim a world championship, let alone four.

Pierce said part of her growth into becoming one of the sport’s all-time most dominant players was tasting success early on. She was only 19 when she won her first championship. Now, at 26, she’s as confident as ever as she looks to tie King and Korver in the record books.

“After winning my first one, I just had that confidence and awareness that I could do it,” she said. “I thought I could do it then, but after winning I knew I could do it and I just thought I was only going to get better.”

Cultivating those mental skills can, in some ways, be done in the same manner one would improve on the physical aspects of the game: practice. Pierce labels herself as a lifelong learner of the game, but she also knows there’s an element of self-awareness one must be able to harness. continued on page 11 » Chasin’ the Chains 9

master it. You have to train your mind to think in positive terms. Everyone gets nervous, but you have to get to the mental capacity where you can turn those nerves into something positive.”

Wysocki truly started to see potential in himself when he turned pro in 2009. By 2012, he was already challenging the top players in the game atop the leaderboard at the world championships. But it was a process, and he was finally able to break through with his first world title in 2016.

That, he said, took a massive amount of pressure off of his shoulders, and he set out to back it up in 2017. With his game getting stronger both physically and mentally, he’d earned his place among the top players in the world. But it didn’t come easy.

“There’s a fine line between playing your best and playing the best,” he said. “There are a lot of good players, and to win a world championship, you have to play the best. It takes a subtle buildup.”

Growing up in disc golf, Wysocki had some hometown inspiration. He learned by playing the same course as fellow world champions Avery and Valarie Jenkins, so he became a fan of the sport early on.

He was able to take what he was learning from his own idols in the sport — hometown and otherwise — and build that into his own success. That, he said, is a practice he recommends for those who are just getting acquainted with the sport.

“The number one thing I think, looking back, is to take little bits and pieces of the people that you look up to, but put your own twist on it,” he said. “Make sure you’re focusing on yourself and doing things to where you feel comfortable with them. If you set out and dedicate yourself to be a world champion, you can do it. It just takes the right mindset.”

Part of the confidence and positivity Wysocki exudes on the course comes from the support he receives off of it. A member of the Latitude 64 team, he said the Trilogy atmosphere has helped propel him to the next level not only through the products they provide, but also from the confidence he’s gained from their backing.

That support extends to more than just disc golf itself. continued on page 12 »

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As just about anyone who has ever played the game can attest, disc golf can present a fair amount of frustration. Dealing with those setbacks and being able to power through can make the difference between a championship round and going home empty-handed.

“Generally speaking, I think my mental game is pretty strong,” Pierce said. “That is what’s going to propel you to win tournaments. Everyone is going to have moments where they struggle — they struggle on a hole or over a three-hole stretch. Part of it is about expanding the limitations of what you can endure. Like, how many trees can I hit before I start to get mad? Expanding my limitations has been a huge factor.”

Her limitations will likely be tested this season.

Coming off of a dominant 2017 during which she won 22 of the 28 tournaments she entered and never finished outside of the top five, Pierce knows there’s a target on her back in 2018. She expects fellow toplevel players such as Catrina Allen, Valerie Jenkins, Sarah Hokom and Lisa Fajkus to be at the top of their games this season as they look to prevent her from enjoying the same level of success.

Pierce welcomes the challenge.

She knows as she enters her second full season with the backing of Dynamic Discs that she will continue to thrive with that support behind her.

Couple that with a growing fanbase, and she knows the motivation factors are there for her to achieve what she said has always been her long-term goal — to match, and eventually surpass, King and Korver.

“The fans are a huge part of my success,” she said.

“It motivates you because you want to excite the fans, and that’s what’s going to grow the sport. It’s so fulfilling to get messages from parents who show their kids wearing a shirt of mine or throwing a disc of mine. continued on page 13 »

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As hard of a worker as Wysocki is on the course, he is a grinder in the business world as well. His personal brand has grown exponentially in the last couple years thanks to his championship-level play. That has allowed him to grow his own line of equipment and apparel, Sockibomb.

“It gives people an opportunity to feel connected with me,” he said. “If someone sends me an email through the Sockibomb website, I will respond to them myself. There is a business side to me, and that is Sockibomb. I think it could be a success. I feel like I have a lot of cool stuff to offer.”

Along with the website, Wysocki also will be running his own Sockibomb clinic series this season and will have booths set up at tournaments. It’s a chance for him to help grow the sport while also allowing him to expand his personal brand.

That brand is something that doesn’t look to be fading away any time soon. At age 24, Wysocki has already achieved a lot more than many athletes do in an entire career — and he’s just getting started.

“To win five or six (world championships) is my overall goal,” he said. “Of course, you never want to limit yourself. If you reach one goal, you set a new goal. But I’m 24 years old, so I feel like I’ve got eight to 10 more tries at winning another one.” n

There isn’t much that could be better than that.”

Though there are risks one must take to someday know that feeling — to see children wearing their apparel and throwing their discs — Pierce said it again comes down to a strong mental approach.

She said the best advice she could give someone who dreams of becoming a world champion would be to have faith in themselves and go for it. After all, that’s what she did.

“You have to be competitive,” Pierce said. “As an athlete, you have to believe in yourself; you have to believe that you’re going to win. Otherwise, you’re not going to get your body to do so.”

And the four-time champion believes she’s got plenty of success in her future. In five years, she hopes to have won a couple more world championships while also being a part of the continued rapid growth of the sport.

“I feel like I’m in my prime and getting better,” she said.

“I feel like I’m not going anywhere any time soon.”

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Leaving his own

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Bobby Brown is among the most recognizable figures in disc golf, yet he has never played professionally.

By Zac h H ac k er P H OTO S BY DAV E LEI K ER

Dynamic Discs Media Director Bobby Brown is leaving a lasting legacy on the sport

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Brown started volunteering his time, energy and equipment to help grow the Dynamic Discs brand and the overall popularity of the sport in 2009. In the nine years since, he’s become the full-time media director for the second largest disc golf company in the world. He manages two other full-time media employees and is a pioneer in disc golf media for his work with video and several social media platforms.

“I have to pinch myself every now and then,” said Brown, who might be better known by his moniker, CoolDaddySlickBreeze. “It almost brings a tear to my eye to think about it. There are a lot of talented people out there and I know I’m no Steven Spielberg or anything like that, but the variable

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I have is that I will outwork them. The fact that I’ve been able to create this pathway for myself is incredible. I don’t think I could have done it 20 years ago, so I’m fortunate for the time period I’ve been involved.”

Along with his behind-the-scenes work, Brown has co-hosted Disc Golf Answer Man — a podcast with disc golf professional and former world champion Eric McCabe and Dynamic Discs Team Manager Robert McCall — since 2013. In the five years since its inception, the show has grown to be a leading source for disc golf information, education and entertainment. That in itself has propelled Brown to celebrity status.

While he may not have ever intended to find that particular level of success himself, it is a byproduct of his larger plan for the company and his tenacious work ethic.

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“I wanted to be that average guy who maybe isn’t the best player — maybe goes out and plays once or twice a week, if that — but loves the sport who people can connect with.”

“Part of my strategy was to create personalities, to help the players market themselves and play off of who they are,” he said. “I kind of feel like I hacked into the system. When I’m going around to these tournaments, I’m getting asked for my autograph more than some of the players do because people feel like they can connect with me.

I wanted to be that average guy who maybe isn’t the best player — maybe goes out and plays once or twice a week, if that — but loves the sport who people can connect with.”

No sights on disc golf Brown may now be a household name in the disc golf community, but that was never on his radar growing up.

The son of an Air Force father, he lived in Panama, Okinawa, Chicago and Ohio before his family finally settled in Oklahoma when he was 11 years old. He lived what he considers a “normal, high school life,” but didn’t feel college was for him. After graduation, he was living paycheck-topaycheck — paying rent one month and making a car payment the next — before moving back in with his parents and, eventually, following in his father’s footsteps by joining the military.

Brown spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corp. and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, for two. He doesn’t regret his time in the military, but said making a career out of it was not in the cards.

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“I wasn’t that great, but I was learning. I just thought, ‘If I wanna do anything in media — if I want to make any kind of impact or leave any kind of legacy — I believe this could be it.’”

Soon after, he was creating training videos and learning he had a knack for video production. He eventually had his own little production studio within the company and began to branch out, doing commercials for local churches among other odd jobs.

That was when he was first introduced to disc golf.

The birth of CoolDaddySlickBreeze

“It was very strict and I just didn’t see a real future in it,” he said. “I’d been in the Marines for four years and hadn’t really moved up much in the ranks.”

He moved back home, where he spent time working retail and eventually worked his way up to store manager at The Buckle. But, after meeting some of the other managers at the store and within the company, he knew that wasn’t what he wanted

to do long-term, either.

Next, Brown found himself working as a member services representative at a local credit union.

Oddly enough, that turned out to be where he ended up getting his feet wet and developing a passion in the world of media after making the switch to IT. “I started a weekly podcast with the CEO of the company,” he said.

“People loved it.”

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A good friend, Jeremy Taylor, had a father who had land just outside of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. There, he built two disc golf courses and planned to bring a big tournament to town.

Until that point, Brown said he had “never even heard of disc golf.”

But his friend made him a deal — he would run a 5K with Brown, if he agreed to play a round of disc golf in return.

“After that first round, I was like, ‘This is the dumbest thing ever,’” he said.

He started working with Taylor’s father, however, to help market his tournament. As he spent time around the sport, he started playing more and learning more about it. Somewhere in that process, a lightbulb went off.

“That’s when I realized there wasn’t a whole lot of disc golf media going on,” Brown said. “I wasn’t that great, but I was learning. I just thought, ‘If I wanna do anything in media — if I want to make any kind

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of impact or leave any kind of legacy — I believe this could be it.’ I believed I could do better than anything that was going on at the time.”

He decided to dive in head-first. Though he admits it could be disputed, with 1,000 feet of ethernet cord running from the Taylor home to the back of his Ford Expedition parked near Hole 17 and 18 of the Green Country Open, he broadcasted what could have been the first live video from a disc golf tournament. He got somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 viewers, including one from Australia. He was hooked.

From there he started doing promotional and highlight videos for the PDGA, and through his involvement with the league, he met the owner and founder of a fledgling disc golf brand out of Emporia, Kansas — Jeremy Rusco.

“All three of us [Brown, “I thought, ‘If I want to get my foot in the McCabe and door of disc golf media, this is who I want to connect with,’” Brown said.

McCall] “He had the RV and the showmanship; he get along had music playing, and I just saw success happening, I knew he was going to go somewhere if so well. disc golf was going to go anywhere.”

People are so hungry for Marketing himself saw his ticket into the disc golf world, information, Brown and he went for it. and they After a brief conversation with Rusco at a tournament in Pawhuska, he followed up with come to us email telling him what he wanted to work and trust us.” an on and asking if there was value in what he

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was peddling. Rusco extended an open-ended invitation to Emporia to discuss the possibility of working together further.

He found an event on the PDGA calendar — the 2009 Glass Blown Open — and went. With no money for a hotel room, he slept in Jones Park in the back of his Expedition the night before the tournament and met up with Rusco the next morning. He ended up making a video montage of the tournament to share with Rusco and some of the players.

“People loved it,” Brown said.

Dynamic Discs was still in its infancy relative to what it is now, so Rusco was unable to pay Brown for his services. Either way, Brown felt if he kept working at it, this could eventually parlay into a career, so he kept at it. He went to all of the tournaments within a few hours of his home in northern Oklahoma, making videos for Dynamic Discs at each stop. Eventually, he asked if he could be paid. Rusco agreed to provide gas money.

In time, Brown was able to make a little money on the side selling DVDs of his full-round coverage. On them, he shot all of the video, edited them and even provided commentary — sometimes getting help from the likes of McCabe. The DVDs eventually turned to online pay-per-view, but the proliferation of technology allowed more and more to be offered for free on websites such as YouTube.

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Not making any money, working what amounted to two full-time jobs at the credit union and his disc golf media, Brown took a year off.

When he came back early in the 2013 season, on a whim, he proposed a simple question to Rusco.

“I said, ‘When are you just going to hire me full-time to do your computer and video stuff?’”

Brown recalled.

After months of talk and sharing their vision for what a full-time media job at Dynamic Discs would entail, Brown was on his way to make a new home in Emporia.

That meant he was again possibly breaking new ground.

