Again once we announced the inaugural PDGA Women’s Disc Golf Week, we requested for nominations of ladies and women for us to acknowledge throughout Ladies’s Disc Golf Week. The response has been unbelievable (similar to the women you all nominated)!
A fast reminder of the issues to make the most of this week (and in some instances, all all through Might):
- Non-member price waived for individuals in gender-based divisions at PDGA C-Tier degree occasions from Might 13-21 the place relevant (USA and Canada).
- USE CODE WDW2023 at pdga.com/join to get 20% off PDGA membership for brand new feminine members!
- Thriller packing containers of goodies despatched to 50 ladies and women who take part in a PDGA-sanctioned occasion within the month of Might with present PDGA membership or who’re nominated to be acknowledged throughout Ladies’s Disc Golf Week. Winners to be decided by a drawing after June’s scores replace.
- You’ll get an entry for every occasion! Play 5 occasions = 5 entries!
Massive due to all of those that despatched in nominations and launched us to those superb ladies who’ve impressed you (and now all of us).
Tamarac, Florida, United States
I wish to nominate Jessica Castelo #207381 (proper, in picture) for PDGA Ladies’s Month. I competed towards her within the Palm Seashore Basic in February 2023, and simply that temporary interplay left a terrific impression on me. I love her sportswomanship, her cheerful and supportive angle, and the truth that she performed FA1 – and gained! – whereas seven months pregnant. Ladies are superb! I used to be enjoying the course blind, and as an alternative of profiting from my ignorance, each she and our different cardmate, Melissa Schnider (left in picture), had been so affected person in serving to me be taught the course. Jessica even supplied to indicate me one other course we had been set to compete in. I want her the most effective along with her new child, and hope to play with and towards her once more quickly!
– Melissa Petruzzello #231898
Invercargill, New Zealand
Nicola is a superb participant that’s prepared to show encourage and assist construct the women enjoying in small tow. Invercargill New Zealand discovering alternative ways to entice others to present it a go and get hooked it doesn’t matter what age. Can’t have a greater advocate within the Deep South.
– Kath Hedley
Auckland, New Zealand
Charlotte is an ongoing advocate for girls in disc golf, persevering with to organise ladies’s occasions even when unable to play her self and an everyday organiser of the worldwide occasion in Auckland New Zealand. Charlotte places in lots of hours supporting women to present it a go and is encouraging with pretty useful recommendation serving to break down boundaries and stereotypes impacting ladies’s involvement in disc golf. All the time have a enjoyable bubbly and energetic spherical when Charlotte is concerned.
– Kath Hedley
Charlotte has made an enormous distinction rising the quantity of ladies that play Disc Golf in New Zealand. She has run a number of profitable ladies’s solely occasions and tries to carry a social ladies’s meet and greet occasion at our native programs. She is at all times open to serving to new gamers with ideas and simply basic friendship. Charlotte is properly deserving of being recognised in Ladies’s Disc golf.
– Libby Darrach #173644
Charlotte is the explanation why and the way I linked with among the greatest people I do know. I noticed her poster for the common ladies’s social catch up at Woodhill disc golf course and turning up is among the greatest issues I’ve ever completed. These month-to-month open invitations do not even start as an example what she contributes to the neighborhood, particularly for girls.
On paper, she is among the most necessary individuals of the “Disc Store Disc Golf Crew” who’ve run essentially the most epic occasions within the nation, of a latest scale by no means seen earlier than in NZ. She is essentially the most organised and dependable particular person I do know. She does this voluntarily and spends hours and hours. Course arrange, signage, registration, PDGA necessities…
She has run the most effective Ladies’s International Occasions ever – with so many spot prizes, that we needed to go one other spherical. The variety of newbies becoming a member of in is excellent.
Final yr she was the chairperson of the Auckland Dic Golf Membership (solely its second yr of existence). With out her, the Auckland Disc Golf Champs wouldn’t have been half the occasion that it was, fairly actually. She established the ADGC Corridor of Fame.
Past definable occasions and achievements, Charlotte provides essentially the most simply by being herself. She was the highest Am participant within the nation, and but, for so long as I’ve recognized her, she prioritises enjoyment over competitors. This makes the game a lot extra accessible for anybody who needs to present it a go. She is relentless in her help and encouragement of ladies within the sport. She is an advocate for girls’s participation in all occasions.
Charlotte won’t ever blow her personal trumpet, however she have to be essentially the most influential and highest contributing ladies to the game within the nation.
– Laura Bakker #152216
Charlotte has been actually instrumental within the development of disc golf in New Zealand. She organises occasions together with Ladies’s Disc Golf Occasions that usually it is the primary time many girls come into the game. She runs common social get togethers that assist new individuals check out the game in a enjoyable, studying, and pleasant atmosphere. She has been the chairperson for the native affiliation and runs many pop up occasions. Charlotte demonstrates her ardour for disc golf and is at all times eager to assist inexperienced persons benefit from the sport. I’d not have been a participant had been it not for her operating occasions and sooner or later I got here throughout her enjoying a social occasion and I received invited to my first ever WGE. I’ve since learnt so much. Charlotte repeatedly strives to make each participant take pleasure in and all occasions memorable. She commits time and fund raises or finds sponsors for occasions and this actually makes all occasions fill up with nice surprises. She is usually out serving to course upkeep or occasion set ups. She actually lives for the game and plenty of together with myself could be so completely happy for Charlotte to be recognised for her contribution to disc golf.
