Fourth of 4 events on the early 2023 southeast leg of the season
Jonesboro does play in all standard fantasy leagues
How Many Pros Play
For 2022, MPO had 119 players
96 were rated 1000+ (81%)
For 2023, there were 112 who played in MPO
91 of those were rated 1000+ (81%)
31 of those are rated 1025+ (28%)
For 2022, FPO had 44 players
with 41 who were 900+ (93%)
25 were 930+ rated (57%)
For 2023, there were 46 who played in FPO
40 of those were rated 900+ (87%)
25 of those were rated 940+ (54%)
2023 Jonesboro combined field was 158 pros
13th largest combined field out of 33 events tracked in 2023
Tied for 12th largest MPO field
Tied for 14th largest field of 2023 for FPO
MPO Best Average Finish in Past 5 Years
*Note: Includes results from 2023 event. As does FPO list below.
Order
MPO Player
Prev Ord
Avg Finish
Times Played
1
Calvin Heimburg
T3
4.4
5
2
Paul McBeth
1
5.0
5
3
Ricky Wysocki
T3
5.3
4
4
Chris Dickerson
2
6.8
5
5
Matt Orum
7
7.5
2
6
Ben Callaway
13
10.7
3
7
James Conrad
9
11.8
4
8
Corey Ellis
UR
10.0
2
9
Simon Lizotte
6
12.0
3
T10
Kevin Jones
5
15.0
5
T10
Ezra Aderhold
12
14.0
4
12
Garrett Gurthie
8
16.2
5
13
Thomas Gilbert
UR
16.0
4
14
Alden Harris
UR
18.5
4
15
Kyle Klein
UR
19.0
4
16
Gannon Buhr
UR
19.8
4
17
Adam Hames
UR
21.2
5
Calvin Heimburg continues as defending, 2023 Champ, He also won in 2022 and 2020. Ricky won in 2021. McBeth won in 2019.
If disregarding Eagle's 2022 DNF, he would be among top 2 with 3x counting toward 3.0 average. With the DNF, his average is 31.3.
FPO Best Average Finish in Past 5 Years
Order
FPO Player
Prev Ord
Avg Finish
Times Played
1
Paige Pierce
1
2.8
4
2
Catrina Allen
2
4.2
5
3
Kristin Tattar
UR
3.5
2
4
Holyn Handley
UR
4.5
2
5
Hailey King
6
7.6
5
T6
Missy Gannon
4
8.0
5
T6
Ella Hansen
UR
5.0
2
8
Henna Blomroos
T13
5.5
2
9
Jen Allen
UR
8.7
3
10
Jessica Weese
5
10.0
4
11
Alexis Mandujano
8
10.0
3
12
Vanessa Van Dyken
7
11.8
5
13
Kona Montgomery
10
11.8
4
14
Sarah Hokom
3
12.0
4
15
Kat Mertsch
UR
13.2
5
16
Macie Velediaz
12
12.3
3
Kat Mertsch is current, 2023 Champ. Tattar won in 2022. Catrina won in 2021. Pierce won 4 straight years from 2017 thru 2020, though the stats above are for 2019 thru 2023. Min. of 2 times played to qualify for list. Most unranked (UR) players had previously played just 1 time in past 5 years, but that changed in 2023.
Best 5 Rounds in Past 5 Years – FPO
Order
FPO Player
Score
Year / Round
Final Place
1
Paige Pierce
52
2020 / R3
1st
T2
Catrina Allen
54
2021 / R2
1st
T2
Paige Pierce
54
2018 / R1
1st
T4
Hailey King
55
2023 / R1
2nd
T4
Catrina Allen
55
2020 / R3
2nd
Oddly, neither of two winners in past 2 years have shot a top 5 best round at Jonesboro. Even more odd, Tattar shot best (or hot) round all 3 days in the 2022 event, and won by 10 strokes.
Best 5 Rounds in Past 5 Years – MPO
Order
MPO Player
Score
Year / Round
Final Place
1
James Conrad
47
2023 / R2
5th
2
Garrett Gurthie
50
2018 / R1
2nd
T3
Calvin Heimburg
51
2023 / R1 & R2
1st
T3
Eagle McMahon
51
2023 / R1 & R2
2nd
T3
Corey Ellis
51
2023 / R2
5th
T3
Mason Marchbanks
51
2023 / R2
27th
As of 2023, there's a new sheriff in town, and he's World Champion, James Conrad.
Prior to 2023, others have shot score of 51 in MPO, but going with top 5 for this list, and giving credit to who hit that score most recently.
