David Feldberg (born 1977) is an American professional disc golfer, and tournament director. At the end of the 2017 season, he was the 45th ranked
disc golf
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target; it is played using rules similar to golf. Most disc golf discs are made out of polypropylene plastic, otherwise known as polypropene, which ...
er in the world.
Feldberg is one of the most successful disc golfers in the sport's history, having won 6 unique majors, second all time.
Professional career
2004 season
In many ways, Feldberg's 2004 season was a break-out year. It was in this year that he won his first National Tour event, besting second place by four shots in the Kansas City Wide Open. Also, he finished strong for the first time at World's, finishing fifth. Sprinkled through the year were top five finishes in other National Tour events.
2005 season
The 2005 season was once again a season of growth. Over the course of the year, Feldberg's Player Rating increased 13 points to a career high of 1028. He won his first career major this year, the
United States Disc Golf Championship
The United States Disc Golf Championship is a disc golf tournament held at the Winthrop Gold Course, on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The professional event has been held annually as a PDGA sanctioned Major since 1 ...
, becoming the first person not named
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or
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to win this event. In addition to winning the USDGC, Feldberg won two NTs, and finished the year with close to $30,000 in earnings.
2008 season
2008 was a hallmark season for Feldberg. Playing in just 28 tournaments, he finished the year with 12 wins, including a National Tour victory. In addition to these victories, Feldberg also won two majors. In June he won the Japan Open, taking home over $6,000. Then in August he won the World Championships. After all was said and done, he finished the year with his best ever earnings and at the time his highest year end rating.
2011 season
During the 2011 season, Feldberg broke
Ken Climo
Ken "The Champ" Climo (born March 27, 1968, in Clearwater, Florida) is a professional disc golfer considered by many to be the best professional disc golfer of all time. Climo has claimed Twelve PDGA World Championship titles, including nine ...
's rating record. During the March update, his rating jumped to 1046, besting Climo's by two.
Professional wins
Major wins (7)
Major playoff record (0-1)
National Tour wins (18)
NT playoff record (3-1)
Summary
Annual statistics
*At Year End
Equipment
Feldberg is sponsored by
Infinite Discs
Infinite Discs is an American disc golf equipment retail company based in Logan, Utah. The company also maintains a disc golf scorekeeping app, a course directory, a round tracking website, and a line of discs.
History
The company was founded ...
since 2019. He throws a mixed bag with signature discs from a variety of different disc golf manufacturers.
References
External links
Dave Feldberg Website
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American disc golfers
Living people
1977 births
Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon