Top 3 Moments From the 2026 DGPT Doubles Championship
It was an epic weekend of DGPT Doubles! The inaugural DGPT Doubles Championship at the Preserve presented by Simon Line brought a new Elite Series format to the Disc Golf Pro Tour, making The Preserve the perfect setting for the event’s debut. Teams took on an updated and more demanding version of the Black Bear course, redesigned by Cale Leiviska to challenge even the best doubles teams. Rounds 1 and 2 featured best-shot play, delivering huge putts, daring upshots, ace runs, and plenty of momentum swings before Championship Sunday introduced alternate shot and a whole new level of pressure. In the end, the format delivered exactly what it promised: an exciting new way to compete, an entertaining experience for fans, and a successful first chapter for DGPT Doubles.
Here are some of our top storylines and biggest moments from the weekend at The Preserve…
1) Team Ham & Legs Take the Preserve
Ricky Wysocki and Adam Hammes, Team Ham & Legs, have officially claimed the first-ever DGPT Doubles Championship at the Preserve. Entering the event as the second-highest rated MPO team, the duo combined for a 1046 average rating, with Wysocki at 1053 and Hammes at 1039. Their combined average DGPT Powerball World Standings ranking of 3.5 was also second-best in the field, with Wysocki ranked 3rd and Hammes 5th.
They had plenty of work to do entering Championship Sunday, sitting five strokes behind the leaders. That changed quickly. Ham & Legs were one of only three teams to birdie the first four holes of the alternate-shot finale, eventually firing the hot round of the day at -10.
Their final round was powered by a 67% birdie rate, a perfect 100% fairway hit rate, and strong putting from distance. They converted 4 of 5 Circle 2 putts, recorded 464 feet of total putting distance, and averaged 25.8 feet per putt. They also entered the event with the best combined C2 putting percentage among all teams at 37.2%.
The duo had already made an impact earlier in the event. During Round 2, Ricky Wysocki recorded the only ace on the 408-foot par 3 Hole 3, giving them an important highlight on their way to the championship. By the end of the tournament, they were also one of just three MPO teams to card two bogeys or fewer, while leading the field in strokes gained from tee-to-green at 15.33.
Both players also had plenty of history to build on at the Preserve. Excluding Wysocki’s first appearance, he had previously finished 1st, 2nd, 1st and 1st at the venue before placing 8th in 2025. Hammes finished T17th last season. This time, the two combined to improve on those results in a major way.
Wysocki entered the event with five podiums in 2026, including two wins, while Hammes had three podiums. Now, both can add a DGPT Tour victory to their 2026 resumes, as Team Ham & Legs becomes the inaugural MPO champion of the DGPT Doubles Championship.
2) A Dramatic Finish for Team Allen/Saarinen!
Silva Saarinen and Catrina Allen, Team Allen/Saarinen, have made history as the first-ever DGPT Doubles Championship winners. Entering the event as the highest-ranked FPO team by average DGPT Powerball World Standings ranking at 4.5, the duo combined two players who already knew what it took to win at the Preserve. Saarinen entered as the defending 2025 Preserve champion, while Allen won the event in 2023. Saarinen was ranked 2nd in the World Standings and Allen 7th, making them the only FPO team with both players inside the DGPT top 10.
The pair consistently put themselves in scoring position throughout the best-shot rounds. By the end of the event, they led the FPO field in reaching C1 in regulation at 59%, C1 putting at 95% (52 for 55), and strokes gained from C1X putting at 4.31. They also tied Team Twins, Holyn Handley and Addison Woodard, for the field lead in birdie percentage at 59%.
After staying in contention throughout the first two rounds, Allen/Saarinen delivered the hot round of the Championship Sunday alternate-shot format, shooting -2 on the challenging updated Preserve Black Bear layout. Even that would not be enough to settle the championship outright.
On Hole 18, Saarinen’s upshot set Allen up with a C1 putt for the win, but Allen’s attempt hit the cage, forcing a playoff against Ohn Scoggins and Taylor Chocek, Team California Girls. The playoff format called for holes 1 through 4 to be replayed until a winner was determined. It took just one extra hole. After both teams put their partners in position on Hole 1, Scoggins missed her putt, giving Saarinen the opportunity to close out the championship with a simple putt set up by Allen’s approach.
The victory gives Catrina Allen her first Tour win of the 2026 season after consecutive 3rd place finishes at Ledgestone and the Discmania Challenge. For Saarinen, it is her fourth Tour victory of the season and a successful defense of her Preserve title.
3) Plenty More to Watch at the Preserve
Ohn Scoggins and Taylor Chocek, Team California Girls, came within one playoff hole of winning the inaugural FPO championship. Despite having the largest rating gap of any FPO team, with Scoggins rated 989 and Chocek 945, they finished 2nd. They led the field in parked percentage at 20% and strokes gained from tee-to-green at 12.13, while opening with a -14 that included an eagle on Hole 5 and a perfect 16-for-16 C1 putting performance.
Holyn Handley and Addison Woodard, Team Twins, finished T3rd after firing the hot round of the best-shot format at -15 in Round 1. They went 13 for 13 from C1 during that round and finished the tournament tied for the field lead in birdie percentage at 59%. They also led FPO in C2 putting at 56%, going 10 for 18.
Missy Gannon and Paige Pierce, Team GOAT Money, also finished T3rd. They entered Championship Sunday with a two-stroke lead after a -15 Round 2 that included a 100% fairway hit rate and 33% parked percentage. They were also the only FPO team to card two eagles during the event, but a slower alternate-shot finale ultimately opened the door for Team Allen/Saarinen to take the championship.
In MPO, Niklas Anttila and Gavin Babcock, Team Nuggets, finished 2nd after battling back from a four-stroke deficit entering Championship Sunday. They led the MPO field in fairway hit percentage at 96% and recorded an ace on the 320-foot Hole 11 during Round 1. The finish also moved Anttila up one spot in the DGPT Powerball World Standings, where he now sits 7th.
Isaac Robinson and Ezra Robinson, Team Robinson Bros, entered the final round with a one-stroke lead before ultimately finishing 3rd. The siblings fired the hot round of the best-shot format at -17 during Moving Day, going 14 for 14 from C1. They finished the event leading the field in birdie percentage at 72% and strokes gained from putting at 6.66, including 4.07 strokes gained from C2 putting. Ezra also moved up one spot in the World Standings to 12th.
Simon Lizotte and Eagle McMahon, Team Crush Boys, finished T4th while going a perfect 47 for 47 from C1 for the tournament. Lucas Oberholtzer Hess and Jesse Longenecker, Team TreeMagnets, also finished T4th after opening the event with a perfect 15-for-15 C1 putting performance that put them in the lead going into round 2. And despite entering as the highest-rated team in the field with a 1057 average rating, Gannon Buhr and Calvin Heimburg, Team HeimBuhrg, also finished T4th.
Editor’s Note: Tour events include DGPT Elite Series, DGPT+, DGPT Playoff, and PDGA Pro Major events.
