Major Victories, Plentiful Podiums, and New PDGA Records

With 31 Disc Golf Pro Tour and PDGA Major podiums, as well as 8 wins, Team Innova ‘ROC’ed the 2024 season. Eveliina Salonen brought home the most important title of them all, winning the 2024 PDGA Pro World Championship. Ohn Scoggins shot the highest FPO event rating in PDGA history. Calvin Heimburg secured two back-to-back wins on Tour. The Team earned 18 Age-Protected Major titles, had athletes cross historic milestones in terms of win count, and saw breakout performances from juniors and rookies. 

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Top Innova Storylines from 2024

Eveliina Salonen’s Best Season Yet

Eveliina Salonen led the charge for Team Innova in 2024, earning two Major titles, two DGPT victories, the Finnish National title, and six DGPT & Major podiums. 

It all started at the Pro Tour season opener, the 2024 Chess.com Invitational, where Eveliina ended a 4-year win drought. She set a course record in the final round and overcame a two-stroke deficit, ultimately winning by a margin of 5. 

From there, Eveliina didn’t look back. She won the second PDGA Major of her career at the 2024 Champions Cup, joined on the podium by teammates Henna Blomroos and Ohn Scoggins. Just weeks later, she earned a Pro Tour win overseas at the 2024 Copenhagen Open.

 

 

 

 

 

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At this point, Eveliina was already having the best season of her career, but she wasn’t finished yet. Eveliina rounded out her sensational year by achieving a goal she had since she was a little girl, winning the PDGA Pro World Championship. 

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Salonen Wins the 2024 PDGA Pro World Championship

In late August in Lynchburg Virginia, Innova Star Team Member Eveliina Salonen earned the title that secures her place as one of disc golf’s all-time greats. She won the 2024 PDGA Pro World Championship, after five rounds at two of the hardest courses we’ve seen. She became the first Finnish player to win Worlds, coming from a country that has one of the most enthusiastic, committed disc golf communities anywhere. Eveliina led the event Strokes Gained Tee to Green with a staggering 41.44 strokes gained. To put that into perspective, 2nd place in the same stat came in at 28.14. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Scoggins Shoots Highest FPO Event Rating in PDGA History

Ohn Scoggins made disc golf history at the 2024 Open at Austin, setting the new record for the highest FPO event rating at a PDGA tournament. She won by 11 strokes, the largest margin of victory at an Elite event of the past three seasons. Ohn averaged 1029-rated through three rounds. Her -13 in the second round is tied for the 5th highest single round rating in FPO history at 1055. Pairing that with her 1042-rated final round means Ohn shot both of the highest-rated FPO rounds of the year in the same tournament. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Already Ohn Top and Still Getting Better

Somehow Ohn is simultaneously a seasoned legend of the game and also keeps getting better with each passing season. With her win at the 2024 LWS Open, this became Ohn’s first year with multiple Elite victories. She also took 2nd place at the Champions Cup, 2nd at Throw Pink, and won the PDGA Masters Worlds in the FP40 division. 

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Vinny Goes Back to Back

Calvin Heimburg won the 2024 DDO in dominant fashion, making for his 5th year in a row winning at least one DGPT event. Just weeks later, at the very next event he played, Vinny kept the momentum rolling. He won the 2024 OTB Open, making for his third consecutive year with multiple wins in the same season. This year, Vinny had five podium finishes in addition to his wins. He reiterates his consistency on Tour again and again. 

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Shwebby Reaches 400 Wins

The winningest player in professional disc golf, Brian “Schwebby” Schweberger, made history earlier this year, becoming the first athlete to reach 400 PDGA Pro wins. For most top players, there is a moment or season that defines their career – a lights-out round, a big win, or a dominant year or two. To understand the scope of Schwebby’s achievement in the sport, you need to look at over two decades of consistent excellence. Brian has been playing a tournament almost every weekend for 25 years. In that time, he won nearly half and podiumed at 75% of the events he entered. Schwebby now sits at 422 wins, but if you’re reading this article even a few days after it was published, rest assured that the number has kept climbing. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Innova’s FPO Has More Podium Finishes than Tournaments Played

Innova’s FPO Team is stacked – the proof is in the podiums. In 27 DGPT events and PDGA Majors (including the Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship), Innova’s women had 29 podiums and wins. That’s more than one podium per event. Throughout the season, we only missed the podium at one Major and two DGPT events. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Breakout Performances from New Names