“I’m not sure about this, but I may be the first dedicated, full-time social media/media person there has ever been in disc golf,” he said.

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way he leads and the culture he creates, but I was able to show everyone all of that.”

Growing forward One of the most popular ways in which he’s able to show that is through the podcast. That started in 2013 when he came on full-time.

Disc Golf Answer Man came from a humble beginning. A simple post on the Dynamic Discs Facebook page prompting people to send in their questions yielded a couple handfuls of responses. It started with generic questions such as “How can I get more distance on my throws?”

Now, more than 200 episodes later, people have bonded with the hosts and the brand, which yields more specific questions about products and tournaments.

The show’s success is also helped in no small part by the chemistry between Brown, McCabe and McCall.

Together, they’ve become a reliable source on all things disc golf.

“All three of us get along so well,” Brown said. “People are so hungry for information, and they come to us and trust us.”

The podcast isn’t all that has grown. Just five years ago, Brown said he saw some understandable skepticism from Rusco as far as whether or not a full-time media person was needed. The department has now grown to three full-time employees,

and there is no shortage of work.

It’s a trend Brown hopes to see continue. While many are waiting for disc golf to become “mainstream,” he said that isn’t likely to happen overnight. Instead, he expects it will be a gradual process to which there won’t be a “pinpoint” moment at which disc golf will have made it to the level of some other, more widely followed sports.

But that’s OK. With the growth of social media and people like himself working tirelessly to get disc golf to the masses, the sport’s popularity is likely to remain on an upward trajectory.

“Ten years from now, I’d like to

see us having a department of six or seven people just pumping out content,” Brown said. “I’d like to be able to create some huge campaigns with top-name players. Whatever it takes to get disc golf and the Dynamic Discs logo in front of people, I’m willing to do it.”

So far, that’s working out just fine.

“I know it doesn’t sound humble — and I always try to be humble — but all of the success I’ve had, I purposely did it,” Brown said.

“I’m proud of what I’ve been able to do because my purpose has been to put Dynamic Discs in front of the disc golf community.” n

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HEALTH

TRAINING

TO PREVENT

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BY CHRIS WALKER CHASIN’ THE CHAINS

PHOTOS BY STU MULLENBERG

Disc golfers are athletes, and they need to train like athletes.

online program available to everyone and spent the off-season training the top pros.

“What a lot of the pros said they didn’t realize — this is how they should be working out and training,” Munsey said. “Strength and conditioning is so new in disc golf exercise, so pros really aren’t used to it.“

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isc golfers are athletes, and they need to train like athletes.

Seth Munsey wants disc golfers to remember those words.

“I love disc golf, and I would be seeing people hold their shoulders or lower back after playing and I knew with proper exercises — that could help them play injury-free,” Munsey said.

Disc golf has an 83 percent injury rate, one of the highest among all sports.

Two years ago, Munsey put his degree in kinesiology and his experience working with professional sports teams to work by creating Disc Golf Strong as a way to educate people on the correct ways to train for the sport.

“The disc golf throw looks so effortless, but there is a lot going on inside the body as we rotate,” Munsey said.

“If you put more force on a muscle or a joint than that muscle or joint can handle, then you get an injury. So, you want to get more strength on your body so there is a bigger buffer zone between you and injury.”

Since starting Disc Golf Strong, Munsey has put training videos out on social media, created a new

“We want muscles around the joint and joint mobility.”

— SETH MUNSEY

Working with Pros vs Ams All players need the proper strength training, but the type of training can depend on a player’s skill level. The pros have different needs than recreational players.

“The pros tend to have more mobility than the amateur because they are throwing every day, so their joints are more mobile,” Munsey said. “So, we are looking at their joint health and making sure their core is strong. Since the pros have a lot of power and strength already, we are making sure they keep that power and strength and that it can last throughout the season.”

The amateurs and older players need to work more on joint mobility so they don’t injure themselves. Strength training, core strength and joint mobility helps create more of a buffer zone to prevent injury. Some of the keys for novices or amateurs are good core strength and good joint strength.

“We want muscles around the joint and joint mobility,” so that is my focus right now with everybody,” Munsey said.

“Players spend a lot of time on better technique, but what they don’t realize — if you can’t even get yourself into that position — then all the technique drills won’t matter.”

Professional Disc Golfer Madison Walker has trained with Munsey for the last two seasons.

“The first year I went to him, I was battling elbow tendonitis,” she said. “I wasn’t going through Chasin’ the Chains 27

any therapy or rehab program; I was just trying to get through it on my own. Seth started helping me strengthen the muscles around my elbow and it has helped me immensely and put me on track to playing the best golf of my life.”

Walker felt Munsey is breaking new ground with his training.

“Disc golf isn’t at the point of everyone having their own trainer like other sports do, so he is the first one and kind of breaking ground,” Walker said. “I have had a ton of questions and messages about the work he is doing, and I realize now that strength training is a big deal for people who play as much as I do.

“Seth has so much knowledge — and cares — and that is why he is doing this. He can see people getting hurt because they don’t have knowledge of why and sees the gap and wants to give you knowledge to prevent injuries.”

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Online Program Munsey’s work with the pros has sparked interest from all levels of disc golfers asking for more information. That prompted him to create an online program, which is available to everyone.

The program is a digital download and can be found at discgolfstrong.com. It is available now.

The program starts with body weight and stability exercises and teaches how to move a body through space in a good, strong way.

The course is laid out in three phases, and golfers can do it in 4 - 6 weeks.

“From the beginning to the end, people will find their core strength is so much stronger,” Munsey said. “To create the power that they already have inside them, their joints are stronger, and (they are) more injury free, resistant and resilient.”

There will be a small cost for the download program, and Munsey has released some free resources online.

“I have free warmup exercises that all the pros are doing as well as a jumpstart body, weight-free program,” he said. “Down the road, we will have other programs available — dumbbell and kettlebell programs and more.”

For those who have specific needs, Munsey can view a video to learn more of what the biomechanical parts the body are doing.

With a video, Munsey can see if a knee is caving, in which case a player needs to build up some stability in their hips so the knee doesn’t cave in. Or, if there is a twisting lower back, it means their hips are tight and they need some core tightening.

As disc golfers learn more about the importance of maintaining proper physical strength, Munsey’s mission is simple.

“We want everyone to be a resilient disc golfer, being able to throw and throw the next round without being injured, because disc golf is more than a sport, it’s a community and a way of life,” he said. n

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Half-Kneeling Paloff Press - When throwing a disc, you rotate through your upper back and hips while your core stays strong and moves as one piece. This exercise increases anti-rotational core strength and hip stability, both extremely important for improving power transfer and lowering risk of back injuries. Keep shoulder stacked over hip and down knee. You can attach the band to an anchor point if you are training solo. Press band out and hold for 5-10 seconds. Repeat for 6-10 repetitions per side.

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Shoulder Taps - We need strong healthy shoulders if we want longevity in this game.

These improve strength and stability of the shoulders and core. Start on an elevated surface and move towards placing your hands on the ground as you get stronger. Keep body sway to a minimum. Brace your abs like you are preparing for a punch and drive one hand into the ground as you lift the opposite hand towards your shoulder.

Perform 6-10 repetitions each side.

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Band Deadlift - 4 is the top position of deadlift, 5 is bottom position. This exercise improves glute strength, which are the primary power generating muscles in the lower body. Push hips back while keeping knees over toes. Keep lower back from rounding by imagining you have a third eye on your chest and it’s pointed 5-10 feet in front of you.

From the bottom position, drive your heels into the ground to stand up tall. Repeat for 8-12 repetitions.

Half-Kneeling Band Row - Strong upper back muscles will keep your shoulders healthy. This exercise strengthens your upper back muscles while also improving hip stability and balance. Keep your shoulders stacked over your hip and down knee. Row with arm on side of the down leg. Perform 8-12 repetitions per side. Switch knees when changing hands.

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Bent-Over Cross Body Row - This exercise increases upper back strength while also challenging the core to keep from rotating. Push hips back, keeping knees over ankles and weight in heels. Grab the band and pull across your body. As you row, imagine trying to elbow someone directly behind you and keep shoulder from elevating towards your ear. Perform 8-12 reps each side.

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Halos - One of my favorite pre-throwing warm-up exercises that opens up the shoulders and improves joint mobility and health. Using a disc, trace a circle around your head. Try and keep the disc as close to your head, and as low to your shoulders as possible. Perform 5-10 each direction.

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Upper Back Rotations The vertebrae in your upper back (thoracic spine) become immobile overtime and don’t rotate like they should. This can force rotation through the lower back and risk injury. This exercise improves upper back rotation mobility. Hinge at your hips and push the back of one arm into the same side knee. This provides an anchor point to create torque. Bring hands together at bottom, then open hand that’s holding disc towards the sky following with your head and eyes.

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Deadbug - One of the best core strengthening exercises you can do. Trains your core to become strong and stable while moving your limbs. Brace your abs like you’re preparing for a punch. Keep your tailbone lifted off the ground ½ to 1 inch. This will keep your core muscles engaged and keep stress off your lower back. Slowly lower one arm overhead and the opposite leg towards the ground. Keep nonmoving limbs pointed towards the sky. This is a brain challenge as well!

Lift both limbs and repeat on opposite side. If you need to adjust the intensity down, start with knees bent.

Perform 8-10 repetitions each side.

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Glute Bridge - The glutes are the strongest muscles in the body and responsible for much of your power generation. Poor glute strength/ activation can result in less power and also increase the risk of lower back pain/injuries.

I recommend this exercise daily as a way to get and keep your glutes strong and ready to perform. Drive your heels into the ground and squeeze your glutes together. If your hamstrings cramp up when doing this exercise, you definitely need to do these often. Perform 10-15 repetitions with 2-3 second hold at top.

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Lateral Lunge - This exercise is not only a great leg and glute strengthener, but also a great warm-up exercise to loosen up your hips. Begin by standing tall with both feet under your hips. Step (lunge) to the side, bending through the moving leg and keeping the opposite leg straight. Keep your weight centered through middle of your foot and drive through the heel of your bent leg to return to standing position. Perform 8-12 repetitions on both sides.

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Lateral Hop - Disc golf requires you to create force by pushing your back leg into the ground, and then transfer that force through the body and into the disc. We need power as disc golf athletes. Power is force times velocity. The lateral hop teaches your body how to take force and turn it into power. Jump side-to-side, keeping the width of your jumps arrow in the beginning and widening them as you advance. The best jumps are seen and not heard, so land softly. Perform 6-8 jumps each direction.

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Shoulder Disc Rotations - Dynamically warming up your shoulders and upper back before throwing is crucial.

There are too many shoulder injuries in disc golf and a dynamic warm-up can lower that risk.

Bring one arm across your body while using the opposite arm to “pull” the straight arm towards your chest. Hold for a brief second before switching to the opposite side. Refrain from holding too long of a stretch as research has shown static stretching before athletic endeavors can decrease performance. Perform 5-10 repetitions each side.

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Leg Swings- Dynamically warming up the hips and lower leg muscles should be a top priority before playing. Swing one leg forward and backwards while minimizing movement in the lower back. The movement should come from the hip and lower leg only. Keep the toes on the swinging leg pulled up towards your knee. Perform 8-10 swings each direction per leg.

Hip Circles - One of the biggest potential causes of lower back pain can be traced back to poor hip mobility. You need to have the ability to rotate through your hips when throwing. Standing on one leg, draw big circles with the opposite knee. Limit movement through your lower back while doing these. Perform 5-8 repetitions each direction per leg.

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mazing” is the word Eric McCabe uses to describe the rise in popularity of disc golf in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Three years ago, there was not much of a disc golf scene in the Granite State. Seeing an opportunity, the city leaders of Manchester called McCabe to install a championship, 18-hole course. After two years of use, the popularity has increased so much that city leaders came calling again, this time to expand the course to allow for more players.

McCabe could not be happier to see how disc golf is growing.

“The feedback has been amazing,” McCabe said. “Going from no golf to now hosting a weekly league that they have to turn people away each week is amazing. With the 18-hole course, they can only get so many people on the course, and a new 18-hole course will double the amount of players that can participate.”

Similar sentiments are echoed by City of Manchester Chief of Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries Don Pinard.

“There was not much of a scene throughout the state before the Hollows course was put in,” he said. “Ever since then, it has exploded in not only Manchester, but across

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the state. Other cities in New Hampshire see what disc golf is doing for our community by bringing in business and people and they are wanting that also, so disc golf is really growing in the state.”

