Where are the free agents headed?
January 1, 2025 by Charlie Eisenhood in News
It’s January 1st, and that means pro disc golfer sponsorship news is flooding social media. You can always check in on the current slate of sponsorship contracts on our Active Contracts Tracker, but we’re also going to keep this post updated with news of both signings and departures.
Here’s the latest player sponsorship news:
January 22nd
– Silva Saarinen signed a four-year extension with MVP.
January 21st
– Gavin Rathbun, who was unsponsored last season, has signed a deal with Prodigy for 2025.
– Zach Melton is back with Dynamic Discs.
January 20th
– Aidan Scott is going mixed bag in a deal with Infinite Discs.
January 18th
– Jakub Semerad is re-signing with Latitude 64 for the 2025 season.
January 17th
– Casey White signed a 2-year extension with Discmania.
– Ezra Aderhold, Valerie Mandujano, and Adam Hammes were all announced as returning to Discraft’s Elite Team. Brodie Smith and Corey Ellis are now on the Tour Team, the next tier down.
January 16th
– Deann and AJ Carey are signing with Prodigy, the first new player signings for the Georgia-based manufacturer this offseason.
January 15th
– Jeremy Koling signed a 4-year contract with MVP.
January 14th
– Discraft confirms that they are launching a new Climo Disc Golf sub-brand. Three new prototype discs — Champ, a putter; Belleair, a midrange; and Skyway, a driver — are releasing tomorrow.
January 13th
– Raven Klein is returning to Dynamic Discs.
January 9th
– Isaac Robinson has signed a three-year deal with Latitude 64 with a base salary of $175,000 a year.
January 8th
– Cale Leiviska is joining Discraft’s Icon Team.
January 7th
– Sullivan Tipton is re-signing with DGA.
January 6th
– DGA announced that Catrina Allen, who missed most of last season after giving birth to her first child, is returning for the 2025 season. Allen’s current deal, which started in 2022, expires at the end of 2025.
– Parker Welck, 2023 DDO champion, is signing with Dynamic Discs for 2025.
– 17-year-old Roland Kõur re-signs with Prodiscus on a two-year deal.
January 5th
– Cole Redalen is back with DGA for a third season.
January 4th
– Andrew Marwede announced that he is re-signing with DGA after his three-year deal finished at the end of 2024.
– Andrew Miranda is back with DGA for a second year.
January 3rd
– Mint Discs announced that Mason Ford is back for 2025.
– Colten Montgomery is back with Discmania for the 9th year in a row.
– Eliezra Midtlyng, the 2024 PDGA Rookie of the Year, is re-signing with DGA.
January 2nd
– Erika Stinchcomb announces that she is continuing with her Thought Space / Infinite / Trash Panda sponsorship trio.
– Discraft announces that they have signed Ezra Robinson to a two-year deal. Ezra unveiled a new “Peach Pirate” stamp.
January 1st
– Emily Beach said that she is no longer going to be a touring pro after not being offered a renewal contract from Innova.
– Aidan Scott announces he is leaving Prodigy. That leaves Prodigy with just three players on their Core Team: Chantel Budinsky, Luke Humphries, and Manabu Kajiyama. The other four players from the 2024 Core Team — Scott, the Robinson brothers, and Cale Leiviska — have all announced departures.
– Innova announces its full tour team for 2025. The 2024 DGPT Rookie of the Year Emily Weatherman is the most notable signing. More surprising are the departures, including Jeremy Koling, Hailey King, Joel Freeman, and Emerson Keith.
– Isaac and Ezra Robinson both announce that they will not return to Prodigy Discs for 2025. Neither has announced a destination.
– Andrew Presnell and Ben Callaway announce a return to Discraft.
– Parker Welck leaving DGA
December 31st
– Robert Burridge announces he will not return to Lone Star Discs.
– Kevin Jones announces a return to Innova after joining the company mid-season in 2024.
Earlier
– Cale Leiviska announces he will be leaving Prodigy.
– Discraft announces a three-year contract renewal with Anthony Barela.
– Alexis Mandujano announces a return to Discraft.
– Ultiworld Disc Golf reports that Ken Climo will sign a deal with Discraft.
– Innova announces it will part ways with Ken Climo.
– Andrew Fish announces he will return to Discraft for 2025.
