
Team Crown
Barrett White
Highest PDGA Rating
938
Career Wins
260
Primary Throwing Hand
Right
Classification
Professional
McNaughton (Pekin, IL), Rollin Ridge (Reedville, WI)
United States
Birth Year
Year Started Disc Golf
When/how did you discover disc golf and knew you absolutely loved it?
In late fall of 1999, we had a rather challenging ultimate practice, and my friend Amy said I should play disc golf with her afterwards. I had played disc golf with an ultimate disc prior to that, but had always found it slower than ultimate. Playing the Milwaukee Ice Bowl with Amy in 2000 got me hooked.
What’s your favourite RPM Disc in your bag right now and why?
That is a brutal choice. For which throw? Atomic Piwakawaka is a workhorse of a bird, and is steerable and straight, holding a line for me for 200' - 250' with minimal fade. Atomic Pekapeka is more useful to me every day, and is great in a ton of situations. Soft Magma Tui is a phenomenal putter, and maintains its grippy velvety-ness, even on cold, Chicago winter days.
Do you have any practice routines? If so, what are they?
Putting practice as often as I can, daily stretch, strength, and yoga, pre-tourney I like to warm up putting, then upshots, then open up the arm a bit.
What are your goals for the current season?
Get more RPM discs into more players' hands (when someone throws a Piwakawaka, they fall in love with the Piwakawaka), keep promoting RPM discs and women's disc golf. Hoping to take down some Ws as well.
Do you have a proudest disc golf moment?
So many of them. Most recently, winning USWDGC on a course built with the merchandise revenue from WFDF Ultimate Worlds 1993, as I was on the team that ran that event. It was amazing to win on a course run by an old teammate and dear friend.
What is the most memorable disc golf battle you’ve experienced/witnessed?
When I was battling Elaine King at Worlds 2010 (my first Worlds win), and it was so close all week, and when I told her she is one of my greatest disc golf heroes, she told me, "You're currently beating me, you know." She is amazing and gracious. Also, playing Worlds 2013 in a tight battle against Ani Kreml, who has been someone whose skills I greatly admire since I played against her in Ultimate.
What is your go to tip for disc golf beginners?
Play catch a lot.
If you could play any course in the world and bring along any 3 disc golf friends, where and who would it be?
That is another super hard question. My pandemic disc golf posse contains more than three additional members. I would like to play Simon's course in NZ, and would like to bring Mike, Jordan, and Elliot to play there.
Additional Comments
Player Results
Position | Player | Team | Event | Tier | Division | Date |
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1st | Barrett White | Crown | 2023 Spring Fling Women’s Open | B Tier | Professional | 2023-05-20 |
2nd | Barrett White | Crown | Standing Rocks Open | B Tier | Professional | 2023-04-29 |
1st | Barrett White | Crown | The 2023 Prairie Open | B Tier | Professional | 2023-04-15 |
1st | Barrett White | Crown | Wisconsin Spring Opener | B Tier | Professional | 2023-03-25 |
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