05/17/2026
Southern Spring Fling - Part 1, Ladies First โบ๏ธ
What a great day at Castle for the PDGA Women's Global Event / Southern Spring Fling! Out of 64 registered players, 20 of them were women! It was so awesome seeing the ladies storming the castle, and there were some epic battles and great times happening on all cards! 3 of the lady divisions came down to 1-stroke victories!
Big shoutout to all the ladies who made it out. I hope you know how important you are to our community! Thank you for making the day awesome. It was really fulfilling to see all the smiles, hugs, high-fives, and new friendships. Letโs keep that energy going!
Now to the womenโs division champs!
๐ FP40 - Darcy Barlow
๐ FA1 - Misti Lee
๐ FA40 - Stephanie Hamlett
๐ FA50 - Angel Mabee
๐ FA2 - Jordan Philips
๐ FA3 - Ashlee Hynds
๐ FJ15 - Myla Drake
Great playing y'all!
Results posted here: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/102337
๐ฅ Highlights Reel!
๐ฏ We had one Ace on the course, Lani Evans - Hole 16 with a Trail on forehand!
We had a great FA3 playoff with Ashley Hynds and Alli Cornish, with Ashley winning on the second hole of the playoff. Great job, ladies!
Epic matches in FA1 (Misti & Jamie down to 1-stroke) & FA50 (Angel & Anita down to 1-stroke)
Rhoda - who not only played her first tournament, but pushed through as many holes as she could after playing 18, we are proud of you Rhoda! ๐ช
๐ฃ Shoutouts!
My wife Nicholeen, who truly made this all possible, y'all donโt even know how much work she does behind the scenes, before, during, and after to make the day run smoothly! She has a big heart for this community and serves many times without recognition. But I just want to say how grateful I am for her!
First-time players - Kudos to each of you who got out of your comfort zone and challenged yourself in a tournament setting! I hope you had a great time and will be back again!
Support Team - Big thanks to Andrew and Caroline, who came out to help us at tournament central. Andrew put in mad hours this whole weekend so Nicholeen and I could make this tournament happen. We appreciate you!
Caulyn, Alli, Scott, Jon, Misti, and others who either covered the shop, helped us get set up, cleaned up, and took some of the load off us. We appreciate yall!
Shoutout - Cape Fear Games, Jon Karwacki, and Jo-El Sidbury for supporting the WGE with CTP prizes! Thank you William Hill for making the amazing trophies and donating the women's divisions trophies โค
Candy & Bill, we love you. Without you guys, this tournament would not have happened either. We know you wanted to be here, and all your work over the past years to make the WGE event successful. We appreciate you and are excited for next year's WGE too!
Lastly, Thank you to all the players who supported this tournament and make this disc golf community great! ๐