Catrina Allen
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Born1985
Bellflower, CA
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Nationality United States
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins124
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour12
Disc Golf Pro Tour3
Best results in major championships
PDGA World ChampionshipsWon: 2014, 2021
USWDGCWon: 2012
European MastersWon: 2014
European OpenWon: 2015
Achievements and awards
PDGA Female Rookie of the Year2011
PDGA Female Player of the Year2012, 2013, 2014
National Tour Series Champion2012, 2013, 2016
Disc Golf Pro Tour Champion2016

Catrina Allen is an American professional disc golfer. She is a US Champion and 2 time World Champion, and has been ranked among the top four women in the world between 2012 and 2019.

In 2009, Allen was working as a bartender, and became interested in the sport after caddying for a friend at a tournament. She began playing and won the South Dakota Amateur Championships later that year, and won the US Women's Disc Golf Championship as an Amateur in 2010.[1] Allen entered the professional tour in 2011, winning 15 events and the PDGA Female Rookie of the Year Award. In 2012, Allen became the second woman to win the PDGA Female Player of the Year Award the year after winning Rookie of the Year (Des Reading, 2001–2002). She has won five unique Majors, including the World Championships, and has won the Worlds Mixed Doubles Championships all three times she has competed (2011, 2012 with Paul Ulibarri; 2013 with Will Schusterick).

Professional career

As of August 2021, Catrina Allen has 171 career wins in the Open Female division.[2]

Major wins

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2012USWDGCPlayoff-14 (53-49-47-45-58-31=283)Paige Pierce$3,160
2014European Masters-8(66-63-67-62=258)Ragna Bygde$846
2014PDGA World Championships-2-7 (56-58-49-61-57-59-54-37=431)Paige Pierce$2,250
2015Scandinavian Open-4+11 (69-72-69-69=279)Sarah Hokom$2,400
2015European Open-7+8 (68-59-68-71=266)Sarah Hokom$1,120
2017European Open-7+15 (68-65-66-72=271)Valarie Jenkins/Henna Blomroos$1,200
2021PDGA World Championships-1-10 (63-51-63-52-66=295)Paige Pierce$6,000

Majors playoff record (1-0)

YearTournamentOpponentResult
2012 US Women's Disc Golf Championship Paige PierceWon

National Tour wins

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2012Beaver State Fling-3+5 (62-60-64-63=249)Paige Pierce$1,500
2012Vibram Open-1(66-68-64-64=262)Valarie Jenkins$1,500
2013Masters Cup-1+17 (78-79-76=233)Valarie Jenkins$1,355
2013Kansas City Wide OpenPlayoff-5 (54-57-71-57-27=266)Paige Pierce$1,055
2014Masters Cup-9+7 (76-69-78=223)Valarie Jenkins$1,000
2015Ledgestone Insurance OpenPlayoff-3 (53-56-53-53-43=258)Paige Pierce$2,600
2016Memorial Championship-1-12 (51-54-59-51=215)Paige Pierce$1,700
2016Glass Blown Open-17-4 (55-57-65=177)Paige Pierce$1,800
2016Kansas City Wide Open-11+4 (62-62-60=184)Paige Pierce$1,070
2016Masters Cup-12+7 (76-76-58=210)Paige Pierce$1,800
2016Beaver State FlingPlayoff+5 (63-65-60-61=249)Paige Pierce$1,750
2016Brent Hambrick Memorial Open-20+6 (81-84-84-29=278)Sarah Hokom$1,400
2017Pittsburg Flying Disc Open-8-19 (58-64-57=179)Paige Pierce$1,345
2017Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic-13-13 (56-64-65=185)Sarah Hokom$1,500
2018Beaver State FlingPlayoff+6 (61-60-68-61=250)Paige Pierce$2,100
2018Ed Headrick Hall of Fame Classic-8+1 (66-69-67=202)Paige Pierce$1,700
2019Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open-1-1 (60-63-65-67=255)Paige Pierce$2,000
2019Santa Cruz Masters Cup-7-2 (74-73-57=204)Paige Pierce$2.000
2019Delaware Disc Golf Challenge-3-5 (64-67-71=202)Kristin Tattar$1,440

