Team RPM Blog

Eilish Cummack – Player Spotlight

Eilish Cummack – Player Spotlight

Eilish Cummack joined Team RPM Tribe eariler this year and since joining she has played 9 tournaments. As of July, Eilish has gone on a winstreak in the FA1 division claiming 5 first places and 1 second place. Just in August, Eilish competed in the WGE, the Midwinter Classic, and the Cold Snap Open. In the WGE, Eilish eagled for second place in the FA1 division, throwing a high round rating of 871. Eilish then came in first with 2 over par in the Midwinter Classic. In the Cold Snap Open she also came first place with a 1 over par and a 7 stroke lead.

Jenny Umstead – Player Spotlight

Jenny Umstead – Player Spotlight

Jenny Umstead is a top player of Team RPM Parliament who is competing in the Pro Tour this year. So far this season, Jenny has played a total of 17 pro tournaments, having won 5 of them, and cashed 14 of the tournaments. For her August achievements, Jenny placed in the top 5 of three tournaments: The Silver Creek Open, the Cedar Creek Open, and the Kanas City Wide Open. In her first tournament she took out first place by 32 strokes, shooting a total of 15 over par. The second tournament, the Cedar Creek Open, she finished third, behind second place by 1 stroke difference and a total of 11 over par. The Kanas City Open was where Jenny claimed another first place victory, shooting 11 over par with a one stroke lead on second place.

Team Achievements: August 2022

Team Achievements: August 2022

A big congratulations to our Team for their performance this weekend. Most notably, a shoutout to Jenny Umstead, Jake Anderson, and Eilish Cummack who all played and placed high in 3+ tournaments during the month. Check the details below for more information on individual players achievements.

Bryce Kraushar – Player Spotlight

Bryce Kraushar – Player Spotlight

Bryce Kraushar was a new acceptance into Team RPM June this year and already he is making quite a mark! In July, Bryce played three tournaments. performing exceptionally in each. In MPO division of DGM Manitoba Provincials, Bryce placed first with a 24 under par, 5 strokes up on his compeition. Fresh into the tournament, Bryce threw an exception round rating of 1026 and in the final round, he threw a rating of 1015. The second tournament, Canada Day Weekend Sanctioned Doubles, Bryce competed with his wife to take out first place in the mixed division with a 3 stroke lead of 1 under par. And in an A-tier tournament, competing in the MPO against 28 other players, Bryce placed fourth, shooting 19 under par.

Bryce has been quickly improving – his rating having increased from 924 at the start of this year, to 959 as of August 9th. Definitely a player to follow.

Hayley Flintoft – Player Spotlight

Hayley Flintoft – Player Spotlight

Hayley Flintoft has had three consecutive wins this season in Disc Golf, claiming first place at the Lords & Ladies of Lismore [FPO] tournament in May, and Sub Zero and The Timaru Tūkauati [FPO] in June. Since 2016, Hayley has now got an impressive total of 44 career wins under her belt.

Jenna Jiaxin Tan – Player Spotlight

Jenna Jiaxin Tan – Player Spotlight

Jenna Jiaxin Tan had two back to back wins this June. The first tournament, Out of Bounds, Jenna won first place in the FPO with a 10 stroke lead Eagle! Seven days later, at the Tanjong Rhu Flex Fun tournament, she shot 7 over par on an unfamiliar course in Singapore. So far for 2022, Jenna has secured four 1st places to add to her PDGA career wins.

Barrett White – Player Spotlight

Barrett White – Player Spotlight

Barrett White claimed a MASSIVE win at the US Women’s Championships Major event this June (FP50+). 14 shots ahead with a 8 under par, Barrett’s rounds averaged 930 rating. Five days prior, Barrett also took out the Wisco Disco B Tier tournament with a 6 stroke lead in the FP40+ division. On the 11th and 18th of June, Barrett placed second in both Dellwood and the Masters of Canyons (FP40+), and, the Greater Milwaukee Open (FPO).

As of today, Barrett has played 400 PDGA tournaments in her Disc Golf career, and won 255 of them. She is a phenomenal player, an inspiration and we will be seeing a lot more of her, including her competing in the FP40+ division at the PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships Major tournament on the 12th of July.

This season, Barrett also received a special RPM Discs signature stamp, a Koru of Pekapeka, which is available for purchase.

Martain Doerken – Player Spotlight

Martain Doerken – Player Spotlight

Martin Doerken had a great month of Disc Golf this June. At The Wedding of Tina and Dinko, he shot 37 under par in the MPO to claim first place over 21 other competitors, and then Eagled the three rounds of Baltic Disc Golf Championships Alutaguse Open for first place in the MP50+. Along with the two first places, Martin claimed 3rd and 5th at two other PDGA B & A tier tournaments. An impressive performance indeed, accompained with some great photos.