A trio of up-and-coming female pros registered for the United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship were late withdrawals as travel and injury issues the week-of forced exits.

Rebecca Cox, Kona Panis, and Christine Jennings all dropped the event last minute.

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The United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship got started today outside Lansing, Michigan, and a common problem many disc golfers have come across is rearing its head at the PDGA Major.

In order to accommodate 15 different divisions, and to make the schedule as amenable to players as possible, tournament organizers are using two pin positions on each course, as well as shotgun starts for all tee times. Unfortunately, that leaves some extra obstacles out on the fairways.

Example: Vanessa Van Dyken’s upshot during Friday’s round one on Rivers Edge.

Vanessa Van Dyken USWDGC Upshot

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Hockey goalies are known for their extremely customized masks, and Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith has added his other athletic pursuit to his helmet for the 2018-2019 season.

DeSmith has only been playing disc golf for about three years, but he’s already become a big ambassador for the sport. He’s sponsored by Dynamic Discs, has a PDGA number reflecting his newfound hobby (#101294), and recently played his first tournament at the Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open, where he finished tied for 35th out of 46 competitors in the Open field.

DeSmith’s Penguins mask features a mascot on one side throwing discs into a basket on the other. The Dynamic Discs’ “DD” is visible on the back plate as well.

Casey DeSmith Disc Golf Mask

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Chandler Fry was not going to let Simon Lizotte be the only one to walk off Prince Edward Island with a highlight. And he even decided to one-up the showman.

Fry matched Lizotte’s ace of the 182-foot tunnel shot on hole 13 at the Hillcrest Farm course, but pulled his off during the final round of the Canadian Championship where Lizotte had to settle for his during a Champs vs. Chumps round.

Chandler Fry Canadian Championship Ace

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Ricky Wysocki made a visit to the emergency room early Sunday morning before the final round of the Delaware Disc Golf Challenge. He has not withdrawn from the event and made his 2 pm tee time Sunday. He was in third place to start the day, three strokes behind leader Paul McBeth.

“It’s been quite the week so far here in Delaware. I made a last second ER visit this morning,” Wysocki posted on Instagram. “Turns out I’ve got some weird stomach virus and passed out last night. Hoping to make it through today’s final round.”

Ricky Wysocki Delaware Challenge Hospital Visit

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Paige Pierce announced in an Instagram story that she is competing at the Canadian Championships in an attempt to qualify for one of the remaining United States Disc Golf Championship spots.

The top five finishers by score (MPO & FPO) at the 2018 Canadian Championship that have not already received invitations to USDGC will qualify for the event. After one round, Pierce was tied for the fifth remaining spot with four other players at 2-under par. Chandler Fry, Nate Perkins, Nate Sexton, Dustin Keegan, and Simon Lizotte have already qualified for USDGC.

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In the lead-up to the 2018 Canadian Championships on Prince Edward Island, Central Coast Disc Golf hosted another edition of their popular Champs vs. Chumps series and invited Simon Lizotte and Paige Pierce along as the featured pros.

During the round, Lizotte gave the crowd of chumps their loonies worth by acing a dead-straight shot through the woods.

Simon Lizotte Canadian Championship Champs vs Chumps Ace

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The PDGA announced today the election of 2018-2019 PDGA Board of Director positions for President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, as well as a special appointment to fill a vacated board position.

Justin Menickelli will serve as President, David Foss as Vice President, Robert Decker as Treasurer, and Nate Heinold as Secretary.

The Board of Directors also made a special appointment to the Board through an online vote to fill Kevin McCoy’s vacated position.

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Gregg Barsby describes the energy of the crowd and the significance of outlasting a fierce pack of competition to win his first World title:

Champion Spotlight: Gregg Barsby

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Paige Bjerkaas describes the moments leading up to her final putt at 2018 PDGA Pro Worlds, and her emotions surrounding the biggest win of her young career:

Champion Spotlight: Paige Bjerkaas

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