Thanks for this chance to appoint ladies who’ve made such a distinction to our sport and our lives.
– Edwina Mandisodza #177748
Winona Lake, Indiana, United States
I met Hannah Lengel throughout my first event. She made me really feel welcome. Her encouragement and recommendation throughout my first occasion are a part of the explanation I nonetheless compete in the present day. Hannah at all times brings a optimistic angle to the course, even when the spherical is not going the best way she hoped–although, that is uncommon as one of many highest rated novice ladies on this planet! Hannah is a aggressive athlete and her arduous work and dedication is inspiring.
– Maddie Miller #156295
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
I’d prefer to nominate my spouse, Sheila Calhoun, PDGA #16515. She has two novice worlds first locations and one second place. She’s helped me with the development and design of numerous Disc Golf programs. She partnered with my son and I within the development of, for 13 years, a profitable retail Disc Golf operation, the www.ThrowShop.us, which we simply offered out this yr to our son and his spouse.
At our home she has helped me construct two 18-hole programs which we spend our time in retirement collectively taking good care of, sustaining, and planting timber on, so way over 15,000 timber within the final ten years.
– Terry Calhoun
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
I wish to nominate Charlotte Crabtree-Brown. She is a tremendous ladies who is devoted to rising the game. She is one in every of my golf equipment board members. And she or he makes positive everybody at all times feels welcome and included.
– Jessie Rutherford
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
I wish to nominate Shannon Sanders. She is a big participant in rising ladies’s disc golf. She has completed a lot in her few years within the sport. She runs a weekly ladies’s league within the fraser valley. This league provides ladies clinics to assist their sport. She is a blessing to ladies residing in British Columbia. All of us admire what she does.
– Jessie Rutherford
Shannon has created a spot ‘from inexperienced persons to superior, Ladies’s League at Raptors Knoll will carry collectively the feminine figuring out disc golf neighborhood with an ideal steadiness of studying and socializing. It is a strain free atmosphere to progress at your personal tempo, amongst enjoyable, optimistic friends. The occasions will vary from informal rounds, clinics, doubles matches, and a few candy weekly door prizes as properly. Presumably even some theme occasions! 😉 Don’t have any discs? No worries! There might be loaner discs accessible so that you can use. These occasions might be a optimistic, enjoyable, and protected option to develop the game all of us love a lot!’ (copied from our Fb Ladies’s league web page)
We have now had a number of clinics which have taught the fundamentals, together with guidelines and terminology and shot execution. Shannon has helped not solely with disc {golfing} confidence however private development and confidence!
Shannon has been a terrific chief and organizer of feminine disc golf occasions and features in our space. She has even began a digital placing League for Ladies which are . Shannon has created a optimistic ambiance the place ladies and women can be taught, develop and thrive!
– Connie Wilk #191824
Shannon began enjoying disc golf through the pandemic. She was immediately obsessed. In July of 2022, she began a twice every week Ladies’s League at Raptors Knoll the place she affords educating clinics as properly. She additionally leads a weekly Digital Placing League. She began an Instagram web page for her dwelling course, Raptors Knoll the place she has virtually 700 followers! She’s additionally a primary time Event Director for a ladies solely event in Might, known as the Ladies’s Open at Raptors. She is devoted and keen about rising the game whereas offering a protected, inclusive, supportive and tremendous enjoyable atmosphere. Shannon has an infectious chortle and smile and is at all times pondering up enjoyable occasions like glow nights and cidery visits on high of every part else to assemble us all collectively. She has constructed an unbelievable neighborhood of superior ladies at Raptors and we’re all so grateful!
– Shannon S
I wish to nominate Shannon for all her superb work beginning and rising the ladies’s league at raptors knoll disc golf park. She began the league in Sept 2022 and it is grown into a big neighborhood for us women to be taught and play. She has put her time and personal cash into getting lecturers in for clinics to be taught totally different abilities and prizes for CTPs. She additionally began a web-based placing league for us women. Might thirteenth she is internet hosting the Ladies’s Open at Raptors, the primary held there ever. This girl has single handedly grown disc golf in our neighborhood for girls of all ages and ability ranges to be taught and play.
– Tara Peat
Pearland, Texas, United States
I’m writing to you in the present day to suggest Catherine Leach (PDGA #94703) for her excellent contributions to the Larger Houston space disc golf neighborhood. As Ladies’s Disc Golf Week approaches, I wished to take the time to spotlight Catherine’s spectacular work as a pillar in our native scene.
Catherine runs the Southern Birdies membership, which is devoted to selling disc golf amongst ladies and supporting juniors and veterans occasions within the space. She has organized numerous fundraising occasions and clinics to assist native ladies get into disc golf and has made it her mission to introduce new gamers to the game. Catherine’s tireless efforts haven’t gone unnoticed, and he or she has turn into a tremendous ambassador for the game within the Houston space.
– Chris “Turbo King” Fennell
Windsor, Wisconsin, United States
I’d prefer to nominate Bobbi Kilian Hovey 163815, dwelling state Wisconsin. She’s filled with cheer and perseverance on the course and makes any spherical enjoyable regardless of blasting winds or feets of snow falling. I’m happy with her means to repeatedly enhance and search new alternatives to benefit from the sport.
