“When I woke up this morning, I could not get the thought of me winning out of my head and I was trying so hard to calm my mind,” King said. “I just had a feeling when I woke up that I was going to take it down.”
The 2022 United States Women's Disc Golf Championship was full of numbers.
Hailey King took down her first PDGA Major title. Jennifer Allen won her second Major and 150th career win. In her 400th event, Barrett White won her 10th Major and sixth USWDGC crown. Pam Reineke and Sandy Gast, the 1992 Co-PDGA Rookies of the Year, won their combined 13th Majors. Two sisters — Therese Cuevas and Athena Cuevas — are now Major champions.
But the most impressive number is 318, the total number of women who competed and came together over the past week in Madison, Wisconsin for the largest women's disc golf tournament in history.
“I’ll definitely be nervous because I’m always nervous – that’s nothing new,” said Emily Yale, the leader in FA1. “I’m glad I’m doing well and hope that I show up tomorrow and play well, focus on my shots, and have a great time with the same card.
At the midway point of the 24th running of the USWDGC, these five take the title of leader into the final two rounds in Madison, Wisconsin. For the remaining 14 divisions, the leaderboard is tight, and the rest of the field is there, ready to charge.
At its core, the United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship is a celebration of women’s disc golf, a tournament where girls and women from every corner of the planet gather to compete and, most importantly, find community.
It’s going to be a party in Madison, Wisconsin.
A record 320 women across 19 divisions kick off the 24th annual USWDGC on Thursday with a chance to grow the game, meet new friends and compete for a PDGA Major title.
The numbers continue to be staggering and highlight the growth of women playing and competing on the disc golf course.
After watching the registrations for the 2022 United States Women’s Disc Golf Championships roll in, Paige Pierce, Holly Finley and Kona Panis all reflected on how far women's disc golf has come over the past decade.
Those memories are what make this already record-setting USWDGC event even more special.
Paige Pierce putts at the 2015 USWDGC. Photo: PDGA Media
2022 USWDGC tournament director Mike Batka discusses a hole in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: PDGA
It’s seven months away, but the 24th edition of the United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship (USWDGC) is taking shape at a rapid pace in Madison, Wisconsin.
On the heels of a record-setting event in 2021, preparations for the PDGA Major are well underway in the Mad City.
Recently, members of the PDGA Event Support Team (EST) and the Operations & Logistics Team visited the site with an in-depth look at the courses as well as the host city. Annually, these teams conduct similar visits for PDGA Majors.
