Maple Hill Open

Maple Hill Open is an annual disc golf tournament held at the Maple Hill Disc Golf Course in Leicester, Massachusetts.

For six years, the event (formerly known as The Vibram Open), had the largest MPO and FPO payout of any stop on the PDGA National Tour. In its formative years, the event was known as the MSDGC and established itself as one of the touring pros' favorite stops on the pro tour. The course is highly rated as a top 10 course in the world.[1][2]

The event has been covered by ESPN,[3] NPR,[4] photographed,[5] Chronicle, numerous regional outlets (Worcester Telegram, Blackstone Valley Press, WTAG, WAAF), and basically every disc golf media source (PDGA, Smashboxx.TV, Disc Golf Planet, Disc Golf Monthly, Disc Golf Live, Disc Golf Guy) and blog.

The Maple Hill Open / Vibram Open / MSDGC has been an innovative disc golf event and has helped pioneer:

Year Event Men's Champion Women's Champion Big Dog Award Results Event Notes
2004 MSDGC Ron Russell Des Reading Bob Graham Recap Ron Russell beat Steve Brinster in a one hole playoff.
2005 MSDGC Kevin McCoy Des Reading Jay Reading Recap Kevin McCoy beat Walter Haney in a one hole playoff.
2006 MSDGC Chris Sprague Des Reading Lesli Demark Recap Chris Sprague held off 3X World Champion Barry Schultz to win by one.
2007 MSDGC Cale Leiviska Des Reading The Frizzaks Recap Cale Leiviska beat Geoff Bennett in a three hole playoff.
2008 Vibram Open Avery Jenkins Valarie Jenkins "Big Dog" Sweeton Recap The Spirit Award was renamed the Big Dog Award.
2009 Vibram Open Barry Schultz Sarah Stanhope Jeremy Koling Recap Schultz shot the first sub-50 round on the Maple Hill Golds.
2010 Vibram Open Nikko Locastro Sarah Stanhope Jay Gobrecht Recap Locastro, Matt Orum and Dave Feldberg all had a chance to win on their final shots.
2011 Vibram Open Nate Doss Sarah Hokom The Brittons Recap Sarah Hokom denied Sarah Stanhope's threepeat on the final hole.
2012 Vibram Open Cale Leiviska Catrina Allen Dana Vicich Recap Cale Leiviska became the first 2X men's champion.
2013 Vibram Open Paul McBeth Valarie Jenkins Mark Verrochi Recap McBeth shot a 45 on the Golds, perhaps the best round in PDGA history.
2014 Maple Hill Open Jeremy Koling Paige Pierce Recap Jeremy Koling the first Spirit Award winner to win the MHO.
2015 Maple Hill Open Ricky Wysocki Paige Pierce Andrew Streeter Recap Pierce won her second straight MHO by 5 strokes
2016 Vibram Open Bradley Williams Paige Pierce Recap Williams beat Michael Johansen in playoff for his first NT victory

References

  1. ↑ Maple Hill
  2. ↑ Disc Golf Course Reviews
  3. ↑ ESPN
  4. ↑ NPR article
  5. ↑ photos
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