March 29, 2019 by Ultiworld Disc Golf Staff in Livewire, News
Ron Russell, 1999 Pro World Champion, is playing his first sanctioned tournament in more than 10 years this weekend at the eponymously-sponsored Jacksonville Open.
Russell will be on the round one feature card with fellow Floridians JohnE McCray and Calvin Heimburg, with Matt Orum completing the card. He last played a PDGA event in 2007 at the Florida Disc Golf Championships.
Russell was a major touring presence about 20 years ago, and was the only player to beat Ken Climo at Pro Worlds in the ’90s, winning the 1999 edition in Rochester, New York.