– Clinton Copple
St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Andrea is an inspiration, I met her final time I used to be dwelling visiting my dad and mom and continue learning an increasing number of about how she has impacted ladies’s disc golf. She begins with providing free introductions to disc golf the place she welcomes ladies to affix the ladies’s league she runs. It provides ladies the prospect to earn their first set of discs simply by signing the attendance sheet. She’s passionate in regards to the occasions that she runs as a event director and whereas I have never had an opportunity to attend one in every of her tournaments myself the optimistic press that the event in Niagara on the Lake dropped at the disc golf scene speaks for itself. The enjoyment she will get from operating occasions is what impressed me to get my TD license and hope to host an occasion for the WGE subsequent yr.
– Jen Brown
Corazal, Belize
Rose is steadily rising the ladies’s Disc golf scene right here in Belize. Each alternative she has she is speaking with individuals making an attempt to get them out to play. She simply began the Belize Ladies’s Disc Golf group and in addition just lately signed on to Legacy Discs new Phenom Group!
– Chris Leonard
O Fallon, Missouri, United States
Virginia demonstrates a robust dedication to the sport and needs to excel at each side of the sport. Virginia began enjoying in tournaments on the age of seven and has by no means stopped profitable 4 Junior World Titles. She is just not afraid to play within the combined divisions with individuals a few years older than her to be taught and turn into a greater disc golfer. She enjoys displaying new gamers the sport and loves to show youthful individuals play the sport collaborating in clinics with the native parks division and with scouts.
– Gary Polkinghorne
Poulsbo, Washington, United States
I met Nikole in 2020 after I lastly turned courageous sufficient to affix a ladies’s disc golf league. She was operating a fall league for girls “so she may apply enjoying within the rain”. She made me really feel so comfy and welcome amongst a decent knit group of women. I knew we actually hit it off after I confirmed up in my “Respect her sport” shirt and he or she made positive to get an image of me in it. She is a big advocate for girls and ladies within the sport of disc golf.
That very same yr she began the Washington Ladies’s Disc Golf Collection, which is now recognized and the Evergreen Ladies’s Collection. It was the primary ladies’s solely event collection in Washington State. It got here on the good time with the massive inflow of gamers becoming a member of disc golf. The collection has been a terrific success is constant to develop yearly. This yr we’ve 8 tournaments with all feminine TD’s! Nikole is operating the board of administrators of the collection, in addition to fulfilling the roll of TD in her personal event, stepping up as Assistant TD in different collection tournaments, and internet hosting fundraising occasions for the collection. She can be the administrator of the Fb and Instagram pages for the collection (hyperlink beneath).
She is constantly selling different ladies in disc golf of those social media pages. She has additionally been sharing nice academic instruments for all of us: The PDGA guidelines faculty, put in wind, flight numbers on discs, and many others. She is at all times selling the subsequent event within the collection with numerous data for individuals. She can be a terrific supply of data for TD’s operating occasions.
One of many issues I love essentially the most about Nikole is her love, help and encouragement of her niece, Jordan. Nikole at all times says “Auntie life is the most effective life” and he or she actually shines within the roll of Auntie Nikole. Jordan is a younger participant who has been enjoying most of her life and has nice potential. Nikole practices along with her, teaches her, travels along with her to tournaments, and typically even competes along with her.
Nikole works full time, and does all of the above for girls disc golf and in addition helps her husband Matt, run a neighborhood Disc Golf Store, 360 Disc Golf. The store helps the entire tournaments within the Evergreen Ladies’s Collection with merchandise for prizes and fundraising.
I haven’t even talked about what a terrific participant Nikole is. It’s at all times a pleasure to play a spherical along with her, informal, league, or event. She is a cultured, enjoyable card mate! We have now a big group of women that play in he age protected division of FA40 and properly all secretly have a aim of beating her however we by no means do!! Her sport is simply too robust and constant.
I used to be so fortunate to satisfy Nikole in my disc golf journey, she has been such an inspiration and he or she is at all times so encouraging and supportive. She is a real advocate for girls in disc golf. I actually don’t factor I’d of had the braveness to turn into a TD or run a women league with out watching her her pave the best way.
I do know the announcement stated temporary, however she does a lot. Thanks in your time and consideration to acknowledge Nikole!
– Toni Morgan
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Alexis and her husband, my son Scott, launched me to disc golf a few years in the past. I play as typically as I can and I am not superb, however Alexis is at all times tremendous encouraging and makes me imagine that I can attempt something. She has the identical angle in the direction of her personal ambitions and is breaking into the professional facet of disc golf this yr. Despite the fact that it has it is ups and downs, she is at all times going to mud herself off and get proper again in there. I am tremendous happy with her and he or she makes me wish to attempt to get higher too. I wasn’t positive after I was trying into getting into my first occasion final yr, however I had little question after speaking to her. She is essentially the most encouraging and considerate particular person and is at all times constructing everybody round her up!
You are superb Alexis! Hold after it!!
– Ellen Hayden
Leadville, Colorado, United States
Not solely is she essentially the most unbelievable and superb daughter, mom, companion and sibling – she brings nothing however pleasure and good to the world we reside in.
