Avery Jenkins

Avery Jenkins is an American professional disc golfer from Hinckley, Ohio. He is a former World Champion and three-time US distance champion. In 2016, Jenkins served as commentator for the inaugural Disc Golf World Tour

Jenkins grew up playing disc golf with his father, Leroy, his mother, three-time Women’s Masters World Champion Sharon, and his sister, four-time World Champion Valarie. He is currently sponsored by Clif Bar, Keen, Savage Apparel, Discmania Golf Discs, and Innova Champion Discs.

Professional career Jenkins has 56 professional wins, including the 2009 World Championship.

Notable wins YearTournamentTierStroke MarginWinning scoreRunner upPrize money2004 Japan Open M -1 (81-96-52=229) Steve Rico/Ken Climo $3,2052006 The Players Cup M -4 (57-58-59=174) Eric McCabe/Gregg Barsby $10,0002008 Greater Tulsa Open NT -2 (49-48-76=173) Eric McCabe/David Feldberg $1,5602008 Vibram Open NT -7 (56-51-56=163) David Feldberg $2,500 2009 PDGA World Championships M Playoff (53-49-50-45-56-50-46-27=376) Josh Anthon $5,500

Major, NT playoff record (1-4) YearTournamentTierOpponent(s)Result2006 Japan Open M Steve Rico Lost 2007 Beaver State Fling NT Nate Doss/David Feldberg Lost 2008 Master’s Cup NT Steve Rico Lost to birdie on first extra hole 2009 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open NT David Feldberg/Nate Doss Feldberg won with birdie on first hole 2009 World Championships M Josh Anthon Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Summary

Annual statistics Year Events Wins Top 3 Earnings $ / Event Rating† WorldRankings†1999 2 0 1 $0 $0.00 966 -2000 23 5 8 $5,067 $220.30 992 -2001 42 2 5 $9,995 $237.98 1007 -2002 39 0 1 $10,594 $271.64 1013 -2003 31 3 11 $7,191 $231.97 1004 -2004 19 4 5 $9,287 $488.79 1007 -2005 20 1 7 $8,116 $405.80 1016 182006 23 5 12 $27,635 $1,201.52 1030 42007 23 7 10 $19,537 $849.43 1026 72008 30 9 18 $32,859 $1,095.30 1028 42009 35 10 23 $29,767 $850.49 1029 42010 25 1 4 $12,550 $502.00 1023 252011 24 1 7 $14,599 $608.29 1027 142012 19 2 6 $10,976 $577.68 1024 272013 19 4 7 $7,109 $374.16 1019 292014 12 1 3 $4,517 $376.42 1024 292015 15 0 2 $6,979 $465.27 1012 322016 9 1 5 $3,142 $349.11 1010 -Career 410 56 135 $219,920 $536.39 - - †At Year End

Equipment Jenkins is sponsored by Innova Discs and Discmania Golf Discs. He has a number of past and present signature discs (marked with *), and commonly carries a combination of the following discs:

Drivers Destroyer (Pro, Star)* Firebird (Champion) Max (Star) PD (C-line)* PD2 (C-line, S-line) Wraith (Star) XCaliber (Star)

Fairway Drivers Eagle (Champion) TeeBird (Star)* Whippet (KC Pro)

Midranges Gator (Champion) Roc (KC Pro)

Putters Aviar (KC Pro)