# Simon Lizotte

Simon Peter Lizotte (born November 17, 1992) is a professional disc golfer based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. Lizotte was born in Bremen, Germany but also holds Canadian citizenship through his father.
He has won seven Elite Series titles in the last three seasons on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, with career tournament winnings of over $300,000. 2022 was his most successful season to date, with four Elite Series wins, as well as five other top ten finishes.
In January 2023 he signed a ten-year sponsorship deal with MVP Discs, reported to be worth more than $1M per year; for the previous ten years he had been sponsored by Discmania Discs.
Lizotte has acquired a significant following for his disc golf-related videos on YouTube, reaching 200,000 subscribers in early 2024. He is also noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.

## Professional career
### National Tour/DGPT Elite Series wins (9)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | August 23, 2015 | Ledgestone Insurance Open | 54-47-47-53-32=233 | −32 | 4 strokes | Paul McBeth |
| 2 | February 28 - March 3, 2018 | Memorial Championship | 47-49-42-51=189 | −39 | 3 strokes | Eagle McMahon |
| 3 | May 20–22, 2022 | OTB Open | 62-58-58=178 | −20 | 2 strokes | Calvin Heimburg |
| 4 | June 2–5, 2022 | Portland Open | 55-58-58-59=230 | −34 | 1 stroke | Garrett Gurthie |
| 5 | August 19–21, 2022 | TruBank Des Moines Challenge | 54-57-54=165 | −27 | Playoff | Robert Burridge |
| 6 | September 22–25, 2022 | MVP Open at Maple Hill | 62-52-50=164 | −16 | 1 stroke | Corey Ellis |
| 7 | April 7–9, 2023 | Music City Open | 59-59-54=172 | −23 | 1 stroke | Anthony Barela |
| 8 | August 17–20, 2023 | Discraft Great Lakes Open | 60-61-54-55=230 | −30 | 3 strokes | Eagle McMahon |
| 9 | April 19–21, 2024 | Music City Open | 59-55-57=171 | −30 | 5 strokes | Paul McBeth |

### A-Tier wins (8)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | August 18, 2012 | European Championships | 54-58-58-61=231 | −33 | 3 strokes | Karl Nybo |
| 2 | May 14, 2014 | Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open | 50-49-52=151 | −36 | 5 strokes | Paul McBeth, Jeremy Koling |
| 3 | April 24, 2016 | Nick Hyde Memorial | 51-54-54=159 | −30 | Playoff | Paul McBeth, Nate Sexton |
| 4 | May 7, 2016 | Konopiste Open | 55-57-57=169 | | Playoff | Paul McBeth, Karl Nybo |
| 5 | March 26, 2017 | The Open at Temple | 55-57-52=164 | −25 | 5 strokes | Nikko Locastro, James Conrad |
| 6 | March 3, 2018 | Memorial Championship | 47-49-42-51=189 | −43 | 3 strokes | Eagle McMahon |
| 7 | June 3, 2018 | Battle of Seattle 5 | 52-46-58-28=184 | | 2 strokes | Kevin Jones |
| 8 | August 19, 2018 | European Disc Golf Championships | 53-50-51-54=208 | −32 | 5 strokes | Seppo Paju |

### World distance records

Lizotte set the world record for longest throw of a disc golf disc on October 27, 2014, at 863.5 ft (263.2 m). This beat David Wiggins Jr.'s previous record of 836 ft set in 2012. Lizotte broke his own record on March 27, 2016, with a throw of 903.9 ft (275.5 m), a record that stood for two days until Wiggins Jr. threw for 1,108.9 ft (338 m). Lizotte then set a personal record of 1030 ft.
Wind has played a significant role in world distance records. Wiggins' 2012 record was set with a 14.5 mph tailwind, while Lizotte's 2014 record was aided by an 18 mph tailwind. His 903.9 ft throw took place in a 30 mph wind, and the two players' throws over 1,000 ft were in a 38-42 mph wind. Both Lizotte and Wiggins have stated that new distance records must be established with wind limits.

### Summary

| Competition Tier | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-25 | Events* |
| World Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Other Majors | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 |
| National Tour | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 21 |
*Through September 2022

## Career summary

| Season | Starts | Wins | Top-10 | Earnings ($) |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1,285 |
| 2009 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2,216 |
| 2010 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 4,428 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1,912 |
| 2012 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1,777 |
| 2013 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 7,021 |
| 2014 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 17,759 |
| 2015 | 26 | 8 | 20 | 24,090 |
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12,029 |
| 2017 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 28,762 |
| 2018 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 22,340 |
| 2019 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 26,132 |
| 2020 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 12,146 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8,586 |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 64,467 |
| 2023 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 60,632 |
| Career* | 260 | 80 | 200 | 295,402 |
*As of 1/21/2024

## Equipment

Bags
* GRIP EQ AX5
MVP/Axiom Discs
* Distance Drivers:
** Wave (Neutron)
** Defy (Neutron)
** Panic (Neutron)
** Delirium (Neutron)
** Dimension (Neutron)
* Fairway Drivers:
** Fireball (Neutron)
** Terra (Neutron)
** Tesla (Proton)
** Crave (Cosmic Neutron)
* Midranges:
** Deflector (Neutron)
** Pyro (Prism Proton)
** Matrix (Cosmic Neutron)
** Hex (Neutron)
** Hex (Proton)
* Putters:
** Pixel (Electron)
** Glitch (Neutron Soft)
** Proxy (Neutron Soft)
** Spin (Neutron)

## Signature Discs

Lizotte is sponsored by Grip Equipment and has a signature bag. From 2013 to 2022, Lizotte had a sponsorship contract with Discmania Discs originally slated to end in 2026. With Discmania, Lizotte helped produce a number of signature series discs, including three in the Creator Series. On January 12, 2023, Lizotte and MVP Disc Sports announced that Lizotte had signed a 10-year sponsor contract, which included a buyout of his Discmania contract. Lizotte announced on August 30, 2023, the creation of a new line of discs with MVP Disc Sports called SimonLine.
Grip Equipment:
* Grip EQ Simon Lizotte Signature Series AX5
Discmania:
* Sky God 1, C-Line P2
* Sky God 2, Swirly S-Line P2
* Sky God 3, Color Glow C-Line P2
* Sky God 4, C-Line P2
* Doombird 1, Swirly S-Line FD3
* Doombird 2, Swirly S-Line FD3
* Doombird 3, Swirly S-Line FD3
* Doombird 4, Horizon FD3
* Crescent Falcon 1, Glow C-Line MD4
* Crescent Falcon 2, Glow C-Line MD4
* Sky Rider, Swirly S-Line PD2
* Mind Bender, Metal Flake C-Line MD1
* Shadow Titan, Forge Method
Discmania Creator Series:
* Tilt, Hard Exo Vapor
* Tilt, Meta
* Full Tilt, Lux Vapor
MVP:
* Official Team Series Leapin' Lizottl, Eclipse Hex
* Trick-or-Treating Leapin' Lizottl, Total Eclipse Hex
MVP SimonLine Series:
* Time-Lapse, Neutron
* Pixel, Electron