I admire just about every part about her, very arduous to slim it down! I’m so very grateful to have the ability to name her my daughter and greatest pal.
She began enjoying disc golf firstly of covid, together with hundreds of others. Her love of the game was speedy and is obvious day by day in the best way she performs with such ardour, inclusiveness and encouragement. She has inspired us all to play (which we do) particularly her son. Once we first began enjoying he was an toddler, mommy or daddy carried him sleeping in his backpack whereas enjoying. As quickly as he began strolling he threw discs. He’s now 3 3/4 (he tells me) and may throw a superb 30-40 toes, typically correct and typically not. My guess is he’ll greater than probably turn into a passionate junior disc golfer as a result of his mother is so in love with him and the game.
We reside in a really excessive mountain city in Colorado and are fortunate sufficient to have a tremendous course 5 minutes from dwelling on the Leadville CMC campus.
Stephanie runs a non revenue group on the town and infrequently performs a spherical at lunchtime, to each apply and feed her soul by enjoying the game she loves.
– Peta Cole
Valley, Alabama, United States
Tori is a staple in any respect of our membership occasions and is at all times a optimistic voice whereas enjoying. She is constantly the one girl at tag and league occasions and a pleasure to be round. I do not know one other girl disc golfer as devoted as her. Tori completely deserves to be acknowledged throughout Ladies’s Disc golf week.
– Warren Adams #145424
Rosharon, Texas, United States
Jessica is upcoming participant within the sport. She is at the moment serving to design a future course in Brazoria County Texas. She is progressing within the sport on bettering her score. She could be very optimistic to many who play along with her. She is a superb affect on many new females that at the moment are becoming a member of the game.
– Mike Scanlon #226322
I’m at the moment been on this fantastic sport of disc golf for a yr now and have improved a lot in my sport. I take pleasure in assembly new individuals and introducing the game to new individuals.
– Jessica Partridge
Largo, Florida, United States
Alecia is the Founder and Director of the Florida Hummingbird which is a non revenue group whose mission is to advertise well being and wellness by means of disc golf. The WGE occasions which are run every year rank within the high 1 and a pair of occasions on this planet based mostly on dimension. The dedication to creating occasions for all ability ranges at an affordable worth level, if not free, is commendable. Many of the data might be discovered at www.thefloridahummingbird.org.
What I admire most is the inclusiveness and the help of ladies as a community in Florida. Disc golf in Florida would not be the identical with out her.
– Linda Ray
Wellington, New Zealand
Kath is extremely encouraging, supportive and enjoyable. She could be very humble and at all times celebrates others successes and accomplishments. She at all times places her hand as much as assist however she by no means appears to be like for any recognition so I really feel she deserves some. I at all times hope to be on her card as she creates a supportive and inclusive atmosphere and everybody has lots of enjoyable. She is an throughout good particular person 🙂
– Eilish Cummack
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Kristy has been a welcoming and appreciative a part of Ladies’s Disc Golf. She is inspiring and enthusiastic.
I met Kristy about six years in the past after I began disc golf; I wasn’t actually into the game then, I simply had enjoyable going out, strolling round, and throwing a disc right into a basket.
I performed in my first event along with her and he or she was actually encouraging towards everybody.
She at all times has a smile on her face.
I keep in mind how she performed then and the way superior she is in the present day.
Our WGE in Cranbrook is the funnest event to play in and I imagine it’s due to Kristy’s dedication and love of the game, that makes it so gratifying.
She is a unbelievable TD and is at all times there for all gamers. Kristy has made my love of disc golf develop from her ardour.
– Jenn Severs #190912
Lufkin, Texas, United States
I’m writing to share the inspiring story of Shaley, a proficient athlete who deserves recognition for her excellent efficiency and dedication.
As a feminine competitor in a predominantly male sport, Shaley units an instance for all younger women, ladies, and males who love the sport. Regardless of being solely 13 years previous, she fearlessly competes in native minis and tournaments, a majority of the time dealing with a lot older opponents, vastly male. And never solely does she take part, she excels, impressing everybody along with her abilities and dedication.
Shaley is greater than only a expert athlete. She can be an exquisite function mannequin for her siblings, because the second oldest of seven kids. Her ardour for the game, arduous work, and dedication have earned her respect from her household, friends, and the native disc golf neighborhood.
Additionally, I wish to add that Shaley’s ardour for the game has led her to acquire a PDGA # this yr. She is raring to enroll in sanctioned tournaments within the close to future and proceed to push herself to new heights. Hold a watch out for this pretty woman, as she is a unbelievable instance of what a younger feminine competitor must be: fierce, joyful, fun-spirited, and at all times looking for to be part of and develop the game of disc golf.
– Ty Furlow #34934
Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Alx has been a terrific pal over the previous yr I’ve recognized her, and is at all times prepared to assist others, whether or not it has to do with disc golf or not!
I used to be the one feminine within the FA4 division throughout a event in the summertime of 2022 and so they did not have a trophy for me. She felt so unhealthy that she went dwelling and created a trophy field for me. Hooked up are pictures of us when she offered me with that trophy.
It was such a beautiful, considerate gesture for somebody she barely knew! I am grateful for her friendship and her love of the sport!!
I hope you could find a option to spotlight this superb younger girl!
