Heading in the final FPO round of the DGPT Europe Elite Copenhagen Open. Eveliina Salonen is closing the gap on Kaidi Allsalu and is now only 4 strokes behind: this sounds promising!
Hole 1: A very precise Kaidi gets the birdie, and Eveliina's approach touches a branch and ends in OB. Easy approach, we are still cold... and OB again! She misses the putt, triple-bogeys, and is 8 strokes off the lead in one hole... The excitement is over.
As the weather got better throughout the morning at DGPT Europe Elite Series Copenhagen Open, both the scores and the excitement around the course were reflected in the improving conditions.
What happens when a scene has so many excellent players? The premiere of the Disc Golf Pro Tour Elite in Europe under the DGPT Europe brand at the Copenhagen Open (Denmark) had an entry with many recent winners among which to look for favorites:
Anneli Tõugjas-Männiste (Estonia), Rachel Turton (Great Britain), Anniken Steen (Norway), Eveliina Salonen (Finland)... but the one who most strongly claimed her options was Estonia's Kaidi Allsalu, who with a -8 made clear why she won on this same course at the 2023 European Pro Tour: a flying start with 4 birdies in a row and only one bogey with a really solid game in all aspects.
In the lead up to the event, chatter among some speculators was that this year’s edition of the DGPT – Dynamic Discs Open would be primed for an “upstart” to emerge victorious. In the FPO field, multiple top European players have ventured home, including Kristin Tattar (three 2024 tour victories), Eveliina Salonen (two 2024 victories including one Major) and Anniken Steen (one 2024 tour victory). Henna Blomroos and Heidi Laine – two players seemingly in weekly contention in 2024 – are also home in Europe. Thus, opportunity presents itself for the rest of the FPO field.
The job is certainly not finished in FPO — far from it as Anniken Steen and Ohn Scoggins both turned in another stellar round of disc golf to share the lead heading into Championship Round. Right on their heels in Kristin Tattar, just three strokes back after a scorching day of her own in Houston.
Norway’s Anniken Kristiansen Steen was the first player to hit that mark early Friday to kick off the opening round of the final stop of the Texas swing. Ohn Scoggins would best that score by one stroke not too much later for the solo lead heading into the weekend in Houston.
Anthony Barela was the only player in MPO to hit double digits.
Ohn Scoggins capped off one of the most dominant tournament showings in PDGA history to start things off and an emotional roar from Niklas Anttila ended another thrilling stop on the Disc Golf Pro Tour at the Open at Austin presented by Flight Factory.
The wind swirled throughout the newly designed and well-received track at Harvey Penick Golf Course, but the weekend forecast and darkening skies upped the pressure to start strong.
The PDGA Majors Committee has announced invitation criteria for the 2025 PDGA Champions Cup.
The invite criteria was designed to honor the champions from disc golf’s premier professional and amateur events. For 2025, the criteria has been updated to now include an additional two-year champions' exemption for the PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships (2022-2023), an additional six spots for DGPT event champions, and the champion of the Throw Pink Women's Disc Golf Championship
From your local C-Tier to the Disc Golf Pro Tour to PDGA Majors, tracking scores is right at your fingertips via the recently-updated PDGA Live app and website.
This past weekend, new features such as Throw Tracker and expanded statistics debuted on the Disc Golf Pro Tour and more are expected to roll out soon.
Keeping score and following scores no matter the level of event has never been easier. Here are some ins-and-outs of the newly-revamped PDGA Live scoring platform:
The Disc Golf Pro Tour, the official pro tour of the PDGA, is excited to unveil a first look at its 2024 season schedule. The North American tour schedule, alongside the 2024 PDGA Pro Major schedule, represents a large majority of the events that will earn points toward the 2024 DGPT Championship. A separate schedule of DGPT points-earning events based in Europe will be announced at a later date.
