Catrina Allen Explained
Catrina Allen |
Birth Date: | 1985 |
Birth Place: | Bellflower, CA |
Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
Status: | Professional |
Yearpro: | 2011 |
Tour: | Disc Golf Pro Tour |
Prowins: | 124 |
Pdgawins: | 12 |
Dgptwins: | 3 |
Worlds: | Won: 2014, 2021 |
Uswdgc: | Won: 2012 |
Euromast: | Won: 2014 |
Euroopen: | Won: 2015 |
Award1: | PDGA Female Rookie of the Year |
Year1: | 2011 |
Award2: | PDGA Female Player of the Year |
Year2: | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Award3: | National Tour Series Champion |
Year3: | 2012, 2013, 2016 |
Award4: | Disc Golf Pro Tour Champion |
Year4: | 2016 |
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
, Allen had 171 career wins in the Open Female division.[2]
Major wins
Year | Tournament | Stroke Margin | Winning Score | Runner Up | Prize Money |
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2012 | USWDGC | Playoff | -14 (53-49-47-45-58-31=283) | | $3,160 |
2014 | European Masters | align="center" | -8 | (66-63-67-62=258) | Ragna Bygde | $846 |
2014 | PDGA World Championships | align="center" | -2 | -7 (56-58-49-61-57-59-54-37=431) | Paige Pierce | $2,250 |
2015 | Scandinavian Open | -4 | +11 (69-72-69-69=279) | | $2,400 |
2015 | European Open | -7 | +8 (68-59-68-71=266) | Sarah Hokom | $1,120 |
2017 | European Open | -7 | +15 (68-65-66-72=271) | Valarie Jenkins/Henna Blomroos | $1,200 |
2021 | PDGA World Championships | align="center" | -1 | -10 (63-51-63-52-66=295) | Paige Pierce | $6,000 | |
Majors playoff record (1-0)
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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2012 | | Paige Pierce | Won | |
National Tour wins
Year | Tournament | Stroke Margin | Winning Score | Runner Up | Prize Money |
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2012 | | -3 | +5 (62-60-64-63=249) | Paige Pierce | $1,500 |
2012 | Vibram Open | -1 | (66-68-64-64=262) | Valarie Jenkins | $1,500 |
2013 | Masters Cup | align="center" | -1 | +17 (78-79-76=233) | Valarie Jenkins | $1,355 |
2013 | Kansas City Wide Open | Playoff | -5 (54-57-71-57-27=266) | Paige Pierce | $1,055 |
2014 | Masters Cup | align="center" | -9 | +7 (76-69-78=223) | Valarie Jenkins | $1,000 |
2015 | Ledgestone Insurance Open | Playoff | -3 (53-56-53-53-43=258) | Paige Pierce | $2,600 |
2016 | Memorial Championship | align="center" | -1 | -12 (51-54-59-51=215) | Paige Pierce | $1,700 |
2016 | Glass Blown Open | align="center" | -17 | -4 (55-57-65=177) | Paige Pierce | $1,800 |
2016 | Kansas City Wide Open | align="center" | -11 | +4 (62-62-60=184) | Paige Pierce | $1,070 |
2016 | Masters Cup | align="center" | -12 | +7 (76-76-58=210) | Paige Pierce | $1,800 |
2016 | | Playoff | +5 (63-65-60-61=249) | Paige Pierce | $1,750 |
2016 | Brent Hambrick Memorial Open | align="center" | -20 | +6 (81-84-84-29=278) | Sarah Hokom | $1,400 |
2017 | Pittsburg Flying Disc Open | align="center" | -8 | -19 (58-64-57=179) | Paige Pierce | $1,345 |
2017 | Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic | align="center" | -13 | -13 (56-64-65=185) | Sarah Hokom | $1,500 |
2018 | | Playoff | +6 (61-60-68-61=250) | Paige Pierce | $2,100 |
2018 | Ed Headrick Hall of Fame Classic | align="center" | -8 | +1 (66-69-67=202) | Paige Pierce | $1,700 |
2019 | Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open | align="center" | -1 | -1 (60-63-65-67=255) | Paige Pierce | $2,000 |
2019 | Santa Cruz Masters Cup | align="center" | -7 | -2 (74-73-57=204) | Paige Pierce | $2.000 |
