Andrew Marwede

Andrew Marwede (born 1996) is an American professional disc golfer from Alpena, Michigan, currently competing on the PDGA National Tour and Disc Golf Pro Tour. He Joined the Professional Disc Golf Association in 2015 and became a professional in 2016.

Professional career

He won his first PDGA A-Tier tournament in 2018 at the Hickory Hills Open, and he is the 2020 Michigan State Disc Golf Champion.[1] He has won 45 tournaments and amassed $66,165 in career earnings.[2][3] As of August 2021, Marwede ranks eleventh in UDisc's Disc Golf World Rankings.[4] After his strong play during the 2021 season, Marwede made the summer 2021 edition cover of the PDGA's DiscGolfer Magazine.[5]

College basketball

Prior to playing disc golf professionally, Marwede played college basketball for two seasons at Alpena Community College where he played both forward and guard. During the 2015 season, in 25 games played, he averaged 14.8 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game, and maintained an 81.9% free throw percentage.[6] After transferring, he graduated from Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[7] During the disc golf offseason, he spent time as an assistant basketball coach at Alpena Community College.[8]

Sponsorship and equipment

Marwede is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs on the company's Team Champion.[3][9] He commonly carries the following discs in competition:

Drivers

  • Destroyer (Star)
  • Sidewinder (Star)
  • Firebird (Glow Champion)
  • Thunderbird (Star)
  • Teebird (Star)

Midranges

  • RocX3 (Star)
  • Roc3 (DX)

Putters

  • Pig (Pro)
  • Aviar (DX)
  • Aviar3 (Star)
  • AviarX3 (Champion)

References
  1. "Andrew Marwede wins 2020 Michigan disc golf championship". WBKB11. WBKB-TV. September 11, 2020. via YouTube
  2. "Andrew Marwede #75590". Professional Disc Golf Association.
  3. "Team Innova - Andrew Marwede". Innova Disc Golf.
  4. "UDisc - World Rankings". UDisc. 2021-08-15.
  5. "DiscGolfer Magazine". DiscGolfer Magazine. 11 February 2009.
  6. "NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball - Andrew Marwede". National Junior College Athletic Association.
  7. Streuli, Chandler (May 23, 2019). "Q&A: Andrew Marwede". Ultiworld Disc Golf. Retrieved August 16, 2021. The recent college grad is making a go of it on the pro tour
  8. Kluge, Cody (2020-08-05). "Alpena's Marwede quickly emerging in the Professional Disc Golf Association". BVM Sports.
  9. Wineka, Bennett (2021-01-03). "Five Promoted To Innova Champion Team". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
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