Dynamic Discs Open 2022

An AF Tournament Profile

Thurs. April 28th through Championship Sunday May 1st

DGPT Elite Series Event

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Tournament Director: Jackie Morris
Assistant TD: Doug Bjerkaas

Title Sponsor and Supporting Team: Dynamic Discs

Courses in play for 2022:
Jones Park – Supreme 18
Emporia Country Club
Course Designer: Eric McCabe (both courses)
ECC Established: 2014
S18 Established: 2022

The DDO is located in the metro area of Emporia, KS
aka The Mecca of Disc Golf
and Dynamic Discs Headquarters

Two 18 hole courses, each played twice,
During 4 day tournament = 72 holes in play
Concrete tees with DD Veteran baskets

FPO par 67 on the 9413 foot Supreme 18
MPO par 65 on the 10,762 foot S18

FPO par 69 on the 9835 foot Emporia Country Club
MPO par 65 on the 10,977 foot ECC

Hole Lengths FPO:

S18

• 7 par 3’s = 280 to 395 feet
• 9 par 4’s = 466 to 704 feet
• 2 par 5’s = 827 & 888 feet

ECC

• 8 par 3’s = 320 to 404 feet
• 5 par 4’s = 466 to 678 feet
• 5 par 5’s = 719 to 999 feet

Hole Lengths MPO:

S18

• 8 par 3’s = 291 to 493 feet
• 9 par 4’s = 654 to 833 feet
• 1 par 5 = 1087 feet

ECC

• 9 par 3’s = 320 to 598 feet
• 7 par 4’s = 675 to 893 feet
• 2 par 5’s = 994 to 1224 feet

Course Maps

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Tournament History

The well known and highly attended DDO, used to be the well known and highly attended GBO, or Glass Blown Open. It wasn’t always that way. In it’s 2003 inaugural event, it played as a PDGA B-tier, with 88 total competitors.

Glass Blown Open was truly underway with the namesake design concept, as well as the promising aspirations of its young originators. Best friends, Eric McCabe and Gabe Werly launched what would become plans for the ‘big event.’ Working hard and staying dedicated to the dream of turning this long running Emporia B-Tier event into a popular A-Tier destination.

It takes a village to make the event successful. An event of this nature is challenging to run with a small team. Our team and volunteers help make it possible, along with the Emporia community, who play a big big part.

– Jackie Morris, 2022 Tournament Director

McCabe and Werly’s early vision embraced the idea that the small town would gladly support the event. Some things never change. A town known for its glass blowing, is what really helped take GBO to the next level. Trophies as pieces of fine art. (Ahem). World-renowned artist, Hal Berger designed the original glass blown trophies. Which were quickly coveted. And lead to a tournament that is suddenly iconic. In 2006, Brice Turnbull, a protege of Berger became the GBO’s trophy designer continuing in the tradition of adding prestige to this growing event.

Over the nearly 2 decades, and counting, Glass Blown Open’s popularity exceeded McCabe’s wildest dreams, while putting Emporia squarely on the map as holding the largest disc golf event in the world. As of 2020, “GBO” has been dropped from name of the tournament, as Dynamic Disc Open took over. And still, the tournament atmosphere remains the same level of great fun, as the player experience continues to evolve, dynamically.

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About the Tournament Team

In previous AF tournament profiles, we made it a point to highlight the supporting disc golf club that makes these prominent stops on tour happen. Given the tournament history above, it ought to be clear that the City of Emporia is the de facto supporting club.

According to TD Jackie, the brand new design for the Jones Park Supreme 18 doesn’t happen without hard work and devotion from members of the city of Emporia. It’s the thing that visiting players at all levels notice when in the area, that they are playing in the Mecca of Disc Golf. A community approach to making the big events happen.

When Art asked TD Jackie for more information about the new Jones Park, she responded:

Eric worked hard on redesign. Doug and the City worked diligently, building new tee pads, adding stepping stones and laying mulch, among the many things that make this a championship level course.

Noticing the modesty, Art wondered, aloud, what really makes TD Jackie tick? And she answered, aloud:

Elite tournaments are a big part of disc golf, but my favorite moments come from smaller events. Fundraisers and clinics are more inviting to those who don’t know disc golf and allow them to experience it. Have you ever seen someone throw a disc for the first time? Pure joy is what you will witness. Feeling joy is great, but seeing someone else’s joy is even better.

Music to Art’s ears. What disc golfer doesn’t enjoy that moment? When asked what else outside of DDO, she’s involved with, TD Jackie told AF:

I direct all of the local tournaments in Emporia. I also co-TD a women-only event in the fall each year, the Emporia Ladies Open, with Denise Cameron (PDGA #41459). I am most passionate about ELO because it is something D and I created independently. Of course, we have help along the way, but it was something we wanted to make for other women.

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Hit The Links

• DDO’s Tournament Website
• PDGA Event page
• DGPT – Jones S18 – Caddie Book link
• DGPT – ECC – Caddie Book link
• UDisc Live DDO link
• Highlight Reels
  • FPO – Round 1 – Back 9 (GK Pro)
  • MPO – Round 1 – Highlights (DGPT)
  • FPO – Round 2 – Highlights (DGPT)
  • MPO – Round 2 – Front 9 – Chase (Gatekeeper)
  • FPO – Final Round – Back 9 (GK Pro)
  • MPO – Final Round – Back 9 (Jomez Pro)

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What To Do, Where To Stay in Emporia

Turns out that event’s website has lodging well taken care of. Which just leaves what to do while in Emporia? Besides taking in one of the largest fields of any tournament on the pro tour.

