Posted by Idris Garcia
on April 06, 2021
Orum Comes Back From Runner-Up Finish at Texas States to Win Lone Star Classic
Photo Courtesy of Disc Golf Pro Tour / Alyssa Van Lanen Images & Brittany Dickerson
Matt Orum bounced back from a narrow loss at the Texas State Disc Golf Championship to win last weekend's Lone Star Classic in Austin, Texas. Orum kept his momentum from the weekend before and opened up with a 10-under par and added a 14-under par. Both of those rounds were rated 1063 with the first one being the hot round.
He was tied for the lead after round two and was able to best his closest competitor by five shots in the final to win by that same margin. He fought off a bogey on the front nine and one on the back with 10 birdies to finish with a 32-under 162 total. Orum's performance earned him a USDGC spot this year.
G.T. Hancock was one off the hot pace on the third and final day to climb into a second place tie in his home state.
The weekend prior, at the year's first National Tour, Orum finshed second to lead four top 5 finishes and four additional top 25 finishes across both MPO and FPO.
Orum's 10-under second round put him squarely in the mix and tied for the lead entering the final day. He finished with birdies on four of his last six holes, to lock up the runner-up finish, just ahead of teammate Chris Dickerson.
Dickerson was a lead card mainstay throughout the event and was able to wrap up a podium finish, tied for third. Kevin Jones added a tied for fifth finish, while Alden Harris wrapped up the event tied for 11th. Ezra Robinson had a tied for 24th finish.
In FPO, it was Catrina Allen who led the way in tying for fourth. Heather Young placed 12th with Sara Sinclair notching a tied for 18th finish.
Additional March Highlights:
- 20 wins across divisions with 34 top 5 finishes.
- Seven Top 10 finishes at two Elite Series Events
- Catrina Allen's Silver Series win at The Open at Belton with Heather Young one stroke back.
- Justin Bunnell's A-Tier win at Throw Down the Mountain IX. Both he and Brandon Brown qualified for USDGC.
| Tournament | Player - Finish |
|---|---|
| Lone Star Classic | 🏆 Matt Orum - 1st G.T. Hancock - T-2nd |
| SpinCool Invitational | Roy Quilantan - T-2nd (MP40) |
| Easter Basket Bash | 🏆 Michael Gibney - 1st |
| The Farm Showdown 2021 | 🏆 Jesse Kirk - 1st Jeremy Farnsworth - T-8th |
| Keeley Park Spring Open | Lance Brown - 2nd |
| Roc City Open | Bobby Jones - 2nd (MP40) |
| COTC: RRDGE Takeover | Codee Burton - 5th |
| Paws and Claws Open | Justin Rosak - T-2nd |
| Good Friday Flexin' | Codee Burton - 3rd |
| Mountain Town Throwdown | Anthony Hammerschmith - T-6th (Int) |
| 26th Annual Texas State Disc Golf Championship (3/27) | Matt Orum - 2nd Chris Dickerson - T-3rd Kevin Jones - T-5th Alden Harris - T-11th Ezra Robinson - T-24th Catrina Allen - T-4th (FPO) Heather Young - 12th Sara Sinclair - T-18th |
| Green Valley Open (3/28) | Austin Lytle - 4th Codee Burton - T-7th |
| Wisconsin Spring Opener (3/27) | Andy Kenny - T-8th |
| Spring Rip It 2021 | 🏆 Cale Leiviska - 1st Daniel Polk - T-10th |
| Salty Classic 2021 (3/28) | 🏆 Nick Newton - 1st |
| 2021 Tuthill Kickoff (3/27) | Ben Kroll - T-4th |
| 2021 Big Sioux Kickoff | 🏆 Ben Kroll - 1st |
| Treasure Valley Cup (3/28) | Josh Flynn - T-8th |
| Dogwood Crosstown Classic | Lance Brown - 4th Ricky Snapp - 2nd (MP40) |
| Tundra Doubles (3/27) | 🏆 Ryan Johnson - 1st |
| SOWS 2021 Dayspring Ranch (3/28) | Justin Joers - 2nd (MP40) |
| The Battle at Horning's Hideout (3/27) | Anthony Hammerschmith - T-2nd (Int) |
| Throw Down the Mountain IX (3/21) | 🏆 Justin Bunnell - 1st Isaac Robinson - T-3rd Brandon Brown - T-3rd Lance Brown - 14th |
| The Open at Belton (3/21) | 🏆 Catrina Allen - 1st (FPO) Heather Young - 2nd Chris Dickerson - T-6th Alden Harris - T-6th Kevin Jones - T-14th Austin Hannum - T-25th Ezra Robinson - T-25th |
| Minnesota Doubles Series #1 (3/21) | 🏆 Mitch Privette - 1st 🏆 Ben Kroll - 1st Daniel Polk - T-4th |
| Thunderbird Throwdown (3/20) | 🏆 Dylan Kuntz - 1st |
| Patoka lake Open (3/21) | 🏆 Blake Thomas - 1st Sam Lee - 3rd Dutch Napier - 4th |
| Rock Creek Canyon Cup (3/20) | 🏆 Jesse Kirk - 1st |
| 2021 Van Man SoIL Tour Kickoff (3/20) | 🏆 Danny Beauchamp - 1st |
| 2021 Buxton Woods Spring Celebration (3/21) | Anthony Hammerschmith - 3rd (Int) |
| Shamrock Showdown (3/14) | 🏆 Matt Jackson - 1st |
| Waco Annual Charity Open (3/14) | Cale Leiviska - 2nd Chris Dickerson - T-7th Gannon Buhr - T-11th Matt Orum - T-21 Lance Brown - T-25th Catrina Allen - T-7th (FPO) Heather Young - T-14th |
| Lincoln County War (3/14) | Kolby Sanchez - 4th (Adv) |
| Dogwood Hills Throwdown (3/14) | 🏆 Harper Thompson - 1st Justin Bunnell - T-4th |
| Sherando Spartan (3/14) | 🏆 Sam Shiley - 1st |
| Dayspring Ranch SOWS (3/13) | 🏆 Justin Joers - 1st (MP40) |
| West Sound Invitational (3/13) | Anthony Hammerschmith - T-9th (Int) |
| Pine Ridge Open (3/6) | 🏆 Justin Joers - 1st (MP40) |
| 19th Annual Crush on the Concho (3/7) | 🏆 G.T. Hancock - 1st Austin Hannum - 5th Lance Brown - T-7th 🏆 Catrina Allen - 1st |
| Takeover at the Fort (3/6) | 🏆 Al Kennon - 1st (MP40) |