Catrina Allen

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Catrina Allen
— Disc Golfer —
Personal information
Born1985
Bellflower, CA
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Nationality United States
ResidenceMadison, TN
SpousePaul Ulibarri, Divorced
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)PDGA National Tour
Disc Golf World Tour
Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins124
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour12
Disc Golf Pro Tour3
Best results in major championships
PDGA World ChampionshipsWon: 2014, 2021
Won: 2012
European MastersWon: 2014
European OpenWon: 2015
Achievements and awards
PDGA Female Rookie of the Year2011
PDGA Female Player of the Year2012, 2013, 2014
National Tour Series Champion2012, 2013, 2016
Disc Golf Pro Tour Champion2016

Catrina Allen is an American professional disc golfer. She is a US Champion and 2 time World Champion, and has been ranked among the top four women in the world between 2012–2019.

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 August 2021, Catrina Allen has 171 career wins in the Open Female division.[2]

Major wins[]

Year Tournament Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner Up Prize Money
2012 USWDGC Playoff -14 (53-49-47-45-58-31=283) Paige Pierce $3,160
2014 European Masters -8 (66-63-67-62=258) Ragna Bygde $846
2014 PDGA World Championships -2 -7 (56-58-49-61-57-59-54-37=431) Paige Pierce $2,250
2015 Scandinavian 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
2021 PDGA World Championships -1 -10 (63-51-63-52-66=295) Paige Pierce $6,000

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 Up Prize 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 Open Playoff -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
2017 Pittsburg Flying Disc Open -8 -19 (58-64-57=179) Paige Pierce $1,345
2017 Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic -13 -13 (56-64-65=185) Sarah Hokom $1,500
2018 Beaver State Fling Playoff +6 (61-60-68-61=250) Paige Pierce $2,100
2018 Ed Headrick Hall of Fame Classic -8 +1 (66-69-67=202) Paige Pierce $1,700
2019 Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open -1 -1 (60-63-65-67=255) Paige Pierce $2,000
2019 Santa Cruz Masters Cup -7 -2 (74-73-57=204) Paige Pierce $2.000
2019 Delaware Disc Golf Challenge -3 -5 (64-67-71=202) Kristin Tattar $1,440

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]

Disc Golf Pro Tour wins[]

Year Tournament Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner Up Prize Money
2016 Ledgestone Insurance Open -8 (51-50-58-54=213) Paige Pierce $2,000
2016 The Green Mountain Championship -16 -6 (60-61-56=177) Paige Pierce $1,000
2016 Disc Golf Pro Tour Finals
2017 Nick Hyde Memorial 0 (65-60=125) Paige Pierce $1,650
2018 Utah Open -3 +8 (60-62-60=182) Paige Bjerkaas $1,365
2019 Waco Annual Charity Open -5 -12 (64-63-62=189) Paige Bjerkaas $1,620
2019 San Francisco Open -9 -18 (63-56-61=180) Paige Pierce $1,690
2020 Ledgestone Insurance Open -3 -24 (58-52-52-58=220) Paige Pierce $1,700
2021 Jonesboro Open -8 -23 (58-54-63=175) Paige Pierce $3,000

Summary[]

Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Events
World Championships 2 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 $209.61 934 6
2012 37 23 35 $17,790 $480.81 964 2
2013 31 18 28 $17,075 $550.81 957 4
2014 39 31 39 $23,010 $590.00 973 2
2015 31 15 31 $22,289 $719.00 963 2
2016 26‡ 21 25 $23,044 $886.31 967 -
Career 203 124 185 $110,854 $546.08 - -

†At Year End
‡ Includes DGPT Championship (not PDGA sanctioned)

Equipment[]

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

Drivers

  • D1 (400)
  • D3 (400)
  • F3 (400)
  • F7 (400)

Midranges

  • M2 (300, 400)
  • M4 (400)

Putters

  • PA1 (300, 400)
  • PA4 (300)

References[]

  1. ^ Loomis, D. (Winter 2016). "Catrina Allen: The Prodigal Daughter". Disc Golfer.
  2. ^ "PDGA Player Page: Catrina Allen". Professional Disc Golf Association.
  3. ^ "Paul McBeth, Catrina Ulibarri win at 2013 Kansas City Wide Open".
  4. ^ Michalowski, J. "Wysocki, Pierce fight the elements to win 2014 Texas States".
  5. ^ Parcell, Z. "Ledgestone Insurance Open: Simon Lizotte, Catrina Allen take down largest disc golf purse".
  6. ^ Hill, S. "Wysocki Flies To Third Straight NT Win At Beaver State Fling".
  7. ^ "Prodigy Pro In the Bag".
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