Barry Schultz
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Barry Schultz is a professional disc golfer currently based out of Rock Hill
, South Carolina
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Barry has been playing disc golf since the early 1980s, and has been a professional since 1992. He is currently on the Innova Star team. For a number of years, he was one of the most dominant players on tour. From 2003-2009, Barry held the single season earnings record with $40,896, though this was surpassed by Nikko Locastro
in 2010. He is a two time World Champion, as well as three time United States Disc Golf Champion
.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Barry has been playing disc golf since the early 1980s, and has been a professional since 1992. He is currently on the Innova Star team. For a number of years, he was one of the most dominant players on tour. From 2003-2009, Barry held the single season earnings record with $40,896, though this was surpassed by Nikko Locastro
Nikko Locastro
Nikko Locastro is a professional disc golfer from St. Louis, Missouri. He has been playing the sport professionally since 2006. As of October, 2011, Nikko is ranked fourth in the world, and has the highest rating, currently at 1043. Although he has only been playing professionally, for six...
in 2010. He is a two time World Champion, as well as three time United States Disc Golf Champion
United States Disc Golf Championship
The United States Disc Golf Championship is a disc golf tournament held at the Winthrop Gold Course, on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The professional event was held annually from 1999 to 2010, before moving to a biennial schedule. Along with the PDGA World...
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2003 season
Schultz's best season was 2003, during which he won won 17 out of 29 major tournaments and finished in the top three in 5 more of them. He won both the World Championships and United States Disc Golf Championship, becoming the second player to win both in the same year. In addition, he won two National Tour stops and four A Tier tournaments. He also finished the year with his highest career player rating, 1039.Annual statistics (since 2001)
Year | Events | Wins | Top 3 | Earnings | $ / Event | Rating |
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2001 | 16 | 4 | 10 | $21,803 | $1,362.69 | 1023 |
2002 | 31 | 7 | 16 | $24,478 | $789.61 | 1030 |
2003 | 29 | 17 | 22 | $40,896 | $1,410.21 | 1039 |
2004 | 36 | 21 | 28 | $37,889 | $1,052.47 | 1036 |
2005 | 31 | 13 | 23 | $27,280 | $880.00 | 1032 |
2006 | 30 | 10 | 23 | $38,556 | $1,285.20 | 1038 |
2007 | 21 | 6 | 11 | $10,816 | $515.05 | 1030 |
2008 | 26 | 9 | 17 | $22,786 | $876.39 | 1031 |
2009 | 21 | 6 | 13 | $14,670 | $698.57 | 1034 |
2010 | 15 | 5 | 7 | $9,146 | $609.73 | 1029 |
2011 | 16 | 5 | 8 | $10,411 | $650.69 | 1028 |
Career | 272 | 103 | 178 | $258,727 | $951.20 | x |