And again, it’s right there in the other Caddie Book, when it notes the Bourbon Cowboy, Men’s and Women’s, Indoor Mini Disc Open. Qualifying rounds begin April 24th, and final round is Wednesday, or day before the Dynamic Discs Open starts. Even if not playing, check it out. Mini disc tournaments are uniquely fun events. In this case, shots like from the loft to the main floor, or down the stairs around the corner, or up to the stage to the elevated target. All playing to mini baskets. It’s a treat!

Truly the tournament atmosphere is expansive in Emporia, while being great fun with the many vendors. The city celebrates in the affair, and if working up an appetite for some good eats, TD Jackie suggests any of the following in town:

• Radius Brewing Co. – microbrewery and restaurant
• The always popular, mouth watering, Do-B’s
• Casa Ramos – Authentic Mexican
• Wagon Wheel – Steak Grill & Bar
• Bobby D’s – BBQ

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How Dynamic Discs Open fits within the 2022 Pro Tour

• 11th prominent event on tour in 2022
  • after Jonesboro Open (ES)
  • before Masters Cup (SS)
• Epic, central location,
  • Tour pivots from southern swing
  • To West Coast swing after Dynamic Discs Open
• Does play in standard fantasy leagues
• For 2022, it had 8th (of 31) largest fields overall
  • 7th of 33 for MPO
  • 4th of 34 for FPO

How Many Pros Play

• In 2021, the event had 139 MPO players
  • 75 were rated 1000+
  • roughly 54%
• For MPO in 2022, of the 117 who played
  • 91 were rated 1000+
  • just under 78%
• The FPO field in 2021 event had 39 players
  • 28 were rated 900+ (72%)
• For FPO in 2022, of the 49 who played
  • 40 are rated 900+ (82%)

Top 11 FPO in Past 5 Years
Per Average Finishes

Note: Updated to include 2022 results. Now includes 2018 through 2022 data.

ORDER	FPO PLAYER	AVG FIN	X PLAYED
1	Paige Pierce	>2nd	4
2	Catrina Allen	<5th	5
3	Macie Velediaz	<6th	2
4	Lisa Fajkus	<7th	4
5	Hailey King	<7th	3
6	Jessica Weese	7th	3
7	Valerie Mandujano	7th	2
8	Emily Beach	<8th	4
9	Sarah Hokom	8th	3
10	Jen Allen	10th	4
11	Madison Walker	>9th	3

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Top 12 MPO in Past 5 Years
Per Average Finishes

ORDER	MPO PLAYER	AVG FIN	X PLAYED
1	Ricky Wysocki – DC	>2nd	5
2	Eagle McMahon	<3rd	4
3	Calvin Heimburg	>5th	4
4	Cale Leiviska	5th	2
5	Kevin Jones	<11th	5
6	Adam Hammes	<10th	2
7	Chris Dickerson	11th	5
8	Paul McBeth	13th	5
9	Drew Gibson	>15th	5
10	Andrew Presnell	<18th	5
10	Anthony Barela	<17th	3
10	Gannon Buhr	16th	2

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Course Records / Best Rounds – S18 (FPO)

ORDER	FPO PLAYER	SCORE	WHEN	FINAL PLACE
1	Kristin Tattar	61	2022 – R2	1st
2	Jen Allen	64	2022 – R2	10th
3	Paige Pierce	65	2022 – R1	5th
3	Christine Jennings	65	2022 – R1	22nd

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Course Records / Best Rounds – ECC (FPO)

ORDER	FPO PLAYER	SCORE	WHEN	FINAL PLACE
1	Paige Pierce	60	2020 – R1	1st
1	Catrina Allen	60	2019 – R1	1st
3	Paige Pierce	61	2020 – R2	1st
4	Hailey King	62	2021 – R3	1st
4	Paige Pierce	62	2019 – R3	2nd
4	Paige Pierce	62	2019 – R4	2nd

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Course Records / Best Rounds – S18 (MPO)

ORDER	MPO PLAYER	SCORE	WHEN	FINAL PLACE
1	Thomas Gilbert	59	2022 – R1	17th
2	Ricky Wysocki	60	2022 – R2	1st
2	Brodie Smith	60	2022 – R1	3rd
2	James Conrad	60	2022 – R1	10th
2	Nolan Ramser	60	2022 – R1	24th
2	Elijah Bickel	60	2022 – R1	37th
2	Caleb Bruce	60	2022 – R2	43rd
2	Justin Rosak	60	2022 – R1	50th
2	Tristan Tanner	60	2022 – R1	112th

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Course Records / Best Rounds – ECC (MPO)

ORDER	MPO PLAYER	SCORE	WHEN	FIN PL
1	Ricky Wysocki	52	2018 – R3	2nd
2	Paul McBeth	53	2020 – R2	1st
2	Eagle McMahon	53	2018 – R1	1st
2	Ricky Wysocki	53	2018 – R1	2nd
2	Drew Gibson	53	2018 – R1	2nd
2	Simon Lizotte	53	2018 – R1	4th
2	Grady Shue	53	2018 – R1	6th
2	Kevin Jones	53	2018 – R3	5th
2	Jeremy Koling	53	2018 – R3	23rd

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2022 Results – Top 4 Finishes

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Best possible fantasy picks
for Dynamic Discs Open

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Photo credits

All photos, logo, and course maps on this profile
Courtesy of Dynamic Discs Media