Eric McCabe

Eric McCabe is an American professional disc golfer, tournament director, and course designer from Emporia, Kansas. He won the PDGA Professional World Championships in 2010.

Eric McCabe
 Disc golfer 
Personal information
Full nameEric McCabe
NicknameEMAC
BornEmporia, KS
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Nationality United States
ResidenceEmporia, KS
Career
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s)PDGA National Tour
Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins84
Best results in major championships
PDGA World ChampionshipsWon: 2010
USDGC3rd: 2007
European Masters17th: 2014
European Open5th: 2011

McCabe began running the Emporia Open in 2003, renaming it the Glass Blown Open. He has overseen the growth of the Glass Blown Open from an 88-player B-Tier tournament to a record-breaking National Tour event with more than 1600 competitors in 2018 [1] Courses that he has designed are featured in the event, and have also been used during the 2016 PDGA Professional World Championships.[2]

Professional career

Notable wins

YearTournamentTierStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2008The Players CupM-1(58-63-54=175)Gregg Barsby$3,500
2010PDGA World ChampionshipsM-5(59-48-47-58-49-42-48-27=378)David Feldberg$5,500

Summary

Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-25 Events
World Championships100159
Other Majors11141320
National Tour023105463

Annual statistics

YearEventsWinsTop 3Earnings$ / EventRatingWorld
Rankings
2000402$260$65.00980-
2001612$1,052$175.33984-
20021003$1,125$112.50985-
20031838$4,672$259.561001-
20041748$4,041$237.711002-
20051539$3,022$201.47101078
200619614$9,993$525.95101813
200726813$13,839$532.27101814
2008351626$29,418$840.5110299
2009341117$14,401$423.56102235
201034918$21,725$638.97102510
201134916$18,262$537.1210278
201229411$14,290$492.76102720
20132217$6,697$304.41101442
20142238$8,666$393.91101457
20152238$9,835$447.05101153
2016833$4,905$613.131018-
Career35584173$166,203$468.18--

At Year End

Equipment

McCabe has been sponsored by Dynamic Discs (DD) since 2013,[3] which is part of the Trilogy partnership with Latitude 64 (L64) and Westside Discs (WD). He has two signature discs, the EMAC Truth and the Mercy. In 2020 Dynamic Discs released the EMac Judge. He commonly carries a combination of the following discs in competition:[4]

Drivers

  • Ballista Pro (L64)
  • Convict (DD)
  • Defender (DD)
  • Enforcer (DD)
  • Felon (DD)
  • Renegade (DD)
  • Trespass (DD)

Midranges

  • Justice (DD)
  • EMAC Truth (DD)
  • Verdict (DD)
  • Warrant (DD)

Putters

  • Mercy (DD)
  • Warrden (DD)
  • Sarek (L64)
  • Pure (L64)
  • Shield (WD)

References

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