Barry Schultz | |
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— Disc golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Born | 1970 Menomonee Falls, WI |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Charlotte, NC |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1992 |
Professional wins | 216 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PDGA National Tour | 17 |
Best results in major championships | |
PDGA World Championships | Won: Open: 2003, 2004 Masters: 2013, 2017 |
USDGC | Won: 2001, 2003, 2006 |
Japan Open | 3rd: 2006 |
Achievements and awards | |
Disc Golf Hall of Fame | 2013 |
PDGA Male Player of the Year | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Bob West Memorial Sportsmanship Award | 2000 |
National Tour Series Champion | 2006 |
Barry Schultz is a professional disc golfer based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has played disc golf since the early 1980s, and has been a professional since 1992.[1] He is on the Innova Champion Discs Hall of Fame Team. For a number of years, he was one of the most dominant players on tour. From 2003-2009, he held the single season earnings record of $40,896, which was finally surpassed by Nikko Locastro in 2010. He is one of six men to win more than one World Championship. He is also a three time United States Disc Golf Champion, one of only four people who have won the event more than once, the others being Ken Climo, Will Schusterick and Paul McBeth. Schultz additionally holds two Masters World Championships.[2] He and Climo are the only two men to earn both an Open and Masters world title. Schultz was inducted into the PDGA Hall of Fame in 2013.