Nathan Sexton is an American professional disc golfer currently sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. [1] Among his most notable accomplishments are his 2003 Junior I Boys PDGA World Championship[1] and his 2017 United States Disc Golf Championship win, which is his first PDGA Major title as a professional.[2] He registered as a professional with the PDGA in 2004, but has only been touring full-time since 2013.

In addition to playing disc golf, Nate has been doing commentary for Jomez Productions[3] with Jeremy Koling and Paul Ulibarri.

Professional career

Notable wins

Year[4] Tournament Tier Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner Up Prize Money
2003 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships M -10 (50-50-44-52-46-54-59=355) Caleb Wood -
2017 United States Disc Golf Championship M -5 -34 (59-58-57-58=232) Richard Wysocki $12,000
2018 Canadian Disc Golf Championships A -2 -27 (59-46-48=163) Chandler Fry $1,229
2018 Discraft Ledgestone Insurance Open A -2 -28 (56-59-56-53=224) Chris Dickerson $7,000
2019 Innova Baltic Tour - Alutaguse Open A -6 -38 (54-49-51=154) Albert Tamm $1,126
2020 Las Vegas Challenge A -2 -44 (45-50-53-50=198) Garrett Gurthie $4,000

Summary

Competition Tier[4] Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-25 Events*
World Championships 0 0 1 2 6 9
Other Majors 1 0 0 5 15 21
National Tour 0 2 3 10 42 48
A-Tier Events 6 5 9 31 47 48

*Through February 2020

Annual statistics

Year[4] Events Wins Top 3 Earnings $ / Event Rating† World
Rankings†
2004 2 0 1 $565 $282.50 973 -
2005 15 4 9 $3,504 $233.63 1015 41
2006 15 3 7 $3,106 $207.07 1002 85
2007 24 8 15 $7,421 $309.23 1007 38
2008 29 10 16 $9,669 $333.43 1019 31
2009 32 9 23 $11,252 $351.63 1019 25
2010 26 6 15 $10,905 $419.42 1021 26
2011 21 8 9 $6,206 $295.55 1021 37
2012 12 6 8 $5,144 $428.67 1035 -
2013 11 5 8 $4,670 $424.54 1035 19
2014 30 12 24 $15,262 $508.73 1031 12
2015 23 2 5 $17,172 $746.63 1027 8
2016 19 1 7 $21,044 $1,107.60 1034 12
2017 18 2 8 $31,255 $1,736.39 1035 4
2018 18 2 4 $26,570 $1476.11 1034 11
2019 13 2 3 $14,040 $1080.00 1035 12
2020 6 3 4 $7,135 $1,189 1042 -
2021* 10 0 2 $15,412 $1,541 -
Career 314 87 168 $191,788.29 $637.17 - -

†At Year End
*Through August 2021

Equipment

Sexton is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. He commonly carries the following discs in competition:[5][6]

Drivers

  • Destroyer (Star)
  • PFN Xcaliber (Echo Star)
  • Wraith (Star)
  • Sidewinder (Star)
  • Thunderbird (Champion)
  • Sexton Firebird (Glow Champion)
  • PFN Orc (Champion)*
  • Teebird (Star)
  • Teebird3 (Metal Flake)
  • Leopard3 (Star)

Midranges

  • Roc (KC Pro)
  • Roc3 (Metal Flake)
  • Caiman (Star)
  • Mako3 (Star)
  • Lion (Champion)
  • Rat (Star)

Putters

  • Dart (R-Pro)
  • Aviar (DX)
  • Firefly (Nexus)

* PFN is an abbreviation for "Pre Flight Number". Innova began printing flight rating numbers on their discs in 2009. PFN discs were manufactured before that time.

References

  1. ^ "2003 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ Hill, Steve (2017-10-09). "Unbreakable | Ultiworld Disc Golf". Ultiworld Disc Golf. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ^ "Jomez Productions - The Leader in Disc Golf Coverage".
  4. ^ a b c "USDG Player Profile - Nathan Sexton". USDG.
  5. ^ "Nate Sexton - Innova Disc Golf". www.innovadiscs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  6. ^ The SpinTV (2017-06-06), In My Bag with Nate Sexton - Team Innova, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2017-09-20
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Sexton
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