Another Successful Championship
The 2024 United States Disc Golf Championship and Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship lived up to all expectations. The crowds were huge, the payout broke records, and competition was compelling. The course maintenance crew did an exceptional job cleaning up after Hurricane Helene, leaving Winthrop looking as manicured as any year in the past. The media coverage was comprehensive and the on-site spectator experience was the best we’ve ever put together.
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Team Innova’s Ohn Scoggins and Eveliina Salonen both made the Throw Pink podium, taking 2nd and 3rd place. Calvin Heimburg shot the hot round of the tournament on the final day of USDGC to bring himself into 2nd place. The Team had aces, hot rounds, and multiple players with their best Major finish yet. What a way to close out the season.
More than a Tournament
The United States Disc Golf Championship and Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship are more than just tournaments. 2024 Championship Week featured clinics, demos, signings, giveaways, spectator courses, food trucks, craft beer carts, disc sellers from many manufactures, and so much more. Eveliina Salonen did a signing of her prerelease Signature Swirled Star Destroyers, only available at the USDGC Pro Shop. The Fresh and Now concert series kept the party going into the night with well-known, live bands taking the stage in the Village each night. It was a full-blown festival celebrating the sport of disc golf.
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Top Innova Storylines from the TPWDGC
Ohn the Heels of Winning a Big One
Ohn Scoggins made the Throw Pink lead card every day of competition. She was 2nd in the field in Strokes Gained Tee to Green and shot -6 in the final round to pull into 2nd place overall. In her career, Ohn has earned just about every accolade a disc golfer can. Though Throw Pink isn’t a Major yet, it has that feel – Ohn has four other FPO Major podiums in the past three years. She is top of the list of most deserving players in the field yet to win one of the big ones.
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Best Thrower on Tour Makes the Podium
Eveliina Salonen was in the lead at Throw Pink through most of the first three rounds. A tough hole 18 to end day three changed the momentum of the event, but Eveliina still put together a solid final round, especially on the putting green where she went 11/11 from C1x. She ended the tournament in 3rd, leading the field in Strokes Gained Tee to Green and C1 Hits in Regulation.
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Henna’s Consistency in 2024
Henna Blomroos secured her 13th top 10 on Tour this season out of 17 events played. She only missed cash once all year.
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Top Innova Storylines from the USDGC
Vinny Shoots Tournament Hot Round
Calvin Heimburg had one of the best rounds of the year on the final day of the United States Disc Golf Championship. He shot an unheard of -13, setting the record for this year’s Winthrop course. For the tournament, Vinny led the field in C1 Hits in Regulation. He also secured his highest cash ever at $16,000. The fact that a 2nd place finish could outpay 1st at all the DGPT events Vinny has won is a testament to the impressive purse at this year’s USDGC.
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Mäkelä’s Best Major Finish Yet
Väinö Mäkelä finished in a tie for 5th place and made the final round lead card at the 2024 USDGC. This is the best Major finish of Väinö’s career, coming just months after he joined Team Innova. Väinö posted, “My @innovadiscs are flying good. I have found my home.”
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Joona’s First Major Top 10
Fellow Finnish Team Champion member, Joona Heinänen, also had the best Major result of his career, ending in a tie for 7th. His -9 in the 2nd round was one of the top 5 hot rounds of the day.
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Climbing Each Day
If Bradley Williams had a better first round, he could have been in the conversation for the win at this year’s USDGC. He averaged 1057-rated golf in the last three rounds, climbing the leaderboard each day.
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Get Ready for the Pro Tour Finals
The Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship will be back in Charlotte, North Carolina at Nevin Park from October 17th to 20th. The top 32 men and 20 women in each division will compete for disc golf’s largest payout of the year. Team Innova has players in both fields qualified and determined to close their seasons with a bang. Tune in to the Disc Golf Network for the last live disc golf of the year. Visit Innovadiscs.com for tournament recaps, tips, Innova news, and more.
