Photographing the 2015 Amateur Disc Golf World Championships in Kalamazoo was one of my favorite tournaments I’ve covered of all time, because these kids have more heart for the sport than anyone else. They have so much support for each other and it gives me goosebumps thinking about it. I had worked with DiscGolfer Magazine to cover this event for the finals that took place at the Timber Ridge Ski Resort that was also home to the 2008 PDGA Pro World Championships.
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The level of competition at the World Championships is unlike anything else. When you look at any player’s career, having a world championship title is the one that is remembered the most. Tournament play for the World Championships is longer than any other tournament, its survival of the fittest. This year the Lemon Lake disc golf complex in Crown Point, Indiana hosted it. What is nice about this location is that all of the courses are in one spot and you don’t have to drive in between courses. In the MPO division Paul McBeth won his second consecutive world title. Paige Pierce won the FPO division. Local, crowd favorite, Barrett White won the women’s pro master division and her second world championship. There was sweat shed, smiles and tears all for the love of the game.
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Mixed Doubles and the Semi-Finals for the 2013 World Championships all took place at the Lemon Lake disc golf complex in Crown Point, Indiana. Catrina Allen and Will Schusterick won first place in mixed doubles and the semi-finals were a race to get into position for the finals and a chance at the final nine.
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As a photographer, sometimes the best thing you can do is just show up and see what will happen. At the 2012 World Championships in Charlotte, NC, that is exactly what I did. In 2012 we witnessed both Paul McBeth and Sarah Hokom with their first world championship titles and Ken Climo became the first person to have both MPO and MPM world championship titles. Jomez Pro also made their first debut with a video edited round of the final-9 round.
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On the Female Pro Open side, this was a race to the very end for the world title. It was Sarah Hokom that made the final putt to take home her first world championship win. As soon as her disc landed in the basket that final time the crowd erupted exploding from the sidelines to congratulate her. Valarie Jenkins, Catrina Allen and Courtney McCoy rounded out the women’s lead card that played in the final-9.
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