The United States Women's Disc Golf Championships is a disc golf tournament that has been held annually since 1999. It is one of the major championships in Women's disc golf along with the PDGA World Championships, the PDGA Champions Cup and the European Open. The event crowns champions in several divisions.

History

For the first three years, the tournament was played alongside the USDGC at Winthrop University.[1] The tournament was known as the "Women's National Championship" for the first two years of its existence before switching to "United States Women's Disc Golf Championships" for the 2001 tournament.[2] From 2002 to 2007 the USWDGC was held each year in Peoria, Illinois. Beginning in 2008 the location of the tournament has rotated throughout the country.[3] In 2013, the six highest-ranked players in the world, and seven of the top ten competed in Portland, Oregon.[4] The 2014 tournament brought in 98 competitors from 21 states.[5] In 2019, Kristin Tattar out dueled the world #1 ranked Paige Pierce to win her first major and to become the first European player to win the USWDGC.[6] The 2020 USWDGC which was scheduled to take place across three courses in Northern California was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In 2021, Paige Pierce became the first 4-time winner when she won by 13 strokes.[8] The 2023 USWDGC was won by Kristin Tattar. The victory gave her the Major Grand Slam, having already won the three previous majors in 2023. Tattar was the first woman to accomplish this feat.[9]

USWDGC FPO Champions

Year Date Location Champion Margin Payout First Runner-Up Second Runner-Up PDGA
1999 October 8–10 Charlotte, NC Juliana Korver 35 $225 Beth Tanner Lesli Todd PDGA
2000 October 13–15 Rock Hill, SC Lesli Todd 13 $560 Nadine Larkin Susan Stephens PDGA
2001 October 12–14 Rock Hill, SC Lesli Todd (2) 3 $600 Angela Martin Susan Stephens PDGA
2002 September 27–29 Peoria, IL Des Reading 8 $1,040 Juliana Korver Elaine King PDGA
2003 September 26–28 Peoria, IL Des Reading (2) 2 $1,145 Juliana Korver Ruth Steele PDGA
2004 September 24–26 Peoria, IL Des Reading (3) 1 $895 Juliana Korver Carrie Berlogar PDGA
2005 September 23–25 Peoria, IL Elaine King 8 $1,200 Carrie Berlogar Des Reading PDGA
2006 September 29 - October 1 Peoria, IL Angela Tschiggfrie 11 $1,200 Valarie Jenkins Des Reading PDGA
2007 September 29–30 Peoria, IL Elaine King (2) 4 $1,300 Carrie Berlogar Des Reading PDGA
2008 September 19–21 Huntsville, AL Angela Tschiggfrie (2) 2 $2,500 Valarie Jenkins Carrie Berlogar PDGA
2009 September 19–20 Quad City, Iowa Sarah Stanhope 3 $1,185 Valarie Jenkins Liz Carr PDGA
2010 September 24–26 Jacksonville, NC Valarie Jenkins 7 $1,500 Sarah Stanhope Carrie Berlogar PDGA
2011 September 16–18 Round Rock, TX Valarie Jenkins (2) 8 $1,600 Sarah Stanhope / Liz Lopez X PDGA
2012 September 21–23 Huntsville, AL Catrina Allen Playoff $3,160 Paige Pierce Sarah Hokom PDGA
2013 September 20–22 Portland, OR Sarah Hokom 2 $1,400 Catrina Allen Valarie Jenkins PDGA
2014 September 19–21 Appling, GA Paige Pierce 6 $2,300 Valarie Jenkins Catrina Allen PDGA
2015 September 25–27 Mid-Ohio, OH Hannah Leatherman 1 $1,100 Paige Pierce / Catrina Allen X PDGA
2016 September 23–25 Sabattus, ME Sarah Hokom (2) 3 $1,325 Madison Walker Paige Pierce PDGA
2017 September 22–24 Johnson City, TN Paige Pierce (2) 6 $2,200 Jessica Weese Sarah Hokom PDGA
2018 September 21–23 Lansing, MI Paige Pierce (3) 2 $2,040 Vanessa Van Dyken / Holly Finley X PDGA
2019 September 20–22 Spotsylvania, VA Kristin Tattar 4 $2,500 Paige Pierce Rebecca Cox PDGA
2020 Cancelled Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 May 21–23 Orangevale, Rocklin, Auburn, CA Paige Pierce (4) 13 $4,400 Hailey King Ella Hansen PDGA
2022 Jun 30 - July 3 Madison, WI Hailey King 1 $7,000 Valerie Mandujano Ohn Scoggins PDGA
2023 September 21 - September 24 Burlington, NC Kristin Tattar (2) 3 $11,000 Ohn Scoggins Henna Blomroos PDGA

References

  1. ↑ "1999 USDGC: A Look Back at the First One - United States Disc Golf Championship".
  2. ↑ Thompson, Matt (29 September 2022). "It's Time for the US Women's Championship to Move to Winthrop". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
  3. ↑ Werner, Linda (2 October 2013). "Rockaway Beach resident secures national title in disc golf". Tillamook Headlight-Herald.
  4. ↑ Tomaino, Jesse (5 October 2013). "Portland Hosts 2013 US Women's Disc Golf Championship". PSU Vanguard.
  5. ↑ Shepherd, Royal. "US Women's Disc Golf Championships finish on a high note". The Augusta Chronicle.
  6. ↑ Eisenhood, Charlie (23 September 2019). "Kristin Tattar Wins 2019 US Women's Championship, Her First-Ever Major". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
  7. ↑ Staff, PDGA (27 March 2020). "United States Women's Disc Golf Championships Postponed to 2021". Professional Disc Golf Association.
  8. ↑ Wineka, Bennett (24 May 2021). "USWDGC: Perfect Pierce Becomes 4X U.S. Champ". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
  9. ↑ Flett, Kingsley (26 September 2023). "2023 USWDGC Recap: Kristin Tattar Takes the Throne". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
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