Vacation is over.

July 29, 2022 by Justin Westfall in Preview with comments

There is no rest for the weary in professional disc golf this week, the Discraft Great Lakes Open will kick off this Friday on the heels of last week’s European Open. Already the 10th elite series stop of the year and just two remaining in the regular season, DGLO returns to the pro tour for a 5th consecutive year that will mark the 40th anniversary of the event. Even with 6 consecutive wins from the great Ken Climo, nobody has won this event more than 9-time champion Elaine King who first won the event back in 1987, and most recently in 2009.

Since 1983, this tournament has been played on 9 different courses in 7 cities, and has grown from a c-tier to the national tour, gone back down to a b-tier, and now holds a familiar spot on the elite series. DGLO will not be on the 2023 tour however, as the Toboggan course will host the 2023 PDGA Champions Cup instead. While most of the field should be well rested, those who took the trip to Europe including the top 2 players in each division will be dealing with jet lag and overall fatigue as they return from the European Open.

Past Winners

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