Just twelve players have won a coveted United States Disc Golf Championship title in the 23 years that the PDGA Major has been running at Winthrop University.
That's it.
Beginning Thursday and running through Sunday — one of the many changes this year — the dramatic 2022 season begins to wind down as we wait to see if there will be a repeat winner or a new PDGA Major champion crowned in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The Winthrop Arena has a long history of testing the best of the best — those who earned their spot throughout the season — while delivering dramatic and passionate finishes as well as heartbreak.
That could be a scary thing for the rest of the field at the Winthrop Arena.
“Not only no OBs and no hazards either – there wasn’t a time where I had to take an OB stroke,” Pierce said. “It felt great. My drives felt like I was in control today.
“I’ve been talking with a sports psychologist and one of the things he told me is that the things I can control, I need to be thinking about those things.”
