Nathan Sexton
American professional disc golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathan Sexton is an American professional disc golfer currently sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. Among his most notable accomplishments are his 2003 Junior I Boys PDGA World Championship[1] and his 2017 United States Disc Golf Championship win, which is his first PDGA Major title as a professional.[2] He registered as a professional with the PDGA in 2004, but has only been touring full-time since 2013.
Nathan Sexton | |
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— Disc golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Born | May 4, 1985 Corvallis, Oregon |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Olympia, Washington |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2004 |
Current tour(s) | PDGA National Tour, Disc Golf Pro Tour |
Professional wins | 76 |
Best results in major championships | |
PDGA World Championships | 3rd: 2021 |
USDGC | Won: 2017 |
European Masters | 6th: 2016 |
European Open | 7th: 2017 |
Japan Open | 5th: 2008 |
In addition to playing disc golf, Nate has been doing commentary for Jomez Productions[3] with Jeremy Koling and Paul Ulibarri.
Professional career
Summarize
Perspective
Notable wins
Year[4] | Tournament | Tier | Stroke Margin | Winning Score | Runner Up | Prize Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships | M | -10 | (50-50-44-52-46-54-59=355) | Caleb Wood | - |
2017 | United States Disc Golf Championship | M | -5 | -34 (59-58-57-58=232) | Richard Wysocki | $12,000 |
2018 | Canadian Disc Golf Championships | A | -2 | -27 (59-46-48=163) | Chandler Fry | $1,229 |
2018 | Discraft Ledgestone Insurance Open | A | -2 | -28 (56-59-56-53=224) | Chris Dickerson | $7,000 |
2019 | Innova Baltic Tour - Alutaguse Open | A | -6 | -38 (54-49-51=154) | Albert Tamm | $1,126 |
2020 | Las Vegas Challenge | A | -2 | -44 (45-50-53-50=198) | Garrett Gurthie | $4,000 |
Summary
Competition Tier[4] | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-25 | Events* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Other Majors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 21 |
National Tour | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 48 |
A-Tier Events | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 48 |
*Through February 2020
Annual statistics
Year[4] | Events | Wins | Top 3 | Earnings | $ / Event | Rating† | World Rankings† |
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2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | $565 | $282.50 | 973 | - |
2005 | 15 | 4 | 9 | $3,504 | $233.63 | 1015 | 41 |
2006 | 15 | 3 | 7 | $3,106 | $207.07 | 1002 | 85 |
2007 | 24 | 8 | 15 | $7,421 | $309.23 | 1007 | 38 |
2008 | 29 | 10 | 16 | $9,669 | $333.43 | 1019 | 31 |
2009 | 32 | 9 | 23 | $11,252 | $351.63 | 1019 | 25 |
2010 | 26 | 6 | 15 | $10,905 | $419.42 | 1021 | 26 |
2011 | 21 | 8 | 9 | $6,206 | $295.55 | 1021 | 37 |
2012 | 12 | 6 | 8 | $5,144 | $428.67 | 1035 | - |
2013 | 11 | 5 | 8 | $4,670 | $424.54 | 1035 | 19 |
2014 | 30 | 12 | 24 | $15,262 | $508.73 | 1031 | 12 |
2015 | 23 | 2 | 5 | $17,172 | $746.63 | 1027 | 8 |
2016 | 19 | 1 | 7 | $21,044 | $1,107.60 | 1034 | 12 |
2017 | 18 | 2 | 8 | $31,255 | $1,736.39 | 1035 | 4 |
2018 | 18 | 2 | 4 | $26,570 | $1476.11 | 1034 | 11 |
2019 | 13 | 2 | 3 | $14,040 | $1080.00 | 1035 | 12 |
2020 | 6 | 3 | 4 | $7,135 | $1,189 | 1042 | - |
2021* | 10 | 0 | 2 | $15,412 | $1,541 | - | |
Career | 314 | 87 | 168 | $191,788.29 | $637.17 | - | - |
†At Year End
*Through August 2021
Equipment
Sexton is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. He commonly carries the following discs in competition:[5][6]
Drivers
- Destroyer (Star)
- PFN Xcaliber (Echo Star)
- Wraith (Star)
- Sidewinder (Star)
- Thunderbird (Champion)
- Sexton Firebird (Glow Champion)
- PFN Orc (Champion)*
- Teebird (Star)
- Teebird3 (Metal Flake)
- Leopard3 (Star)
Midranges
- Roc (KC Pro)
- Roc3 (Metal Flake)
- Caiman (Star)
- Mako3 (Star)
- Lion (Champion)
- Rat (Star)
Putters
- Dart (R-Pro)
- Aviar (DX)
- Firefly (Nexus)
* PFN is an abbreviation for "Pre Flight Number". Innova began printing flight rating numbers on their discs in 2009. PFN discs were manufactured before that time.
References
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