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'''Simon Peter Lizotte''' (born November 17, 1992) is a German professional [[disc golf]]er now based in [[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts]], United States. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pdga.com/player/8332 | title=Simon Lizotte #8332 }}</ref> He is currently (October 5, 2022) the #5 most successful player in the 2022 season,<ref>[https://www.pdga.com/pdga-player-rookie-year/2022 2022 PDGA Player & Rookie of the Year | Professional Disc Golf Association]</ref> with career earnings of $215,452. From 2013 until 2023, he was sponsored by Discmania. He and Eagel Mcman will be joing Franklin Discs.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs9ZLcv40lQ|title = Thank you Simon for this Journey of a Lifetime|publisher = Discmania|accessdate = 2023-01-07}}</ref>. 2022 is his most successful season to date, with four Elite Series wins on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, as well as four other top ten finishes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pdga.com/player/8332 | title=Simon Lizotte #8332 }}</ref> Lizotte has acquired a significant following for his disc golf-related videos on YouTube, with 160,000 subscribers in August 2022 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pdga.com/news/faces-game-influencers-grow-sport-grabbing-eyeballs | title=Faces of the Game: Influencers Grow the Sport by Grabbing Eyeballs | date=4 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCed6me7QtjJiV-tvVgF7Rpg | title=Simon Lizotte - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> He is also noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.<ref name="Allthingsdiscgolf">{{cite web|url = https://allthingsdiscgolf.com/simon-lizotte-sets-two-disc-golf-distance-world-records/|title = Simon Lizotte sets two disc golf distance world records; Allthingsdiscgolf|publisher = allthingsdiscgolf.com|date = 27 October 2014|accessdate = 2016-06-14}}</ref>
'''Simon Peter Lizotte''' (born November 17, 1992) is a German professional [[disc golf]]er now based in [[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts]], United States. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pdga.com/player/8332 | title=Simon Lizotte #8332 }}</ref> He is currently (October 5, 2022) the #5 most successful player in the 2022 season,<ref>[https://www.pdga.com/pdga-player-rookie-year/2022 2022 PDGA Player & Rookie of the Year | Professional Disc Golf Association]</ref> with career earnings of $215,452. From 2013 until 2023, he was sponsored by Discmania. He is yet to announce a new sponsorship.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs9ZLcv40lQ|title = Thank you Simon for this Journey of a Lifetime|publisher = Discmania|accessdate = 2023-01-07}}</ref>. 2022 is his most successful season to date, with four Elite Series wins on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, as well as four other top ten finishes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pdga.com/player/8332 | title=Simon Lizotte #8332 }}</ref> Lizotte has acquired a significant following for his disc golf-related videos on YouTube, with 160,000 subscribers in August 2022 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pdga.com/news/faces-game-influencers-grow-sport-grabbing-eyeballs | title=Faces of the Game: Influencers Grow the Sport by Grabbing Eyeballs | date=4 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCed6me7QtjJiV-tvVgF7Rpg | title=Simon Lizotte - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> He is also noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.<ref name="Allthingsdiscgolf">{{cite web|url = https://allthingsdiscgolf.com/simon-lizotte-sets-two-disc-golf-distance-world-records/|title = Simon Lizotte sets two disc golf distance world records; Allthingsdiscgolf|publisher = allthingsdiscgolf.com|date = 27 October 2014|accessdate = 2016-06-14}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==

Revision as of 21:18, 7 January 2023

Simon Lizotte
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
BornBremen, Germany
Nationality Germany
SpouseNatalia Medeiros
ChildrenEmmett Lizotte
Career
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PDGA National Tour, Disc Golf World Tour, Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins56
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour1
Disc Golf World Tour1
Disc Golf Pro Tour4
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships3rd: 2017
USDGC13th: 2014
Aussie Open2nd: 2015
European Masters17th: 2014
European Open3rd: 2016, 2017
Japan Open6th: 2014
Achievements and awards
European Player of the Year2014, 2015
World Distance Record Holder2014-2015

Simon Peter Lizotte (born November 17, 1992) is a German professional disc golfer now based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. [1] He is currently (October 5, 2022) the #5 most successful player in the 2022 season,[2] with career earnings of $215,452. From 2013 until 2023, he was sponsored by Discmania. He is yet to announce a new sponsorship.[3]. 2022 is his most successful season to date, with four Elite Series wins on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, as well as four other top ten finishes.[4] Lizotte has acquired a significant following for his disc golf-related videos on YouTube, with 160,000 subscribers in August 2022 [5][6] He is also noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.[7]

Professional career

National Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 August 23, 2015 Ledgestone Insurance Open 54-47-47-53-32=233 −32 4 strokes United States Paul McBeth
2 May 20-22, 2022 OTB Open 62-58-58=178 -20 2 strokes United States Calvin Heimburg
3 June 2-5, 2022 Portland Open 55-58-58-59=230 -34 1 stroke United States Garrett Gurthie
4 August 19-21, 2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge 54-57-54=165 -27 Playoff United States Robert Burridge
5 September 22-25, 2022 MVP Open at Maple Hill 62-52-50=164 -16 1 stroke United States Corey Ellis

