Catrina Allen

Catrina Allen
 Disc Golfer 
Personal information
Born 1985
Bellflower, CA
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Nationality  United States
Residence Madison, TN
Spouse Paul Ulibarri
Career
Turned professional 2011
Current tour(s) PDGA National Tour
Disc Golf World Tour
Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins 121
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour 12
Disc Golf Pro Tour 3
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships Won: 2014
USWDGC Won: 2012
European Masters Won: 2014
European Open Won: 2015
Achievements and awards
PDGA Female Rookie of the Year 2011
PDGA Female Player of the Year 2012, 2013, 2014
National Tour Series Champion 2012, 2013, 2016
Disc Golf Pro Tour Champion 2016

Catrina Allen is an American professional disc golfer. She is a US Champion and World Champion, and has been ranked among the top four women in the world between 2012–2016.

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

As of October 2016, Catrina Allen has 121 career wins in the Open Female division.[2]

Major wins

Year Tournament Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner UpPrize Money
2012 USWDGCPlayoff -14 (53-49-47-45-58-31=283) Paige Pierce $3,160
2014 European Masters-8 (66-63-67-62=258) Ragna Bygde $846
2014PDGA World Championships -2 -7 (56-58-49-61-57-59-54-37=431) Paige Pierce $2,250
2015Scandinavian Open -4 +11 (69-72-69-69=279) Sarah Hokom $2,400
2015 European Open -7 +8 (68-59-68-71=266) Sarah Hokom $1,120

Majors playoff record (1-0)

Year Tournament Opponent Result
2012 US Women’s Disc Golf Championship Paige Pierce Won

National Tour wins

Year Tournament Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner UpPrize Money
2012 Beaver State Fling -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 -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 -9 +7 (76-69-78=223) Valarie Jenkins $1,000
2015 Ledgestone Insurance OpenPlayoff -3 (53-56-53-53-43=258) Paige Pierce $2,600
2016 Memorial Championship -1 -12 (51-54-59-51=215) Paige Pierce $1,700
2016 Glass Blown Open -17 -4 (55-57-65=177) Paige Pierce $1,800
2016 Kansas City Wide Open -11 +4 (62-62-60=184) Paige Pierce $1,070
2016 Masters Cup -12 +7 (76-76-58=210) Paige Pierce $1,800
2016 Beaver State Fling Playoff +5 (63-65-60-61=249) Paige Pierce$1,750
2016 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open -20 +6 (81-84-84-29=278) Sarah Hokom $1,400

NT playoff record (3-1)

Year Tournament Opponent Result
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 Beaver State Fling Paige Pierce Won with birdie on first extra hole [6]

Summary

Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Events
World Championships 1 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
2010 3 1 2 $100 $33.33 875 -
2011 36 15 25 $7,546 $209.61 9346
2012 37 23 35 $17,790 $480.81 9642
2013 31 18 28 $17,075$550.81 9574
2014 39 31 39 $23,010 $590.00 9732
2015 31 15 31 $22,289 $719.00 9632
2016* 23 18 22 $22,369$972.57 967-
Career 200 121 182$110,179 $550.90 - -

At Year End
*As of October 2016
Includes DGPT Championship (not PDGA sanctioned)

Equipment

Allen is sponsored by Prodigy Disc. She commonly carries the following discs:[7]

Drivers

Midranges

Putters

References

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