Simon Lizotte

Simon Peter Lizotte (born November 17, 1992) is a professional disc golfer based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. Lizotte was born in Bremen, Germany but also holds Canadian citizenship through his father.[1] He has won six Elite Series titles in the last two years on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, with career tournament winnings of $273,907.[2] 2022 was his most successful season to date, with four Elite Series wins, as well as five other top ten finishes.[3] In January 2023 he signed a ten-year sponsorship deal with MVP Discs,[4] reported to be worth more than $1M per year;[5] for the previous ten years he had been sponsored by Discmania Discs.[6] Lizotte has acquired a significant following for his disc golf-related videos on YouTube, with 190,000 subscribers in August 2023. [7][8] He is also noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.[9]

Simon Lizotte
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
BornBremen, Germany
Nationality Germany  Canada
Children1
Career
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)PDGA National Tour, Disc Golf World Tour, Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins79
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour1
Disc Golf World Tour1
Disc Golf Pro Tour6
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships3rd: 2017
USDGCT3: 2023
Aussie Open2nd: 2015
European Masters17th: 2014
European Open3rd: 2016, 2017
Japan Open6th: 2014
Achievements and awards
European Player of the Year2014, 2015
World Distance Record Holder2014-2015

Professional career

National Tour wins (8)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 August 23, 2015 Ledgestone Insurance Open 54-47-47-53-32=233 −32 4 strokes United States Paul McBeth
2 February 28 - March 3, 2018 Memorial Championship 47-49-42-51=189 −39 3 strokes United States Eagle McMahon
3 May 20–22, 2022 OTB Open 62-58-58=178 −20 2 strokes United States Calvin Heimburg
4 June 2–5, 2022 Portland Open 55-58-58-59=230 −34 1 stroke United States Garrett Gurthie
5 August 19–21, 2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge 54-57-54=165 −27 Playoff United States Robert Burridge
6 September 22–25, 2022 MVP Open at Maple Hill 62-52-50=164 −16 1 stroke United States Corey Ellis
7 April 7–9, 2023 Music City Open 59-59-54=172 −23 1 stroke United States Anthony Barela
8 August 17–20, 2023 Discraft Great Lakes Open 60-61-54-55=230 −30 3 strokes United States Eagle McMahon

A-Tier wins (8)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 August 18, 2012 European Championships 54-58-58-61=231 −33 3 strokes Denmark Karl Nybo
2 May 14, 2014 Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open 50-49-52=151 −36 5 strokes United States Paul McBeth, United States Jeremy Koling
3 April 24, 2016 Nick Hyde Memorial 51-54-54=159 −30 Playoff United States Paul McBeth, United States Nate Sexton
4 May 7, 2016 Konopiste Open 55-57-57=169 Playoff United States Paul McBeth, Denmark Karl Nybo
5 March 26, 2017 The Open at Temple 55-57-52=164 −25 5 strokes United States Nikko Locastro, United States James Conrad
6 March 3, 2018 Memorial Championship 47-49-42-51=189 −43 3 strokes United States Eagle McMahon
7 June 3, 2018 Battle of Seattle 5 52-46-58-28=184 2 strokes United States Kevin Jones
8 August 19, 2018 European Disc Golf Championships 53-50-51-54=208 −32 5 strokes Finland Seppo Paju

World distance records

Lizotte set the world record for longest throw of a disc golf disc on October 27, 2014 at 863.5 ft (263.2 m).[10] This beat David Wiggins Jr.'s previous record of 836 ft set in 2012. Lizotte broke his own record on March 27, 2016 with a throw of 903.9 ft (275.5 m), a record that stood for two days until Wiggins Jr. threw for 1,108.9 ft (338 m). Lizotte then set a personal record of 1030 ft.[11]

Wind has played a significant role in world distance records. Wiggins' 2012 record was set with a 14.5 mph tailwind,[12] while Lizotte's 2014 record was aided by an 18 mph tailwind. His 903.9 ft throw took place in a 30 mph wind, and the two players' throws over 1,000 ft were in a 38-42 mph wind. Both Lizotte and Wiggins have stated that new distance records must be established with wind limits.[13]

Summary
Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-25 Events*
World Championships 0 0 1 1 5 5
Other Majors 0 1 2 4 15 17
National Tour 4 4 3 13 19 21

*Through September 2022

Career summary
SeasonStartsWinsTop-10Earnings
($)
20088181,285
20099462,216
2010159134,428
20117271,912
20129781,777
20132517227,021
20142141817,759
20152682024,090
20161231212,029
20172231928,762
20182031422,340
20192612126,132
20201431012,146
202112048,586
2022174964,467
Career*24369191234,770

*As of 1/8/2023[14]

Equipment


Bags

  • GRIP EQ AX5


Discmania Discs[15]
(* denotes signature discs)

