An AF Tournament Profile
Friday April 1st through Championship Sunday April 3rd
DGPT Silver Series Event
aka
MCO
Tournament Director: Zachary Hoy
Assistant TD: Jay Skinner
Supporting Disc Golf Club: Music City Disc Golf (nonprofit public charity). For the past decade, MCDG has landed high quality tournaments in the Nashville area, while teaching locals about the game.
Courses in play for 2022 MCO: Mill Ridge Park
Course designer: Shawn Sinclair
Mill Ridge Park is an 18 hole course (54 total holes for 3 day tournament) with red, white and blue Dynamic Discs Veteran baskets. Tees are artificial turf. The course utilizes lots of elevation changes, with tight gaps both off the tee, as well as down the fairway closer to targets. There are several small ponds throughout the course that play as OB. Additionally, holes 1 and 10 have elevated baskets, and there is an island hole for added challenge.
MPO par for MCO is 64, with approx. 9100 total feet.
FPO par is 65, with approx. 8300 total feet. FPO course has a few holes with different pars, different pin positions and alternate tees.
For more information about how pros have done at MCO in recent years, check out page 2 of the AF Tournament Profile.
Hit the Links
- MCO Tournament website
- PDGA event page
- DGPT Caddie Book link
- UDisc Live link
- 2022 Highlight Reels
- FPO – Round 1 – Front 9 (DGPT/GK Pro)
- MPO – Round 2 – Back 9 (DGPT/CCDG)
- FPO – Final Round – Highlights (DGPT)
- MPO – Final Round – Front 9 (DGPT/CCDG)
- 2021 Highlight Reels – YouTube videos selected by AF that were key turning points
- FPO – Round 3 – Front 9 (Ace Run Productions)
- MPO – Round 1 – Back 9 (GK Pro)
- MPO – Round 3 – Back 9 (Jomez Pro)
- MPO & FPO – Final Round (DGPT)
MCO History
MCO began as a B Tier event in 2012, then grew to A Tier for several years, and in 2021 was the National Tour Finale as Elite Series. In 2022, MCO plays as the second Silver Series event on tour.
In mid April 2022, MCDG will host an A-tier MCO event for amateurs and age-based divisions, playing on 5 additional courses in the Nashville area.
Dynamic Discs has been long time supporter of MCO and disc golf brand title sponsor for the event. In 2022, the event added a second title sponsor with MadeFirst, a TN based creative design and fabrication company.
Nearby Attractions
When in Music City, you have to take in the music, right? TD, Zachary Hoy recommends the honky tonk bars of Lower Broadway in Nashville, along with the mother church of country music, aka Ryman Auditorium. And of course the classic Grand Ole Opry.
If sports are more your thing, then Zach suggests taking in a Nashville Predators, NHL game, at the Bridgestone Arena. During MCO tournament week the Predators will host the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, March 29th.
How MCO Fits within the 2022 Pro Tour
- 7th prominent event on the tour this year
- after Texas State Championship
- before The Open at Tallahassee
- 2nd DGPT Silver Series Event
- 4th of 7 events on the southern swing portion of 2022 Pro Tour
- In 2022, MCO was the 16th largest event for both MPO and FPO fields.
- While MCO doesn’t figure into standard fantasy leagues, the event does matter to DGPT points
How Many Pros Play
- For FPO, in 2021, 37 total played and 29 of of those were 900 rated or better
- In 2022, FPO field finished with 34 that played; 21 being 900+ rated
- With 34 that played, this makes it the 22nd largest FPO field in 2022 events on tour
- For MPO in 2021, 130 total played, and 58 were 1000 rated or better
- In 2022, the MPO field finished with 112 that played; 58 being 1000+ rated
- 112 played making it 18th largest field for MPO on the 2022 Pro Tour.
2022 Champs
Missy Gannon (FPO) – first time she ever won MCO
Chris Dickerson (MPO) – third time in past 5 years he’s won MCO
Top 5 – Average Finish in Past 5 Years
Note: Lists are updated through results of 2022 event
| ORDER | FPO PLAYER | AVERAGE PLACE | TIMES PLAYED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missy Gannon | 3rd | 3 |
| 2 | Macie Velediaz | 3rd | 2 |
| 3 | Holly Finley | 7th | 3 |
| 4 | Jessica Weese | 9th | 3 |
| 4 | Kat Mertsch | 9th | 3 |
| ORDER | MPO PLAYER | AVERAGE PLACE | TIMES PLAYED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Dickerson | 2nd | 5 |
| 2 | Adam Hammes | 3rd | 2 |
| 3 | Alden Harris | 11th | 4 |
| 4 | Garrett Gurthie | 10th | 3 |
| 5 | Nikko Locastro | 11th | 3 |
Order fudged a bit to make it make sense
Best Rounds in Past 5 years
| ORDER | FPO PLAYER | SCORE | WHEN | FINAL PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hailey King | 59 | 2021 – R3 | 1st |
| 1 | Macie Velediaz | 59 | 2021 – R3 | 3rd |
| 1 | Sarah Hokom | 59 | 2021 – R4 | 2nd |
| 4 | Missy Gannon | 60 | 2022 – R1 | 1st |
| 4 | Eveliina Salonen | 60 | 2022 – R2 | 10th |
Rounds 3 and Rounds 4 of 2021
All 3 Rounds in 2022
| ORDER | MPO PLAYER | SCORE | WHEN | FINAL PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauri Lehtinen | 52 | 2022 – R3 | 3rd |
| 2 | Ricky Wysocki | 52 | 2021 – R3 | 2nd |
| 3 | Garrett Gurthie | 53 | 2021 – R4 | 4th |
| 3 | Kevin Jones | 53 | 2021 – R4 | 4th |
| 3 | Bradley Williams | 53 | 2021 – R4 | 7th |
Rounds 3 and Rounds 4 of 2021
All 3 Rounds in 2022
2022 Results – Top 4 Finishes
| 2022 PLACE | FPO PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1 | Missy Gannon |
| 2 | Kat Mertsch |
| 3 | Macie Velediaz |
| 4 | Henna Blomroos |
| 4 | Holly Finley |
| 4 | Deann Carey |
Won by 4 strokes
| 2022 PLACE | MPO PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Dickerson |
| 2 | Adam Hammes |
| 3 | Lauri Lehtinen |
| 4 | Nikko Locastro |
Won by 3 strokes
And here were the best possible
fantasy picks for MCO
Based on weekly draft, standard league, 6000 rating salary cap
photo credits
All images and logos on this page,
courtesy of PDGA by Kevin Huver and Conrad Meyer