2019 | Delaware Disc Golf Challenge | align="center" | -3 | -5 (64-67-71=202) | Kristin Tattar | $1,440 |
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NT playoff record (3-1)
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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2013 | Kansas City Wide Open | Paige Pierce | Won with birdie on first extra hole [3] |
2014 | Texas State Championships | Paige Pierce | Lost to par on second extra hole [4] |
2015 | Ledgestone Insurance Open | Paige Pierce | Won with par on first extra hole [5] |
2016 | | Paige Pierce | Won with birdie on first extra hole [6] | |
Disc Golf Pro Tour wins
Year | Tournament | Stroke Margin | Winning Score | Runner Up | Prize Money |
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2016 | Ledgestone Insurance Open | align="center" | -8 | (51-50-58-54=213) | Paige Pierce | $2,000 |
2016 | The Green Mountain Championship | align="center" | -16 | -6 (60-61-56=177) | Paige Pierce | $1,000 |
2016 | Disc Golf Pro Tour Finals | |
2017 | Nick Hyde Memorial | 0 | (65-60=125) | Paige Pierce | $1,650 |
2018 | Utah Open | align="center" | -3 | +8 (60-62-60=182) | Paige Bjerkaas | $1,365 |
2019 | Waco Annual Charity Open | align="center" | -5 | -12 (64-63-62=189) | Paige Bjerkaas | $1,620 |
2019 | San Francisco Open | align="center" | -9 | -18 (63-56-61=180) | Paige Pierce | $1,690 |
2020 | Ledgestone Insurance Open | align="center" | -3 | -24 (58-52-52-58=220) | Paige Pierce | $1,700 |
2021 | Jonesboro Open | align="center" | -8 | -23 (58-54-63=175) | Paige Pierce | $3,000 | |
Summary
Competition Tier | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Events |
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World Championships | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Other Majors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
National Tour | 12 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 42 | |
Annual statistics
Year | Events | Wins | Top 3 | Earnings | $ / Event | Rating† | World Ranking† |
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2010 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $100 | $33.33 | 875 | align=center | - |
2011 | 36 | 15 | 25 | $7,546 | $209.61 | 934 | 6 |
2012 | 37 | 23 | 35 | $17,790 | $480.81 | 964 | 2 |
2013 | 31 | 18 | 28 | $17,075 | $550.81 | 957 | 4 |
2014 | 39 | 31 | 39 | $23,010 | $590.00 | 973 | 2 |
2015 | 31 | 15 | 31 | $22,289 | $719.00 | 963 | 2 |
2016 | 26‡ | 21 | 25 | $23,044 | $886.31 | 967 | align=center | - |
Career | 203 | 124 | 185 | $110,854 | $546.08 | | - | - | |
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†At Year End
‡ Includes DGPT Championship (not PDGA sanctioned)
Major championships timeline
Sponsorship
Allen was sponsored by Prodigy Disc, and announced her departure late in 2021.
Following the 2021 season, Allen announced she would be sponsored by DGA.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Loomis, D.. Disc Golfer. Winter 2016. Catrina Allen: The Prodigal Daughter.
- Web site: PDGA Player Page: Catrina Allen. Professional Disc Golf Association.
- Web site: Paul McBeth, Catrina Ulibarri win at 2013 Kansas City Wide Open.
- Web site: Wysocki, Pierce fight the elements to win 2014 Texas States . Michalowski, J..
- Web site: Ledgestone Insurance Open: Simon Lizotte, Catrina Allen take down largest disc golf purse . Parcell, Z..
- Web site: Wysocki Flies To Third Straight NT Win At Beaver State Fling . Hill, S..
- Web site: Catrina Allen Signs With DGA. Ultiworld.