GANNON BUHR MAKES HISTORY!
By winning the DGPT+ event Discraft Great Lakes Open and cashing in a whopping $12,500, Gannon Buhr has set a new PDGA record for the most money ever earned in a single season at $125,638!
The crazy part?! There’s still 4 DGPT events left to play… In addition, all four of these events have substantial payouts. Here are the payouts from the last time they were DGPT events:
2022 GMC: $12,000;
2023 MVP: $18,000;
2023 USDGC: $30,000;
2023 DGPT Championship: $40,000.
Keep in mind that these are the payouts from previous years, and it’s highly likely that this year’s payouts will be even higher. All-in-all, there’s still at least a whopping $100,000 up for grabs for whoever wins it all!
Furthermore, there’s a good chance that Gannon Buhr will be the first player ever to earn over $150,000 in tournament prize money and might even surpass the $200,000 milestone in a single season.
Other notable earners in this month’s update:
- Holyn Handley leads the pack in FPO division with a total of $60,005 earned in 20 events ($3,000.25 per event).
- In FPO, Kristin Tattar, has the highest average earnings per event with $4,038.86 per tournament!
- In MPO, Gannon Buhr, has the highest average at $4,187.93 per tournament.
- FPO players Kristin Tattar and Eveliina Salonen have only played 14 and 15 events, respectively, yet they are still represented on this list.
PS! There are 7 FPO players and 13 MPO players in the TOP 20 tournament prize money earners list.
Here are your TOP 20 Tournament Prize Money Earners in Disc Golf in 2024 – September update:
| Name | Division | Country | Events | AVG $ per event | Total cash ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon Buhr | MPO | USA | 30 | $4,187.93 | $125,638 |
| Ricky Wysocki | MPO | USA | 22 | $3,967.73 | $87,290 |
| Niklas Anttila | MPO | Finland | 24 | $3,338.21 | $80,117 |
| Calvin Heimburg | MPO | USA | 23 | $3,230.30 | $74,297 |
| Isaac Robinson | MPO | USA | 24 | $2,909.29 | $69,823 |
| Anthony Barela | MPO | USA | 28 | $2,408.29 | $67,432 |
| Holyn Handley | FPO | USA | 20 | $3,000.25 | $60,005 |
| Eveliina Salonen | FPO | Finland | 15 | $3,983.27 | $59,749 |
| Ohn Scoggins | FPO | USA | 29 | $2,010.72 | $58,311 |
| Kristin Tattar | FPO | Estonia | 14 | $4,038.86 | $56,544 |
| Missy Gannon | FPO | USA | 21 | $2,651.19 | $55,675 |
| Ezra Robinson | MPO | USA | 25 | $2,149.48 | $53,737 |
| Kyle Klein | MPO | USA | 22 | $1,681.55 | $36,994 |
| Paul McBeth | MPO | USA | 19 | $1,845.84 | $35,071 |
| Joseph Anderson | MPO | USA | 22 | $1,577.73 | $34,710 |
| Kat Mertsch | FPO | USA | 24 | $1,394.29 | $33,463 |
| Chris Dickerson | MPO | USA | 21 | $1,551.57 | $32,583 |
| Andrew Presnell | MPO | USA | 29 | $1,091.10 | $31,642 |
| Ella Hansen | FPO | USA | 23 | $1,357.13 | $31,214 |
| Aaron Gossage | MPO | USA | 29 | $1,075.69 | $31,195 |
Source – PDGA Player Statistics.
Who earned the most tournament prize money in disc golf in 2023?
Tattar averaged a staggering $5,283.95 per event (best in FPO) and Wysocki averaged $4,409.26 (best in MPO). Last year’s TOP 10 Prize Money Earners in Disc Golf can be found here – https://discgolffanatic.com/top-10-prize-money-earners-in-disc-golf-in-2023/