Simon Lizotte's big announcement

ON TODAY'S CARD 📃:

• Tournaments are back

• Simon Lizotte's big announcement

• Updated player ratings and circle's edge

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🧠 Tuesday Trivia:

Which player had the longest-recorded ace in 2022 out of Pro Majors, DGPT Elite, and DGPT Silver Series events?

See the end of the newsletter for the answer...

TOURNAMENT RECAP (A-Tier)

2023 NADGT Premier Tour @ Red Mountain

UPCOMING TOURNAMENT (A-Tier)

• The Winter Wonderland Amateur Showcase - Jan. 20-22 - Brooksville, Florida

• Shelly Sharpe Memorial - Jan. 20-22 - Scottsdale, Arizona

The Shelly Sharpe Memorial will be the first A-Tier tournament of 2023 that top-level pros will compete in. Top players such as Anthony Barela, Drew Gibson, Cale Leviska, and Jennifer Allen are already registered for the event.

BULLSEYE

Simon Lizotte, one of the best and most well-known players, announced on Saturday that he would leave Team Discmania after a decade with the team.

You can watch the full announcement he posted on his YouTube channel here. Discmania also made their own farewell video to Simon. However, theirs left you feeling like Simon may have passed away if you didn't know better. Considering Simon (now 30) had been with Discmania since he was 20 years old, the sentiment is fair.

To celebrate Simon one last time, Discmania dropped a new limited signature disc on Monday. These were made prior to Simon's decision to leave, but Discmania rightfully named the launch, "The Last Flight". The Doom Bird 4, Simon's Signature Series Horizon FD3 was released in the U.S. at 9 am and sold out almost immediately. Not a bad final flight for the Doom Bird.

Rumors have been buzzing for weeks now on if Simon would part ways with Discmania and, if so, where he would go. Now that his departure is confirmed, the disc golf world is waiting for an announcement on where he is headed.

The top two options at the moment appear to be Team MVP and Team Discraft. With Paul McBeth spending more time in Europe than usual in 2023, signing European-born player Simon could be another way to increase their European footprint. The main speculation for MVP comes from the video he posted about his final round throwing Discmania discs. The significance is he was playing on the course Maple Hill, home of the MVP Open for the last 5 years. However, Simon lives within a 30-min drive of the course, so...

Rumors were getting so wild that even MVP joined in on the trolling. Hinting NBA pro Steph Curry may get signed to the team.

Either way, all eyes are on Simon's social media accounts, anxiously awaiting what is likely one of the most significant sponsorship announcements in recent years.

WEEKLY PRO RANKINGS - TOP 5

Male

1. Paul McBeth - #27523 - Rating 1050

2. "Ricky" Wysocki - #38008 - Rating 1047

3. Andrew Simmons - #166681 - Rating 1044

4. Chris Dickerson - #62467 - Rating 1044

5. Gannon Buhr - #75412 - Rating 1043

Female

1. Kristin Tattar - #73986 - Rating 988

2. Ohn Scoggins - #48976 - Rating 977

3. Paige Pierce - #29190 - Rating 973

4. Missy Gannon - #85942 - Rating 971

5. Eveliina Salonen - #64927 - Rating 970

CIRCLE'S EDGE

• James Conrad signed a 4-year extension with Team MVP. MVP currently has four custom molds in the James Conrad Line.

• Eric Oakley signed a 2-year contract extension with Thought Space Athletics. You might remember he is also signed on with Clash Discs for 2023. Between TSA, Clash, and his third sponsor, Inifinite discs, Eric will have a well-mixed bag for 2023.

• Silver Lätt will continue with Team Latitude 64° for two more years.

• Rebecca Cox will also be on Team Latitude 64 for the 2023 season after signing a 1-year contract extension.

RULE OF THE DAY

🧠 Answer: Ezra Aderhold, 450 feet at the PDGA Pro World Championship.

Thanks for reading!

Sending good vibes your way from In The Circle