Distance Drivers:
Pro Firebird: Headwind driver.
Pro Wraith: Long distance driver (very long).
CE Roadrunner: This has taken the place of my leopard. It has a beautiful, easy turnover flight and makes a great roller.
JK Valkyrie: primary driver, not as long as the Wraith, but I can rely on it and can make it do what is needed.
Fairway Drivers:
CE TL: First run. I love this disc in any shape from new to completely worn in. The new are reliable short drive discs into a medium headwind. The beat versions are magic when it comes to holding a line.
Mid-Range:
CE Coyote: approach shots and short drives. Very versatile disc!
Putt & Approach:
Aviar: (small bead, very beat): for shorter approach shots and turnover approaches.
JK Pro Aviar-X: for putting and approaches. I love throwing this disc for shots under 230.

Favorite Disc Golf Hole:
”hypotenuse” at Whitcombe in Beminster, England. 600' hole with a 45 degree downward slope.
Home Course : Lover's Lane
Number of Aces : ~20
Longest Measured Throw : 413'
How I Started:
I started playing disc golf my senior year in college. A friend of mine was into it and kept trying to get me to the course. I resisted for months thinking it didn't sound like much fun. I disliked (ball) golf and I wasn't particularly good at throwing a Frisbee, so I never expected to be any good at disc golf. He finally convinced me to try it. I can remember how much improvement I saw in my game from the beginning of that first round to the end of it. It was very encouraging. I also remember how nice everyone was at the course. This was during a league night, so the course was pretty full. I had many people tell me how happy they were to see another woman at league. I think there may have been 2 or 3 other women that played league at the time. I had a wonderful first experience.
Goals:
My goals used to be much more tangible in that they were based on my finishes (ie win worlds.). This year my goals are much more internalized. I want to be satisfied with my play/scores and not focus on the overall outcome. I want to regain my confidence in my putting abilities. I want to focus on myself during the rounds instead of my opponents. I want to get my player rating back up into the 960's.
Most memorable event:
Probably my 1995 Am World Championship win. I had been working up to that event for months and it was the first time I played on such a large scale. I was caught up in all of the excitement of the event. I remember talking to all the other golfers at the host hotel and the putting contest. I remember the courses and remember the feeling I had after the very first round. I was leading by a stroke or two and it was at that moment that I actually believed that I might be able to win. I remember the other girls in the final 9. I remember what I wore. I remember posing for some pictures that my friend Susan was taking. I remember standing in line for food after the final 9. It was a wonderful event and a great way to cap off my Am career.
Advice:
My philosophy is to pick a few discs and learn them very well. Find an open field and throw back and forth. You will get many more throws in than if you just play a round. When I started to get serious about the sport, I used a video camera to record the throwing motion of some of the top pros in my area. I then had someone record me throwing. I compared myself with the others and worked to make my technique match theirs.
 | Divisions: Pro Womens
PDGA# 7438
Home: Bowling Green, KY
Pro since: 1996
Year born: 1971
2007 Events: 5
2007 Earnings: $885
Rating: 923
Dominant Hand: Right
Title:
5 time Womens World Champion

TOP
FINISHES
2007
1st Disc Golf Cruise
1st Showdown at Redstone
1st Gentlemen's Club Challenge (A)
2006
1st Health Bytes Open (B)
2nd Japan Open (M)
1st Lexington Open VIII (A)
2nd Bowling Green Open (NT)
2nd Golden State Classic (NT)
1st Steady Ed Memorial Masters Cup (NT)
1st San Francisco Safari (B)
2nd Beaver State Fling (NT)
2nd International Women's Cup (B)
5th The Memorial (NT)
1st Gentlemen's Club Challenge (A)
2005
1st National Tour Series
13 wins in 2005
2nd Pro Worlds
1st KC Wide Open (NT)
2nd Des Moines Challenge (NT)
1st Great Lakes Open (NT)
1st Golden State Classic (NT)
2nd Dogwood Crosstown Classic (NT)
1st Hall of Fame Classic (NT)
1st Bell South Open (NT)
1st The Memorial (NT)
1st The Gentlemen's Club
1st Z Boaz
1st Cross Canyon
2004
6 of 8 wins in Womens (4 were NT)
2 2nd place finishes
5th Pro Worlds
Am World Champion: 95
Women's World Champion 98-01, 03
Women's Player of the Year 98-00
Women's points leader 97-01
Women's money leader 98-01
120 PDGA Pro Women's wins
70 Super Tour wins
USDGC qualifier 99-01
Top 10 money winner 99-00
Cashed in every event played (women's division) since 1997
Tied for 37th out of 87 at the 00 USDGC
Tied for 50th out of 132 at the 01 USDGC (in the cash!)
Women's points record 588 in 2001
Women's money record $11,858 in 2001
Most wins in a season 29 in 2000
Most supertour wins in a season 21 in 2001
Most career supertour wins 70
2001 World Games Gold Medalist
Full time touring pro 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05...
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