Catrina Allen
Catrina Allen is an American professional disc golfer. She is a US Champion and World Champion, and has been ranked among the top four women in the world between 2012–2019.
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. 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. She has won five unique Majors, including the World Championships, and has won the Worlds Mixed Doubles Championships all three times she has competed.
Professional career
As of October 2016, Catrina Allen has 124 career wins in the Open Female division.Major wins
Year | Tournament | Stroke Margin | Winning Score | Runner Up | Prize Money |
2012 | USWDGC | Playoff | -14 | Paige Pierce | $3,160 |
2014 | European Masters | -8 | Ragna Bygde | $846 | |
2014 | PDGA World Championships | -2 | -7 | Paige Pierce | $2,250 |
2015 | Scandinavian Open | -4 | +11 | Sarah Hokom | $2,400 |
2015 | European Open | -7 | +8 | Sarah Hokom | $1,120 |
Majors playoff record
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
2012 | US Women’s Disc Golf Championship | Paige Pierce | Won |
National Tour wins
Year | Tournament | Stroke Margin | Winning Score | Runner Up | Prize Money |
2012 | Beaver State Fling | -3 | +5 | Paige Pierce | $1,500 |
2012 | Vibram Open | -1 | Valarie Jenkins | $1,500 | |
2013 | Masters Cup | -1 | +17 | Valarie Jenkins | $1,355 |
2013 | Kansas City Wide Open | Playoff | -5 | Paige Pierce | $1,055 |
2014 | Masters Cup | -9 | +7 | Valarie Jenkins | $1,000 |
2015 | Ledgestone Insurance Open | Playoff | -3 | Paige Pierce | $2,600 |
2016 | Memorial Championship | -1 | -12 | Paige Pierce | $1,700 |
2016 | Glass Blown Open | -17 | -4 | Paige Pierce | $1,800 |
2016 | Kansas City Wide Open | -11 | +4 | Paige Pierce | $1,070 |
2016 | Masters Cup | -12 | +7 | Paige Pierce | $1,800 |
2016 | Beaver State Fling | Playoff | +5 | Paige Pierce | $1,750 |
2016 | Brent Hambrick Memorial Open | -20 | +6 | Sarah Hokom | $1,400 |
NT playoff record
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
2013 | Kansas City Wide Open | Paige Pierce | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2014 | Texas State Championships | Paige Pierce | Lost to par on second extra hole |
2015 | Ledgestone Insurance Open | Paige Pierce | Won with par on first extra hole |
2016 | Beaver State Fling | Paige Pierce | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Summary
Annual statistics
Year | Events | Wins | Top 3 | Earnings | $ / Event | Rating† | World Ranking† |
2010 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $100 | $33.33 | 875 | - |
2011 | 36 | 15 | 25 | $7,546 | $209.61 | 934 | 6 |
2012 | 37 | 23 | 35 | $17,790 | $480.81 | 964 | 2 |
2013 | 31 | 18 | 28 | $17,075 | $550.81 | 957 | 4 |
2014 | 39 | 31 | 39 | $23,010 | $590.00 | 973 | 2 |
2015 | 31 | 15 | 31 | $22,289 | $719.00 | 963 | 2 |
2016 | 26‡ | 21 | 25 | $23,044 | $886.31 | 967 | - |
Career | 203 | 124 | 185 | $110,854 | $546.08 | - | - |
†At Year End
‡ Includes DGPT Championship
Equipment
Allen is sponsored by Prodigy Disc. She commonly carries the following discs:Drivers
- D1
- D3
- F3
- F7
- M2
- M4
- PA1
- PA4