Ken Climo

Ken "The Champ" Climo
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Nickname	The Champ
Born	1968 Clearwater, FL
Nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1988
Current tour(s)	PDGA National Tour
Professional wins	229
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour	Open: 14 Masters: 6
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships	Won: Open: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 Masters: 2012, 2014, 2015
USDGC	Won: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007
European Open	Won: 2007
Japan Open	Won: 1993, 1994, 1995
Achievements and awards
Disc Golf Hall of Fame	1995
PDGA Male Player of the Year	1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007

Ken "The Champ" Climo (born March 27, 1968, in Clearwater, Florida) is a professional disc golfer considered by some to be the best professional disc golfer of all time. Climo has claimed Twelve PDGA World Championship titles, including nine in as many years from 1990 to 1998.^{[citation needed]}. Harold Duvall (1982, 1985), Barry Schultz (2003–2004), Nate Doss (2005, 2007, 2011), Paul McBeth (2012–2015, 2019, 2022), Richard Wysocki (2016, 2017), and Isaac Robinson (2023, 2024) are the only other golfers with more than one open world title. In addition to his world titles, Climo has an unequalled record in the United States Disc Golf Championship (the premier event in the game), holding five titles (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007). Named seven times as the PDGA player of the year, Ken Climo was inducted into the PDGA Hall of Fame in 1995.

He competed in the World Championships masters division for the first time in 2012, at the age of 44, and won by a large margin, for his 13th world championship title. He has added 2 more world titles to his resume since then (2014, 2015).

In his 20 years on the PDGA, Climo has notched 103^[1] aces.

Climo, with Innova Discs has created his own special blend of plastic, known as KC Pro. Several discs are for sale in KC Pro, including the Aviar and Roc.