Paul Ulibarri (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional disc golfer from Show Low, Arizona. In 2006, he won the PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships[1] and began playing professionally the following season. As of June of 2020, Ulibarri has competed in over 500 PDGA sanctioned events and has 104 career tournament wins.[2] His career earnings total over $304,000[2] making him the 7th[3] highest earner in PDGA history. Ulibarri is currently the Discraft Team Captain[4] and a member of the commentary team for Jomez Productions.[5]
Professional Career[]
Since 2006, Ulibarri has finished in the top 10 of a Major Tournament 23[2] times. He has finished every season since 2015 among the top 15[2] players in total DGPT Points – excluding 2019 when he withdrew from competition due to injury.[6] Ulibarri’s 104 tournament wins include 25 A-tier wins and 1 National tour win.[7] Additionally, he won the Mixed Doubles World Championships in 2011[8] and 2012.[9] As of 2021, Ulibarri holds the record for most consecutive holes played without going out of bounds (137)[10] and has represented Team USA in The Presidents cup 5 times.[2]
Ulibarri’s first sponsorship was with Discraft in 2006. In 2008, he left Discraft and signed for 3 years with Innova discs until 2011. He joined Prodigy Discs in 2013[18] as part of their first class of sponsored players and represented prodigy for 6 years before returning to Discraft Discs in 2019, this time as the Team Captain.[4] In 2020 Ulibarri signed on as a brand ambassador for the Ledgestone Insurance Open,[19] one of the Major Tournaments on the pro tour.[20] His other sponsors include Bushnell Corporation[21] and Zuca. Ulibarri can be seen on Jomez Productions as part of the commentary team and is regularly featured in their content along with Nathan Sexton and Jeremy Koling.[citation needed]