Maple Hill Open

Maple Hill Open is an annual disc golf tournament held at the Maple Hill Disc Golf Course in Leicester, Massachusetts.

For six years, the event (formerly known as The Vibram Open), had the largest MPO and FPO payout of any stop on the PDGA National Tour. In its formative years, the event was known as the MSDGC and established itself as one of the touring pros' favorite stops on the pro tour. The course is highly rated as a top 10 course in the world.[1][2]

The event has been covered by ESPN,[3] NPR,[4] photographed,[5] Chronicle, numerous regional outlets (Worcester Telegram, Blackstone Valley Press, WTAG, WAAF), and basically every disc golf media source (PDGA, Ultiworld Disc Golf, Smashboxx.TV, Disc Golf Planet, Disc Golf Monthly, Disc Golf Live, thediscgolfguy) and blog.

The Maple Hill Open / Vibram Open / MSDGC has been an innovative disc golf event and has helped pioneer:

  • Annual DVD reviews of disc golf tournaments
  • Live scoring
  • Live video broadcasts
  • Live audio commentary
  • The Spirit Award in disc golf
YearEventMen's ChampionWomen's ChampionBig Dog AwardResultsEvent Notes
2004MSDGCRon RussellDes ReadingBob GrahamRecapRon Russell beat Steve Brinster in a one hole playoff.
2005MSDGCKevin McCoyDes ReadingJay ReadingRecapKevin McCoy beat Walter Haney in a one hole playoff.
2006MSDGCChris SpragueDes ReadingLesli DemarkRecapChris Sprague held off 3X World Champion Barry Schultz to win by one.
2007MSDGCCale LeiviskaDes ReadingThe FrizzaksRecapCale Leiviska beat Geoff Bennett in a three hole playoff.
2008Vibram OpenAvery JenkinsValarie Jenkins"Big Dog" SweetonRecapThe Spirit Award was renamed the Big Dog Award.
2009Vibram OpenBarry SchultzSarah StanhopeJeremy KolingRecapSchultz shot the first sub-50 round on the Maple Hill Golds.
2010Vibram OpenNikko LocastroSarah StanhopeJay GobrechtRecapLocastro, Matt Orum and Dave Feldberg all had a chance to win on their final shots.
2011Vibram OpenNate DossSarah HokomThe BrittonsRecapSarah Hokom denied Sarah Stanhope's threepeat on the final hole.
2012Vibram OpenCale LeiviskaCatrina AllenDana VicichRecapCale Leiviska became the first 2X men's champion.
2013Vibram OpenPaul McBethValarie JenkinsMark VerrochiRecapMcBeth shot a 45 on the Golds, perhaps the best round in PDGA history.
2014Maple Hill OpenJeremy KolingPaige PierceRecapJeremy Koling the first Spirit Award winner to win the MHO.
2015Maple Hill OpenRicky WysockiPaige PierceAndrew StreeterRecapPierce won her second straight MHO by 5 strokes
2016Vibram OpenBradley WilliamsPaige PierceRecapWilliams beat Michael Johansen in playoff for his first NT victory
2017 Vibram Open Ricky Wysocki Paige Pierce MPO Recap

FPO Recap

 Wysocki held of Eagle McMahon and Paul McBeth to win by two strokes.

Pierce erased a six stroke deficit with a 1005-rated final round to beat Valarie Jenkins.

The 2019 Maple Hill Open is scheduled August 29th- September 1st,[6] 2019.

References
  1. Maple Hill
  2. Disc Golf Course Reviews
  3. ESPN
  4. NPR article
  5. photos
  6. "2019". DGPT. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
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