Eric McCabe

Eric McCabe is an American professional disc golfer, tournament director, and course designer from Emporia, Kansas. He won the PDGA Professional World Championships in 2010.

Eric McCabe
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Eric McCabe
Nickname	EMAC
Born	Emporia, KS
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Emporia, KS
Career
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	PDGA National Tour Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins	84
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships	Won: 2010
USDGC	3rd: 2007
European Masters	17th: 2014
European Open	5th: 2011

McCabe began running the Emporia Open in 2003, renaming it the Glass Blown Open. He has overseen the growth of the Glass Blown Open from an 88-player B-Tier tournament to a record-breaking National Tour event with more than 1600 competitors in 2018 ^[1] Courses that he has designed are featured in the event, and have also been used during the 2016 PDGA Professional World Championships.^[2]

Professional career

Notable wins

Year	Tournament	Tier	Stroke Margin	Winning Score	Runner Up	Prize Money
2008	The Players Cup	M	-1	(58-63-54=175)	Gregg Barsby	$3,500
2010	PDGA World Championships	M	-5	(59-48-47-58-49-42-48-27=378)	David Feldberg	$5,500

Summary

Competition Tier	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-25	Events
World Championships	1	0	0	1	5	9
Other Majors	1	1	1	4	13	20
National Tour	0	2	3	10	54	63

Annual statistics

Year	Events	Wins	Top 3	Earnings	$ / Event	Rating†	World Rankings†
2000	4	0	2	$260	$65.00	980	-
2001	6	1	2	$1,052	$175.33	984	-
2002	10	0	3	$1,125	$112.50	985	-
2003	18	3	8	$4,672	$259.56	1001	-
2004	17	4	8	$4,041	$237.71	1002	-
2005	15	3	9	$3,022	$201.47	1010	78
2006	19	6	14	$9,993	$525.95	1018	13
2007	26	8	13	$13,839	$532.27	1018	14
2008	35	16	26	$29,418	$840.51	1029	9
2009	34	11	17	$14,401	$423.56	1022	35
2010	34	9	18	$21,725	$638.97	1025	10
2011	34	9	16	$18,262	$537.12	1027	8
2012	29	4	11	$14,290	$492.76	1027	20
2013	22	1	7	$6,697	$304.41	1014	42
2014	22	3	8	$8,666	$393.91	1014	57
2015	22	3	8	$9,835	$447.05	1011	53
2016	8	3	3	$4,905	$613.13	1018	-
Career	355	84	173	$166,203	$468.18	-	-

^†At Year End

Equipment

McCabe has been sponsored by Dynamic Discs (DD) since 2013,^[3] which is part of the Trilogy partnership with Latitude 64 (L64) and Westside Discs (WD). He has two signature discs, the EMAC Truth and the Mercy. In 2020 Dynamic Discs released the EMac Judge. He commonly carries a combination of the following discs in competition:^[4]

Drivers

• Ballista Pro (L64)
• Convict (DD)
• Defender (DD)
• Enforcer (DD)
• Felon (DD)
• Renegade (DD)
• Trespass (DD)

Midranges

• Justice (DD)
• EMAC Truth (DD)
• Verdict (DD)
• Warrant (DD)

Putters

• Mercy (DD)
• Warrden (DD)
• Sarek (L64)
• Pure (L64)
• Shield (WD)