Simon Lizotte Paul McBeth Brodie Smith Trick Shot

There’s not really a “battle” per se, as no one was keeping score, but Simon Lizotte and Paul McBeth joined ultimate player and known trick shot aficionado Brodie Smith for a video a year in the making.

The trio teased the Jomez Pro-filmed video around this time in 2018 — McBeth was spotted in the Discraft shirt before his move from Innova was official — and we’ve been waiting for the final cut to make it through Smith’s editing queue.

Smith did also promise he’d enter his first disc golf tournament if the video hit 10,000 likes, so you know what to do.

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Juliana Korver Ace

Juliana Korver won the Masters division at the 14th Annual Phoenix Ladies Open by 13 strokes, and she added an exclamation on the W with the picture-perfect ace.

Korver was able to run the pin with no hesitation as the basket sat perched on a hillside. The disc maybe deviated 6 inches left or right during its flight on the way to the chains.

Having won the 2019 Finnish national championship and earning an invite to his first United States Disc Golf Championship, teen Finn Oskari Vikström had a big season and has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension with sponsor Discmania through 2021.

“Oskari’s game at this point is strikingly similar to that of Simon and Eagle in their teens,” said Jussi Meresmaa, CEO of Discmania. “It’s still hard to believe that Oskari is only 16 years old. I see him making big moves on the international scene in the upcoming year or two.”

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JohnE McCray has reupped his partnership with Swedish disc manufacturer Latitude 64 for another year.

“I’m super excited to represent Latitude 64° for my sixth year with the company,” McCray said. “Love this Trilogy family.”

McCray moved to Lat64 in 2015 and has continued to have success in the Open division despite also qualifying for Pro Masters 40+. This past year marked the 22nd consecutive season McCray notched an Open division victory.

The offseason’s biggest free agent may have just announced herself.

Finnish standout Henna Blomroos said Wednesday that she would not be continuing her sponsorship with Prodiscus.

“I’m so grateful for everything they have done for me,” Blomroos said. “But now it is time to turn a new page and I couldn’t be more excited about the future!”

Blomroos has regularly toured with Eveliina Salonen throughout Europe the past couple of years. She finished fourth at her first Pro Worlds in 2019 and was second at this year’s European Open.

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Drew Gibson hinted news would be coming soon after announcing his leave from Innova, and he delivered in short order. Gibson is teaming with Infinite Discs as part of a new sponsorship deal.

” I’ll be working with Infinite Discs for the upcoming 2020 season while throwing an open bag!” Gibson said. “I will still be working closely with Innova Discs on many projects throughout the year as well! This opens the door for me to have signature discs through more than one manufacturer.”

Gibson said there will be more sponsor announcements next week.

Not even a late season injury could derail Rebecca Cox’s strong end to the year, and the young pro from Ohio has been rewarded with a two year extension from sponsor Latitude 64.

““As a team member, I almost feel like part of the family. I know I can rely on my teammates for support,” Cox said of Lat64. “I feel that all aspects of my game were improving, from my physical game to my mental game.”

Cox raised her rating 12 points to a career-high 947 during the 2019 season.

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Changes are happening on the Dynamic Discs team and Jordan Castro is the first to announce he will not be retained for the 2020 season. The Minnesotan dropped the news on Instagram Wednesday.

“Unfortunately we will no longer be continuing our partnership for the future,” Castro said. “The decision wasn’t in my hands…Thank you to the Trilogy Family/Fans for allowing me to be a part of such an amazing family.”

Castro had been with Dynamic Discs for two years after a stint with Innova.

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Drew Gibson announced on his Instagram that he would not be renewing his sponsorship with Innova Champion Discs going into the 2020 season.

“I have nothing but love for the company and the players on the team,” Gibson said. “I have grown a lot as a player and person in the last few years and think this choice will help me reach my future goals and aspirations for 2020 and beyond!”

Gibson did not make any indication of potential sponsor changes but did say he would be posting updates soon.

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The PDGA National Tour is staying at six events in 2020, but is losing two venues in the process.

Texas State Disc Golf Championships will now kickoff the NT series in April, replacing former opener the Las Vegas Challenge. The LVC had opened the touring season in 2018 and 2019. The Hall of Fame Classic, hosted at the PDGA’s International Disc Golf Center in Appling, GA, has also come off the schedule, with the Music City Open in Nashville replacing it as the last event on the calendar.

Texas State was previously an NT in 2014. This is MCO’s first year on the elite tour.

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