– Adrienne Vergos #193028
Powhatan, Virginia, United States
I wish to reply the decision you mailed out, and nominate Natalie Ryan, PDGA #114560, for recognition throughout Ladies’s Disc Golf Week.
I admire how she retains pushing for trans* presence and visibility within the sport, which I’m satisfied makes disc golf a safer and extra welcoming neighborhood not just for trans* individuals, however for everybody.
– Yoz Ben #251304
Crib Level / Vic, Australia
I wish to nominate Gail P. Lynch for her contribution to disc golf in Melbourne Australia, and extra typically all through Australia. She is a member of the Australia Disc Golf Hall of Fame having been inducted in 2018 and the present Secretary of Melbourne Disc Golf Membership.
The explanation that I wish to nominate Gail is that she continues to work tirelessly in the direction of the event and enlargement of ladies and juniors engagement in disc golf. She leads by instance, and conjures up these round her along with her power, enthusiasm and willingness to pitch in it doesn’t matter what the aim.
In 2022 Gail was one of many driving forces that gained authorities funding for the institution of a Ladies’s Social Day collection that was carried out all year long, and introduced a various vary of newcomers to disc golf. New feminine members had been additionally given introductory packs that contained customised discs and tshirt. She has managed to align the pursuit of disc golf with a number of broader authorities initiatives that encourage feminine participation in sport, equivalent to ‘Change our Recreation’ and ‘This Lady Can…’
Importantly Gail remains to be actively enjoying when she will, scoring a 738 rated occasion for final yr’s WGE putting her 4th globally.
Personally, Gail is an inspiration and function mannequin for my very own involvement, and I’ve outlined however a small a part of her longstanding contribution to Ladies’s disc golf.
– Anthony Pearsall #149860
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Jerrica put collectively an occasion this yr known as The Machine, she labored very arduous to make particular discs, invite celebrities, and make a particular format for the large occasion. She had lots of donated prizes for the raffle and he or she raised 3700 for our native membership the Rockford Disc Golf Membership. Jerrica has solely been enjoying about 3 years and he or she is a superb presence on the park. We have now a scarcity of ladies disc golfers as in most parks, however she introduced women from everywhere in the state to play who she has met previously few years. It was chilly and wet however all of us had a good time. She had tears of pleasure a number of instances that day as a result of she was so grateful and honored to place collectively such a terrific occasion.
– Amy Heilman
Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States
Jennifer is such an attractive and vivid particular person she is somebody who I really admire in each single means I’m model new to disc golf and he or she took me proper underneath her wing to indicate me the best way she goes above and past for our disc golfers and new comers right here is an instance of her going above and past
On Jan the ninth of this yr I misplaced my mom and I really didn’t gained’t something in any respect to do with the world however she saved reaching out and reminding me I had a pal and he or she even donated a bag and a ton of disc to me and that helped me so much and made me truly wanna okay as a result of I had my very own stuff due to her she a real inspiration and I’ll perpetually be grateful God allowed such an exquisite particular person are available in my life I look as much as her and her confidence and her boldness she a boss woman for positive.
– Kelsey Mayes #255100
Mayfield / Nsw, Australia
I’m an Australian-based disc golfer and I want to nominate Emilie Cameron PDGA #37254 for recognition throughout this yr’s Ladies in Disc Golf Week.
Emilie is the present Secretary of the Australian Disc Golf (ADG) Board, the place she has overseen and offered steerage through the latest intervals of huge development of Disc Golf in Australia. Emilie has been on the board for a few years and been a continuing, optimistic and inclusive chief.
Emillie is a superb and trusted mentor for girls proper throughout the nation, who all really feel comfy contacting Em if they’ve any query on issues disc golf and explicit round concepts for engagement of ladies and women within the sport. Emilie’s encouragement and help has lifted the profile of ladies enjoying DG in Australia by means of championing such initiatives because the Ladies’s International Occasion and the annual Aussie Disc Golf Day. The information and expertise that she has shared has enabled ladies throughout Australia to confidently turn into Event Administrators and proceed the optimistic development of our nice sport.
– Sharon Costa #114306
Bastrop, Texas, United States
Krissie is a robust presence in our disc golf neighborhood. She would not fiddle in terms of dotting her i’s and crossing her t’s. She is sincere, truthful, sort, clever, a tough employee, and he or she cares in regards to the frequent human.
She is formally accountable for organising the Wildflower Tour, an all ladies’s tour in Austin and surrounding areas. She corresponds with the Parks Division, the Event Administrators, and her employer (Mint Discs) to make the tour run easily. I do not assume it might have gotten off of the bottom prefer it did with out her presence.
She has a sanctioned, ongoing C-Tier Flex, that she runs each Friday across the neighborhood with out fail (Fuego Friday). She makes positive to unfold her tournaments round to attract consideration to the entire very good programs in our space. This helps us in our disc golf neighborhood tremendously. She communicates with the parks division in a respectful method, and treats the programs simply the identical. She makes us look good.
Krissie has additionally run a number of women leagues in our space for years, at all times making it enjoyable and lightweight hearted.
I may go on about what an superior particular person Krissie is and the feats she’s overcome for us in Disc Golf, however I really feel like it is best to simply discuss to her your self.
