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My 2012 PDGA tournament season started like it usually does, with a trip south to Las Vegas for the Gentleman's Club Challenge.
The event is considered a season opener as many of the top players come out to the desert in search of warm weather and some top-notch disc golf. Plus, it's in the great city of Las Vegas. We're always looking for an excuse to get back to Sin City as often as possible. We're usually here in the spring for the GCC and ...
Avery Jenkins has been carrying discs around for a long time. It would be next to impossible to calculate how many discs he’s carried for how many miles, but a safe guess would probably start at six figures. In May of 2010 however, carrying those discs got a lot easier for him. It was just before the Master’s Cup National Tour event in Santa Cruz when Avery and his sister Valarie were able to test out the Grip EQ Tour Bag on the professional level. ...
Sony's innovative Move technology aims to immerse players in the world of motion gaming like never before, and Movemodo has been established to help you navigate your way through this exciting new realm. Created by the team behind the massively popular Nintendo Life, Movemodo is totally independent from Sony, meaning we'll always give honest, unbiased opinions as we report on everything Move-related.
Play Station 3 - Sports Champions
Check out this recent Interview that we did for Movemodo, a company that does Video Game reviews for ...
The 2011 Asia Open International Disc Golf Event took place on February 19-20 in Taipei, Taiwan at the very challenging Hsintian Riverside Disc Golf Course. The Tournament hosted 51 Professional Players from all over the World from the US, Australia, Finland, Korea, Thailand, China and Japan. The Tournament Director, Kuan Chen, organized this PDGA event for the 3rd time in the past 6 years, as he plans on hosting the event every other year at various locations throughout Asia in years to come.
The Asia Open ...
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2009 Year in Review - It Keeps on Getting Better!!!
The 2009 Season has undoubtedly been my best year ever, and it keeps on getting better. I played in 32 PDGA Sanctioned Tournaments with 23 top 5 finishes and 8 wins (25% Winning Percentage), including winning my first World Title at the 2009 Professional Disc Golf World Championships in Kansas City, KS/MO. I won the US Doubles Championships with my good friend David Feldberg the weekend before the USDGC to become the 2009 ...
This Part 2 of my interview with Disc Golf World Champion Avery Jenkins - Interview by Steve Pease
When your dad taught you to play, what did he tell you to focus on and learn first?
I learned a lot about the game from my father, he first taught me a lot about sportsmanship and integrity that this sport requires to be played in its truest form. He also taught me the proper technique through hours of playing catch in the backyard with the Frisbee and ...
Interview with Disc Golf World Champion Avery Jenkins - Interview by Steve Pease
This interview was something I’ve wanted to do for quite a while; I am honored to be able to share it with you now. Avery Jenkins comes from a disc golf family, his parents were both Disc Golf Champions and his sister Valarie Jenkins is a 3X and current World Champion. Avery is the current World Champion and the current U.S. Doubles Champion with his partner Dave Feldberg.
There are a lot of guys ...
Top Pros Returns - Avery Jenkins Interview by Gordon R. Dill
I’ll be honest, we chased this one for a while. Now, we’re thrilled to have an interview with one of the top players in the world.
Forget “Top Pros”, Avery Jenkins is at least IN THE DISCUSSION for “Top Pro”. Avery won nearly $30,000 on tour this year and more than that the year before. In 31 tournaments this year he won 5, including the PDGA World Championships. He’s got the full ...
Quad City Disc Golf.com Interview by Joe Rodman
Avery Jenkins is a Professional disc golfer, one of the sports biggest names, and a product of the "first family" of disc golf! Avery and disc golf have grown up together over the years. His parents, Leroy and Sharon, picked up the sport in the ’80s, and planned family vacations to places where they could catch a tournament on the weekends. Sharon holds several National titles, and his sister, Val, is a three-time Women's Pro Champion. Originally from ...
Disc Golf has a Pro Tour, and Momentum
By Jack McCluskey
LEICESTER, Mass. -- In many ways, Avery Jenkins and disc golf have grown up together.
His parents picked up the sport in the '80s, planned family vacations to places where they could catch a tournament on the weekends and bought disc golf baskets for the backyard. Now Jenkins, 31, is closing in on his 10th year of traveling on the pro disc golf tour, making a living playing the sport.
Jack McCluskey
Instead of using a club, just pull ...
