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Beaver State Fling

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The Beaver State Fling (BSF) is an annual disc golf tournament held at Riverbend Disc Golf Course at Milo McIver State Park in Estacada, Oregon.

History

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Originally created as part of the now defunct Oregon Series by Teresa Trueba Embree and Cris Bellinger, the Beaver State Fling was built up from its original C-Tier to a PDGA National Tour stop in 4 years.[1] By 2005, it was the 5th largest tournament in the world by attendance.[2] In 2010, spots filled up in 30 minutes and for the 2011 tournament new skill-level restrictions limited the number of professionals, while a lottery system was introduced for amateurs.[3]

In 2020, the BSF was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 BSF was cancelled as well, due to a combination of winter storm damage and uncertainty around the state of the pandemic.[4]

FPO Champions

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In 2018, Catrina Allen overcame a 3 stroke deficit in the final round to defeat the 4 time World Champion (at the time) Paige Pierce in a 1 hole playoff.[5]

Year Dates Champion Margin of victory Payout First runner-up Second runner-up PDGA
2002 June 22–23 Teresa Bellinger 31 X Miranda Erickson Hillary Maurer PDGA
2003 July 12–13 Toni Hoyman 5 X Barbara Lane Karen L Brown PDGA
2004 August 28–29 Ruth Steele 1 $355 Carrie Berlogar Courtney Peavy PDGA
2005 May 28–29 Des Reading 8 $490 Elaine King Carrie Berlogar PDGA
2006 May 19–21 Des Reading(2) 2 $600 Juliana Korver Valarie Jenkins PDGA
2007 May 25–27 Valarie Jenkins 14 $655 Carrie Berlogar Kathy Manley PDGA
2008 July 18–20 Kathryn Manley 2 $520 Liz Lopez Emily Hardy PDGA
2009 May 22–24 Des Reading(3) 8 $1,210 Valarie Jenkins Carrie Berlogar PDGA
2010 May 28–30 Liz Carr 1 $1,095 Paige Pierce Des Reading PDGA
2011 May 24–26 Valerie Jenkins(2) 11 $1,545 Sarah Hokom Paige Pierce PDGA
2012 June 15–17 Catrina Allen 3 $1,500 Paige Pierce Valarie Jenkins PDGA
2013 June 28–30 Sarah Cunningham 2 $2,000 Paige Pierce Des Reading PDGA
2014 April 26–27 Valarie Jenkins(3) 20 $215 Zoe Andyke Sally West PDGA
2015 June 12–14 Jessica Weese 1 $2,500 Valarie Jenkins Catrina Allen PDGA
2016 June 10–12 Catrina Allen(2) 0 (playoff) $1,750 Paige Pierce Paige Bjerkaas PDGA
2017 June 9–11 Paige Pierce 18 $2,000 Valarie Jenkins Catrina Allen PDGA
2018 June 8–10 Catrina Allen(3) 0 (playoff) $2,100 Paige Pierce Valarie Jenkins PDGA
2019 June 7–9 Paige Pierce(2) 3 $2,250 Catrina Allen Jennifer Allen PDGA
2022 June 10–12 Valerie Mandujano 4 $2,000 Catrina Allen Ohn Scoggins PDGA
2023 May 19–21 Jennifer Allen 2 $2,500 Holyn Handley Maria Oliva PDGA
2024 June 7–9 Holyn Handley 0 (playoff) $6,500 Ohn Scoggins Natalie Ryan PDGA

MPO Champions

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During the 2015 tournament, Paul McBeth made up a 4 stroke deficit going into the final round to force a sudden death playoff with Will Schusterick. McBeth prevailed on the third hole of the playoff to claim his second BSF title.[6] In 2016, Philo Brathwaite carded a 2, or an albatross, on the 850-foot par 5 6th hole of the west course. It is one of the most famous shots in disc golf history.[7][8] In 2019, Eagle McMahon fought off Seppo Paju to become just the third MPO player to win consecutive BSF titles.[9]

