Will Schusterick

Will Schusterick
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Dudley William Schusterick
Nickname	Will
Born	1992 Reno, Nevada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Nashville, TN
Spouse	Latricia Gunther of Beckley, W.V.
Career
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	PDGA National Tour Disc Golf Pro Tour Disc Golf World Tour
Professional wins	77
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour	2
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships	2nd: 2011
USDGC	Won: 2010, 2012, 2014
European Masters	6th: 2014
European Open	3rd: 2013
Japan Open	6th: 2010

Will Schusterick (/ˈʃuːstərɪk/ SHOO-stə-rik;^[1] born May 4, 1992, in Reno, Nevada) is an American professional disc golfer.^[2][3]

Schusterick has won the United States Disc Golf Championship three times. He turned pro in 2008 at the age of 16, and his career earnings are $215,190.29 (as of September 2016).^[2][4]

Schusterick was born in Nevada, but has lived the majority of his life in Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee.^[3] He is currently sponsored by, and a part-owner of Prodigy Disc.

Professional career

Notable wins

Year	Tournament	Tier	Stroke Margin	Winning Score	Runner Up	Prize Money
2010	US Disc Golf Championship	M	-2	(61-63-56-64=244)	Nikko Locastro	$12,000
2012	Stockholm Open	M	-4	-24 (55-62-52-59=228)	David Feldberg	$4,050
2012	US Disc Golf Championship	M	-2	-48 (59-57-53-55=224)	Richard Wysocki	$7,500
2013	Memorial Championship	NT	Playoff	-48 (49-42-48-45=184)	Paul McBeth	$3,700
2013	Beaver State Fling	NT	-2	-35 (50-53-51-55=209)	Nathan Doss	$3,600
2014	US Disc Golf Championship	M	Playoff	-19 (62-59-62-66=249)	Paul McBeth	$8,000
2015	St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational	XA	-2	-9 (57-60=117)	Steve Rico	$1,600

Major, NT playoff record (2-1)

Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
2013	Memorial Championship	Paul McBeth	Won with birdie on first extra hole [5]
2014	US Disc Golf Championship	Paul McBeth, Johne McCray	Won with birdie on second extra hole; McCray eliminated after first extra hole [6]
2015	Beaver State Fling	Paul McBeth	Lost to birdie on third extra hole [7]

Summary

Competition Tier	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-25	Events
World Championships	0	1	2	4	6	8
Other Majors	4	1	2	10	18	20
National Tour	2	5	4	17	43	51

Annual statistics

Year	Events	Wins	Top 3	Earnings	$ / Event	Rating^†	World Ranking^†
2006	2	0	0	$0	$0.00	949	-
2007	8	0	3	$827	$103.38	975	-
2008	33	10	16	$11,041	$334.58	1002	-
2009	20	3	5	$5,753	$287.65	1013	27
2010	32	10	16	$23,976	$749.25	1020	19
2011	39	12	21	$24,957	$639.92	1032	2
2012	35	8	22	$38,089	$1,088.26	1044	1
2013	34	14	25	$33,850	$995.59	1043	3
2014	32	7	18	$27,916	$872.38	1027	8
2015	29	10	20	$31,633	$1,090.79	1027	3
2016	25	3	6	$15,415	$616.60	1013	-
Career	289	77	152	$213,457	$738.61	-	-

^†At Year End

Equipment

Schusterick is sponsored by Prodigy Disc. He commonly carries a combination of the following discs:^[8][9]

Distance Drivers

• D1 (400g, 400s)
• D2 (400g)
• D3 (400g)
• D4 (400g)
• X1 (750)

Fairway Drivers

• H1 (750)
• H3 (750)
• F1 (400)
• F2 (400)
• F3 (400s)
• F5 (400)

Midranges

• A2 (400g)
• M2 (200, 750)
• M3 (750)

Putters

• PA1 (300s, 750)
• PA3 (200, 300s, 350g)
• PA4 (200)

References

1. "Driving Instruction- Will Schusterick". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
2. "Will Schusterick #29064".
3. "About Will Schusterick". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
4. "Will Schusterick, Team Prodigy, 2010, 2012 & 2014 US Champ". prodigydisc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-26.
5. "Will Schusterick claims 2013 Memorial Championship". 3 March 2013.
6. Michalowski, J. (6 October 2014). "Schusterick needs playoff for third USDGC, Pierce claims Performance Flight".
7. Goldner, B. (14 June 2015). "McBeth tops Schusterick in 3-hole sudden death playoff, Weese gets first NT win at 2015 Beaver State Fling".
8. "Prodigy Pro In the Bag".
9. "Schusterick in the bag and BP-3 review". YouTube.