Will Schusterick

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Will Schusterick
— Disc Golfer —
Personal information
Full nameDudley William Schusterick
NicknameWill
Born1992
Reno, Nevada
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Nationality United States
ResidenceNashville, TN
SpouseLatricia Gunther of Beckley, W.V.
Career
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PDGA National Tour
Disc Golf Pro Tour
Disc Golf World Tour
Professional wins77
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour2
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships2nd: 2011
USDGCWon: 2010, 2012, 2014
European Masters6th: 2014
European Open3rd: 2013
Japan Open6th: 2010

Will Schusterick (/ˈʃuːstərɪk/ SHOO-stə-rik;[1] born May 4, 1992 in Reno, Nevada) is an American professional disc golfer.[2][3]

Schusterick has won the United States Disc Golf Championship three times. He turned pro in 2008 at the age of 16, and his career earnings are $215,190.29 (as of September 2016).[2][4]

Schusterick was born in Nevada, but has lived the majority of his life in Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee.[3] He is currently sponsored by, and a part-owner of .

Professional career[]

Notable wins[]

Year Tournament Tier Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner Up Prize Money
2010 US Disc Golf Championship M -2 (61-63-56-64=244) Nikko Locastro $12,000
2012 Stockholm Open M -4 -24 (55-62-52-59=228) David Feldberg $4,050
2012 US Disc Golf Championship M -2 -48 (59-57-53-55=224) Richard Wysocki $7,500
2013 Memorial Championship NT Playoff -48 (49-42-48-45=184) Paul McBeth $3,700
2013 Beaver State Fling NT -2 -35 (50-53-51-55=209) Nathan Doss $3,600
2014 US Disc Golf Championship M Playoff -19 (62-59-62-66=249) Paul McBeth $8,000
2015 St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational XA -2 -9 (57-60=117) Steve Rico $1,600

Major, NT playoff record (2-1)

Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
2013 Memorial Championship Paul McBeth Won with birdie on first extra hole [5]
2014 US Disc Golf Championship Paul McBeth, Johne McCray Won with birdie on second extra hole; McCray eliminated after first extra hole [6]
2015 Beaver State Fling Paul McBeth Lost to birdie on third extra hole [7]

Summary[]

Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-25 Events
World Championships 0 1 2 4 6 8
Other Majors 4 1 2 10 18 20
National Tour 2 5 4 17 43 51

Annual statistics[]

Year Events Wins Top 3 Earnings $ / Event Rating† World
Ranking†
2006 2 0 0 $0 $0.00 949 -
2007 8 0 3 $827 $103.38 975 -
2008 33 10 16 $11,041 $334.58 1002 -
2009 20 3 5 $5,753 $287.65 1013 27
2010 32 10 16 $23,976 $749.25 1020 19
2011 39 12 21 $24,957 $639.92 1032 2
2012 35 8 22 $38,089 $1,088.26 1044 1
2013 34 14 25 $33,850 $995.59 1043 3
2014 32 7 18 $27,916 $872.38 1027 8
2015 29 10 20 $31,633 $1,090.79 1027 3
2016 25 3 6 $15,415 $616.60 1013 -
Career 289 77 152 $213,457 $738.61 - -

†At Year End

Equipment[]

Schusterick is sponsored by Prodigy Disc. He commonly carries a combination of the following discs:[8][9]

Distance Drivers

  • D1 (400g, 400s)
  • D2 (400g)
  • D3 (400g)
  • D4 (400g)
  • X1 (750)

Fairway Drivers

  • H1 (750)
  • H3 (750)
  • F1 (400)
  • F2 (400)
  • F3 (400s)
  • F5 (400)

Midranges

  • A2 (400g)
  • M2 (200, 750)
  • M3 (750)

Putters

  • PA1 (300s, 750)
  • PA3 (200, 300s, 350g)
  • PA4 (200)

References[]

  1. ^ "Driving Instruction- Will Schusterick". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Will Schusterick #29064".
  3. ^ a b http://www.schusterick.com/about-will.html
  4. ^ http://prodigydisc.com/will-schusterick/[dead link]
  5. ^ "Will Schusterick claims 2013 Memorial Championship". 3 March 2013.
  6. ^ Michalowski, J. (6 October 2014). "Schusterick needs playoff for third USDGC, Pierce claims Performance Flight".
  7. ^ Goldner, B. (14 June 2015). "McBeth tops Schusterick in 3-hole sudden death playoff, Weese gets first NT win at 2015 Beaver State Fling".
  8. ^ "Prodigy Pro In the Bag".
  9. ^ "Schusterick in the bag and BP-3 review". YouTube.


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