McCabe and Pinard first worked together on the original Hollows course that was installed in 2015.

“Eric listened to what I had to say and he developed it from there,” Pinard said. “My vision was a course that amateurs

could play and also attract big-time pros and host large tournaments.”

City leaders let McCabe pick where to put the original Hollows course.

“They took me to three different areas and said, ‘Which one do you want?’” McCabe said. “All three were public lands, and where the Hollows is now — the location at where it is now — just spoke to me.”

After the course was installed, the sport’s popularity grew quickly. Being in charge of

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“There was enough room back there to do another 18 if you want…. and they were like, ‘Go for it.’” recreation for the the city, Pinard was pleased with the response.

“Disc golf is appealing to many since it’s so affordable for families to play,” he said.

“It’s really an inexpensive recreation, and families are looking for that. From a city perspective, courses are affordable for cities to install and maintain.”

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“Tree courses are a challenge, and this new course is in a tight, thick woods.”

Pinard had not played disc golf before the course was installed, but now he is an avid fan and plays regularly.

The city had contacted McCabe about adding another nine holes, but when he spent time walking the grounds, he discovered they could actually do more.

“I got walking through the woods and was like, ‘Holy cow,’” McCabe said. “There was enough room back there to do another 18 if you want…. and they were like, ‘Go for it.’ So, there will be 36 holes in one amazing complex.”.

To create the course, it took McCabe three trips to Manchester. He spent a week and a half just walking the woods to see how to connect up the course.

“Tree courses are a challenge, and this new course is in a tight, thick woods,” he said. “The trees in the northeast are huge, so a special machine had to be brought in to clear the fairways.”

Pinard has been pleased with how the course is coming. Two concrete pads on each hole with a short and a long were created and selected with Dynamic Discs red Veteran Baskets.

Pinard and his crews are putting the finishing touches on the course and getting ready for its tournament debut.

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Pinard is pleased with the work of Dynamic Discs and McCabe in helping make these courses a reality.

“Dynamic Discs has been great to work with, and Eric McCabe is a true, true gentleman and great ambassador of the sport,” Pinard said. “They have made our vision a reality.”

The course ribbon-cutting will be at the beginning of May right before they host the New England Amateur Championships, which is an A-tier event.

Pinard is excited the city will be hosting A-tier tournaments, but his goal is to eventually have a National Tournament on the scale that could be considered a Glass Blown Open of the North. n

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Jeremy partners with a nearby church to identify the families in need and pass out the gifts.

“Jeremy just overwhelms the families with gifts and takes care of needs they have,” said Deb Bauer, Parish Manager at Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church. “We greatly appreciate their generosity and so do the families.”

The concept is, people dye a disc; Hazy Shade then displays the discs, people vote for their favorites and the discs are auctioned off.

One hundred percent of the money donated helps buy Christmas gifts for families in need.

“When we first started the event, we raised $300 or $400 dollars,”

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s Jeremy Pennucci’s retail disc golf business has grown, so has his desire to give back.

Jeremy and his wife, Leslie, own Hazy Shade Disc Golf, which has two large retail locations in Ohio. They started Dying for a Cause as a way to provide Christmas gifts to people in need.

“As business owners, we feel we owe it to — not only the customers who come support us — but also the community,” Jeremy said.

Seven years ago, they started Dying for a Cause. It has since raised and given away more than $15,000 in Christmas presents.

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Jeremy said. “Now we raise around $2,500 and help a dozen families each year.”

Jeremy and Leslie try to provide both the basic necessities and items that are just for fun.

“Typically, we will spend around $100 per person on staple items like hats, gloves, pants, shoes, coats, but also a ‘Wow’ item like a bike or a toy,” Jeremy said. “We know the people we are buying for don’t get a chance for a fun gift, so we like to provide one.”

After gifts are purchased, any additional money goes to buy gift cards. They give those to the church to pass out to families who need extra help.

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to do some good,” she said. “We greatly appreciate their generosity.”

Jeremy has also worked to demonstrate transparency with the program by photographing and posting online all the gifts purchased each year with the money.

“We want people to see what their money went for, and it’s important to us that they feel included,” he said.

Being able to provide gifts is fun, but Jeremy has also enjoyed seeing the dyed discs that people create.

“People will do all sorts of dyes — spin dyes, abstract, paint by numbers,” he said. “Dying is hard to do it right, but anyone can do it.”

After the discs are displayed and voted on, they are auctioned off on eBay. EBay has allowed people from across the country to see and bid on the discs.

Last year, the top selling disc was a “Snoopy” design, which brought in $225.

Jeremy joked that because of his mother, there has never been a disc that didn’t sell.

For people who provided a dyed disc, he has tried to make this a win-win for everyone.

“If you send a disc, you receive a disc back of your choice, any brand,” he said. “You won’t have any outof-pocket expense except the cost to mail me a disc.”

The favorite disc designs winners will receive 2 - 3 discs of their choice, with the winner getting to choose five.

Every year, Jeremy and Leslie work to keep increasing the money raised. They like the fact that the donated funds come from the disc golf community.

Jeremy hopes other disc golfers will find a charitable cause to help in their communities for one simple fact: “It feels good to make a difference.” n Chasin’ the Chains 55

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t the 2018 Glass Blown Open, the Emporia, Kansas, business unveiled a new disc golf inspired wine called Throwing Glass.

“Since the Glass Blown Open is one of the major events for Emporia, it just made sense to have a wine for it,” Twin Rivers owner Justin Ogleby said.

“Most of our wines are named for something that has to do with Emporia or the region.”

Unlike beer that can be created over a couple of weeks, the winemaking process takes a much longer planning process.

“We came up with the concept last year,” Ogleby said “We get all our grapes and juice in the fall, so that has to supply us for the entire year.

So, we have to plan out what wines we are going to make that year and then set aside the grapes and juice for that.”

In September, Ogleby began the winemaking process — crushing the grapes, fermentation of the juices and building the aromas and flavors.

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In September, Ogleby began the winemaking process — crushing the grapes, fermentation of the juices and building the aromas and flavors.

A white wine takes 4 - 6 months for the sweeter wines, while red wines can take 12 - 24 months.

Ogleby knew he would have his work cut out for him making a wine disc golfers might like.

“Everybody has their own pallett — everyone has their own tastes — so we try to make our wines for all of those tastes,” Ogleby said. “We thought that since most disc golfers weren’t into wine, we wanted to do something sweet.

So we are going to be releasing a white blend that is really sweet and really fruity, lots of floral notes. I think they will enjoy it.”

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and bottled 70 gallons of Throwing Glass.

Just as the wine is a unique creation, so is the label on the bottle.

All Twin Rivers labels are done by local artists in the Emporia area.

The Throwing Glass label was done by Joel Smith of Maud’s Tattoo. It was based off of the old tattoo styles.

“It has a sunflower with some chains to represent the basket,” Ogleby said. “All our logos have a circle at the top, and we replaced that with a disc. So, it looks like a broken disc made of glass.”

While the wine and label are unique, Ogleby hopes it will be enjoyed by disc golfers.

“I enjoy the creativity and making something that is tangible for people to enjoy,” he said. “It’s almost like a cross between science

and art and coming up with the perfect wine, then getting it on the market and seeing people actually enjoying it.

“The wine is not meant to be put on a shelf, but to be drank. Then,

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2017 FINISH RESULTS MPO: PRO OPEN PDGA # FIRST LAST 27523 Paul McBeth 18824 Nathan Sexton 38008 Ricky Wysocki 8332 Simon Lizotte 50401 Chris Clemons 24341 Cale Leiviska 9852 JohnE McCray 30259 Zachary Newhouse 17295 James Conrad 29264 Miles Seaborn 26416 Philo Brathwaite 25168 Devan Owens 33705 Jeremy Koling 47662 Landon Knight 52063 Alex Geisinger 39511 Cooper Arnold 68835 Austin Hannum 54049 Austin Turner 14349 Andrew Rich 18330 Matthew Orum 44131 Matt House 11794 Nathan Doss 65737 Nate Perkins 21870 Max Nichols 33661 Jeff Faes 44919 Isaac Heinen 11674 Eric McCabe 15857 Gregg Barsby 46190 Shawn Sullivan 27171 Paul ulibarri 11534 Nikko Locastro 63765 Andrew Presnell 12827 Cameron Todd 25890 A.J. Risley 29700 Henrik Vannstrom 73375 John Collins 48950 Matt Bell 37817 Eagle McMahon 47472 Emerson Keith 45971 Calvin Heimburg 44782 Jake Lauber 54032 Jacob Mott 30697 Ben Maass 45145 Carter Smith 48346 Drew Gibson 56635 Aj Cruz 71822 Ryan Nyc 28977 Kyle Webster 48338 Reid Frescura 56251 Henry Dissell 51242 Lewis Bitney 23996 Nathan Martin 47689 Nick Newton 64742 Brenden Tetloff 31364 Ryan Orton 39518 Zak Fortuna 32335 Robbie Olson 24428 Chris Edwards 53565 Eric Oakley 44458 Billy Engel 24996 Troy Widden 38631 Zach Melton 24843 Chris Addiego 41220 Nate Metzler 69509 Joel Freeman 37106 Justin cournoyer 60972 Mason McKay 40883 Weston Isaccs 60367 Kyle Giovannini 67313 Jeff Renner 67698 Rick Steehler 47799 Mike Hover 28471 Austin Streit 50464 Peter Bures 61239 Evan Bennett 17591 Jamie Mosier 41267 Mike Conlee 67607 Kevin Gillhespy 47865 Jonathan Ray 18706 Jeff S. Bryk 42493 Henrik Johansen 50312 Zackeriath Johnson

HOMETOWN Huntington Beach, CA Asheville, NC Fort Mill, SC Bremen, Germany Kansas City, MO St Paul, MN Dover, FL Calgary, AB, Canada Blacksburg, VA Benbrook, TX Tujunga, CA Owasso, OK Charlotte, NC Rockwall, TX Rosemount, MN Tonganoxie, KS Weatherford, OK Charlotte, NC Creswell, OR Creola, AL McAlester, OK Bend, OR North Richland Hills, TX Ramona, CA San Francisco, CA Lawrence, KS Emporia, KS Grass Valley, CA Erie, CO Show Low, AZ Grass Valley, CA Ozark, MO Darlington, SC San Marcos, CA Umea, Sweden Colorado Springs, CO Santa Cruz, CA Boulder, CO Dallas, TX Gainesville, FL Ames, IA Des Moines, IA Cheney, KS Newton, IA Fair Oaks, CA Dodge City, KS Elk Grove Village, IL Joplin, MO Holland, MI Montevideo, MN Penngrove, CA Salina, KS Vista, CA Saginaw, MI Topeka, KS Holland, MI Menomonee Falls, WI Santa Cruz, CA Salt Lake City, UT Norman, OK Binghamton, NY Gray, TN North San Juan, CA Lafayette, CO Greeley, CO Rapid City, SD Brandon, MS Johnson City, TN Colorado Springs, CO Highlandville, MO Buffalo, NY Long Beach, MS Salina, KS Shawnee, KS Lexington, KY Whitmore Lake, MI Oswego, IL Gwinn, MI Memphis, TN Augusta, GA Onsala, Sweden Eureka, MO

1 50 52 55 54 54 54 53 53 57 55 59 54 54 54 60 58 58 57 56 56 56 55 59 58 58 58 55 63 60 58 57 57 56 56 55 60 58 57 57 64 60 60 59 58 58 56 55 66 62 62 61 60 60 59 57 61 59 57 65 64 63 63 62 62 61 58 63 62 61 61 59 69 63 61 61 60 60 60 67 69 66 66

2 47 47 46 47 47 49 51 51 48 50 47 52 52 52 47 49 49 51 52 52 52 53 50 51 51 51 54 47 50 52 53 53 54 54 55 51 53 54 54 48 53 53 54 55 55 57 58 48 52 52 53 54 54 55 57 54 56 58 51 52 53 53 54 54 55 58 54 55 56 56 58 49 55 57 57 58 58 58 52 51 54 54

TOTAL 97 99 101 101 101 103 104 104 105 105 106 106 106 106 107 107 107 108 108 108 108 108 109 109 109 109 109 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 111 111 111 111 112 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 115 115 115 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 117 117 117 117 117 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 119 120 120 120

