The United States Disc Golf Championship is a disc golf tournament held at the Winthrop Gold Course, on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The professional event has been held annually as a PDGA sanctioned Major since 1999. Along with the PDGA World Championships, it is one of the most prestigious major tournaments in disc golf. The primary sponsor for the event since its beginnings in 1999 has been Innova Champion Discs, a prominent disc manufacturer. Ken Climo currently holds a record five US Disc Golf Championships. The 2016 USDGC champion, Jeremy "Big Jerm" Koling, was leading the tournament after the third round. He was declared the winner when the fourth round was canceled due to inclement weather produced by Hurricane Matthew.
The 2011 USDGC was played in a different format to the previous twelve events. Each player was assigned a projected score on each hole based on their PDGA Player Rating. The player's official score was how they played in comparison to their projected score. For example, if a player had a projected score of 90 and they finished their round at 81, their official tournament score was a -9. The player with the best official tournament score across all four rounds was John Key who scored -16. Because of the change to the format, Key is often omitted from the list of USDGC Champions.
https://www.pdga.com/player/44382==USDGC Champions== Year Date Champion Hometown Margin of Victory Payout First Runner Up Second Runner Up Results1999October 7–10Ken ClimoClearwater, Florida15$1,400Alan SchackCraig GangloffPDGA2000October 12–15Ken Climo (2)Clearwater, Florida5$2,000Alan SchackRon RussellPDGA2001October 11–14Barry SchultzMenomonee Falls, Wisconsin1$8,000Ken ClimoLarry LeonardPDGA2002October 17–20Ken Climo (3)Clearwater, Florida6$8,000Barry SchultzMike YoungPDGA2003October 16–19Barry Schultz (2)Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin0 (10 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff)$10,000Ken ClimoScott MartinPDGA2004October 14–17Ken Climo (4)Clearwater, Florida5$10,000Darrell NodlandCameron ToddPDGA2005October 12–15David FeldbergSpringfield, Oregon2$11,000Scott MartinBarry SchultzPDGA2006October 11–14Barry Schultz (3)Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin11$11,000Brian SchwebergerSteve BrinsterPDGA2007October 3–6Ken Climo (5)Clearwater, Florida11$15,000Avery JenkinsDavid FeldbergPDGA2008October 12–15Nathan DossSanta Cruz, California4$12,000Avery JenkinsKen ClimoPDGA2009October 7–10Nikko LocastroSt. Louis, Missouri2$15,000David FeldbergJosh AnthonPDGA2010October 6–9Will SchusterickKnoxville, Tennessee2$12,000Nikko LocastroSteve BrinsterPDGA2012October 3–6Will Schusterick (2)Knoxville, Tennessee2$7,500Richard WysockiJosh AnthonPDGA2013October 2–5Steve BrinsterWarwick, New York1$7,500Barry SchultzSteve RicoPDGA2014October 1–4Will Schusterick (3)Knoxville, Tennessee0 (2 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff)$8,000Paul McBethJohn McCrayPDGA2015October 7–10Paul McBethHuntington Beach, California5$8,000Richard WysockiNathan DossPDGA2016October 5–8*Jeremy KolingCharlotte, North Carolina4$10,000Nikko LocastroRichard WysockiPDGA2017October 4–7Nathan SextonCorvallis, Oregon5$12,000Richard WysockiPaul McBethPDGA2018October 3–6Paul McBeth (2)Huntington Beach, California3$10,000James ConradKevin JonesPDGA2019October 2–5James ConradBlacksburg, Virginia1$12,000Jeremy KolingNikko LocastroPDGA2020October 7–10Chris DickersonLimestone, Tennessee1$10,000Calvin HeimburgRichard WysockiPDGA2021October 6-9Paul McBeth (3)Huntington Beach, California0 (1 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff)$20,000Kyle KleinRichard WysockiPDGA2022October 6-9Gannon BuhrUrbandale, Iowa1$25,000Niklas AnttilaCalvin HeimburgPDGA2023October 5-8Kyle KleinWyoming, Michigan1$30,000Bradley WilliamsIsaac RobinsonPDGA2024October 10-13Gannon Buhr (2)Urbandale, Iowa2$30,000Calvin HeimburgAnthony BarelaPDGA2025October 9-12Anthony BarelaMesa, Arizona4$25,000Richard WysockiPaul McBethPDGA
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External links USDGC / United States Disc Golf Championship