– Erin Reynolds
Lake Stevens, Washington, United States
Shayna’s endurance, information, and talent to show permits her to be unbelievable at rising the game in western Washington. She is beloved in our neighborhood by newcomers in addition to execs. Thanks Shayna for being a pacesetter, advocate and pal.
– Corey GerberDolan
Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Sara is such an inspiration to all. She is the founder/CEO of Throw Pink. I love all of the arduous work, dedication and keenness she has put into encouraging ladies to play disc golf. I used to be very blessed to have gotten an interview for the Throw Pink workforce after 10 mths of enjoying disc golf. Throughout my interview for the Throw Pink workforce, I instantly new she was a tremendous human and lovable particular person. She is really easy to speak too and such an inspiration to all that she has crossed paths with and I couldn’t be extra completely happy to name her a terrific pal.
With love,
Christy Acton
O Fallon, Missouri, United States
Debbie is at all times shouting the virtues of disc golf to everybody she meets. On the course, within the park, or with anybody, she is at all times making an attempt to influence them to attempt disc golf, particularly ladies. Debbie began an annual ladies’s solely event within the St. Louis/St. Charles space, the “Lou Women Problem” which is a part of the Ladies’s Heartland Collection. Debbie is a superb consultant of disc golf encouraging younger and previous to attempt our fantastic sport.
– Gary Polkinghorne
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Madison is new to the game and spent the winter studying to play displaying that when most gamers keep indoors robust ladies are out enjoying within the snow and chilly. I admire her eagerness and dedication to develop and achieve new abilities with the aim of profitable a FA3 Division in Sanctioned Event by the closing of the 2023 season.
– John Rogers III #232899
Fast Metropolis, South Dakota, United States
Carrie has considerably impacted the game right here within the Black Hills of South Dakota. She was a founding member of the Flybrarians disc golf group and has at all times strived to be as inclusive as attainable – in the event that they wish to throw, she goes to make it occur. Taking part in in Blizzards within the winter and triple digit warmth in the summertime, she’ll be there. She has launched the game to many, many of us that in any other case would not have performed. She’s the Advertising and marketing and Fundraising Supervisor on the BHDGC Board – and has discovered new and artistic methods to carry our sport to the general public – by way of Children Festivals, Farmers Markets, Downtown Artwork Nights. As an organizer, she has directed a number of beginner-friendly doubles tournaments (with particular guidelines), and he or she is among the founders of our new Women Flight Membership league. Carrie has single-handedly jumpstarted the expansion and participation in ladies’s disc golf right here in South Dakota!
– Jake Servaty #186954
Fast Metropolis, South Dakota, United States
Amy has been a pillar within the Black Hills disc golf neighborhood since 2014, together with spending time on the board for our native membership (BHDGC), collaborating in 91 profession occasions, and scoring 25+ profession aces! She is a really expert FPO participant, racking up 50 profession wins, and spending time on the Disc Golf Professional Tour. She’s a supply of inspiration to not solely the younger women of the world, however to our complete neighborhood. She could be very inclusive and approachable and is at all times prepared to take different women underneath her wing, whether or not that be by means of clinics, apply rounds or simply by means of ideas and recommendation. Her ardour and love for all times unfold to all on the course, whether or not they be her card-mates or passersby. You may normally discover her out on the course along with her disc doggo, Rio, perfecting her sport.
– Theo Seeley #100559
Field Elder, South Carolina, United States
Jennifer leaped into the disc golf life with each toes, and hasn’t seemed again as soon as. Hardly a day goes by when you possibly can’t discover her on one the native/regional programs, husband and son in tow. She is a superb ambassador for disc golf wherever she goes, sharing her love of the sport, encouraging new gamers, and cheering on everybody round her. She is among the founders of our model new women league, and the primary to volunteer her time and power wherever it may be of service – taking up operating a event in addition to assembly and greeting the general public for membership outreach. Her angle and dedication to bettering her sport has landed her spots on Group Crushmore and Group Goliath, and her sport reveals no indicators of slowing down.
In her personal phrases, she “by no means anticipated to search out a lot love, friendship and problem in a easy basket and a few plastic, however man, disc golf has modified our lives.” Disc golf in Fast CIty would not be the identical with out her, and we’re fortunate to have her as a part of the Black Hills Disc Golf Membership.
– Carrie Bond
Invercargill, New Zealand
Alison is a 12 yr lady who loves Disc Golf, she has moved up from juniors into FA1.
She is now getting concerned with encouraging extra younger women to play the game by going to the native main colleges in Invercargill NZ and performing some Demos and actions.
– Marené Tweedie
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Cassie is 11 years previous. She gained the FJ08 US Junior Disc Golf Championships in 2019. She performed in her first event when she was 5 years previous and has now performed in near 10 tournaments, profitable nearly all of them, together with FJ08 New England Junior Championships in 2019 and FJ12 Connecticut Junior Championships in 2022. She has volunteered on the MVP Open for the previous 6 years and earlier than that traveled 4 hours as much as Maine to volunteer on the USWDGC in 2016. She loves recognizing for the professionals — her favorites are Paige Pierce and Val Jenkins (and he or she’s on a first-name foundation with each of them).
