Catrina Allen
Birth date1985
Birth placeBellflower, CA
Height5 ft 4 in
StatusProfessional
Yearpro2011
TourDisc Golf Pro Tour
Prowins124
Pdgawins12
Dgptwins3
WorldsWon: 2014, 2021
UswdgcWon: 2012
EuromastWon: 2014
EuroopenWon: 2015
Award 1PDGA Female Rookie of the Year
Year 12011
Award 2PDGA Female Player of the Year
Year 22012, 2013, 2014
Award 3National Tour Series Champion
Year 32012, 2013, 2016
Award 4Disc Golf Pro Tour Champion
Year 42016

Catrina Allen is an American professional disc golfer. She is a US Champion and 2 time World Champion, and has been ranked among the top four women in the world between 2012 and 2019.

In 2009, Allen was working as a bartender, and became interested in the sport after caddying for a friend at a tournament. She began playing and won the South Dakota Amateur Championships later that year, and won the US Women's Disc Golf Championship as an Amateur in 2010.[1] Allen entered the professional tour in 2011, winning 15 events and the PDGA Female Rookie of the Year Award. In 2012, Allen became the second woman to win the PDGA Female Player of the Year Award the year after winning Rookie of the Year (Des Reading, 2001–2002). She has won five unique Majors, including the World Championships, and has won the Worlds Mixed Doubles Championships all three times she has competed (2011, 2012 with Paul Ulibarri; 2013 with Will Schusterick).

Professional career

As of August 2021, Allen had 171 career wins in the Open Female division.[2]

Major wins

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2012USWDGCPlayoff-14 (53-49-47-45-58-31=283)Paige Pierce$3,160
2014European Masters-8(66-63-67-62=258)Ragna Bygde$846
2014PDGA World Championships-2-7 (56-58-49-61-57-59-54-37=431)Paige Pierce$2,250
2015Scandinavian Open-4+11 (69-72-69-69=279)Sarah Hokom$2,400
2015European Open-7+8 (68-59-68-71=266)Sarah Hokom$1,120
2017European Open-7+15 (68-65-66-72=271)Valarie Jenkins/Henna Blomroos$1,200
2021PDGA World Championships-1-10 (63-51-63-52-66=295)Paige Pierce$6,000

Majors playoff record (1-0)

YearTournamentOpponentResult
2012 US Women's Disc Golf Championship Paige PierceWon

National Tour wins

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2012Beaver State Fling-3+5 (62-60-64-63=249)Paige Pierce$1,500
2012Vibram Open-1(66-68-64-64=262)Valarie Jenkins$1,500
2013Masters Cup-1+17 (78-79-76=233)Valarie Jenkins$1,355
2013Kansas City Wide OpenPlayoff-5 (54-57-71-57-27=266)Paige Pierce$1,055
2014Masters Cup-9+7 (76-69-78=223)Valarie Jenkins$1,000
2015Ledgestone Insurance OpenPlayoff-3 (53-56-53-53-43=258)Paige Pierce$2,600
2016Memorial Championship-1-12 (51-54-59-51=215)Paige Pierce$1,700
2016Glass Blown Open-17-4 (55-57-65=177)Paige Pierce$1,800
2016Kansas City Wide Open-11+4 (62-62-60=184)Paige Pierce$1,070
2016Masters Cup-12+7 (76-76-58=210)Paige Pierce$1,800
2016Beaver State FlingPlayoff+5 (63-65-60-61=249)Paige Pierce$1,750
2016Brent Hambrick Memorial Open-20+6 (81-84-84-29=278)Sarah Hokom$1,400
2017Pittsburg Flying Disc Open-8-19 (58-64-57=179)Paige Pierce$1,345
2017Ed Headrick Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic-13-13 (56-64-65=185)Sarah Hokom$1,500
2018Beaver State FlingPlayoff+6 (61-60-68-61=250)Paige Pierce$2,100
2018Ed Headrick Hall of Fame Classic-8+1 (66-69-67=202)Paige Pierce$1,700
2019Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open-1-1 (60-63-65-67=255)Paige Pierce$2,000
2019Santa Cruz Masters Cup-7-2 (74-73-57=204)Paige Pierce$2.000
2019Delaware Disc Golf Challenge-3-5 (64-67-71=202)Kristin Tattar$1,440

NT playoff record (3-1)

YearTournamentOpponentResult
2013Kansas City Wide OpenPaige PierceWon with birdie on first extra hole [3]
2014Texas State ChampionshipsPaige PierceLost to par on second extra hole [4]
2015Ledgestone Insurance OpenPaige PierceWon with par on first extra hole [5]
2016Beaver State FlingPaige PierceWon with birdie on first extra hole [6]

Disc Golf Pro Tour wins

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2016Ledgestone Insurance Open-8(51-50-58-54=213)Paige Pierce$2,000
2016The Green Mountain Championship-16-6 (60-61-56=177)Paige Pierce$1,000
2016Disc Golf Pro Tour Finals
2017Nick Hyde Memorial0(65-60=125)Paige Pierce$1,650
2018Utah Open-3+8 (60-62-60=182)Paige Bjerkaas$1,365
2019Waco Annual Charity Open-5-12 (64-63-62=189)Paige Bjerkaas$1,620
2019San Francisco Open-9-18 (63-56-61=180)Paige Pierce$1,690
2020Ledgestone Insurance Open-3-24 (58-52-52-58=220)Paige Pierce$1,700
2021Jonesboro Open-8-23 (58-54-63=175)Paige Pierce$3,000

Summary

Competition TierWins2nd3rdTop-5Events
World Championships21366
Other Majors4221011
National Tour1211113842

Annual statistics

YearEventsWinsTop 3Earnings$ / EventRating†World
Ranking†
2010312$100$33.33875-
2011361525$7,546$209.619346
2012372335$17,790$480.819642
2013311828$17,075$550.819574
2014393139$23,010$590.009732
2015311531$22,289$719.009632
201626‡2125$23,044$886.31967-
Career203124185$110,854$546.08--

†At Year End
‡ Includes DGPT Championship (not PDGA sanctioned)

Major championships timeline

Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
European Open3113
US Women's Disc Golf Championships612T3T2T4T4T56
PDGA World Championships53313T24T63
Other majors–5–––––3
Other majors (cont.)–11
Tournament2020202120222023
European Open4T24
US Women's Disc Golf ChampionshipsT5T4T38
PDGA World Championships111T3
Other majors25T3

Sponsorship

Allen was sponsored by Prodigy Disc, and announced her departure late in 2021.

Following the 2021 season, Allen announced she would be sponsored by DGA.[7]

References

  1. ^ Loomis, D. (Winter 2016). "Catrina Allen: The Prodigal Daughter". Disc Golfer. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "PDGA Player Page: Catrina Allen". Professional Disc Golf Association.
  3. ^ "Paul McBeth, Catrina Ulibarri win at 2013 Kansas City Wide Open". Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  4. ^ Michalowski, J. "Wysocki, Pierce fight the elements to win 2014 Texas States". Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  5. ^ Parcell, Z. "Ledgestone Insurance Open: Simon Lizotte, Catrina Allen take down largest disc golf purse". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  6. ^ Hill, S. "Wysocki Flies To Third Straight NT Win At Beaver State Fling"
  7. ^ "Catrina Allen Signs With DGA". Ultiworld.