57900 50038 34469 65144 79228 53475 40617 40421 24981 49431 54624 60929 68737 51009 63995 24379 60666 65883 60069 44600 32774 40386 42369 36566 51254 31722 64464 79289 56219 32091 21803 72848 37992 36777 51360 68496 27228 68107 76153 78225 25516 55615 46301 65471 43834 79986 38903 75420 88576 82952 81428 27510 55052 52439 53945 54793 67162 88561 13630 76557 79198 34835 64869 89100 49577 64529 65940 86475 75779 35302

Josiah Ryan Ryan Micah Daniel Jacob Michael Slim Tyler Jordan Addison Nick Bart Derek Jordan Billy Christian Casey Brandon Bruce Chris Louie Jerome Chris Brandon William Ralf Jake Joshua Brock Keith Jerry Scott Jc Edwin Chris Michael Boston Danny Zachary Jason Jake Brian Garrett John Benjamin Daniel Thomas Christopher David Kayne Chris Joseph Chris Doug Colin Shane Tyler Nichles Miquaith Austin Benjamin Matt Cory Robert Denis Jonathan Carlos Matt Paul

Durham Anderson Knuth Funderburgh Brooks-Wells Thomas Junod Belcher Liebman Castro Collins Lopez Kowalewski Norris Wheeler Lund Olsen Atchison Cawthorne Esquivel Zagone Garcia Knott Fischer Oatman Lister Rogov Key Johnson Shepherd Vest Dobbins Leader Kester Rodriguez Tellesbo Lust Abbinett beauchamp Hardham Holmes Palmer Cole Glass Jones Atkinson Gibbs Malone Hall Potts Priest Collins Bruno Warfield Huff Wise Jonas Jeffery Potts Andrick Lester Smith williams Winant Buckley Dyotte Fletcher Salgado Vincent Dorries

FPO: WOMEN PRO OPEN PDGA # FIRST LAST 45396 Hannah Leatherman 29190 Paige Pierce 32654 Lisa Fajkus 15354 Jennifer Allen 44184 Catrina Allen 15863 Des Reading 34563 Sarah Hokom 17495 Valarie Jenkins 33833 Paige Bjerkaas 13526 Lesli Todd 50656 Jessica Weese

St. Louis, MO Ottumwa, IA Highlands Ranch, CO Joplin, MO Whitehall, PA Lander, WY Wichita, KS Kansas City, MO Fort Collins, CO Burnsville, MN China Spring, TX Sandy, UT Washington, MI Springfield, MO Perth, Australia Tulsa, OK Westbrook, ME Emporia, KS Broken Arrow, OK Emporia, KS Monroe, LA Keansburg, NJ Denver, CO Louisville, KY Hastings, NE Topeka, KS Tallinn, Estonia Whitewater, WI Borger, TX South Ogden, UT Colorado Springs, CO Marshalltown, IA Highlands Ranch, CO Palisade, CO Hayden, ID Salt Lake City, UT Poway, CA Grass Valley, CA Chicago, IL Kalamazoo, MI Madison, WI Denver, CO Portland, OR Houston, TX Lincoln, NE Nanaimo, BC, Canada Coeur d Alene, ID Lockport, IL Moore, OK New Orleans, LA Laramie, WY Brighton, CO San Marcos, CA Hudson, OH Lees Summit, MO Louisville, KY San Diego, CA St Thomas, ON, Canada New Orleans, LA Canal Winchester, OH Newberg, OR Pugwash Jct, NS, Canada Springfield, MO Spotswood, NJ Buffalo, NY Montreal, QC, Canada Fairbury, NE Washington, NJ Beavercreek, OH Austin, TX

66 65 64 61 59 69 68 65 64 69 64 64 64 63 63 68 68 68 65 61 70 70 68 67 65 63 69 67 66 65 64 64 68 65 65 64 67 74 68 65 69 67 66 65 73 72 70 74 72 71 74 69 66 70 76 75 75 73 66 68 68 74 71 78 75 70 78 84 78 66

54 55 56 59 61 52 53 56 57 53 58 58 58 59 59 55 55 55 58 62 54 54 56 57 59 61 56 58 59 60 61 61 58 61 61 62 60 54 60 63 60 62 63 64 57 58 60 57 59 60 58 63 66 63 58 59 59 61 68 67 67 62 65 64 67 72 66 64 82 999

120 120 120 120 120 121 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 124 124 125 125 125 125 125 125 126 126 126 126 127 128 128 128 129 129 129 129 130 130 130 131 131 131 132 132 132 133 134 134 134 134 134 135 135 136 136 142 142 142 144 148 160 1065

HOMETOWN Sarasota, FL Plano, TX Round Rock, TX Tuttle, OK Mesa, AZ Wimberley, TX Freedom, CA Bend, OR Emporia, KS Darlington, SC Grass Valley, CA

1 62 56 61 66 65 66 69 69 69 71 73

2 55 61 61 59 60 61 59 60 61 60 61

TOTAL 117 117 122 125 125 127 128 129 130 131 134

29858 47798 27832 64874 4455 44594 32917 71262 56553 76289 68076 71562 66148 63257 41459 53412 40388

Melody Brandie Kona Jessica Natalie Kelly Rebecca Erika Kristy Nicole Tina Nicole Amy Maria Denise Rebekkah Kaylee

Waibel Myers Panis Hill Hollokoi Muth Cox Stinchcomb Moore young Stanaitis Dionisio Vrana Oliva Cameron Dorrough Kincaid

Portland, OR Long Beach, MS Rancho Cucamonga, CA Jacksonville, FL Winterthur, Switzerland Eureka, CA Cincinnati, OH Everett, WA Reynolsburg, OH Benbrook, TX Portland, OR South Portland, ME Rapid City, SD Rowlett, TX Emporia, KS Lewisville, TX Kansas City, KS

68 71 75 70 74 71 69 77 76 75 74 72 77 76 77 79 79

66 65 63 69 67 70 72 65 66 68 69 71 68 69 70 75 79

134 136 138 139 141 141 141 142 142 143 143 143 145 145 147 154 158

MPM: PRO MASTER 22706 Larry Gardner 17583 Dixon Jowers 32731 Kevin Eldredge 4034 George Smith 25713 Patrick Brown 30306 Joe Rovere 16425 Chris Sprague 19983 Chris Smith 12626 David Feldberg 11110 Kevin Babbit 30296 Robert Ryan 17407 Donald Ellsworth 40220 Tony Shirley 16831 Donald Smith 12332 Brett Stone 61523 Jon Boothe 15864 Jay Yeti Reading 9648 Ron Convers Jr 28132 Brian Miller 27208 Dominic Sawtelle 48788 Eric Eastwood 13743 Timothy Kremer 59249 Don manker 53805 Brock Cummings 73753 Mike Jones 9448 Dave Northrup 28885 JC Mitchell 54607 Bob Kulchuk 17162 Danny Craig 48143 John Cloutier 23514 Michael Keith 61167 Travis Eppes 21278 Andrew Newberry 14300 Dennie Ortega 34227 John Kister 17782 Jason Lawrance 15316 Jack Lowe 68532 Fredrik Nilsson 62224 Markus Alt 80995 Eric Hoerske 25466 John Alloco 80549 Al Kennon 81176 Michael Oswald 30408 Mike Porter

Oklahoma, OK Emporia, KS Georgetown, TX Columbia, MO San Francisco, CA Lafayette, CO Rock Island, IL Newton, KS Lake Sinclair GA Lawrence, KS Watsonville, CA Allen, TX Arlington, TX Freedom, CA Emporia, KS Severance, CO Wimberley, TX Blackwell, OK Fort Wayne, IN Lincoln, NE Raymore, MO Minneapolis, MN Munford, TN Pilot Point, TX Arnold, MO St. Thomas, ON, Canada Bentonville, AR Littleton, MA Arcadia, KS Henderson, TX Dallas, TX Huntington Beach, CA Wichita Falls, TX North Richland hills, TX Warrenton, MO Noble, OK Kansas City, MO Umea, Sweden Mead, CO Boulder, CO Ontario, NY Park Hills, MO Boulder, CO Ozark, MO

57 59 62 60 59 59 64 63 61 60 59 58 63 61 64 61 69 67 64 64 62 68 64 63 70 69 68 68 72 72 71 69 67 72 70 69 74 75 68 77 74 79 76 79

53 52 50 52 53 54 50 51 53 54 55 56 52 54 53 57 50 52 57 58 60 55 60 61 56 57 58 59 56 56 58 60 62 58 61 62 60 60 68 60 63 60 65 999

110 111 112 112 112 113 114 114 114 114 114 114 115 115 117 118 119 119 121 122 122 123 124 124 126 126 126 127 128 128 129 129 129 130 131 131 134 135 136 137 137 139 141 1078

MPG: PRO GRANDMASTER PDGA # FIRST LAST 41947 Eric Rainey 4980 Ken Shepperd 3566 Mitch McClellan 14240 Roger Reyes 12809 Tom Carrillo 11229 Marc Wisbey 7250 Randy Reynolds 2883 Duane CD Steiner 7846 Mike Raley 13909 Peter Cashen 59266 Gregory Gatzke 15229 Mark A. Roberts 65035 Tim Bayer 61406 Brett Penney 7683 Russell Britt 9107 Larry Crouch 19215 Dieter Neumann 6940 Jeff Fiedler

HOMETOWN Broken Arrow, OK Austin, TX Norman, OK Granite City, IL Tabernash, CO Lawrence, KS Semmes, AL Independence, MO Trabuco Cyn, CA Kansas City, KS Wildwood, AB, Canada Battle Creek, MI Rochester, NY Coeur d’Alene, ID Dallas, TX Harrisburg, NC Haughton, LA Berkeley, CA

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2 54 56 56 52 53 55 55 59 56 60 52 55 58 61 58 63 55 56

TOTAL 106 109 111 113 113 116 117 117 118 118 119 119 119 121 123 124 125 125

2017 FINISH RESULTS 58847 Mike O’Keefe Edmonton, AB, Canada 9009 Pete Johnson Millis, MA 15699 Richard Rasch Saint Paul, MN 37376 David Muntean Jr. Tallahassee, FL 12213 Michael Thomas Kansas City, MO 2485 Bruce Hudson Lawrence, KS 36246 Sam Ball East Peoria, IL 69860 Tom Swihart Junction City, KS 33122 Danny Austin Denver, CO 66709 Steven Meeker Calgary, AB, Canada 9059 Henry Kirwan Fort Collins, CO 16382 Eric Trippany Liverpool, NY

MPS: PRO SENIOR GRANDMASTER PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 688 Geoff Hungerford Louisville, CO 11741 James Schultz Paw Paw, MI 6964 Carl Wamsley San Angelo, TX 20495 Mark Bowman Waco, TX 200 Neal Dambra Missouri City, TX 43775 Steve Hollis Destin, FL 396 Paul Hooston Salida, CO 2890 Ron Rice Hays, KS

