Avery Jenkins

Avery Jenkins is an American professional disc golfer from Hinckley, Ohio. He is a former World Champion and three-time US distance champion. In 2016, Jenkins served as commentator for the inaugural Disc Golf World Tour ^[1]

Avery Jenkins
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Born	1978 Hinckley, OH
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Santa Cruz, CA
Career
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	PDGA National Tour
Professional wins	56
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour	2
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships	Won: 2009
USDGC	2nd: 2007, 2008
European Masters	34th: 2014
European Open	3rd: 2006
Japan Open	Won: 2004
Achievements and awards
PDGA Rookie of the Year	2000
US Distance Champion	2000, 2005, 2006

Jenkins grew up playing disc golf with his father, Leroy, his mother, three-time Women’s Masters World Champion Sharon, and his sister, four-time World Champion Valarie.^[2] He is currently sponsored by Clif Bar,^[3] Keen,^[4] Savage Apparel,^[5] Discmania Golf Discs,^[6] and Innova Champion Discs.^[7]

Professional career

Jenkins has 56 professional wins, including the 2009 World Championship.^[8]

Notable wins

Year	Tournament	Tier	Stroke Margin	Winning Score	Runner Up	Prize Money
2004	Japan Open	M	-1	(81-96-52=229)	Steve Rico/Ken Climo	$3,205
2006	The Players Cup	M	-4	(57-58-59=174)	Eric McCabe/Gregg Barsby	$10,000
2008	Greater Tulsa Open	NT	-2	(49-48-76=173)	Eric McCabe/David Feldberg	$1,560
2008	Vibram Open	NT	-7	(56-51-56=163)	David Feldberg	$2,500
2009	PDGA World Championships	M	Playoff	(53-49-50-45-56-50-46-27=376)	Josh Anthon	$5,500

Major, NT playoff record (1-4)

Year	Tournament	Tier	Opponent(s)	Result
2006	Japan Open	M	Steve Rico	Lost
2007	Beaver State Fling	NT	Nate Doss/David Feldberg	Lost
2008	Master’s Cup	NT	Steve Rico	Lost to birdie on first extra hole [9]
2009	Brent Hambrick Memorial Open	NT	David Feldberg/Nate Doss	Feldberg won with birdie on first hole [10]
2009	World Championships	M	Josh Anthon	Won with birdie on fifth extra hole [11]

Summary

Competition Tier	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-25	Events
World Championships	1	0	1	2	14	18
Other Majors	2	3	2	13	29	36
National Tour	2	6	4	21	79	93

Annual statistics

Year	Events	Wins	Top 3	Earnings	$ / Event	Rating†	World Rankings†
1999	2	0	1	$0	$0.00	966	-
2000	23	5	8	$5,067	$220.30	992	-
2001	42	2	5	$9,995	$237.98	1007	-
2002	39	0	1	$10,594	$271.64	1013	-
2003	31	3	11	$7,191	$231.97	1004	-
2004	19	4	5	$9,287	$488.79	1007	-
2005	20	1	7	$8,116	$405.80	1016	18
2006	23	5	12	$27,635	$1,201.52	1030	4
2007	23	7	10	$19,537	$849.43	1026	7
2008	30	9	18	$32,859	$1,095.30	1028	4
2009	35	10	23	$29,767	$850.49	1029	4
2010	25	1	4	$12,550	$502.00	1023	25
2011	24	1	7	$14,599	$608.29	1027	14
2012	19	2	6	$10,976	$577.68	1024	27
2013	19	4	7	$7,109	$374.16	1019	29
2014	12	1	3	$4,517	$376.42	1024	29
2015	15	0	2	$6,979	$465.27	1012	32
2016	9	1	5	$3,142	$349.11	1010	-
Career	410	56	135	$219,920	$536.39	-	-

^†At Year End

Equipment

Jenkins is sponsored by Innova Discs and Discmania Golf Discs. He has a number of past and present signature discs (marked with *), and commonly carries a combination of the following discs:^{[7] [12]}

Drivers

• Destroyer (Pro, Star)*
• Firebird (Champion)
• Max (Star)
• PD (C-line)*
• PD2 (C-line, S-line)
• Wraith (Star)
• XCaliber (Star)

Fairway Drivers

• Eagle (Champion)
• TeeBird (Star)*
• Whippet (KC Pro)

Midranges

• Gator (Champion)
• Roc (KC Pro)

Putters

• Aviar (KC Pro)