Team Innova had a few athletes who leveled up their game in 2024. Randon Latta earned the first DGPT podium of his career at the 2024 OTB Open. Sofia Donnecke burst onto the scene at the 2024 Portland Open, earning 3rd place in her rookie season. Anneli Tõugjas-Männiste took 3rd at the 2024 Krokhol Open in just her fourth-ever Pro Tour appearance. Joona Heinänen had his first Pro Tour podium at the European Disc Golf Festival. Rebecca Don won the USWDGC in FJ18 and then went on to win the Innova Rip, a DGPT Q-Series, in FPO. And disc golf veteran (but new to Innova) Väinö Mäkelä took 3rd at the Krokhol Open in just his 2nd event on the Team. 

 

 

 

 

 

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2024 Disc Golf Pro Tour and PDGA Major Wins

Tournament	Player	Place
Dynamic Discs Open (MPO↓)	Calvin Heimburg	1st
OTB Open	Calvin Heimburg	1st
Chess.com Invitational (FPO↓)	Eveliina Salonen	1st
Open at Austin	Ohn Scoggins	1st
PDGA Champions Cup	Eveliina Salonen	1st
Copenhagen Open	Eveliina Salonen	1st
LWS Open	Ohn Scoggins	1st
PDGA Pro World Championship	Eveliina Salonen	1st

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2024 Disc Golf Pro Tour and PDGA Major Podiums

Tournament	Player	Place
Open at Austin (MPO↓)	Calvin Heimburg	3rd
Jonesboro Open	Calvin Heimburg	2nd
OTB Open	Randon Latta	3rd
Krokhol Open	Väinö Mäkelä	3rd
European Disc Golf Festival	Joona Heinänen	3rd
Ledgestone Open	Calvin Heimburg	3rd
LWS Open	Calvin Heimburg	2nd
USDGC	Calvin Heimburg	2nd
Waco (FPO↓)	Ohn Scoggins	2nd
USWDGC	Eveliina Salonen	2nd
Texas States	Ohn Scoggins	3rd
Jonesboro Open	Eveliina Salonen	3rd
Music City Open	Henna Blomroos	3rd
Champions Cup	Ohn Scoggins	2nd
Champions Cup	Henna Blomroos	2nd
Dynamic Discs Open	Hailey King	2nd
OTB Open	Kat Mertsch	2nd
Portland Open	Sofia Donnecke	3rd
Beaver State Fling	Ohn Scoggins	2nd
Turku Open	Eveliina Salonen	2nd
Turku Open	Henna Blomroos	3rd
Swedish Open	Henna Blomroos	2nd
Krokhol Open	Anneli Tõugjas-Männiste	3rd
European Disc Golf Festival	Eveliina Salonen	2nd
Ledgestone Open	Hailey King	2nd
PDGA Pro World Championship	Kat Mertsch	2nd
DGLO	Eveliina Salonen	2nd
GMC	Ohn Scoggins	3rd
MVP Open	Ohn Scoggins	3rd
TPWDGC	Ohn Scoggins	2nd
TPWDGC	Eveliina Salonen	3rd

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Masters and Juniors Major Titles

Earning a PDGA Major title in any division is a dream accomplishment. This season, 18 Innova Master and Junior athletes saw that dream become a reality. 

Congratulations to Juliana Korver (FP50), Pam Reineke (FP60), Sandy Gast (FP65), Rebecca Don (FJ18), and Eva Lutsenko (FJ12) for winning their divisions at the 2024 United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship. 

Congratulations to Joe Rovere (MP40), Ohn Scoggins (FP40), Juliana Korver (FP50), Kevin Babbit (MP55), Amy Schiller (FP60), and Pete May (MP80) for winning their divisions at the 2024 PDGA Masters World Championships.

 

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations to Therese Cuevas (FJ15), Taaniel Mehine (MJ12), Eva Lutsenko (FJ12), and Nikko Forbes (MJ10) for winning their divisions at the 2024 PDGA Junior World Championships. 

And congratulations to Eric Rainey (MP60), Kathy Hardyman (FP60), and Pete May (MP80) for winning their divisions at the 2024 Tim Selinske Masters.

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The Off-Season

The Pros may be taking time to rest, but Innova is ramping up for an off-season of content that will keep the discs flying all winter. Check Innovadiscs.com for articles to help you find new molds, refine your game, and stay informed on news in the sport. Visit our Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram for tips, In the Bags, and the latest announcements from Innova. 

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