David Feldberg

— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Full nameDavid Feldberg
BornSilver Spring, Maryland
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, AZ
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins111
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour18
Best results in major championships
PDGA World ChampionshipsWon: 2008
USDGCWon: 2005
Aussie Open5th: 2015
European OpenWon: 2006, 2011
Japan OpenWon: 2008
Achievements and awards
PDGA Male Player of the Year2008, 2010
PDGA National Tour
Series Champion		2005, 2008, 2010

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 golfer in the world.[1] 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, becoming the first person not named Ken Climo or Barry Schultz 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's rating record. During the March update, his rating jumped to 1046, besting Climo's by two.[2]

Professional wins

Major wins (7)

Date Tournament Location Earnings Results Page
October 12, 2005 United States Disc Golf Championship Rock Hill, South Carolina $11,000 Results Page
August 25, 2006 European Open Tampere, Finland $3,175 Results Page
November 16, 2007 The Players Cup Crystal River, FL $10,000 Results Page
June 12, 2008 Japan Open Tochigi, Japan $6,429 Results Page
August 11, 2008 PDGA World Championships Kalamazoo, Michigan $6,000 Results Page
July 15, 2010 Scandinavian Open Skellefteå, Sweden $1,905 Results Page
July 21, 2011 European Open Nokia, Finland $4,200 Results Page

Major playoff record (0-1)

Year Tournament Opponent Result
2010 Japan Open Nikko Locastro Lost to birdie on first extra hole [3]

National Tour wins (18)

Date Tournament Location Earnings Results Page
June 4, 2004 Kansas City Wide Open Kansas City, Missouri $1,600 Results Page
May 7, 2005 Waco Charity Open Waco, Texas $1,400 Results Page
July 9, 2005 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,755 Results Page
May 5, 2006 Golden State Classic La Mirada, California $1,400 Results Page
July 15, 2006 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,620 Results Page
July 22, 2006 Skylands Classic Warwick, New York $2,150 Results Page
March 2, 2007 The Memorial Scottsdale, Arizona $2,500 Results Page
April 20, 2007 Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic Columbia County, Georgia $1,250 Results Page
July 21, 2007 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,555 Results Page
March 6, 2008 The Memorial Scottsdale, AZ $2,500 Results Page
July 11, 2009 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Columbus, Ohio $1,700 Results Page
July 17, 2009 First Class Challenge Des Moines, Iowa $1,660 Results Page
March 3, 2010 The Memorial Scottsdale, Arizona $3,000 Results Page
April 23, 2010 Carolina Clash Charlotte, North Carolina $2,000 Results Page
June 25, 2010 Minnesota Majestic Twin Cities, Minnesota $2,500 Results Page
August 27, 2010 Skylands Classic Palmerton, Pennsylvania $1,850 Results Page
June 1, 2012 Kansas City Wide Open Kansas City, Missouri $2,000 Results Page
September 5, 2014 Rochester Flying Disc Open Rochester, New York $1,850 Results Page

NT playoff record (3-1)

Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
2007 Beaver State Fling Nate Doss/Avery Jenkins Lost
2009 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open Nate Doss/Avery Jenkins Won with birdie on first extra hole [4]
2010 Skylands Classic Matt Orum Won with birdie on first extra hole[5]
2014 Rochester Flying Disc Open Simon Lizotte Won with birdie on first extra hole[6]

Summary

Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-25 Events
World Championships 1 2 0 10 14 16
Other Majors 6 6 2 24 32 37
National Tour 18 15 14 60 108 110

Annual statistics

Year Events Wins Top 3 Earnings $ / Event Rating* World
Ranking*
1999 1 0 0 $0 $0 952 -
2000 37 0 3 $3,384 $91.46 977 -
2001 43 1 8 $9,383 $218.21 1000 -
2002 38 2 6 $16,882 $444.26 1019 -
2003 31 4 14 $11,390 $367.42 1014 -
2004 21 5 13 $14,009 $667.10 1015 -
2005 25 9 17 $28,607 $1,144.28 1028 3
2006 28 9 16 $23,261 $830.75 1030 5
2007 28 8 18 $36,330 $1,297.50 1031 2
2008 27 11 23 $37,428 $1,386.22 1039 1
2009 30 12 18 $28,246 $941.53 1037 3
2010 29 12 22 $33,348 $1,149.93 1042 1
2011 32 11 19 $23,028 $719.63 1041 3
2012 42 11 27 $34,557 $822.79 1039 3
2013 27 5 16 $27,701 $1,025.96 1041 2
2014 20 4 6 $14,690 $734.50 1036 4
2015 29 6 12 $25,274 $871.52 1030 5
2016 3 1 1 $2,480 $826.67 1031 x
Career 491 111 239 $369,998 $753.56 - -

*At Year End

Equipment

Feldberg is sponsored by Infinite Discs since 2019. He throws a mixed bag with signature discs from a variety of different disc golf manufacturers.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ PDGA (May 2018). "PDGA World Rankings" (PDF). PDGA.
  2. ^ PDGA (2011-03-29). "He Made It!". Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. ^ "2010 Japan Open--Dramatic Disc Golf Finals".
  4. ^ "Dave Feldberg wins 2009 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open..."
  5. ^ "Disc Golf Monthly 78 Clip Three- The Skylands Classic at Blue Mountain".
  6. ^ Gregoire, M. "A Fitting End".
  7. ^ Infinite Discs (25 January 2019). "Introducing DAVE FELDBERG, Disc Golf Legend, Team Infinite". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ^ Infinite Discs (28 January 2020). "Meet The 2020 Team Infinite Disc Members!". Team Infinite. Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-26.