Cassie is extremely keen about our sport in addition to selling well being and inclusion in disc golf. She wrote an electronic mail to the PDGA to encourage them to ban smoking at youngsters’ disc golf tournaments. She cares deeply about serving to extra women and girls uncover our sport. Right here in New England, not many ladies play disc golf. Two weekends in the past, Cassie performed in a event with 145 males, 5 ladies, and just one child — CASSIE!! It takes guts to be the one child at a event, and it takes much more guts to be a lady at a event the place 98% of the gamers are males. Cassie at all times shows super spirit towards her opponents, taking competitions severely whereas nonetheless having LOTS of enjoyable. She has performed in a single event this yr and plans to play in no less than 4 extra (together with a Ladies’s Disc Golf Week event on Saturday in Connecticut). She is on an upward trajectory close to her ability and engagement in disc golf. I really feel she could be very worthy of this recognition.
– Gabriel Reif
Glen Daniel, West Virginia, United States
Torin could solely be 5 years previous, however she has been enjoying disc golf her entire life, and it’s such an inspiration to look at her love of this sport develop with on daily basis. Torin’s journey started when she was nonetheless in my stomach as I performed all through my being pregnant, after which continued along with her first outing as an toddler to Searight Disc Golf Course in Austin, TX. Torin began carrying her personal disc as quickly as she was in a position, and commenced throwing it not lengthy after! She has traveled with us as we performed programs throughout Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and now West Virginia. Watching Torin develop her model over the previous couple of years has been such a pleasure, and he or she has just lately honed in on her putting- I am satisfied she’s going to out-putt me quickly! She is at all times so excited to come back dwelling from faculty on daily basis so she will race again exterior along with her discs, and hit these birdies! Torin additionally loves to assist train her little sister on her kind, and to throw her discs. Torin makes it recognized to everybody she meets that she goes to be a Skilled Disc Golfer, and I for one can not wait to see that aim come to fruition!
– Morgan Vivid #259043
Lakewood, Colorado, United States
That is Callie Paige and he or she is a real gem. She is so pleasant, inclusive and passionate in regards to the sport. Her optimistic angle at all times has a means of pulling me out of a psychological funk. I like enjoying tournaments along with her for that motive! However alas, she’s so proficient that now we play in a distinct division! I’m so grateful she’s in my life!!
– Kelly Ahlers
Fast Metropolis, South Dakota, United States
Joyce is a member of the Black Hills Disc Golf Membership, and is a robust presence on our native and regional programs. She’s performed everywhere in the US, making an attempt out all types of recent programs on her different travels. Her supportive angle and inspiring outlook make her a welcome addition to any card, a pleasant face at league nights, and he or she’s at all times up for buying and selling ideas and methods to push her (and your) sport even additional. She routinely locations and outright wins her division in our native tournaments come rain or snow; and reveals all the children that disc golf is for *everybody* irrespective of the variety of candles in your birthday cake. We’re completely lucky to have her as part of our disc golf neighborhood.
– Carrie Bond
Lakewood, Colorado, United States
She is such a cool cat. Her angle management is sensational in terms of driving off the tee. Not solely that however she is a pleasant delight to play with and makes associates with all.
– Kelly Ahlers
Fort Rock, Colorado, United States
Her and I don’t get to play collectively typically, however she has a terrific angle that at all times makes me smile. To not point out her depraved superior forehand and epic throw ins make her a rad particular person to play with!
– Kelly Ahlers
Fast Metropolis, South Dakota, United States
Jazz encourages each participant to do their greatest. You may see her on the course celebrating the nice pictures along with her card. She at all times has a phrase of encouragement or a listening ear for others. At my first night time of league, she discovered the silver linings in my pictures whilst I used to be discouraged. A couple of weeks later, she noticed me enjoying once more and was the primary to cheer on my progress and inform me to maintain on throwing. Within the space, she’s recognized for cheering “THAT’S MY FRIEND!” throughout awards. She’s the mind behind beginning a women’ league, regardless that she by no means takes the credit score.
– Jennifer Williams-Curl
Pittsburg, California, United States
Helen on left within the pink hat
I met Helen at my first event in 2022 (WGE Pancake Plunge in Vacaville CA) and appreciated her instantly!
She is welcoming to new gamers, encouraging & beneficiant with information, gracious & sleek, constantly award-winning, recognized by everybody round SF space, and actually enjoyable to play a spherical of disc golf with.
She is a pure athlete (disc golf, softball & curler derby) & an exquisite chief. She conjures up ladies, particularly older gamers equivalent to myself, to maintain enjoying disc golf, hold bettering, and to enroll in the subsequent Ladies’s tourney & seeya there. I’d love to acknowledge her and the way she helps develop the game!
– Roxane Landaker #199349
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
She is an unbelievable woman who’s a pacesetter in Ladies’s disc golf in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She has created and runs a weekly Women league amongst her different involvements within the metropolis’s membership, and is so welcoming and inspiring for all gamers. Her enthusiasm for the game and serving to others be taught the sport is inspiring and her power is one you wish to be round. On high of all that, she’s a proficient disc golf participant.
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– Julie Goodwin
Carrollton, Texas, United States
Nicole embodies a champion spirit like no different! She has been by means of a lot, not solely previously yr and a half, however all through her complete life.
