Vinny Back on Top – 2024 DDO Champion

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Team Innova is racking up the wins! At last weekend’s 2024 Dynamic Discs Open, Calvin Heimburg charged to victory with a stellar final round. That brings Innova to four wins in just nine events this year. In the FPO, Hailey King went to a playoff for the second year in a row. She took 2nd place at the event, her best finish of 2024 so far. 

 

 
 

 
 

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Vinny is back in the top spot! After 371 days without a win on Tour, Calvin Heimburg took down last weekend’s 2024 DDO in dominant fashion. This win ties Calvin as the 2nd winningest player of the past five years at Majors and Elite Series. 

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Vinny went into the final round of the 2024 DDO down one stroke to Ricky Wysocki, but the tables quickly turned. Calvin got off to a statement start, shooting an unprecedented seven down through the first seven holes. When Calvin made a mistake off the tee or on an approach, he made up for it with a clutch putt. His only missed opportunities came at the end of the round when Vinny had things mostly locked up. Ultimately Calvin came out three strokes ahead of Gannon Buhr who was playing from the chase card. 
The only way to beat such a strong field by such a wide margin is world-class play off both the tee and on the green. Calvin led the field in C1 and C2 Hits in Regulation. Once he hit the green, he tended to make his putt. Vinny was top ten in the field in Strokes Gained Putting. 

This is Calvin’s 5th year in a row winning at least one DGPT event. He has been at the top of the game for years, but his ceiling seems to keep pushing higher each season. His consistency over the past two years has been unrivaled. Between his last Pro Tour win roughly one year ago and his win last weekend, Vinny finished in the top five at 16 of 20 Pro Tours and Majors that he entered. 
This was Calvin’s first week back throwing forehands after an injury that limited his play up to this point in the season. With his full arsenal of shots available, Calvin beat the field handily. We are still early in the year with the most important events yet to happen. The reigning Player of the Year is just getting warmed up. Watch out!

The Pressure of a Playoff 
Hailey King went into a playoff for the DDO title for the second year in a row. This year she was edged out by Missy Gannon, but still secured her first Pro Tour podium of the season. 

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The final round in FPO was beyond dramatic. Three players started the round tied for the lead. Two others sat within two strokes. All five of those athletes were in contention for the win until the final few holes. 
On the island hole 16, Hailey King threw what looked like a near perfect drive, only to be rejected by the sloped green and sent into the water. Had Hailey’s dis so that it is unique, without replacing any of the technical terms. 


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