A-Tier wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 August 18, 2012 European Championships 54-58-58-61=231 −33 3 strokes Denmark Karl Nybo
2 May 14, 2014 Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open 50-49-52=151 −36 5 strokes United States Paul McBeth, United States Jeremy Koling
3 April 24, 2016 Nick Hyde Memorial 51-54-54=159 −30 Playoff United States Paul McBeth, United States Nate Sexton
4 May 7, 2016 Konopiste Open 55-57-57=169 Playoff United States Paul McBeth, Denmark Karl Nybo
5 March 26, 2017 The Open at Temple 55-57-52=164 -25 5 strokes United States Nikko Locastro, United States James Conrad
6 March 3, 2018 Memorial Championship 47-49-42-51=189 -43 3 strokes United States Eagle McMahon
7 June 3, 2018 Battle of Seattle 5 52-46-58-28=184 2 strokes United States Kevin Jones
8 August 19, 2018 European Disc Golf Championships 53-50-51-54=208 -32 5 strokes Finland Seppo Paju

World distance records

Lizotte set the world record for longest throw of a disc golf disc on October 27, 2014 at 863.5 ft (263.2 m).[8] This beat David Wiggins Jr.'s previous record of 836 ft set in 2012. Lizotte broke his own record on March 27, 2016 with a throw of 903.9 ft (275.5 m), a record that stood for two days until Wiggins Jr. threw for 1,108.9 ft (338 m). Lizotte then set a personal record of 1030 ft.[9]

Wind has played a significant role in world distance records. Wiggins' 2012 record was set with a 14.5 mph tailwind,[10] while Lizotte's 2014 record was aided by an 18 mph tailwind. His 903.9 ft throw took place in a 30 mph wind, and the two players' throws over 1,000 ft were in a 38-42 mph wind. Both Lizotte and Wiggins have stated that new distance records must be established with wind limits.[11]

Summary

Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-25 Events*
World Championships 0 0 1 1 5 5
Other Majors 0 1 2 4 15 17
National Tour 4 4 3 13 19 21

*Through September 2022

Career summary

Season Starts Wins Top-10 Earnings
($)
2008 8 1 8 1,285
2009 9 4 6 2,216
2010 15 9 13 4,428
2011 7 2 7 1,912
2012 9 7 8 1,777
2013 25 17 22 7,021
2014 21 4 18 17,759
2015 26 8 20 24,090
2016 12 3 12 12,029
2017 22 3 19 28,762
2018 20 3 14 22,340
2019 26 1 21 26,132
2020 14 3 10 12,146
2021 12 0 4 8,586
Career* 226 65 182 170,303

*As of 12/28/2021[12]

Equipment

Lizotte is sponsored by Grip Equipment and has a signature bag with them. When he was sponsored by Discmania Discs he had a number of signature discs (marked with *), and carried a combination of the following discs:[13]

Distance Drivers

  • PD2 (C-line, Swirly S-Line, Luster C-Line)
  • DD3 (S-Line)

Fairway Drivers

  • PD (C-line)
  • FD (C-line, D-Line, S-Line)
  • FD3 (Swirly S-Line (Doom Bird II*))
  • Tilt* (Hard Exo Vapor, Meta)

Midranges

  • MD (C-line)
  • MD3 (Glow C-line)
  • MD5 (S-Line)
  • Mutant (Neo)

Putters

  • P1x (D-Line)
  • P2 (C-Line (Sky God*), D-line)
  • Logic (Exo Hard)

Bags
GRIPeq Ax5 (Gorilla Bag)

References

  1. ^ "Simon Lizotte #8332".
  2. ^ 2022 PDGA Player & Rookie of the Year | Professional Disc Golf Association
  3. ^ "Thank you Simon for this Journey of a Lifetime". Discmania. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  4. ^ "Simon Lizotte #8332".
  5. ^ "Faces of the Game: Influencers Grow the Sport by Grabbing Eyeballs". 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Simon Lizotte - YouTube". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Simon Lizotte sets two disc golf distance world records; Allthingsdiscgolf". allthingsdiscgolf.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  8. ^ "Distance World Record Shattered! 863 Feet!". 27 October 2014.
  9. ^ "David Wiggins Jr. blows away distance world record, throws over 1,100 feet". 28 March 2016.
  10. ^ "David Wiggins Jr. Sets New Distance Record with Blizzard Champion Boss". 16 April 2012.
  11. ^ "David Wiggins & Simon Lizotte Talking About Wind and World Records". YouTube.
  12. ^ "Simon Lizotte #8332".
  13. ^ "Simon Lizotte In The Bag 2021 - Discmania". YouTube.
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