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Maple Hill Open is an annual disc golf tournament held at the Maple Hill Disc Golf Course in Leicester, Massachusetts.

For six years, the event (formerly known as The Vibram Open), had the largest MPO and FPO payout of any stop on the PDGA National Tour. In its formative years, the event was known as the MSDGC and established itself as one of the touring pros' favorite stops on the pro tour.[citation needed] The course is highly rated as a top 10 course in the world.[1][2]

The event has been covered by ESPN,[3] NPR,[4] photographed,[5] Chronicle, numerous regional outlets (Worcester Telegram, Blackstone Valley Press, WTAG, WAAF), and basically every disc golf media source (PDGA, Ultiworld Disc Golf, Smashboxx.TV, Disc Golf Planet, Disc Golf Monthly, Disc Golf Live, thediscgolfguy) and blog.

The Maple Hill Open / Vibram Open / MSDGC has been an innovative disc golf event and has helped pioneer:

  • Annual DVD reviews of disc golf tournaments
  • Live scoring
  • Live video broadcasts
  • Live audio commentary
  • The Spirit Award in disc golf
Year Event Men's Champion Women's Champion Big Dog Award Results Event Notes
2004 MSDGC Ron Russell Des Reading Bob Graham Recap Ron Russell beat Steve Brinster in a one-hole playoff.
2005 MSDGC Kevin McCoy Des Reading Jay Reading Recap Kevin McCoy beat Walter Haney in a one-hole playoff.
2006 MSDGC Chris Sprague Des Reading Lesli Demark Recap Chris Sprague held off 3X World Champion Barry Schultz to win by one.
2007 MSDGC Cale Leiviska Des Reading The Frizzaks Recap Cale Leiviska beat Geoff Bennett in a three-hole playoff.
2008 Vibram Open Avery Jenkins Valarie Jenkins "Big Dog" Sweeton Recap The Spirit Award was renamed the Big Dog Award.
2009 Vibram Open Barry Schultz Sarah Stanhope Jeremy Koling Recap Schultz shot the first sub-50 round on the Maple Hill Golds.
2010 Vibram Open Nikko Locastro Sarah Stanhope Jay Gobrecht Recap Locastro, Matt Orum and Dave Feldberg all had a chance to win on their final shots.
2011 Vibram Open Nate Doss Sarah Hokom The Brittons Recap Sarah Hokom denied Sarah Stanhope's threepeat on the final hole.
2012 Vibram Open Cale Leiviska Catrina Allen Dana Vicich Recap Cale Leiviska became the first 2X men's champion.
2013 Vibram Open Paul McBeth Valarie Jenkins Mark Verrochi Recap McBeth shot a 45 on the Golds, perhaps the best round in PDGA history.
2014 Maple Hill Open Jeremy Koling Paige Pierce Recap Jeremy Koling the first Spirit Award winner to win the MHO.
2015 Maple Hill Open Ricky Wysocki Paige Pierce Andrew Streeter Recap Pierce won her second straight MHO by 5 strokes
2016 Vibram Open Bradley Williams Paige Pierce Recap Williams beat Michael Johansen in playoff for his first NT victory
2017 Vibram Open Ricky Wysocki Paige Pierce MPO Recap

FPO Recap

Wysocki held off Eagle McMahon and Paul McBeth to win by two strokes.

Pierce erased a six stroke deficit with a 1005-rated final round to beat Valarie Jenkins.

2018 MVP Open James Conrad Sarah Hokom Recap
2019 MVP Open Paul McBeth Paige Pierce Recap
2020 MVP Open Paul McBeth Paige Pierce Recap
2021 MVP Open Adam Hammes Catrina Allen Recap
2022 MVP Open Simon Lizotte Natalie Ryan Recap Natalie Ryan defeated Kristin Tattar during a single round playoff on hole 18

References

  1. ^ Maple Hill
  2. ^ Disc Golf Course Reviews
  3. ^ ESPN
  4. ^ NPR article
  5. ^ photos
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