  • Distance Drivers:
    • PD2 (C-Line)
    • PD2 (Luster C-Line)
    • DD3 (S-Line)
    • DD3 (Special Blend S-Line, Cloudbreaker 3)
  • Fairway Drivers:
    • PD (C-line)
    • FD (C-line)
    • FD (S-Line)
    • FD3 (Swirly S-Line (Doom Bird II*))
    • Tilt* (Hard Exo Vapor, Meta, Lux Vapor, Full Tilt)
    • Genius (Active Base)
    • Splice (Neo)
  • Midranges:
    • MD1 (C-line)
    • MD1 (Metal Flake C-Line, *Mind Bender)
    • MD3 (Color Glow C-line)
    • Origin (Meta, Midnight Prowl)
    • Mutant (Neo)
  • Putters:
    • P2 (D-Line)
    • P1x (D-Line)
    • P2 (C-Line, *Sky God 4)


MVP/Axiom Discs[16]

  • Distance Drivers:
    • Wave (Neutron)
    • Defy (Neutron)
    • Panic (Neutron)
    • Delirium (Neutron)
    • Dimension (Neutron)
  • Fairway Drivers:
    • Fireball (Neutron)
    • Terra (Neutron)
    • Tesla (Proton)
    • Crave (Cosmic Neutron)
  • Midranges:
    • Deflector (Neutron)
    • Pyro (Prism Proton)
    • Matrix (Cosmic Neutron)
    • Hex (Neutron)
    • Hex (Proton)
  • Putters:
    • Anode (Electron)
    • Glitch (Neutron Soft)
    • Proxy (Neutron Soft)
    • Spin (Neutron)

Signature Discs

Lizotte is sponsored by Grip Equipment and has a signature bag. From 2013 to 2022, Lizotte had a sponsorship contract with Discmania Discs originally slated to end in 2026. With Discmania, Lizotte helped produce a number of signature series discs, including three in the Creator Series. On January 12th 2023, Lizotte and MVP Disc Sports announced that Lizotte had signed a 10 year sponsor contract, which included a buyout of his Discmania contract. [17][18] Lizotte announced on August 30 2023 the creation of a new line of discs with MVP Disc Sports called SimonLine.[19]


Grip Equipment:

  • Grip EQ Simon Lizotte Signature Series AX5

Discmania:

  • Sky God 1, C-Line P2
  • Sky God 2, Swirly S-Line P2
  • Sky God 3, Color Glow C-Line P2
  • Sky God 4, C-Line P2
  • Doombird 1, Swirly S-Line FD3
  • Doombird 2, Swirly S-Line FD3
  • Doombird 3, Swirly S-Line FD3
  • Doombird 4, Horizon FD3
  • Crescent Falcon 1, Glow C-Line MD4
  • Crescent Falcon 2, Glow C-Line MD4
  • Sky Rider, Swirly S-Line PD2
  • Mind Bender, Metal Flake C-Line MD1
  • Shadow Titan, Forge Method

Discmania Creator Series:

  • Tilt, Hard Exo Vapor
  • Tilt, Meta
  • Full Tilt, Lux Vapor

MVP:

  • Official Team Series Leapin' Lizottl, Eclipse Hex

MVP SimonLine Series:

  • Time-Lapse, Neutron

References
  1. https://www.dgpt.com/news/mind-of-a-champion-simon-lizotte-and-the-memorial/
  2. "Simon Lizotte #8332".
  3. "Simon Lizotte #8332".
  4. Eisenhood, Charlie (2023-01-12). "Simon Lizotte Signs 10-Year Contract with MVP". Ultiworld Disc Golf. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  5. https://discgolf.ultiworld.com/2023/01/12/inside-the-simon-lizotte-mvp-deal-the-contract-how-it-came-together-and-whats-next/
  6. "Thank you Simon for this Journey of a Lifetime". Discmania. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  7. "Faces of the Game: Influencers Grow the Sport by Grabbing Eyeballs". 4 February 2021.
  8. "Simon Lizotte - YouTube". YouTube.
  9. "Simon Lizotte sets two disc golf distance world records; Allthingsdiscgolf". allthingsdiscgolf.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  10. "Distance World Record Shattered! 863 Feet!". 27 October 2014.
  11. "David Wiggins Jr. blows away distance world record, throws over 1,100 feet". 28 March 2016.
  12. "David Wiggins Jr. Sets New Distance Record with Blizzard Champion Boss". 16 April 2012.
  13. "David Wiggins & Simon Lizotte Talking About Wind and World Records". YouTube.
  14. "Simon Lizotte #8332".
  15. "Simon Lizotte In The Bag 2021 - Discmania". YouTube.
  16. "IS MY BAG FINALLY COMPLETE?!?". YouTube.
  17. Brandon DaGrosa. "Simon Lizotte Signs a Ten Year Deal with MVP". Penn Disc Golf.
  18. Charlie Eisenhood. "Inside The Simon Lizotte MVP Deal: The Contract, How it Came Together, and What's Next". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
  19. "Lines. Camera. Action". YouTube.
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