MGI: AMATEUR ADVANCED GRANDMASTER PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 7665 Mike Michalak Lambertville, MI 32084 Marcus Erickson Missouri City, TX 67009 Paul Beard Blue springs, MO 16479 Ron Robertson St. Louis, MO 55848 Doug Hale Edmonds, WA 50630 Doyle Jordan Oklahoma City, OK 41380 Sam Dodd Jr Prairie Grove, AR 46809 Brian Hibbler Guthrie, OK 61408 Roger Tranowski Bolingbrook, IL 62842 Will Rosa Ballwin, MO 38704 SteelerDoug Kroll Lees Summit, MO 22969 Tom Butler Olathe, KS 69411 Rick Simmonds Topeka, KS 9174 Gary Harvey Roeland Park, KS 40607 Greg Cox NRH, TX 39814 Brad Hilton Lebanon, MO 53842 Harold Berciunas Lees Summit, MO 28976 Larry Webster Oklahoma City, OK 41590 Jon Parsons Marshall, MO 53029 Tony Burnett Mohawk, TN 37144 Brian Usher Salt Lake City, UT 81451 Roy Turner Lubbock, TX 53939 Scott Elam Charlotte, NC 55407 Hector Pena Plano, TX 16256 Mark Jennings Blue Springs, MO 44662 James Mayes Ypsilanti, MI 33975 B-rad Jenkins Burleson, TX 56160 Curtis Shriver Murfreesboro, TN 63812 Steve Keithley Baldwin City, KS 13738 Jay Dixon Bryan, TX 53858 Justin Horne Greenwood, AR 61463 Chuck BrunkE Plant City, FL 49066 Darrell Morris Russellville, AR 49879 Darryl Vilano Evans, GA 65100 Jerry Swain Augusta, GA 66341 Bill Erdley Lancaster, PA 75962 Dickie Pool Farmington, AR 69144 Doug Dick Wichita, KS 24168 Michael Brookshire Oklahoma City, OK 37887 A Ray Duncanville, TX 5729 Kim Brennan Vienna, VA 84248 David Walker Eau Claire, WI 25851 Jim Castillo Temple, TX 68514 Mike Tyer Hewitt, TX 16603 Alan Peck Grand Junction, CO 67972 Eric Svee Denver, CO 70408 Royce Lambert Howe, OK 28393 Bryan Kee Wichita Falls, TX 9983 Thomas M Holub Fort Worth, TX 4605 Chris Dierkens Farmington, CT 79137 Chris Wilson Elk City, OK 13248 Vicente Trujillo Lubbock, TX 69143 Ty Herrington Wichita, KS 78761 Nick Lambert Howe, OK 57022 Scott Michaels West Fork, AR 79077 Skip Grady Emporia, KS 11778 Kevin Ellis Oklahoma City, OK 71858 Scott Taylor Firestone, CO 3048 Frank Beach Ninnekah, OK 4347 Jerome Harvey Chicago, IL 10629 Lloyd Sitkoff Carrollton, TX 24360 Mark Kruse Toledo, OH 78760 Robert Anderson Wichita, KS 68494 Brad Creech Plano, TX 3996 Mike Simone Fort Pierce, FL 68756 Tom Pfortmiller Topeka, KS 80383 Richard Vontell Bristol, CT 91517 Scott Meschede Frisco, CO 18019 Tim Fry Hatfield, PA 86333 John Botts Jefferson City, MO 42457 Kent Bryan Topeka, KS 59019 Kent Kruse Dallas, TX 19311 Andrew M Chisholm Lincoln, NE 71941 Dale Sharp Independence, MO 43522 Rollin Clamme Lebanon, MO 86265 Gaylen Garrison Arma, KS

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125 126 128 128 128 129 130 130 131 131 133 134

1 2 61 54 62 57 64 59 65 61 66 62 67 64 70 63 77 65

TOTAL 115 119 123 126 128 131 133 142

1 66 65 63 60 65 65 64 65 66 66 65 64 61 68 65 64 66 64 64 64 71 70 68 68 70 69 67 70 67 67 69 65 72 72 69 69 68 74 71 69 74 72 68 73 72 70 74 71 74 71 73 70 73 71 69 69 78 76 76 73 73 78 74 73 72 76 76 76 73 79 77 76 81 78 76 76

TOTAL 121 121 121 121 122 123 123 124 125 125 125 125 125 126 126 126 127 127 127 127 128 129 129 129 130 130 130 131 131 132 133 133 134 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 136 136 136 137 137 137 138 138 139 139 140 140 141 141 141 141 142 142 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 145 145 145 145 147 147 147 148 148 148 148

2 55 56 58 61 57 58 59 59 59 59 60 61 64 58 61 62 61 63 63 63 57 59 61 61 60 61 63 61 64 65 64 68 62 62 65 65 66 61 64 66 62 64 68 64 65 67 64 67 65 68 67 70 68 70 72 72 64 66 67 70 70 66 70 71 72 69 69 69 72 68 70 71 67 70 72 72

38700 Ed Bower Holley, NY 69238 Bo Kirk Coyote Flats, TX 87595 Allen Hollaway Peoria, IL 81572 Henry Duke Coweta, OK 16915 Darrell Wise Palisade, CO 21964 Fishead Tim McCrory Austin, TX 58299 Dennis Fasnut Festus, MO 76758 Mike Green Cataula, GA 69775 Mike Olivas Ft. Scott, KS 65309 John Brady St. Charles, IL 91212 Jeffery Laidlaw Emporia, KS 51633 Jay Turner Saginaw, TX

MA1: AMATEUR ADVANCED PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 78931 Tristan poss Menomonee Falls, WI 60267 James Hufford Yankton, SD 45117 Aaron Rothrock Cary, NC 61693 Aaron Mitchell Muskegon, MI 73747 Cory Myrick Haltom City, TX 77861 Matt Day Ponca City, OK 32697 Josh lowe Lincoln, NE 88497 Kesler Martin Logan, UT 71127 James Chamberlain Kearney, NE 73656 Mitchell Radzai Allentown, PA 47415 Darrell Forshee Midwest City, OK 57023 Sam Michaels West Fork, AR 68695 Loren Lewis Tulsa, OK 32364 Benny Davis Oklahoma City, OK 69557 Bo hoosier Ardmore, OK 68043 Sean Swihart Lincoln, NE 67934 Matt Mauldin Beggs, OK 65005 Mitchell Brenn Manhattan, KS 24443 Micah Mariano San Angelo, TX 65078 Aaron Peterson Strathmore, AB, Canada 85850 Thomas Gilbert Toronto, ON, Canada 75111 Christian Embrey Lawrence, KS 73362 Jordan Renzelman Kearney, MO 62124 Nick Whited Aurora, NE 51609 Philip Tait Mobile, AL 55932 Roberto Hernandez Fort Smith, AR 78599 Andrew Lowrie Austin, TX 55933 Jaime Hernandez Fort Smith, AR 31815 D. Kiser Littleton, CO 55931 William marshall Topeka, KS 61509 Pete Chapman Dorchester, ON, Canada 71290 Seth Gennetten Aberdeen, SD 57072 Ryan Hartman Mandan, ND 16338 jeremy bell Wichita Falls, TX 55030 Dustin Skorupinski New Berlin, WI 75200 Drew Boggs Denton, TX 31842 Chris Johnson Plant City, FL 62416 Travis Corporon Prairie Village, KS 43412 Robby Harris Tupelo, MS 52376 Jerry Thomason Humble, TX 66814 Ryan Heeti Milwaukee, WI 54538 Alex ferreira Plano, TX 50042 Cormac Hergott Calgary, AB, Canada 68408 Jason Brown Larned, KS 83907 Andrew Laird Madison, WI 82885 Jonathan Grimes Broken Arrow, OK 47360 Lupe Esquivel Emporia, KS 89582 Nick DesBouillons Colorado Springs, CO 78138 Kenneth WIlson Allentown, PA 50011 Patrik Martinsson Alvsjo, Sweden 36573 Thomas Veal San Angelo, TX 68649 Seth Potts Paoli, OK 60072 Cary Muilenburg Mitchell, SD 71321 Mike Streetman Plant City, FL 80358 Kyle Harmon Galloway, NJ 36448 Chris Goodrich Saint Paul, MN 52409 Danne Johansson Vasterhaninge, Sweden 69610 Matt Rogers Tonkawa, OK 60792 Andrew Revis Shawnee, KS 71735 Corey Boebel Verona, WI 76745 Paul Koebke Barsic Madison, WI 86098 Jacob Wollberg Kearney, NE 64709 Cody Fortner Kalamazoo, MI 69797 Albert Bravo San Angelo, TX 51181 Johan Stensmar Hassleholm, Sweden 58749 Michael Schreiber Bethany, OK 61404 Trevor Wilkerson Hastings, NE 8575 Victor Nyhuus Jorfalla, Sweden 69153 J.C. Steed McKinney, TX 52394 Shayn Woltz Springfield, MO 64487 Josh Carroll Hutchinson, KS 63848 Taylor Lafleur Salina, KS 79022 Matthew Loppnow Benbrook, TX 41897 Luke E Wessel Burnsville, MN 66711 Travis Tuttle Battle Creek, MI 17214 Matthew Jenkins Olathe, KS 68047 Alex Kreilkamp Verona, WI 88318 Ken Billman Horn Lake, MS 28442 Ruben Galindo Fort Worth, TX 57665 Jordan McMann Saginaw, TX 64321 Mike Smith Olpe, KS 81605 Kellan Mccann Harrisburg, AR 82889 Billy Crane Pelham, NH 53931 Chadd Scruggs Belleville, MI 68252 River Flagg Camdenton, MO 39384 Kevin Simpson Lawrence, KS 41643 Michael Storrer Emporia, KS 16551 Travis Brown Davenport, IA 89583 Daniel quiroz Midland, TX 58633 Michael Wyatt Ponca City, OK 70047 Brandon Hemedinger Plano, TX 70738 Eric Wall McPherson, KS 79257 Brian Mendez Lubbock, TX

75 73 74 74 75 74 73 76 78 72 77 73 79 72 88 69 81 83 79 87 82 999 83 999

148 148 149 149 150 150 151 157 164 166

1 53 52 50 53 53 53 52 53 52 55 54 54 53 52 52 53 51 55 54 53 53 58 57 56 55 54 52 51 55 55 54 54 52 51 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 52 50 57 57 55 53 52 51 61 59 59 56 51 51 58 58 57 55 55 55 55 54 54 53 53 53 61 59 57 55 54 53 51 59 58 58 58 57 57 57 56 56 55 52 63 60 59 59 58 58 58 57

TOTAL 112 112 112 113 113 113 113 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 115 116 116 117 117 117 117 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 119 119 119 119 119 119 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 121 121 121 121 121 121 122 122 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126

2 59 60 62 60 60 60 61 61 62 60 61 61 62 63 63 63 65 62 63 64 64 60 61 62 63 64 66 67 64 64 65 65 67 68 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 68 70 64 64 66 68 69 70 61 63 63 66 71 71 65 65 66 68 68 68 68 69 69 70 70 70 63 65 67 69 70 71 73 66 67 67 67 68 68 68 69 69 70 73 63 66 67 67 68 68 68 69

86506 45163 65464 46929 25735 52210 77971 40060 78516 66381 54636 78369 51008 68258 70687 82945 56073 26145 81283 63936 72638 67939 78607 88151 41441 57397 86420 82827 85961 90283 67664 70467 68335 73704 79318 44113 68071 88848 57972 63212 86375 89502 67853 78699 79530 41138 82825 78108 28978 89485 62870 64606 74952 67565 77836 37996 71407 61268 86549 77753 67746 74168 39363 89358 78920 73473 83419 69563 76749 79293 51969 71940 69060 92972 64723 56006 85451 87658 30939 69167 76102 81425 65450 68521 75678 89543 71255 63834 68877 57703

Taylor Tony Brandon Steve Terry Nathan Nick Kyle Andrew R Jesse Ryne Thomas Jon Reid Tomas Adam German Brian Ronnie Blair Cory Tony Bradley Jacob Doc Alanzo Kyle Jacob Ben Stuart Matthew Jeremy Scott Dustin owen Dustin Kyle Russell Joey Robert Tom Juan Dylan Tommy Anthony Gabriel Jeff Brian Tyler Sean Scott David Dustin Brian Andrew Grant Terry Michael Justin Lane Jonathon Shawn Anthony Tyler Nick Josh Lee Cory Barrett Bryan Van Joshua Christian Larry Mark Brad Joe Chad Richard Joakim Anthony Gary Joshua Jayson Robert Jeremy Glen Kenneth CJ Caleb Mark

Haney Odem Barnes Thimmesch Shockey Clark Vanderlinda Whitaker Dunaway Bailey Hester White cook simon Marquez Quas Benavides Jacobs Bennett Furstenberg madaus Zaleski Bauer Harris Lansdell Conner Eno Horning Banker Sullivan Balch Rosas Seagle Alcorn tharp Cox Deck Peek Miles Solis Szevin Ramirez Robbins Selle Hill Soehren Plaisance Johnson Webster McLemore Prior Moreno Wagner ricks Vanstone Goodrich Maddox Barker Wilcox Keenan Rahmig Taylor Puryear House Ross Seymour Dauber Backes Jeffrey Til Hurt Sharp Butterworth Walker Link Belsan Nech Paylor Broman smith Boothe Hickman Granlund Sadowski Hord Pfeiffer Gordon Hernandez Bachman Lienemann

