# United States Disc Golf Championship

The United States Disc Golf Championship is a disc golf tournament held at the Winthrop Gold Course, on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The professional event has been held annually as a PDGA sanctioned Major since 1999. Along with the PDGA World Championships, it is one of the most prestigious major tournaments in disc golf. The primary sponsor for the event since its beginnings in 1999 has been Innova Champion Discs, a prominent disc manufacturer. Ken Climo currently holds a record five US Disc Golf Championships. The 2016 USDGC champion, Jeremy "Big Jerm" Koling, was leading the tournament after the third round. He was declared the winner when the fourth round was canceled due to inclement weather produced by Hurricane Matthew.
The 2011 USDGC was played in a different format to the previous twelve events. Each player was assigned a projected score on each hole based on their PDGA Player Rating. The player's official score was how they played in comparison to their projected score. For example, if a player had a projected score of 90 and they finished their round at 81, their official tournament score was a -9. The player with the best official tournament score across all four rounds was John Key who scored -16. Because of the change to the format, Key is often omitted from the list of USDGC Champions.

## USDGC Champions

| Year | Date | Champion | Hometown | Margin of Victory | Payout | First Runner Up | Second Runner Up | Results |
| 1999 | October 7–10 | Ken Climo | Clearwater, Florida | 15 | $1,400 | Alan Schack | Craig Gangloff | PDGA |
| 2000 | October 12–15 | Ken Climo (2) | Clearwater, Florida | 5 | $2,000 | Alan Schack | Ron Russell | PDGA |
| 2001 | October 11–14 | Barry Schultz | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin | 1 | $8,000 | Ken Climo | Larry Leonard | PDGA |
| 2002 | October 17–20 | Ken Climo (3) | Clearwater, Florida | 6 | $8,000 | Barry Schultz | Mike Young | PDGA |
| 2003 | October 16–19 | Barry Schultz (2) | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin | 0 (10 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff) | $10,000 | Ken Climo | Scott Martin | PDGA |
| 2004 | October 14–17 | Ken Climo (4) | Clearwater, Florida | 5 | $10,000 | Darrell Nodland | Cameron Todd | PDGA |
| 2005 | October 12–15 | David Feldberg | Springfield, Oregon | 2 | $11,000 | Scott Martin | Barry Schultz | PDGA |
| 2006 | October 11–14 | Barry Schultz (3) | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin | 11 | $11,000 | Brian Schweberger | Steve Brinster | PDGA |
| 2007 | October 3–6 | Ken Climo (5) | Clearwater, Florida | 11 | $15,000 | Avery Jenkins | David Feldberg | PDGA |
| 2008 | October 12–15 | Nathan Doss | Santa Cruz, California | 4 | $12,000 | Avery Jenkins | Ken Climo | PDGA |
| 2009 | October 7–10 | Nikko Locastro | St. Louis, Missouri | 2 | $15,000 | David Feldberg | Josh Anthon | PDGA |
| 2010 | October 6–9 | Will Schusterick | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | $12,000 | Nikko Locastro | Steve Brinster | PDGA |
| 2012 | October 3–6 | Will Schusterick (2) | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | $7,500 | Richard Wysocki | Josh Anthon | PDGA |
| 2013 | October 2–5 | Steve Brinster | Warwick, New York | 1 | $7,500 | Barry Schultz | Steve Rico | PDGA |
| 2014 | October 1–4 | Will Schusterick (3) | Knoxville, Tennessee | 0 (2 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff) | $8,000 | Paul McBeth | John McCray | PDGA |
| 2015 | October 7–10 | Paul McBeth | Huntington Beach, California | 5 | $8,000 | Richard Wysocki | Nathan Doss | PDGA |
| 2016 | October 5–8* | Jeremy Koling | Charlotte, North Carolina | 4 | $10,000 | Nikko Locastro | Richard Wysocki | PDGA |
| 2017 | October 4–7 | Nathan Sexton | Corvallis, Oregon | 5 | $12,000 | Richard Wysocki | Paul McBeth | PDGA |
| 2018 | October 3–6 | Paul McBeth (2) | Huntington Beach, California | 3 | $10,000 | James Conrad | Kevin Jones | PDGA |
| 2019 | October 2–5 | James Conrad | Blacksburg, Virginia | 1 | $12,000 | Jeremy Koling | Nikko Locastro | PDGA |
| 2020 | October 7–10 | Chris Dickerson | Limestone, Tennessee | 1 | $10,000 | Calvin Heimburg | Richard Wysocki | PDGA |
| 2021 | October 6-9 | Paul McBeth (3) | Huntington Beach, California | 0 (1 Hole Sudden-Death Playoff) | $20,000 | Kyle Klein | Richard Wysocki | PDGA |
| 2022 | October 6-9 | Gannon Buhr | Urbandale, Iowa | 1 | $25,000 | Niklas Anttila | Calvin Heimburg | PDGA |
| 2023 | October 5-8 | Kyle Klein | Wyoming, Michigan | 1 | $30,000 | Bradley Williams | Isaac Robinson | PDGA |
| 2024 | October 10-13 | Gannon Buhr | Rock Hill, South Carolina | 2 | $30,000 | Calvin Heimburg | Anthony Barela | PDGA |