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.
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]
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 | PDGA | ||
| 2007 | May 25–27 | 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 | Carrie Berlogar | PDGA | ||
| 2010 | May 28–30 | Liz Carr | 1 | $1,095 | Des Reading | PDGA | ||
| 2011 | May 24–26 | Valerie Jenkins(2) | 11 | $1,545 | PDGA | |||
| 2012 | June 15–17 | 3 | $1,500 | PDGA | ||||
| 2013 | June 28–30 | Sarah Cunningham | 2 | $2,000 | 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 | PDGA | |||
| 2016 | June 10–12 | Catrina Allen(2) | 0 (playoff) | $1,750 | Paige Bjerkaas | PDGA | ||
| 2017 | June 9–11 | 18 | $2,000 | PDGA | ||||
| 2018 | June 8–10 | Catrina Allen(3) | 0 (playoff) | $2,100 | PDGA | |||
| 2019 | June 7–9 | Paige Pierce(2) | 3 | $2,250 | Jennifer Allen | PDGA | ||
| 2022 | June 10–12 | Valerie Mandujano | 4 | $2,000 | 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 |
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 | 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 | 0 (playoff) | $1,615 | x | PDGA | |||
| 2008 | July 18–20 | Steve Rico | 4 | $1,120 | Gregg Barsby / Tim Skellenger | x | PDGA | |
| 2009 | May 22–25 | 7 | $2,850 | PDGA | ||||
| 2010 | May 28–30 | Christian Dietrich | 1 | $2,660 | Nate Doss / Bradley Williams | PDGA | ||
| 2011 | May 24–26 | 1 | $3,000 | Nate Doss / Dave Feldberg | x | PDGA | ||
| 2012 | June 15–17 | Cale Leviska | 1 | $2,400 | Tim Skellenger | PDGA | ||
| 2013 | June 28–30 | 2 | $3,600 | PDGA | ||||
| 2014 | April 26–27 | Nate Sexton | 2 | $455 | Dion Arlyn | PDGA | ||
| 2015 | June 12–14 | Paul McBeth(2) | 0 (playoff) | $3,500 | PDGA | |||
| 2016 | June 10–12 | 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 | PDGA | |||
| 2018 | June 8–10 | 2 | $4,250 | Kevin Jones / Garret Gurthie | PDGA | |||
| 2019 | June 7–9 | Eagle McMahon(2) | 1 | $5,000 | Seppo Paju | 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 | 1 | $10,000 | x | PDGA |