Minneapolis, MN Lincoln, NE Waco, TX Shawnee, KS Augusta, GA Omaha, NE Spokane, WA Saint Peters, MO North Canton, OH Yankton, SD Baton Rouge, LA Savannah, MO Springfield, MO Aberdeen, SD Waco, TX Marietta, GA Fort Smith, AR Bremerton, WA Salida, CO Springfield, MO Warrenton, MO Lake View, NY Bountiful, UT St. Louis, MO Tupelo, MS Springfield, MO Grand Rapids, MI Austin, TX Crested Butte, CO Pratt, KS Madison, WI Waco, TX San Diego, CA Massillon, OH Arvada, CO North Richland Hills, TX Lakeland, FL Oklahoma City, OK Tulsa, OK The Hills, TX Loveland, CO Fort Smith, AR Allen, TX Olathe, KS Fairborn, OH New Ulm, MN Austin, TX Gig Harbor, WA Joplin, MO Oklahoma City, OK Rochester, NY Manhattan, KS Norman, OK Tulsa, OK Conyers, GA Ballwin, MO Tulsa, OK Smyrna, TN Milaca, MN White Plains, GA Le Mars, IA Cottonwood Falls, KS Olathe, KS Lenexa, KS Tonkawa, OK Basehor, KS Oklahoma City, OK Jefferson City, MO Elverta, CA Wyoming, MI Independence, MO Independence, MO White House, TN Longview, TX Yankton, SD Wichita, KS Enid, OK Crested Butte, CO Skelleftea, Sweden Ponca City, OK Dallas, GA Farmington, MO Garland, TX Granite Falls, NC Benton, ME Moore, OK Dallas, TX Wausau, WI Olathe, KS Mission, KS

MA2: AMATEUR INTERMEDIATE PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 54344 Sami Hyvonen Helsinki, 76690 Erik Bolton Shawnee, KS 77471 Jeff Burdiek Emporia, KS 44028 Clifford Rush III University City, MO 76344 Jordan Parks Kentwood, MI 51880 Mitchell Rainey Northwood, IA 73429 Aaron Stevens Kansas City, MO 80979 Brig Seitzinger Bath, PA 67309 Michael Krueger Kansas City, MO 74883 james thompson Lathrop, MO 64309 Chris thompson Jefferson city mo, MO 76671 Colin Irwin spring lake, MI 82576 Dan Chomik Calgary, AB, Canada 74577 Topi Palsa Savonlinna, Finland 82905 Jake Lamm Fayetteville, AR

57 56 62 61 59 59 59 58 57 61 59 59 57 56 56 56 54 53 61 60 60 59 59 59 56 52 62 60 60 60 59 57 64 61 61 59 59 59 58 58 58 58 57 57 57 56 55 61 59 58 62 59 58 57 57 63 59 58 58 67 63 60 59 59 66 62 62 60 64 58 55 61 57 68 63 59 65 65 63 66 64 56 62 70 61 66 67 70 55 59

69 70 65 66 68 68 68 69 70 67 69 69 71 72 72 72 74 75 68 69 69 70 70 70 73 77 68 70 70 70 71 73 67 70 70 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 75 76 71 73 74 71 74 75 76 76 71 75 76 76 68 72 75 76 76 70 74 74 77 74 81 84 79 83 73 78 82 77 77 79 77 79 87 83 76 85 85 89 109 999 999

126 126 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 130 130 130 130 130 130 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 132 132 132 133 133 133 133 133 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 135 135 136 136 136 137 138 139 139 140 140 141 141 141 142 142 142 143 143 143 145 146 146 151 156 179

1 58 52 53 58 58 55 58 58 61 55 57 56 56 61 58

2 58 64 64 60 60 63 61 61 59 65 64 65 65 61 64

TOTAL 116 116 117 118 118 118 119 119 120 120 121 121 121 122 122

2017 FINISH RESULTS 53394 75186 72093 80805 75192 75368 70821 78903 57208 89459 36997 51741 76556 68652 84082 62514 76616 70322 79669 84367 76884 40663 52480 60749 22092 76288 68334 86350 73765 68712 89189 52561 78187 71696 62242 69594 70039 80016 78843 61308 70792 59924 87114 77914 57691 77117 89131 57519 65455 83284 77828 57046 59941 77347 76315 81612 71663 77368 69561 72533 84263 36225 67134 70053 69217 59579 69595 56499 66339 58604 75822 54677 23380 66409 77878 82579 31047 84710 71368 63184 56640 75923 71087 35885 65447 74082 62266 78934 88756 64065 56761 18578 47226 71333 69521 56440 79180 50340 41571 86156 89437 42060

Teemu Eriq Brett Corey Nathan Jose Ethan Nathan Matt Tyler richard Jason Steve Curtis Jason Dan Bentasi Steve John Zach Dustin Sean Juha Dean Brian Jonathan Casey Greg John Sam Ryan Ryan jeremy Josh Zack Clay Chris Gavin Joshua Jerod Travis Jeff Nick Frank Sean Matthew Kayson Iain Mitchell Silas Dustin Anthony Bryce Stuart Ryan Michael Brandon Joshua Jonathan Tyler Jordan Jon Chad Pat Bill Hunter Jimmy Ryan Alan Alex Gabe Tony Noble Trace C. Shane Mike James Jaren William Nate Andrew Jebediah Riley Eric Will Alex Matt Alan Matthew Stephen Dusty Toby James Steven Jared Jeff Grant Justin Patrick Van Thomas Jason Jesse

Mutikainen Roberts Koehn Matthysse May Ramirez Tschanz Hess Kehm Lamm williams Barnier Andrews Goodman Paasila Kuipers forgwe Hollaway Hendrickson Schweitzer Popp Standifer Kyto Schaub Marchand Porter Rupe Jones Wubbels Gaddes Wilson Kilborn tripp Wiesenauer Stelly Sparks Baker Newsom Reiter Summons Jones Waldron Jarvis Hartley Chancellor Wright Matthews Warren Pitcock Ebbert Esterline Birchfield Lawrance Wiley Tindale Anderson Forbes Dunaway keck Forbes Lee Finder Cole Temple Scott Jr Tiecke Haines Lewis Barker Carder Monck Hester Gunn Dugan Sandberg Kenny ramsey Damm Trimble James Walden Anderson Glasgow Householder Gray Mieir Canada Fox Landini Snyder nadeau lewis Kahn Mitchell McCall Trautman Riutta Ausmus Tuinen Ostaszewski Hansen Widelitz

Hyvinkää, Lawrence, KS Moundridge, KS Wyoming, MI Bellevue, NE Emporia, KS Hays, KS Wichita, KS Bethlehem, PA Fayetteville, AR Grand Rapids, MI Menomonee falls, WI Bloomington, IN Jefferson City, MO Milton, ON Holland, MI Holland, MI Peoria, IL Rockford, MI Natrona Heights, PA Perryville, MO Wichita, KS Soderkulla, Finland Amsterdam, Netherlands Sterling Heights, MI Emporia, KS McCook, NE Hays, KS Lawrence, KS Waltham, MA Benbrook, TX Prescott, WI Nibley, UT spring lake, MI Bloomington, IL Bridgeport, TX Bloomington, IN Mansfield, TX Colorado Springs, CO Conroe, TX Winona Lake, IN Overland Park, KS Tonganoxie, KS Quakertown, PA Lees Summit, MO Kansas City, MO Lenexa, KS Squamish, BC Avon, IN Steamboat Springs, CO Everman, TX Lenexa, KS Noble, OK River Oaks, TX Aylmer, ON Bismarck, ND Kansas City, MO White Oak, TX Ardmore, OK Leavenworth, KS Southaven, MS Edmond, OK Holland, MI spring lake, MI Battle Creek, MI Mound Valley, KS Ponca City, OK Fenton, MO Logan, UT Ames, IA Bethlehem, PA West Monroe, LA Fort Worth, TX White House, TN Ellinwood, KS Calgary, AB Emporia, KS Bismarck, ND Gainesville, FL Cape Girardeau, MO Battle Creek, MI Beaverton, OR Independence, MO Kyle, TX Urbana, IL Oak Grove, MO Lake Saint Louis, MO Manhattan, KS Champaign, IL Marshalltown, IA Las Vegas, NV Bloomington, IN Lawrence, KS Greenville, TX Ripley, MS Rapid City, SD Independence, MO Springfield, MO Wyoming, MI Lee’s Summit, MO Wichita, KS Haltom City, TX

56 62 60 60 59 57 54 65 59 59 58 62 62 61 60 59 59 57 57 62 61 58 57 62 60 60 59 59 57 66 60 59 56 64 63 63 63 63 62 61 60 59 59 58 57 68 66 64 63 63 62 61 61 61 59 65 64 63 62 62 62 60 60 60 57 69 66 65 65 62 62 60 57 66 66 66 65 65 64 63 60 60 68 63 63 61 70 67 66 65 64 63 61 60 57 68 67 66 64 64 63 62

66 61 63 63 64 66 69 59 65 65 66 63 63 64 65 66 66 68 68 64 65 68 69 65 67 67 68 68 70 62 68 69 72 65 66 66 66 66 67 68 69 70 70 71 72 62 64 66 67 67 68 69 69 69 71 66 67 68 69 69 69 71 71 71 74 63 66 67 67 70 70 72 75 67 67 67 68 68 69 70 73 73 66 71 71 73 65 68 69 70 71 72 74 75 78 68 69 70 72 72 73 74

122 123 123 123 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 126 126 126 126 127 127 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 128 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 136 136 136

47440 48137 81868 75939 66861 78206 70807 75673 78967 80625 47278 75729 47277 78751 75874 79167 55789 63153 89089 78925 89410 50296 61649 78030 88612 70108 52805 66446 63204 89279 78946 68609 60206 66870 76726 89361 74833 84893 67825 69674 74064 89559 51667 46246 79139 89058 44008 89527 24069 76527 45769 73763 67422 69843 89082 78185 57021 79442 80528 68525 89570 83921 71303 89435 80346 78902

Jason Jason Justin William Michael Ryan Kyler Chris Timothy Rich Dominic Travis Chris Tyler Chris Tyler Michael Mike David Cody Clint Jake Grant Jesse Jake Gabe Jeremy Neal Ryan Michael A Ian Josh Dirk Adam Tim Christopher David Trent michael Joe Shad Justin John Bryan Scott Matt Blaine Michael Jeffrey Bryan David Dave Luke Shane Ryan O Austin Dylan Joey Stephen W Jordan Steven Bradley Jason Andrew Wade Thomas Scott

Krohn Church Smith Reed Nix Harris Chamblee Patek freislinger Bickford Dunnell Mahaffey Campbell Snyder Trautman Swehla SANTIAGO Milligan Rochell Sparks Witt Benson Scholtens Warren Mick Shelburg Brooks George Petrin Shulman Lankford Kuipers Proffer Smith Ostheimer Felts Osborn gould DeVito Schafer Keiry Deemy Tiecke Peryer Alderson Williams Stephens Pentz Mentock Neville Ryan Robinson Robinson Rock farmer Durrant Wilson Ashley Jr. Como White Borger Lee Schueller Ouellet jones Terry

Rochester, NY 66 Whitehall, MI 64 Marshalltown, IA 64 Manhattan, KS 62 Saint Joseph, IL 60 Magnolia, TX 58 73 Arlington, TX DeSoto, TX 68 Topeka, KS 67 Santa Rosa, CA 67 Hastings, MN 65 Canton, OH 64 Roseville, MN 63 Martinez, GA 60 Black Hawk, SD 69 St. Louis, MO 69 Las Vegas, NV 67 Sterling, CO 65 Greenville, MS 65 Kyle, TX 62 Sherwood Park, AB, Canada 71 Bolivar, MO 66 Simcoe, ON 66 Mansfield, TX 66 Holt, MO 62 Yankton, SD 59 Bolivar, MO 67 San Diego, CA 65 Grandview, MO 64 West Suffield, CT 63 Kansas City, MO 70 Holland, MI 67 Overland Park, KS 63 Lincoln, NE 71 Omaha, NE 68 Bel Aire, KS 68 Massillon, OH 66 Edmonton, AB 66 Rochester, NY 65 Wamego, KS 62 Spearfish, SD 68 Strong City, KS 67 Mound Valley, KS 72 Denver, CO 69 Stillwater, OK 71 Owasso, OK 69 Emporia, KS 68 Marshalltown, IA 68 Mahomet, IL 62 Feasterville, PA 72 Fergus, ON 70 Haltom City, TX 68 Holland, MI 67 West Henritta, NY 66 Taylorsville, MS 67 Logan, UT 78 Edmonton, AB, Canada 70 Hornlake, MS 70 Steamboat Springs, CO 71 Madison, AL 66 Emporia, KS 75 Southaven, MS 70 Bloomington, MN 69 Edmonton, AB 72 Buffalo, NY 79 Rochester, NY 66

