Ken Climo
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Ken "The Champ" Climo, from Clearwater, Florida
, is a professional disc golf
er and is unanimously considered the best player to have ever played the game. Climo has claimed Twelve PDGA World Championship titles, including nine in as many years from 1990 to 1998. Climo's dominance in the world championships is unmatched; Harold Duvall (1982, 1985), Barry Schultz
(2003, 2004), and Nate Doss
(2005, 2007, 2011) are the only other golfers with more than one open world title. In addition to his world titles, Climo claimed his fifth United States Disc Golf Championship
(the premier event in the game) title in 2007. Named seven times as the PDGA player of the year, Ken Climo was inducted into the PDGA Hall of Fame in 1995. In his career he has won over 200 tournaments and leads the lifetime PDGA money list. He is the record holder and is universally considered to be the best disc golfer of all time. He has remained the most consistent player in the game for over 20 years. Though eligible for the Masters division (40 and over), he continues to compete and win in the Open division. In his 20 years on the PDGA, Climo has notched 103 aces.
Climo, with Innova discs
has created his own special blend of plastic, known as KC Pro. Several discs are for sale to the general public in KC Pro, including: the Aviar (putter), Roc (mid-range), Gazelle (fairway driver) and Whippet (fairway driver). More recently, Innova's star line of plastic added the 12-time Ken Climo Wraith driver to the plethora of KC discs.
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
, is a professional disc golf
Disc golf
Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...
er and is unanimously considered the best player to have ever played the game. Climo has claimed Twelve PDGA World Championship titles, including nine in as many years from 1990 to 1998. Climo's dominance in the world championships is unmatched; Harold Duvall (1982, 1985), Barry Schultz
Barry Schultz
Barry Schultz is a professional disc golfer currently based out of Rock Hill, South Carolina.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...
(2003, 2004), and Nate Doss
Nate Doss
Nate Doss is currently the number one ranked disc golfer in the world. Doss has won three world championships . With his win in 2011, Nate became only the second person with three world championships, after Ken Climo's 12...
(2005, 2007, 2011) are the only other golfers with more than one open world title. In addition to his world titles, Climo claimed his fifth United States Disc Golf Championship
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...
(the premier event in the game) title in 2007. Named seven times as the PDGA player of the year, Ken Climo was inducted into the PDGA Hall of Fame in 1995. In his career he has won over 200 tournaments and leads the lifetime PDGA money list. He is the record holder and is universally considered to be the best disc golfer of all time. He has remained the most consistent player in the game for over 20 years. Though eligible for the Masters division (40 and over), he continues to compete and win in the Open division. In his 20 years on the PDGA, Climo has notched 103 aces.
Climo, with Innova discs
Innova discs
Innova is a company founded in 1983 to produce equipment for the growing number of disc golf players. In that year, Dave Dunipace created the world's first disc designed specifically for the sport of disc golf. That first disc, the Eagle -- U.S. Patent # 4,568,297, established Innova as the...
has created his own special blend of plastic, known as KC Pro. Several discs are for sale to the general public in KC Pro, including: the Aviar (putter), Roc (mid-range), Gazelle (fairway driver) and Whippet (fairway driver). More recently, Innova's star line of plastic added the 12-time Ken Climo Wraith driver to the plethora of KC discs.