Disc golf

PDGA 94238

Comfortable throwing both RHBH (375 ft.) and RHFH (300 ft.), preferring the former for distance and comfort, and the latter for hitting gaps. My 'signature shot' is probably a hyzer-flip forehand with an understable fairway driver.

I was a serious player from 2016-2023. Have played less since then due to injuries and other life priorities, but I still enjoy playing when I can, and follow the professional scene as well.

Tournament history

As of Feb 2026

• 94 sanctioned events
  • 2 majors
    • 2019 Amateur World Championships - York, PA - the most fun tournament experience I have had, with getting to play six different high-quality courses in a week.
    • 2021 Amateur World Championships - Orlando, FL
  • 2 wins
    • 2021 Mar 20 - Spike Hyzer's Rock Ridge Rumble VIII - MA1 - C-tier
    • 2023 Dec 2 - Flex the Halls 2023 - MA1 - flex start C-tier (tie)
• Player rating
  • Current rating - 927
  • Peak rating - 927 (current, small sample of 8 rounds)
    • 925 - 2021 Feb - based on 30 rounds
• Round ratings
  • Highest - 998 - 2021 Buckhorn Amateur Championships - R1 - Buckhorn DGC, NC - B-tier
    • Major - 974 - 2019 Amateur World Championships - R2 - Quaker's Challenge, PA - Major - subjectively this is the best round I have ever played in a tournament
• Event ratings
  • Highest - 2020 Matt Keatts Memorial - 955.5 - 2 rounds - C-tier
    • Three rounds - 2019 Oak Hollow Open - 952.3 - 3 rounds - B-tier
    • A-tier - 2021 Down East Players Cup - 942 - 3 rounds - A-tier
    • Major - 2021 Amateur World Championships - 932.5 - 6 rounds - Major
• Other favorites
  • 2020 Tim and Donna's Wedding Anniversary Extravaganza - playing Harmon Hills for the first time, my favorite course that I've played so far, and doing it on my birthday, and playing extremely well on top of all of that, was an unforgettable tournament experience.

Disc golf courses

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260+ courses played, in 11 US states, and 2 countries (US and Taiwan).

Playing new courses is my favorite part of the sport. I remember at least one hole from every course that I've played.

Favorite courses, by tier: (within a tier, rankings are fluid)

1. Harmon Hills - Fall Branch, TN

2. Mayflower Hills - Roanoke, VA
3. Panther Creek State Park - Morristown, TN
4. Langley Pond - Burnettown, SC

5. Nevin - Charlotte, NC
6. Quaker's Challenge - Lewisberry, PA
7. Holston Creek Park - Inman, SC
8. IDGC - W.R. Jackson Memorial - Appling, GA
9. IDGC - Jim Warner Memorial - Appling, GA

10. Lake Marshall - The Lions - Montross, VA
11. Lake Marshall - The Lair - Montross, VA
12. Hawk Hollow - Spotsylvania, VA

13. Bill Frederick Park - T2: The Turkeynator - Orlando, FL
14. Stoney Hill (Diamond) - Newberry, SC
15. Rock Ridge - Pittsboro, NC

Larger, less precise tiers after this point.

Aces

1. 2018: Cedarock, Hole 2 - 318 ft.
2. 2019: Leigh Farm, Hole 10 - 272 ft.
3. 2019: Rock Ridge, Hole 4 short - 162 ft.
4. 2019: UNC, Temp Hole 1 - 120 ft. (2019 Tar Heel Open)
5. 2019: Rock Ridge, Hole 4 short (again, and same disc!)
6. 2026: The Incinerator, Hole 8 - 240 ft.

Long drought since then!

Current bag

• Putting - Gateway Wizard
• Throwing putters - Discraft Fierce, Innova Aviar3, Innova Toro
• Midranges - Innova DX Roc (x2), Millennium Solstice
• Fairways - Innova IT, Innova Leopard3, Innova Leopard, Innova Teebird3, MVP Resistor
• Hybrids - Lat64 Saint, Lat64 Musket, Innova Firebird
• Drivers - Innova Wraith, Innova Destroyer, Westside Adder

I carry these in a Pound Carlton backpack, no longer in production, purchased in 2019 and still going strong. It has a strange/unique design, the Pound Rufus has the same capabilities but is a better bag in nearly every way. But I see no compelling reason to move away from the Carlton at this point.