United States Disc Golf Distance Championship

Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC - October 10-13, 2024

results

MENS finals

LONGEST THROW

2024 CHAMPION - Jasper Tyll

670'

anthony barela

658'

Thomas Gilbert

622'

silas schultz

614'

Michael O'Brien

607'

LUKE TAYLOR

578'

WOMEN'S FINALS

LONGEST THROW

2024 CHAMPION - Taylor Chocek

512'

Eliezra Midtlyng

491'

ElLA HANSEN

479'

RULES

Each competitor must be at the distance competition site at least 15 minutes prior to their assigned tee time, register with the distance admin, be warmed up and ready to throw.  Any competitor missing their tee time may be subject to disqualification. In the qualifying rounds, each competitor will get 5 throws to be thrown within a 3 minute time limit.  
 
The throwing field is approximately 200′ wide, bordered by trees, and the edges of the field will be outlined as Out of Bounds The longest throw from each competitor, landing in bounds, will be recorded at the initial point of contact with the ground.  Skips and rollers will not be included in the measurement.  Hitting a tree will be considered out of bounds. 
 
In the Qualifying and Final rounds, each competitor will get 5 throws to be thrown within a 3 minute time limit.  The 6 longest throwers in the Open Division and 3 longest throwers in the Women’s Division, will compete in the Finals to be held at approximately 4:30 PM.  The tee times for the Finals will be in the reverse order of qualifying placement, with the longest qualifying thrower going last in each division.

United States Disc Golf Distance Champions

Men’s Division

Jasper Tyll – 2024 – 670′
David Wiggins Jr. – 2023- 651′
David Wiggins Jr. – 2022 – 698′
Albert Tamm – 2021
Garrett Gurthie – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Simon Lizotte – 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
Avery Jenkins – 2000, 2005, 2006
Alex Geisinger – 2015, 2017
Nikko Locastro – 2016

Women’s Division

Taylor Chocek – 2024 – 512′
Eliezra Midtlyng – 2023 – 514′
Ella Hansen – 2022 – 552′
Natalie Ryan – 2021