71 73 73 75 77 79 65 70 71 71 73 74 75 78 70 70 72 74 74 77 69 74 74 74 78 81 74 76 77 78 72 75 79 72 75 75 77 77 78 81 76 77 73 76 75 77 78 78 84 75 77 79 80 81 82 72 81 82 82 87 83 88 90 91 97 999

137 137 137 137 137 137 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 139 139 139 139 139 139 140 140 140 140 140 140 141 141 141 141 142 142 142 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 144 144 145 145 146 146 146 146 146 147 147 147 147 147 149 150 151 152 153 153 158 158 159 163 176

2 53 55 63 57 61 60 61 60 66 59 61 61 65 61 67 66 62 60 64 64 66 67 63 64 70 64 63 69 73 72 65 69 68 69 68

TOTAL 123 123 129 131 131 134 134 136 137 138 138 138 141 142 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 148 149 149 150 151 153 155 155 156 158 159 160 165 166

FA1: WOMEN AMETEUR ADVANCED PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 62879 Valerie Mandujano San Antonio, TX 62880 Alexis Mandujano San Antonio, TX 61144 Emily Beach Ninnekah, OK 68633 Erikah Weir Denver, CO 62425 Kelly Gersch St. Charles, MO 86290 Abigail Farrow Silver Spring, MD 55666 Shay Stewart Anchorage, AK 49353 Heather Zimmerman Durham, NC 67728 Jessica Hawthorne Ham Lake, MN 81565 Minnie Mickle Mustang, OK 41053 Kim Householder Kyle, TX 67071 Heather Schreiber Bethany, OK 76343 Madison Light Oklahoma City, OK 75597 Erin Griepsma Conroe, TX 55396 Brandy Monnahan Lebanon, MO 56987 Sandra Richardson Arvada, CO 85942 Missy Gannon Loveland, CO 74808 Kimberly Aycock Tulsa, OK 55397 Janey Helton Lebanon, MO 84175 Lisa Moreno Fort Worth, TX 68745 Patricia Sisco Charlotte, NC 75053 Rebekah Hartman Mandan, ND 48135 Amy BedauI’ll Whitehall, MI 69584 Danielle Weigandt Norman, OK 46475 Lindsay Kester Palisade, CO 62532 Dani Cox Muskegon, MI 38294 Ashlyn Rozean Lenexa, KS 68250 Mariah Flagg Camdenton, MO 58755 Ashton Doyle Upper Arlington, OH 60421 Melissa Turk South Bend, IN 52668 April Jenkins Kansas City, MO 47453 Sara Kmetz Salina, KS 81038 Meredith Hoerske Boulder, CO 85189 Samantha Bonacci Omaha, NE 79384 Diamond Howell Augusta, GA

1 70 68 66 74 70 74 73 76 71 79 77 77 76 81 75 77 82 85 82 83 82 81 86 85 80 87 90 86 82 84 93 90 92 96 98

MA3: AMATEUR RECREATIONAL PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 46791 Jeremiah Ray Carrollton, GA

1 2 TOTAL 65 52 117

88246 77939 78924 71945 57255 58601 89335 69159 79909 87365 74711 89470 80089 89447 72965 89549 89563 84197 85061 89574 86127 64316 65633 89717 71944 87061 74623 85860 89555 79594 79018 79328 56165 64148 76098 80095 74214 79056 78780 67581 73730 81413 89565 58833 23905 76130 81286 86180 77244 81399 85839 58020 80624 88125 89529 84779 89569 85728 69504 78050 89479 88778 65259 67933 68526 76011 76405 68452 73776 74404 71876 82613 84699 88993 69121 71511 82325 85765 66434 49213 80092 71201 89356 69348 89425 62834 72059 57886 76606 56246 78867 89535 68813 73642 87060 81689 84947 78940 73659 73426 77966 88083 82002 89194 88919 89452 75374 89420

Cortin Knapp Isaiah Esquivel Drew Baker Brandin Moseng Wes Sturges Tuomas Hyypiä Shawn Hobbs Kyle Ricks Knuutti Lehtinen Jordan Ervin Joe Trent Chong Thor Drew Cantrell Braden Lajoie Kimmo Juuti Scott Deane Alexander Stout Jay Chadbourne Cody Hood Alexander Vang Matt Byma Michael Emerick Joshua Maish Bret Kurth Jereomy Moseng Bobby Newman Cameron Gruenberg Shawn Watkins Benjamin Weber Rusty Harlow Jason David Hibben Cody Ervin Alex Nebrig Bradley Alden Dale Houck Brian Cox Allen Eustace Tony Roberts Monte Brunner Sebastien Masse Ian Berry Nathan Honeycutt Victor Thao Tony Sisco John McGinley Brian Baxtrom Josh Landholt Bobby Selvy Ryan Brown Jeff Abrahamson Aiden Guy Stephen Quintero Jordan Wylde Matthew K Skinner Chris Metcalfe Jaron Mallo Mitch Folds Christian Klumpe Ronald Riddle Rob Heinrich Justin Lucero Christian Darby Matt Draeger Joe Cast Leo Najera Wesley William Watt BJ Mckay Daniel Mouw Jason Schwinn Nick Mickle Brett Copeland Chris Sautner Carl Atwell Derik Thomas Jeff Wetjen Ronnie Stewart Terry Heard Jared Koons Jon Gensel Stephen Robertson Dave Cox Nicholas Emmrich Brent Smith Justin Klumpe Matthew A Sanchez Amos Michaels Marc Rodriguez Jr Mike Abbott Kyler Sparks Raymond J Ducoat Mark Gregg Austin Young Aiden Gensel David M Spilling Jesse Newman Keith Mollema Christopher Ward Sam Dluzniewski Magnus Johansson Matthew Albright Chris Kearney Joseph Souliere Greg Curtin Colby Slaybaugh Tyler Martin Jeremy chanley Dustin Browning Michael Calabrese

Wichita, KS Emporia, KS Emporia, KS Maplewood, MN Bartlesville, OK Tampere, Finland Hutchinson, KS Sapulpa, OK Vantaa, Finland Oceanside, CA Boca Raton, FL Fayetteville, AR Manchester, MO Wichita, KS Vantaa, Finland Rapid City, SD Hays, KS Saco, ME Sapulpa, OK Owasso, OK Strathmore, AB, Canada Massillon, OH Mediapolis, IA Owasso, OK Maplewood, MN Beaufort, SC Colorado Springs, CO Stillwater, OK Springdale, AR Broken Arrow, OK Algonquin, IL Pratt, KS Saint Louis, MO Allentown, PA Pen Argyl, PA Havertown, PA Yankton, SD Bangs, TX Phillipsburg, KS Montreal, QC, Canada Liverpool, NY Joplin, MO Gentry, AR Charlotte, NC Trenton, NJ Brampton, ON Saint Peters, MO Owasso, OK Bethlehem, PA Shawnee, OK Anthony, KS Oklahoma City, OK Midwest City, OK Carrollton, GA Azle, TX Jones, MI Carrollton, GA Olpe, KS Bartlesville, OK Asbury, NJ Carrollton, TX San Antonio, TX Mountain View, MO Oakland Park, FL Huntsville, AL Brampton, ON Emporia, KS Shoreview, MN Wyoming, MN Mustang, OK Broken Arrow, OK Arvada, CO Henderson, NV Pauls Valley, OK Birmingham, AL Centerton, AR Eau Claire, WI Owasso, OK Parma Heights, OH Jasper, AL Havertown, PA Prosper, TX Wichita, KS Olpe, KS San Antonio, TX West Fork, AR Great Bend, KS Eldon, MO Bridgeport, TX Quakertown, PA Hutchinson, KS Midlothian, TX Parma Heights, OH Negaunee, MI Beaufort, SC Manahawkin, NJ Cameron, MO South Fulton, TN Quebec, QC, Canada Gladstone, MO Farmington, MN Westbrook, ME Kansas City, MO Wichita Falls, TX Rockingham, VA New Hope, MN Topeka, KS Rapid City, SD

70 68 64 63 68 66 66 69 68 63 68 66 64 65 70 70 73 72 71 69 73 71 70 70 69 75 74 74 72 71 67 73 75 72 71 75 74 73 72 71 70 70 78 76 74 74 72 72 70 75 75 72 78 77 77 76 76 70 80 78 78 75 74 81 78 74 74 73 73 80 79 79 79 78 77 77 77 77 76 75 80 79 79 77 77 75 72 83 82 79 79 79 78 81 79 78 78 84 82 80 82 79 77 72 82 81 78 86

48 51 55 56 54 56 56 55 56 61 57 59 61 61 57 57 55 56 57 59 56 58 59 59 60 55 56 56 58 59 63 58 57 60 61 58 59 60 61 62 63 63 56 58 60 60 62 62 64 60 60 63 58 59 59 60 60 66 57 59 59 62 63 57 60 64 64 65 65 59 60 60 60 61 62 62 62 62 63 64 60 61 61 63 63 65 68 58 59 62 62 62 63 61 63 64 64 59 61 63 62 65 67 72 63 64 67 60

118 119 119 119 122 122 122 124 124 124 125 125 125 126 127 127 128 128 128 128 129 129 129 129 129 130 130 130 130 130 130 131 132 132 132 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 136 136 137 137 137 137 137 138 138 138 138 138 138 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 141 141 141 141 141 141 142 142 142 142 143 143 143 144 144 144 144 145 145 145 146

2017 FINISH RESULTS 72449 90660 89541 70859 78887 88907 85516 68758 73138 87687 70040 71324 78841 87876 81662 67627 86211 69215 89230 68201 76059 71734 77348 82328 91795 73965 65058 67574 45802 75801 62072 67779 62152 75349 13399 69190 83946 81353

John Joe Javier Paul Joshua Mikey Nyle Jason Travis Joe Felix Andrease Zach Matt Brayden Mike Jacob Billy John Chris Tommie Luke Vince Gabriel Patrick Ozzie Jake Christian Andrew Wally Earl Luis Mikael Steve John Scott Carl Michael

Hall Spicer Galvan Repuyan Priebe Kleintank Vinciquarra Pfortmiller Hudson Jones Castro Herrera Brunner Priebe Shinn Taliaferro Walker Scott III Bodenmiller Walker Morgan Hughes Applegate Gottfredsen Rasmussen Lugo Aaron Vanier Felker Mattus Young Cosme Rasmussen Roach Birkrem Quade Brown Beyers

Ottsville, PA Ellinwood, KS Springdale, AR Midlothian, IL Derby, KS Oakland Park, FL Toms River, NJ Kechi, KS Fountain, CO Carl Junction, MO ROCK ISLAND, IL Farmington, MN Cedar Hill, TX Derby, KS Manahawkin, NJ Moore, OK Mission, KS Battle Creek, MI Fort Worth, TX Emporia, KS Owasso, OK Gleason, TN Goodrich, MI Madison, WI Stansbury Park, UT lake worth, FL Jasper, AL La Prairie, QC Walnutport, PA Pipersville, PA lake worth, FL Burlington, NJ Hanahan, SC Harrisonburg, VA West Windsor, NJ Lenexa, KS Yankton, SD Rogers, AR

MM1: AMATEUR ADVANCED MASTER PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 17780 James Guy Anthony, KS 70816 Michael Woodard Bluff Dale, TX 26722 Keith Walker Yukon, OK 19908 Shane Caylor Oakview, MO 49077 Jason Hennard Mount Holly, NC 14096 Nathan Winfield Colorado Springs, CO 78157 John Thompson Kansas City, MO 47567 Brad Boehmer Dayton, OH 68870 Melvin Balogh Clarendon, TX 73425 Travis Trober Liberty, MO 37664 Pat Duncan West Palm Beach, FL 60032 Luis Galvez Norman, OK 42820 Steven Kelso Broken Arrow, OK 51145 Timothy McGeorge North Las Vegas, NV 43191 Gary Polkinghorne Ofallon, MO 59362 Duane Waldman Gardner, KS 60485 Carl Smith Aylmer, ON, Canada 78960 Christopher Wilton Southaven, MS 40727 Mark Dron Calgary, AB, Canada 61039 Jeremy Fraser Denton, TX 69684 David Bevis Russellville, AR 68364 Michael Deeter Marion, IA 45053 Jason Oxsen Boise, ID 3238 Randy Bacon Oklahoma City, OK 61243 Nate Alcorn Auburn, AL 50831 Tim Lucas Arnold, MO 24444 Cameron Kaspereit Oklahoma City, OK 15337 Todd Grundhoefer Sartell, MN 12453 Paul Kreke Lees summit, MO 56528 Drew Stevens Topeka, KS 69681 Chris Goodman Russellville, AR 35973 Andy Thornburg Greeneville, TN 57456 Aaron Shanahan Greenwood, MO

