Beaver State Fling

Annual disc golf tournament in Oregon, US

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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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

## MPO Champions[edit]

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

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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

## References[edit]

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)

## External links[edit]

* "Philo Brathwaite Albatross" on YouTube

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