The first tournament of the DGPT playoffs brought out the most exciting disc golf we’ve seen all season. Last weekend’s DGLO was a whirlwind of smoking-hot rounds and highlight throw-ins. Team Innova’s Ohn Scoggins took down the first Elite Event of her career in commanding fashion.
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Innova’s driving mission has always been to share the joy of the flight of the disc and encourage as many people as we can to experience that joy first hand. One of the best tools we have to put new eyes on the sport is sharing incredible moments on our social media pages.
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The 2023 LWS Open at Idlewild was the final DGPT standard Elite event of the year. Team Innova athletes Calvin Heimburg and Ohn Scoggins earned second place finishes for the second weekend in a row. Kat Mertsch and Jeremy Koling each placed in the top ten. And Joel Freeman concluded an impressive, 57-event cash streak at DGPT Elite and PDGA Major tournaments.
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The 2023 Ledgestone Open was the first of five DGPT United Series events that will take place this season. The tournament was held at Lake Eureka Park in Illinois on the scorable Eureka Temp course and the notoriously difficult Northwoods Black course. Team Innova’s Calvin Heimburg took 2nd place in MPO and Ohn Scoggins took 2nd in FPO. Holly Finley, Jen Allen, and Hailey King all earned top ten finishes as well.
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On August 14th, the Finnish disc golf star who came in second place in every Open Women event this season broke through on the biggest European stage to capture her first victory of 2021. Henna Blomroos is a member of the Innova Star Team and is the 2021 European Disc Golf Champion in Open Women […]
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He’s the 2017 United States Disc Golf Champion, Innova team captain, the athlete behind the Tour Series Firebird, Firefly—now Signature Star [disc name=XCaliber] too!—and everyone’s beloved commentator. Watch Nate Sexton’s 2021 Bag Check!
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The top disc golf pros do amazing things with a disc and in 2020 we witnessed some incredible shots thanks to some of the top event media teams. We’ve showcased the best shots of Team Innova to build the Top Shots of 2020. Featured athletes include Garrett Gurthie, Calvin Heimburg, Kat Mertsch, Eveliina Salonen, Ohn […]
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We’re excited to announce the first wave of Team Innova news this off-season featuring Star Team contract extensions including 2017 USDGC champion and team captain Nate Sexton through 2023, 2018 World Champion Gregg Barsby through 2021, Garrett Gurthie through 2023, Eveliina Salonen through 2022, and Henna Blomroos through 2022. More News from Team Innova Iceland […]
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Disc Golf Talent Discovered Jacky Chen exploded across disc golf social media following his performance at the 2020 Asia Open in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Competing with veterans James Conrad, Philo Brathwaite, and others, Jacky was mostly unknown to the disc golf community outside of Taiwan. Following three rounds of 1030-or-greater rated golf—his first PDGA sanctioned […]
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Las Vegas Challenge (LVC) Quick Facts: 551 professional and amateur disc golfers are at the LVC to compete The event takes place on a private facility featuring three championship disc golf courses There are over 70 volunteers and staff from the Las Vegas Disc Golf Club and surrounding area This is the 21st annual event […]
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Innova is honored to support athletes and brand ambassadors around the world. Our athletes represent disc golf’s most talented and promising competitors. Their goals are primarily competition-related, ranging from success at the junior levels, up to the full-time touring professional. Innova Team Levels Innova Hall of Fame members are the legendary men and women who […]
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Joining the ranks of Team Innova’s top professional women, Eveliina Salonen has been promoted to the 2020 Star Team on a 1-year agreement. Eveliina began 2019 with a big win at the Memorial followed by a dramatic 2nd Place showing at the Pro World Championships in Peoria, IL. She’ll play more U.S events in 2020, […]
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The PDGA National Tour (NT) came full circle for Calvin Heimburg at the 2019 Ed Headrick Hall of Fame Classic in Appling, GA. Finished Like He Started Calvin had a hot start to the 2019 season with a win at the National Tour opener, Las Vegas Challenge. Always a contender at big events, he finished […]
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Team Innova’s Garrett Gurthie “Double G” has been on fire in 2019. He’s really made a statement with his play with victories at Masters Cup, CCR Open, and Silver Cup. He even won the title of Pro Worlds Long Drive Champion with a monstrous 618ft drive with a Star Katana. Double G proved himself to […]
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2018 World Champion and Innova Star Team athlete, Gregg Barsby, battled against all odds for his World Championship victory in Jeffersonville, VT. We sat down with Barsby to look back on the busy year following his big victory with lots of traveling, competing, hosting Barsby Battles, promoting his Tour Series , recovering from injuries, and […]
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Team Innova’s Eveliina Salonen is the 19-year-old phenom from Finland that has been making a big splash this year. As of August 2019, she is Innova’s highest rated female player and has finished in the top five eight out of nine tournaments in the Open Women’s division, including a win at The Memorial Championship and a […]
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Eveliina Salonen is a Finland native, Innova’s highest rated female athlete, and has won several big events in recent years including the 2019 Memorial and 2018 Konopiště Open. She’s just 20 years old but seemingly a veteran when it comes to competing on some of the biggest stages in disc golf. Following the 2019 European Open, […]
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On the heels of the Ledgesotne Open, many touring pros headed to Lancing, MI for the Discraft CCR Open. The two day A-tier featured the highly rated Burchfield Park (Devil’s Den) for the MPO and FPO pool. MPO players played the long tees, measuring over 9,600 feet, while the FPO field used shorter tees on […]
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