Team Aloft
Our battalion consists of professionals and amateurs who have an exceptional dedication for elevating their game, and growing the sport in their local communities. Our team members perform numerous grassroots approaches of spreading our shared passion for the sport. You’ll regularly catch our lineup helping with course planning, event operations, clinics, and various other disc golf related advancements.
Location: Alpena, MI
Started Playing: 2015
Home Course: Lumberjack Meadows
Favorite Course: Victory Park
Bag/Cart: Delta Cart
Go-To Disc: Innova Firebird
Memorable Win: 2018 Hickory Hills Open (First A-Tier win)
Goals: Win a DGPT/NT
Advice: Confidence is everything. Play to your strengths. Practice putt!
Location: Kingsley, MI
Started Playing: 2017
Home Course: The Bear’s Den
Favorite Course: The Bear’s Den
Bag/Cart: Pound Octothorpe
Go-To Disc: Discmania Exo Soft Tactic
Memorable Win: Winning my first tournament at East Jordan Lions Tourney
Goals: Be more consistent on the course and more consistent in my practice
Advice: Practice what you struggle with the most so when the situation calls for something you aren’t the best at, you can still be confident in your execution.
Location: Traverse City, MI
Started Playing: 2014
Home Course: Hickory Hills
Favorite Course: Nevin Park DGC
Bag/Cart: Grip Ax Series
Go-To Disc: Innova KC Pro Glow Roc
Memorable Win: First Open Win, shot back to back 1000+ rated rounds
Goals: To be 1000 rated
Advice: Start with a straight putter or midrange to learn your form.
Location: Marquette, MI
Started Playing: 2009
Home Course: Silver Creek DGC
Favorite Course: Bailey DGC
Bag/Cart: Ridge Roller v2
Go-To Disc: Discraft Glo Z Buzzz
Memorable Win: Grand Traverse Championship
Goals: Top 25 at Amateur World Championships
Advice: When starting out, use putters and midrange discs. Work your way up to using a driver. When playing wooded courses, always look at multiple lines.
Location: Saginaw, MI
Started Playing: 2018
Home Course: Wickes Woods
Favorite Course: Hickory Hills
Bag/Cart: A black and red Zuca cart named Lightning McQueen
Go-To Disc: MVP Ohm
Goals: My biggest goal for disc golf is growing the sport for women. I want to make disc golf more accessible and acceptable for women. I also would love to achieve the perfect pre-tournament ritual and do everything with a smile on my face.
Advice: Smile. Always. Do everything with happiness. If something isn't working, you're learning from that. Bad throws happen (after all "Why Are Trees?"). Have fun, be serious, but not too serious. If you're giving it your all, that is the best thing you can do.
Location: Buffalo, NY
Started Playing: 2013
Home Course: Chestnut Ridge
Favorite Course: Black Diamond DGC
Bag/Cart: Grip AX4 Series
Go-To Disc: Innova 2018/2020 Sexton Firebird
Memorable Win: 2017 Buffalo Flying Disc Open
Goals: Get my first Open win and break a 980 rating
Advice: Stay loose and have fun out there
Location: Traverse City, MI
Started Playing: 2002
Home Course: Hickory Hills
Favorite Course: Kensington Toboggan
Bag/Cart: Grip
Go-To Disc: Innova Firebird
Goals: Play more disc golf
Advice: Play your game and stick to your strengths.
Location: Draper, UT
Started Playing: 2010
Home Course: Creekside Park
Favorite Course: Mulligans DGC
Bag/Cart: Compact Zuca cart, Innova Superhero bag
Go-To Disc: Innova DX Roc
Memorable Win: My most memorable win took place in 2019, in The Black Ace Open at Myles Kimmerly DGC. The first round did not go as planned leaving me in the middle of the pack. As the second round started, so did a terrible rain/thunderstorm. I threw my R-Pro pig on every shot that round and came back to tie, and then win the playoff!
Goals: I would like to push my rating up as close to 980 this season. A big thing to make that possible is working on my putting mechanics and mental game!
Advice: When in doubt, slow down your game!
Location: Wyoming, MI
Started Playing: 1985
Home Course: Garfield Park
Favorite Course: Kensington Toboggan
Bag/Cart: Grip bag, Zuca cart
Go-To Disc: Innova Star TL
Memorable Win: First pro win - 2007 Fall Color Classic at Riverside Park.
Goals: To be the number 1 Masters player in Michigan. Get to 1000 rated.
Advice: Putting levels the playing field. Practice putting the most.
Location: Traverse City, MI
Home Course: Highland Groves
Bag/Cart: Pound Octothorpe, Zuca
Location: Cadillac, MI
Started Playing: 2002
Home Course: Kenwood Heritage Park
Favorite Course: Riverside Park
Bag/Cart: Zuca / Grip EQ
Go-To Disc: Innova TeeBird
Memorable Win: Northern MI Championship
Goals: Push to 1010 and above.
Advice: When you step outside your comfort zone in a shot, it's probably not going to end well. Use the shot you are 100% confident in.
Location: Southern California
Started Playing: 2001
Home Courses: Hickory Hills, Gillies Creek, Whittier Narrows
Favorite Course: Idlewild
Bag/Cart: Dynamic Discs Ranger Bag
Go-To Discs: Gateway Warlock, Prodigy M4, Prodigy D3
Memorable Win: 2012 Wintertime Open
Goals: 1000 Rating, 100 Consecutive Bogey-Free Tournament Holes
Advice: Travel to new events as often as possible, and play blind sometimes. These experiences will help you play better under pressure when it counts, do what’s natural, and make you more well-rounded or adaptable to any course than that guy who just slays his local course every day.
Location: Midland, MI
Started Playing: 2014
Home Course: Wickes Woods
Favorite Courses: Renegade’s Trail, Maple Hill DGC
Bag/Cart: Zuca AT (main); MVP Voyager Pro 2.0 (backup)
Go-To Disc: Streamline Neutron Lift
Goals: To be a solid putter from C2 and Deadly in C1! But also to travel the state and country more to play bucket list courses and find hidden gems. I also want to place in the top 5 of MA2 at least three times this year.
Advice: Don’t be afraid to go to the course or the field by yourself to really learn your bag, your skills, and your inner self. All too often we seek the advice and approval of others, and don’t put enough stock in ourselves. This sport that we all know and love will introduce you to some great people, so you should definitely see what others have to say. But at the end of the day, don’t lose sight of why you play the game to begin with! Strive to be a better golfer than the one you were yesterday.
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Started Playing: 2010
Home Course: Earl W. Brewer Park
Favorite Course: BlueGill DGC
Bag/Cart: Zuca Backpack Cart LG w/ Dynamic Discs Ranger bag
Go-To Disc: Discraft Big Z Nuke
Memorable Win: 2017 Leprechaun's Last Stand. Four way tie for 1st place in Advanced. Won it in one the first hole throw off!
Goals: Consistency in 2021, maintain my rating or improve 970+
Advice: Practice like it’s for real.
Location: Manistee, MI
Started Playing: 2004
Home Courses: Mason County Park
Favorite Course: Sky High DGC
Bag/Cart: Cart in summer and bag in winter
Go-To Disc: Discraft Zone
Memorable Win: Black Ace Open at Myles Kimmerly. Shot my only 1000+ rated round.
Goals: Get more involved in Mason County Club now that I’m a board member
Advice: Play for yourself don’t worry about others!