Year Dates Champion Margin of victory Payout First runner-up Second runner-up PDGA
2002 June 22–23 Erik Smith 3 $295 Aaron Kirschling Ray Antoon PDGA
2003 July 12–13 Aaron Kirschling 1 $331 Tom Embree Lane Mason PDGA
2004 August 28–29 Barry Schultz 0 (playoff) $1,500 David Feldberg Lane Mason PDGA
2005 May 28–29 Barry Schultz(2) 1 $1,865 David Feldberg Steve Rico PDGA
2006 May 19–21 Barry Schultz(3) 5 $1,345 Dave Feldberg Steve Rico PDGA
2007 May 25–27 Nate Doss 0 (playoff) $1,615 Dave Feldberg / Avery Jenkins x PDGA
2008 July 18–20 Steve Rico 4 $1,120 Gregg Barsby / Tim Skellenger x PDGA
2009 May 22–25 Ken Climo 7 $2,850 Avery Jenkins Nikko Locastro PDGA
2010 May 28–30 Christian Dietrich 1 $2,660 Nikko Locastro Nate Doss / Bradley Williams PDGA
2011 May 24–26 Paul McBeth 1 $3,000 Nate Doss / Dave Feldberg x PDGA
2012 June 15–17 Cale Leviska 1 $2,400 Tim Skellenger Will Schusterick PDGA
2013 June 28–30 Will Schusterick 2 $3,600 Nate Doss Ricky Wysocki PDGA
2014 April 26–27 Nate Sexton 2 $455 Nate Doss Dion Arlyn PDGA
2015 June 12–14 Paul McBeth(2) 0 (playoff) $3,500 Will Schusterick Ricky Wysocki / Nate Doss PDGA
2016 June 10–12 Ricky Wysocki 3 $3,750 Philo Brathwaite Paul Ulibarri / Paul McBeth / Nikko Locastro / Nate Sexton PDGA
2017 June 9–11 Ricky Wysocki(2) 0 (playoff) $4,000 Paul McBeth Eagle McMahon PDGA
2018 June 8–10 Eagle McMahon 2 $4,250 Paul Ulibarri Kevin Jones / Garret Gurthie PDGA
2019 June 7–9 Eagle McMahon(2) 1 $5,000 Seppo Paju Ricky Wysocki PDGA
2022 June 10–12 Garrett Gurthie 2 $2,500 Joel Freeman Corey Ellis PDGA
2023 May 19–21 Eagle McMahon(3) 3 $3,000 Andrew Presnell / Calvin Heimburg x PDGA
2024 June 7–9 Gannon Buhr 1 $10,000 Ezra Robinson / Ricky Wysocki x PDGA

References

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  1. ^ "Beaver State Fling: An Oregon Disc Golf Tradition". Discmania Store.
  2. ^ "Beaver State Fling". www.beaverstatefling.com.
  3. ^ Buxton, Matt; Oregonian, The (June 26, 2011). "Fast-growing sport of disc golf draws 300 players to tournament in McIver Park near Estacada". oregonlive.
  4. ^ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (April 5, 2021). "2021 Beaver State Fling Canceled". Ultiworld Disc Golf.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Coverage, Bennett Wineka in; comments, Recap with 0 (June 12, 2018). "Allen Pulls Off Stunning Comeback In BSF Triumph". Ultiworld Disc Golf.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "2015 Beaver State Fling: Dramatic wins for McBeth, Weese, Stokely". June 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "You need to see the greatest disc golf shot of all time to believe it". The Loop.
  8. ^ "Disc golfer nails an unbelievable twisting 850-foot shot around a tree". June 14, 2016.
  9. ^ Wiklund, Christopher; Coverage, Mahmoud Bahrani in; comments, Recap with 0 (June 10, 2019). "Back-To-Back Beaver States For McMahon". Ultiworld Disc Golf.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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