Barela moved to 51-for-51 inside the circle — and was solid in just about every other area of his game — on Saturday to jump two spots to the top of the leaderboard with a two-stroke lead with one lap to go at Winthrop University.
Wysocki kept the pedal down on Friday to the tune of a scorching 13-under round to jump six spots into a tie at the top with McBeth, who followed his Major-opening 10-under round with a 9-under day in Round 2. Wysocki had an eagle on Hole 10 on his way to an 11-down score through 11 holes. He went 10-for-10 from C1X and connected on 5-of-6 attempts from C2, including par savers on Hole 6 and 16. He added an exclamation point with a 55-foot hit on Hole 17.
A steady breeze welcomed players to Winthrop for the start of the 2025 United States Disc Golf Championship and Throw Pink Women's Disc Golf Championship on Thursday in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Paul McBeth navigated the wind-aided OBs of Winthrop to start the final PDGA MPO Major of the year in double-digit fashion. McBeth went bogey free — highlighted by a 4-of-5 showing from Circle 2 — for 10-under opening round and a two-stroke lead. McBeth was steady in every area, turning to OB shots into pars on Hole 11 and then again on 16, which came via a 45-foot connect. His lone Circle 1 miss came on 18.
Below you will find important updates from the 2025 USDGC and Throw Pink Women's Disc Golf Championship, which kick off Thursday, October 9 in Rock Hill, South Carolina:
WEDNESDAY — OCTOBER 8
10 a.m. — Player Check-In
6 p.m. — Opening Ceremony and Awards
6:30 p.m. — Disc Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
A thrilling, action-packed week of competition came down to a playoff in the morning for the FA1 title and just a few hours later, the MA1 crown was decided on the infamous 18th at Harmony Bends.
Hailey Huber dropped a 1010-rated round — the highest of her young career — to open up a three-stroke lead in FJ15 on Thursday, highlighting a day full of stellar opening rounds across the 330-player, 19-division PDGA Major in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Fifteen of those divisions are separated by three strokes or fewer with three rounds to go.
The battle begins Thursday on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin players host to the 26th running of the USWDGC, a traveling celebration and competition of women's disc golf. More than 330 players will compete for four days across 19 divisions, ranging from Junior 10, Pro 65 to the best players in the world in the Open division.
For the 23rd time, the United States Amateur Disc Golf Championship is set to crown a champion looking to etch their name in disc golf history and join the professional ranks of the sport.
They'll be in impressive company.
2024 USADGC winner Ryan Monn. Photo: Justin Anderson / PDGA
2015 USADGC champion Anthony Barela. Photo: PDGA Media
Across the 26 divisions, there are 12 new leaders, two ties, tighter races and several players aiming to hold onto their leads with two rounds to go at the third PDGA Major of 2025.
Over 400 players will compete in the hills surrounding the picturesque mountain town in the annual Major in honor of the late Tim Selinske, a pioneer, innovator and ambassador of disc golf.
Gannon picked up her second PDGA Major title with a two-stroke win and Robinson became the first player to become a two-time Champions Cup winner to go with his back-to-back PDGA World Championships.
Plenty are in the hunt to put their name in PDGA Major history.
Missy Gannon and Sullivan Tipton fired on all cylinders on Saturday at Swenson Park in Stockton, California to lead the final groups on Championship Sunday.
Gannon shot the hot round of the day at 10-under and leads by three strokes. Tipton surged past a championship-laden lead card and leads by one stroke.
With a strong foundation in place, disc golf in Europe is primed to keep building.
A new multi-year plan, centered around an elevated role from PDGA Europe and a multi-year agreement with Team Disc Golf Estonia, will serve as the cornerstones for continued growth and exposure.
The PDGA is excited to announce that Estonia, hosts of the PDGA Major European Disc Golf Festival this summer, will once again host European PDGA Majors in 2026 and 2028, setting the stage for the second PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships to be hosted in Europe.
Liberty's Cami Lazo and Grace Wilson clicked as teammates from the beginning and, together, drew inspiration from the Flames' 2024 national title team.
Both of those things combined for back-to-back championships for Liberty.
Lazo and Wilson used their team dynamic — feeding off another's strengths — to once again put Liberty on top of the Women's Team world with a 6-shot win at the 2025 College Disc Golf National Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
There's one round to go at the 2025 College Disc Golf National Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
One more time to make final push.
Liberty's Cami Lazo and Grace Wilson made that tough on Friday at Winthrop Meadows, starting with four-straight birdies highlighted by back-to-back big putts from Lazo, on their way to a scorching 10-under round.
You can see how it went down below from Ace Run Productions:
Krueger put together four-straight birdies coming down the stretch of the Final 9 of the Women's DI Singles on Thursday to erase a two-stroke deficit and claim a national title on the very last hole.
"Sometimes my mental game is my biggest struggle on the course," Krueger said. "But today, disc golf was fun."
More than 800 student athletes representing colleges from around the world have descended on Rock Hill, South Carolina for the 2025 College Disc Golf National Championships.
It's the largest Natty in history and first PDGA Major of 2025.
The action kicks off Wednesday in Rock Hill as the competitors take on a format of singles and doubles action. They'll see iconic holes in the Winthrop Arena, which features Lakeside and Meadows courses, as well as be challenged at Camp Canaan and Westminster Park.