NT playoff record (3-1)

YearTournamentOpponentResult
2013Kansas City Wide OpenPaige PierceWon with birdie on first extra hole [3]
2014Texas State ChampionshipsPaige PierceLost to par on second extra hole [4]
2015Ledgestone Insurance OpenPaige PierceWon with par on first extra hole [5]
2016Beaver State FlingPaige PierceWon with birdie on first extra hole [6]

Disc Golf Pro Tour wins

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2016Ledgestone Insurance Open-8(51-50-58-54=213)Paige Pierce$2,000
2016The Green Mountain Championship-16-6 (60-61-56=177)Paige Pierce$1,000
2016Disc Golf Pro Tour Finals
2017Nick Hyde Memorial0(65-60=125)Paige Pierce$1,650
2018Utah Open-3+8 (60-62-60=182)Paige Bjerkaas$1,365
2019Waco Annual Charity Open-5-12 (64-63-62=189)Paige Bjerkaas$1,620
2019San Francisco Open-9-18 (63-56-61=180)Paige Pierce$1,690
2020Ledgestone Insurance Open-3-24 (58-52-52-58=220)Paige Pierce$1,700
2021Jonesboro Open-8-23 (58-54-63=175)Paige Pierce$3,000

Summary

Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Events
World Championships21366
Other Majors4221011
National Tour1211113842

Annual statistics

YearEventsWinsTop 3Earnings$ / EventRating†World
Ranking†
2010312$100$33.33875-
2011361525$7,546$209.619346
2012372335$17,790$480.819642
2013311828$17,075$550.819574
2014393139$23,010$590.009732
2015311531$22,289$719.009632
201626‡2125$23,044$886.31967-
Career203124185$110,854$546.08--

†At Year End
‡ Includes DGPT Championship (not PDGA sanctioned)

Major championships timeline

Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
European Open 3 1 1 3
US Women's Disc Golf Championships 6 1 2 T3 T2 T4 T4 T5 6
PDGA World Championships 5 3 3 1 3 T2 4 T6 3
Other majors – 5 – – – – – 3
Other majors (cont.) – 1 1
Tournament2020202120222023
European Open 4 T24
US Women's Disc Golf Championships T5 T4 T38
PDGA World Championships 1 11 T3
Other majors 2 5 T3
  Win
  Top 3 finish
  Top 10 finish
  Did not participate
  Tournament not held

Equipment

Allen was sponsored by Prodigy Disc, and announced her departure late in 2021. While sponsored by Prodigy, she commonly carried the following discs:[7]

Drivers

  • D1 (400)
  • D3 (400)
  • F3 (400)
  • F7 (400)

Midranges

  • M2 (300, 400)
  • M4 (400)

Putters

  • PA1 (300, 400)
  • PA4 (300)
  • P Model US (Ace Line)

Following the 2021 season, Catrina announced she would be sponsored by DGA.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Loomis, D. (Winter 2016). "Catrina Allen: The Prodigal Daughter". Disc Golfer.
  2. ↑ "PDGA Player Page: Catrina Allen". Professional Disc Golf Association.
  3. ↑ "Paul McBeth, Catrina Ulibarri win at 2013 Kansas City Wide Open".
  4. ↑ Michalowski, J. "Wysocki, Pierce fight the elements to win 2014 Texas States".
  5. ↑ Parcell, Z. "Ledgestone Insurance Open: Simon Lizotte, Catrina Allen take down largest disc golf purse".
  6. ↑ Hill, S. "Wysocki Flies To Third Straight NT Win At Beaver State Fling".
  7. ↑ "Prodigy Pro In the Bag".
  8. ↑ "Catrina Allen Signs With DGA". Ultiworld.
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