Simon Lizotte

Simon Peter Lizotte (born August 29, 1992) is a German professional disc golfer. His career earnings are $170,303 (as of December 2021) and is currently sponsored by Discmania.[1] He is noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.[2]

Simon Lizotte
— Disc Golfer —
Personal information
BornBremen, Germany
Nationality Germany
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 Tour1
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

Professional career

National Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 August 23, 2015 Ledgestone Insurance Open 54-47-47-53-32=233 −32 4 strokes Paul McBeth

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

Wind has played a significant role in world distance records. Wiggins' 2012 record was set with a 14.5 mph tailwind,[5] 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.[6]

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 1 4 3 13 19 21

*Through July 2018

Career summary
SeasonStartsWinsTop-10Earnings
($)
20088181,285
20099462,216
2010159134,428
20117271,912
20129781,777
20132517227,021
20142141817,759
20152682024,090
20161231212,029
20172231928,762
20182031422,340
20192612126,132
20201431012,146
202112048,586
Career*22665182170,303

*As of 12/28/2021[7]

Equipment

Lizotte is sponsored by Discmania Golf Discs. He has a number of signature discs (marked with *), and commonly carries a combination of the following discs:[8]

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)

References
  1. "Simon Peter Lizotte #8332; Professional Disc Golf Association". Pdga.com. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  2. "Simon Lizotte sets two disc golf distance world records; Allthingsdiscgolf". allthingsdiscgolf.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  3. "Distance World Record Shattered! 863 Feet!". 27 October 2014.
  4. "David Wiggins Jr. blows away distance world record, throws over 1,100 feet". 28 March 2016.
  5. "David Wiggins Jr. Sets New Distance Record with Blizzard Champion Boss". 16 April 2012.
  6. "David Wiggins & Simon Lizotte Talking About Wind and World Records".
  7. "Simon Lizotte #8332".
  8. "Simon Lizotte In The Bag 2021 - Discmania".
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