Disc golf has been such an escape from her trauma in addition to a healer each bodily and mentally. She just lately simply began tournaments for the primary time and is already 5 out of 6 1st place wins in her division and is competing within the eighth Annual Miss McKinney this Saturday! Nicole can be deeply concerned as a volunteer graphic designer for the Breast Most cancers Affiliation right here in Dallas and works in Uptown as a graphic designer/inventive director for the MedSpa Vitalyc. She works so arduous at making all ladies really feel cherished and delightful each single day. I really imagine she deserves to be acknowledged this week throughout your inaugural occasion!
– Blake Clawson
Sandra loves selling disc golf to everybody, particularly ladies and mothers! She helped kick off a Weekly Ladies’s League in Atlanta to get women of all ability ranges to come back out and play. The Peachy Disc Golf YouTube channel showcases her tournaments in hopes to encourage extra ladies to compete. She additionally represents Full Blast Disc Golf, a neighborhood Atlanta disc golf store. Thanks for all you do, Sandra!
– Tin Nguyen #191092
Disc golf has turn into her ardour in life since she began enjoying informal golf ten years in the past. She now organizes and runs a women tag league for the state of Maine with the aim of getting extra ladies into disc golf and aggressive play. She additionally operates the Maine Gamers Tour which is a collection of 19 occasions performed at programs all through the state that culminates in a two day championship within the fall. Crystal has turn into a beloved member of the disc golf neighborhood and the neighborhood itself is a greater place along with her in it. She actually lives her life by the motto, “Develop the Sport.”
– Robert Putek #106212
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States
Effectively, she’s the *BEST LADY EVER! A real ambassador for the game, Anne makes each girl of any age and talent really feel just like the Queen of the course. She is personable, sort, humorous, and enjoyable as hell to play with. She actually makes each particular person smile and creates neighborhood.
Anne organizes, attends, and/or donates to only about each occasion within the Philadelphia space. And she or he promotes league occasions, tournaments, individuals, and every part disc golf associated on social media with the hashtag #BestDayEver
I am positive I am lacking a few of her badass credentials, however here is what I do know:
- Member of Throw Pink – Group Encourage
- Member of the Board of Administrators for the Mates of Sedgley Woods, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organized to supervise the upkeep and day by day operations of the Sedgley Woods Disc Golf Course positioned in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA.
- PDGA Committee Member – Ladies’s Committee
From the second I began enjoying disc golf within the Philadelphia space, each particular person I met stated, “You gotta meet Miss Anne.” And I am so completely happy I did. Please take into account recognizing her through the PDGA Ladies’s Disc Golf Week.
– Molly Messana #219910
Ulu Tiram / Johor, Malaysia
The explanation I’ve chosen to appoint 9-year-old Olivia Qyan Ying Tan is NOT resulting from her being the youngest aggressive participant in the complete nation, however resulting from her resilience and keenness for this sport.
She was spectating at a PDGA Occasion final yr and he or she heard the feminine event director talking about hoping to draw extra ladies to the game. Shortly after she went from being an informal participant to desirous to compete in PDGA Sanctioned occasions in order to assist carry up the feminine representatives numbers. The one downside was she wanted to compete towards gamers a lot older than her as the neighborhood for youngsters and ladies is just not so developed right here in Malaysia. Nonetheless, she by no means let this drawback discourage her and he or she caught to her sport. Lastly, after a number of tournaments, she determined to get a PDGA membership and start the journey to construct her score to see how she improves over time. Her first official occasion was a big C-Tier occasion that introduced in the most effective gamers from all throughout SE Asia. She was positioned on a combined card for spherical 1 in that occasion that had (MPO, MA1, and FPO) gamers and he or she by no means batted a watch. Not many more moderen gamers of any age or gender may cope with that kind of strain for his or her first official-rated spherical, not to mention a 9-year-old lady, however Olivia embraced it. The day after the event completed, she was the primary participant to register for the sanctioned PDGA league that was to start out one month later.
– Eric Grover #115447, nation coordinator of Malaysia
Jen Trombley #98255
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Jen has been basic in fostering and rising ladies’s disc golf within the SouthEast Michigan space. She based Grit and Grace Women Disc Golf League which has over 500 fb members and has had 40 league attendees this yr. She has additionally run free ladies/kids’s disc golf clinics as a means of selling the game. She was event director for one of many Michigan Lady’s Collection Tournaments final yr, “Lady Wander Ponder” and might be operating “Lady Strolling Rolling” this yr. We admire her dedication in the direction of rising the game!
– Ann Zuzuly
Carry Ballou #112346
Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
Caryn’s ardour for rising the help is matched by her ardour for serving to the atmosphere. This yr, she co-founded Detroit Discin’ Divas, a newbie pleasant ladies’s Disc Golf League. She has additionally run free ladies/kids’s disc golf clinics as a means of selling the game. On the environmental facet, she has organized course clean-ups to stop invasive species from overtaking native programs. She additionally frequently cleans up the programs throughout each informal and league play and conjures up these round her to do the identical.
– Ann Zuzuly
Kelly Ahlers #202801
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States
I first met Kelly a yr in the past by means of the Mile Excessive Women League and we’ve continued to play collectively in tournaments and informal rounds. Kelly is such an inspiration for me to attempt new pictures or kinds and proceed bettering, it doesn’t matter what. She brings glorious power to each spherical she performs and stands up for girls gamers each time you see her on or off the course.
– Lauren Philpott
