2008 UPA College Championships Boulder, CO - The field is set: 32 college teams are ready to rumble at the 2008 Championships, May 16-18 in Boulder. Get here to see the season's exciting conclusion, or watch the action on CSTV.
Ultimate Japan
2008 Club Jr. Dream Cup: 141 teams, 2,000 players, innumerable smiles. The strong Japanese teams defeated both of 2007's UPA Club Champions: Bunka Shutter Buzz Bullets def. Sockeye 14-13, Japanese Women’s National team def. Fury 15-9. Wow! photo: Shoichi Kawai/Club Jr.
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Beach Ultimate World Championship Results
Brazil - Final Results
Open World Champions: Australia - Philippines 14-12
Women World Champions: Great Britain - US 11-8
Mixed World Champions: US - Germany 11-9
Master World Champions: US - Great Britain
Nathan Doss Wins Second Disc Golf World Championship Title Highbridge, WI - Discraft congratulates California's Nathan Doss for earning his second Disc Golf World Title at the 2008 World Championships. Doss, who also won the PDGA National Tour Championship, becomes only the fourth elite disc golfer ever to win two World Championship Open titles.
Around The Tour: May 12th
The 'Mighty Mo' became the 'Mighty Mac" when E-Mac rolled into Kansas City, as he and Liz Lopez added two more notches to their 2008 victory counts. Michael Johansen was at home in NC for a solid 2nd place finish, with Jeremy Koling and Nick Schneider tied up for 7th.
Road Warrior Geoff Bennett Sets Disc Golf Record
Breakout pro Geoff Bennett of Michigan has set a new record for having played in the most PDGA pro tournaments in one year. Bennett competed at 50 events in 2007 - one nearly every weekend of the year - to surpass the previous pro record of 47. All those events also helped Bennett take 2nd place in the 2007 PDGA points race.
Elaine King is the United States Women's Champion Peoria, IL -Elaine King has reclaimed her 2005 title as United States Women's Champion. The Ontario native and five-time World Champion took on a deep field and cruised to a four-throw victory over Carrie Berlogar, Des Reading and Val Jenkins. Sarah DeMar and Barrett White tied for 7th place. Sheila Kirkham was 2nd in the Masters division. Congratulations!
Team Discraft Dominates MSDGC, Leiviska Wins Playoff Against Bennett
Hot on the heels of his 3rd place finish at Worlds, Cale Leiviska outlasted teammate Geoff Bennett in a three-hole sudden death playoff to win the 2007 Marshall Street Disc Golf Championship. Bennett shot the lights out in the final round for a three-shot swing to catch the leader.
Burvall Wins World Overall Disc Championship Ithaca, NY - Competitors gathered from around the globe to compete in the WFDF World Overall Championships. After a week of tough competition, Sweden's Tomas Burvall emerged as the overall Champion, 19 points ahead of the 2nd place finisher. Teammate Chris Max Voigt of Germany took 4th overall, and set a new Masters World Distance record of 205 meters(!).
Meet The New Team Pros
As the season gears up, keep your eyes peeled for these developing Discraft pros:
Thumbers, tomahawks... these fall into the category of overhead shots, and this new video clinic will explain what you need to know to understand and master this very useful technique.
Tournament and Club Sponsorship Packages
How can you get FORCE discs with your custom design for as low as $5 each? Simply take advantage of the 2008 Tournament and Club Sponsorship packages! We'll also throw in free set up, and D-Dollars you can redeem for additional free gear. These are incredible, below-wholesale prices and are only available to clubs and tournaments.
Sample Tournament pricing... includes your custom stamp:
March 31 Releases Bowling Green, KY -Surge SS made its debut at the Bowling Green Am Championships, along with three new 150 class ESP drivers: Impact, Avenger and Flick. All will be available at retailers now.
Force Debuts At Memorial Scottsdale, AZ - The most anticipated release in Discraft's 30-year history made its debut at the PDGA National Tour kickoff event this month. The Force is the fastest disc on -- or off -- the planet with jaw-dropping glide. You'll be taming the longest courses with a new level of distance potential! Look for the Force at retailers now.
Available at retailers now: All-weather FLX plastic is superior for gripping, especially in cold or wet conditions. The added 'give' soaks up impacts, making FLX the perfect choice to minimize bounces and ricochets. Keeps its stability too!
All are available now from your favorite disc golf retailer.
ESP Explosion Making its debut in 2006, ESP plastic is the new standard for grippy durability, and is specifically engineered for superb responsiveness to the needs of disc golfers.
ESP plastic is grippy enough to handle sweaty hands in pressure situations, and durable enough to take a ton of abuse before it begins to wear. One throw, and you'll know.
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