A Win and Two Podiums at the Innova Open

Team Innova had our strongest showing so far this season at last weekend’s Innova Open at Texas States. Calvin Heimburg took the win in MPO with a nearly unheard of margin of victory for the Disc Golf Pro Tour. Joel Freeman fought a heated battle through the final holes of the tournament to secure a tie for 2nd. And Ohn Scoggins landed her second podium of the year, showing why she is considered to be the best putter in the FPO. 

The Innova Open at Texas States was played at a new venue this year. The players in both divisions loved the fair, yet challenging courses. We received overwhelming positive feedback from the athletes, volunteers, and spectators. On all counts, last weekend was a huge success for Innova. 

The Hottest Start in DGPT History

An Elite Series victory, a Silver Series victory, and 2 more DGPT podium finishes would be a fantastic season for any player; Calvin Heimburg has achieved those accolades in just four tournaments. He is yet to miss a podium in 2023, making for the hottest start through four events in DGPT history. This is shaping up to be the season of Vinny. 

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Calvin dominated the 2023 Innova Open at Texas States, beating the field by a margin of six strokes. With the level of competition on Tour at an all time high, that is likely to be the widest margin of victory we see all year. 

To achieve such a commanding win, Calvin had to be clean off the tee and clutch on the green. While in most tournaments the winner either out-drives the field or out-putts the field, at the 2023 Innova Open, Calvin Heimburg did both. He led the MPO in Strokes Gained Putting, took 2nd in C1 Putting percentage, and 3rd in C2 Putting percentage. He also took 2nd in Strokes Gained Tee to Green, 1st in C2 Hits in Regulation, 2nd in Fairway Hit percentage, and had the lowest OB rate in the field. Not surprisingly, he led in Birdie percentage as well. Every aspect of Calvin’s game was on point. 

He had the hot round on the first two days and managed to shoot double-digits under par in all three rounds. His second round was a course-record-setting, 1086-rated, 13 under par that was full of highlights. In that round, Calvin sank an 81-footer, a 68-footer, and a crowd-pleasing, Vinny classic – a basketball-style putt from circle’s edge…