84 81 80 87 84 80 84 83 83 82 77 89 86 86 84 83 83 81 87 84 88 90 85 91 88 87 86 93 87 88 92 97 91 93 98 98 101 110

63 66 67 61 64 68 65 66 66 67 72 61 64 64 66 67 68 70 65 68 66 65 70 65 69 70 71 65 71 71 70 66 73 76 72 80 78 72

147 147 147 148 148 148 149 149 149 149 149 150 150 150 150 150 151 151 152 152 154 155 155 156 157 157 157 158 158 159 162 163 164 169 170 178 179 182

1 58 58 61 59 59 60 60 61 60 57 63 62 59 59 63 63 63 63 62 62 62 61 65 63 64 63 61 60 67 66 66 63 67

2 62 62 60 62 62 62 62 62 63 66 61 62 65 65 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 64 61 63 63 64 66 67 61 62 62 65 62

TOTAL 120 120 121 121 121 122 122 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 126 126 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 128 129

65903 37585 56521 73541 35811 29354 56112 32932 6583 50043 52206 69758 74509 58251 56505 71698 17523 43348 56841 79006 32696 80479 23753 76908 80513 86230 70885 52076 22579 68669 83929 28953 62483 69267 69234 59890 75737 77554 17552 33069 72398 56349 74169 72506 41003 69085 63907 41457 63045 56210 69692 88660 31275 53311 59558 78976 64518 70978 69520 75273 59860 34272 36150 77787 71257 89212 95681 57515 84720

Jerrold Mark Joel Chris Jason Allen Eric CJ Rustin Wilbur Patrick Carl Aaron Jeff Ralph John Todd Jason Drew Joedy Ken Wade Scott Britt Duff Scott Brett Darren J Lane Demian Mario Robert Jaysin Jeff Daniel JD Clay Michael Adam Gabe Herman Trevor Gordon Carl Chris Chuck Mark Porter Todd Eric Bryan Kelly Craig Mickey Jdon Brian Daryl Eric Christopher James Jason Mike Thomas Scotty Chris Sean Paul Tony Scott Roland

Killingsworth Kewley Chirhart Russell Stroud Dochterman Nappier Hauser Wallis Hergott Klein Atchison Ellis Matrau Peterson Reynolds Wilder Duffer Godwin Bovill Parkhurst Goza Browning Rooney Heflin Yackeschi Meyers Brewer Vela Galindo Nipper Smith McNatt Atwood Chanley Hester Williams Helpingstine Werly Grant Lord Dabbs Aufner Melinn Bayless Acord Yax Beishline Buford Drewery Erickson Winters Brookshire Midkiff Beatty Huschka Phelps Long Childers Adkins Pastor Milos Ballard Gilbert Turk Palmore Underwood Bennie Vega

Longview, TX Wamego, KS Westminster, CO West Monroe, LA Coralville, IA Keokuk, IA North Augusta, SC Onalaska, WI Rantoul, IL Calgary, AB, Canada Thornton, CO Bushong, KS McKinney, TX Battle Creek, MI Beebe, AR Merriam, KS Maple Grove, MN Sherman, TX North Augusta, GA Merrimack, NH Winter Park, FL Seattle, WA Fort Worth, TX Calgary, AB, Canada Russellville, AR Tuttle, OK Waco, TX Aurora, CO Kansas City, MO Decatur, TX Broken Arrow, OK Branson, MO Tulsa, OK Hurst, TX Emporia, KS Fort Smith, AR Fort Worth, TX Lander, WY Emporia, KS Augusta, GA Portage, MI Dallas, TX Independence, MO Wyoming, MI Oklahoma City, OK Cape Girardeau, MO Austin, TX Liverpool, NY Carrollton, TX Hamilton, AL North Liberty, IA Attica, KS Oklahoma City, OK Odessa, TX Florence, MS Salida, CO Elburn, IL Troy, MO Loma Linda, MO Battle Creek, MI Irving, TX Granite City, IL St. Louis, MO Bellevue, OH Guthrie, OK Edmond, OK Mustang, OK Calgary, AB, Canada Blue Springs, MO

59 66 65 65 67 66 64 68 66 65 70 66 66 70 69 69 74 72 71 70 67 65 72 69 68 67 72 69 66 66 66 75 69 68 67 72 69 69 68 67 72 75 67 79 73 73 69 73 72 70 76 77 68 81 73 70 77 75 77 71 77 79 80 77 76 79 83 83 75

70 64 65 65 64 65 67 64 66 67 63 67 67 64 65 65 61 64 65 66 69 71 65 68 69 70 66 69 72 72 72 65 71 72 73 69 72 72 73 74 70 68 76 65 71 71 75 72 73 75 70 70 79 68 76 79 75 78 77 84 79 78 78 81 82 81 82 83 999

MS1: AMATEUR ADVANCED SENIOR GRANDMASTER PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 1 2 63964 Jeff Laha Clearwater, KS 60 64 5606 Don Altmyer Spearfish, SD 69 63 38293 Charles Chung Coweta, OK 61 72 46326 Fred Needham Houston, TX 66 69 56386 Bill Neville Shawnee, KS 67 71 31575 Scott Crackel North Augusta, SC 71 68 13218 Robert Lee Lubbock, TX 72 68

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Kansas City, KS Durango, CO Fort Madison, IA Azle, TX Fairfield, OH Eugene, MO Augusta, GA Norman, OK McKinney, TX Eau Claire, WI Emporia, KS Benbrook, TX Rockvale, TN Hammon, OK Windsor, CO Manchester, NH Stillwater, MN

70 70 72 74 75 73 74 79 78 75 77 82 80 80 91 89 115

70 70 70 71 72 75 81 77 78 81 81 81 83 84 83 87 999

140 140 142 145 147 148 155 156 156 156 158 163 163 164 174 176 1114

FM1: WOMEN AMATEUR ADVANCED MASTER PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 76910 Kimberly Giannola Saint Joseph, MO 75283 Angela Taylor Tulsa, OK 62482 Joy Mcnatt Tulsa, OK 37716 Cindy McMahan Portland, OR 61315 Lori Locke Menomonee Falls, WI 67567 Elisabeth Borg-Bowman Kansas City, MO 66930 Jean Mayes Ypsilanti, MI 74995 Nova Politte St Joseph, MO 47513 Debbie Polkinghorne Ofallon, MO 22279 Ginger Bowman Waco, TX 41395 Nancy Burklin Yukon, OK 62012 Kathy Hudson Estero, FL 65753 Tammy Schreiber Bethany, OK 33115 Rebecca Duffy Dexter, OR 46478 Debi Bayless Oklahoma City, OK 62345 Jodi Fournier Waterdown, ON, Canada 58021 Lois Quintero Oklahoma City, OK 59104 Shawn Ramsey Madison, WI 52396 Caryen Fergeson Ponca City, OK

1 72 71 75 72 76 80 79 80 80 83 79 86 85 88 84 92 96 90 106

2 71 74 71 78 75 74 76 76 81 82 87 83 86 86 90 89 91 99 93

TOTAL 143 145 146 150 151 154 155 156 161 165 166 169 171 174 174 181 187 189 199

FA2: WOMEN AMATEUR INTERMEDIATE PDGA # FIRST LAST HOMETOWN 75029 Cynthia Ricciotti Columbia, MO 73777 Kayla Schwinn Wyoming, MN 26585 Emelie Astrom Hyvinkaa, Finland 89540 Itzy Galvan Springdale, AR 75518 Aron Gasche Norman, OK 80441 Leah Cole Holland, MI 45721 Tammy Shofner Liverpool, NY 83751 Sarah Schmitz Maplewood, MN 59261 Molly Milakovich Emporia, KS 79658 Sara Widboom West Palm Beach, FL 77789 Tanya Wright Bellevue, OH 68711 Eleanor Poore Waltham, MA 73771 Melissa Veal San Angelo, TX 57808 Bailey A Polkinghorne O Fallon, MO 87504 Juliann Courtney Lawrence, KS 69114 Shannon Winfield Colorado Springs, CO 66185 Tiffany Goodman The Woodlands, TX 66408 Julia Dugan White House, TN 80727 Heather Deroko Allentown, PA 55149 Patti Joseph Wilton Manors, FL 79803 Tiina Riekkola Helsinki, Finland 89558 Katie Holder Eden, TX 89575 Jessica Lauridsen Olathe, KS 75161 Jennifer Haines Ponca City, OK 79817 Terhi Kyto Soderkulla, Finland 78957 Natalie Norbeck McCook, NE 94909 Tammy Bouk Norman, OK 61650 Laura Scholtens Simcoe, ON, Canada 67456 Crispian Paul Olathe, KS 88718 Lori Trent Lake Worth, FL 83116 Melissa Schneider Boynton Beach, FL 71509 Samantha Cast Oakland Park, FL 80611 Rachel Eite Black Hawk, SD 67878 Christa Trautman Rapid City, SD 83115 Kimberly Zanetti Boynton Beach, FL 75378 Venessa Hord Benton, LA

1 67 75 81 76 79 76 77 81 80 83 82 80 85 84 82 87 82 84 87 83 87 95 90 85 93 93 93 88 95 104 98 100 104 118 109 101

2 74 74 70 76 77 81 81 79 80 78 81 83 79 80 82 82 87 87 85 91 91 84 89 94 88 89 89 97 93 93 101 105 113 107 116 999

TOTAL 141 149 151 152 156 157 158 160 160 161 163 163 164 164 164 169 169 171 172 174 178 179 179 179 181 182 182 185 188 197 199 205 217 225 225 1100

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After playing host to more than 1,600 players during GBO week, our focus will quickly switch to the first United States Amateur Match Play Championships (USAMPC) to be held at Jones and Peter Pan Parks on June 22-24.

Thousands of players are competing in local 16-player brackets throughout the United States and Canada. In May, all of the winners will be competing for their respective state and province championship brackets. The winners of the state and province brackets will be arriving in Emporia for the final bracket of the USAMPC. A champion will be crowned, who will win 18 Veteran baskets and tee signs and discs for life! We will turn around and do the same thing over again, but for doubles teams starting in July and ending in September.

A week before the USAMPC singles finals, more than 500 players will be playing disc golf in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City for our fifth installment of the Stadium Experience. I am really excited to hear the participants’ names announced over the stadium sound system as they throw their first shots on the 9-hole stadium course! Rumor has it that discs in the stadium fly straight as arrows‌ July will bring what we expect to be hundreds of junior disc golfers and their families to Emporia for the 2018 PDGA Junior World Disc Golf Championships. The city of Emporia has been working hard with our team at Dynamic Discs to make this event a very special experience for the kids who come out and compete for world titles. I fully expect a future GBO champion to reminisce on a junior title won on the same courses as they accept their Glass Blown Open trophy sometime down the road!

Several factors went into the decision to have the MPO field play all three rounds of the GBO at the Country Club this year. While the benefits of having these players stay out at the club all week outweigh the downsides, it is still obvious that the decision has resulted in the rest of the participants not having a chance to play this great and challenging course. To remedy this, we are hosting the first Country Club Challenge on September 15 and 16. Two tee-time rounds that weekend will help us crown the CCC champs for the first of what we hope is many times in the future.

Emporia will also play host to the Dynamic Discs Open in October and the Freedom Fest in November, along with a few Next Generation Tour events, a Trilogy Challenge or two, and several other smaller, local disc golf events.

The future of disc golf in Emporia continues to be bright. A few of our elementary schools will run events, the middle school will continue to maintain its 18-hole course, the Emporia High School Disc Golf Club is growing, and Emporia State University is making additional commitments to their disc golf club and the team that competes in the National Collegiate Championships each year.

If you have been to Emporia to experience our exciting disc golf scene, thanks for coming. If you have not yet visited Emporia, we look forward to seeing you soon! n

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