How the $70,550 purse was dispersed.
October 7, 2018 by Bennett Wineka in Awards, Coverage, Recap

Below is the final leaderboard for the United States Disc Golf Championship, featuring the prize money earned for a top 60 finish. This year’s USDGC purse was $70,550, which included $31,550 of added cash. It was a 9% increase over last year’s purse of $63,550.
With a $10,000 payout for first place, it matches the biggest winner’s prize at any event this year (Pro Worlds also paid out $10,000 for first place), but was $2,000 less than the 2017 payout for first place. Last year, the tournament paid out 40 places, with this year’s payout at 40 matching last year’s final spot ($600).
Here’s the full list of prizes:
Place | Name | Par | Prize |
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1 | Paul McBeth | -34 | $10,000 |
2 | James Conrad | -31 | $6,000 |
3 | Kevin Jones | -30 | $4,000 |
4 | Nate Sexton | -29 | $3,000 |
5 | Ricky Wysocki | -27 | $2,000 |
6 | Eagle McMahon | -26 | $1,900 |
7 | Gregg Barsby | -25 | $1,750 |
7 | Josh Anthon | -25 | $1,750 |
9 | Garrett Gurthie | -24 | $1,600 |
10 | Chris Dickerson | -23 | $1,500 |
11 | Nathan Queen | -22 | $1,450 |
12 | JohnE McCray | -21 | $1,400 |
13 | Paul Ulibarri | -19 | $1,350 |
14 | Emerson Keith | -17 | $1,300 |
15 | Joel Freeman | -14 | $1,200 |
15 | Steve Brinster | -14 | $1,200 |
15 | Seppo Paju | -14 | $1,200 |
18 | Martin Handel | -13 | $1,005 |
18 | Matt Orum | -13 | $1,005 |
18 | Noah Meintsma | -13 | $1,005 |
18 | Devan Owens | -13 | $1,005 |
18 | Max Nichols | -13 | $1,005 |
18 | Nikko Locastro | -13 | $1,005 |
24 | Brian Earhart | -11 | $910 |
24 | Matt Dollar | -11 | $910 |
26 | KJ Nybo | -10 | $860 |
26 | Teemu Nissinen | -10 | $860 |
26 | Zach Melton | -10 | $860 |
29 | Philo Brathwaite | -9 | $780 |
29 | Scott Withers | -9 | $780 |
29 | Cam Colglazier | -9 | $780 |
29 | Patrick Brown | -9 | $780 |
29 | Jeremy Koling | -9 | $780 |
34 | Nate Perkins | -8 | $710 |
34 | Eric Oakley | -8 | $710 |
36 | Austin Hannum | -7 | $680 |
37 | Dutch Napier | -6 | $660 |
38 | Jeremiah Kraus | -5 | $620 |
38 | Drew Gibson | -5 | $620 |
38 | Leo Piironen | -5 | $620 |
41 | Calvin Heimburg | -4 | $580 |
42 | Chris Clemons | -3 | $550 |
42 | Silver Latt | -3 | $550 |
44 | Charlie Goodpasture | -2 | $498 |
44 | Alex Russell | -2 | $498 |
44 | Jesse Bickley | -2 | $498 |
44 | Brian Schweberger | -2 | $498 |
48 | Steve Rico | -1 | $460 |
48 | Andrew Presnell | -1 | $460 |
48 | Mikael Hame | -1 | $460 |
51 | Barry Schultz | E | $440 |
52 | Simon Lizotte | +1 | $430 |
53 | Robert McCall | +2 | $395 |
53 | Grady Shue | +2 | $395 |
53 | Dustin Keegan | +2 | $395 |
53 | Matt Bell | +2 | $395 |
53 | Colten Montgomery | +2 | $395 |
53 | Josh Childs | +2 | $395 |
59 | Brett Stetson | +3 | $355 |
59 | Jay "Yeti" Reading | +3 | $355 |