Andrew Fish is a professional disc golfer, former civil engineer, and collegiate

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player from

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. Fish joined the

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in 2013, and became a professional in 2013.

Professional career

Fish was a civil engineer for

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, specializing in environmental engineering and water resources until 2022.

Professional disc golf career

College

Fish began playing disc golf in college with the Georgia Tech Disc Golf Team, and within a month of beginning to play, he was the best player on the team. During that time, he competed in the 2013 National Collegiate Disc Golf Championship, where he finished in ninth place.

Professional

In 2022, Fish transitioned to being a full time touring disc golf professional. Fish's notable wins include, the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Warwick Disc Golf Championship, 2021 New Jersey State Championship, 2018 Stafford Open, 2017 Delaware Disc Golf Challenge, the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Seneca Creek Soiree, 2019 Firefly Hollow Open, and 2015 Eric Yetter Champions Cup. From June 2013 to mid 2022, he only missed cashing at a professional tournament twice, at the 2013 Madisonville Open, and the 2015

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. Since 2017, alongside Allie Stone, Fish has directed the Women's Open of Maryland. In 150 career PDGA tournaments, Fish has accumulated 53 wins and $64,783 in winnings.

Sponsorship and equipment

In 2020, Fish resigned with sponsor

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for a fifth season with the disc manufacturer, and maintains a bag sponsorship with Upper Park Disc Golf. He commonly carries the following discs in competition: Drivers * Thrasher * Crank * Flick * Force * Nuke OS * Raptor * Undertaker (Z) * Vulture Midranges * Comet (ESP) * Wasp Putters * Zone * Challenger * Roach (Soft X)

Ultimate career

College

Fish played college ultimate at

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, beginning in the 2007–08 season, playing for five seasons. As a graduate student, he was named to the Southeast All-Region second team by

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in 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fish, Andrew American disc golfers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Baltimore County, Maryland American civil engineers Georgia Tech alumni Ultimate (sport) players 21st-century American sportsmen Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets athletes