We are entering the dog days of the SoCal Points race. Lots of summer events are now open for registration. Check ’em out:

5/30 (Sat) – Mountain Meltdown (Ams except MA1/FA1)

5/31 (Sun) – Mountain Meltdown (Pros and MA1/FA1)

6/13 (Sat) – Pasadena Senior Games

6/19 – 6/21 (Fri – Sun) – The Challenge at Reidy Creek

7/18 (Sat) – Yucaipa Summer Slam (Opens May 15th!)

7/18 -7/19 (Sat – Sun) – Santa Maria Open (Ams)

8/1-8/2 (Sat – Sun) – Santa Maria Open (Pros)

Jeff Nichols has just reported in with the latest standings for the 2026 SoCal Series!

April is upon us, and that means we have updated leaders for the 2026 SoCal Series courtesy of points wizard Jeff Nichols.

The schedule is jam packed with events, so there is still plenty of time to make a run for the title in your division.

The series is off to a screaming start with 8 events coming up in March and April. Don’t miss your change to register for these great events!

3/7 (Sat) – Cowtown Throwdown

3/13 – 3/15 (Fri-Sun) – The Yucaipa Open

3/21 – 3/22 (Sat-Sun) – Battle at Brengle

3/22 (Sun) – Ice Bowl in Paradise at Chavez Ridge

3/27 – 3/29 (Fri – Sun) – The Cachuma Classic

4/4 (Sat) – 6th Annual Bert Cotton Memorial

Both weekends of Daniel Boe Memorial are already totally full, but you can join the waitlist here and here.

It’s barely the middle of January, but we’ve already had two SoCal Series events contested in the 2026 race. And that means our heroic statistician, Jeff Nichols, has provided us with some series standings.

IMPORTANT: Only current SoCal members earn points!***

***If you want to contend for a series title in your division (or The Nichols Cup, or SoCal’s Iron Golfer) and you competed in The Billy Goat – Fallen Disc Golfers Memorial OR the Cowtown Christmas Classic, please re-up your membership by January 31st to receive those points.

After that, the grace period ends, and we send your points to the island of lost discs, never to be seen again.

The accolades keep coming. Please join us in celebrating the inaugural winners of the Nichols Cup (most series points scored, unlimited events, unlimited divisions) and Iron Golfer (most series events played).

Hailey Fitzgerald took the Nichols Cup by the slimmest of margins in the women’s field. 12 victories positioned her in a dead heat with Hae Jung Cho for most series points. But Hailey got over the top with 17 points at the Pro Edition of the So Cal Championships. Battling horrible conditions, this young woman showed true determination all year long.

Hae Jung Cho is named SoCal’s first Iron Golfer! Contesting 14 events in 2025, she exemplified consistency and competitive spirit. She was inches from sweeping the Nichols Cup and Iron Golfer awards, in addition to (of course) dominating FA50. Congratulations on an incredible season!

On the Men’s side… who else could it be? One of SoCal’s friendliest faces, Randall Cook wins BOTH the Nichols Cup and Iron Golfer. Randall played in 22 events this year– one more than James Bandy– and scored 412 points– one more than Chris Brophy. Randall is truly dedicated to SoCal Disc Golf, and battled all year to claim these titles.

These golfers just put their names in the history books. To see how you stacked up, check out the final tabulations!

The Nichols Cup will be awarded to one male and one female club member who accrue the most total series points throughout the year, across all amateur, professional, age-protected, and gender-protected divisions, without regard to the traditional “7-best-events cap.” The award is named in honor of our long-time volunteer statistician Jeff Nichols.

SoCal’s Iron Golfer will be awarded to one male and one female club member who compete in the most So Cal Series events throughout the season. Last year Ronnie Bloomfield, aka Mike Coleman, aka Tony Stark, played a staggering 18 series events. Let’s see if anyone can top him in 2025.

The 2025 SoCal Series came to an end on Sunday, after 118 pro players battled wind and rain in San Diego, and 106 amateur players tackled two beautiful courses at Cachuma Lake.

Soon, we will be honoring the individual champions of these two tournaments (I’m waiting on the pictures!). But first, here’s a look at how those coveted season titles played out!

Here are some highlights–

Sheliemae Lai returned to the top of FPO after winning the series crown in 2023. And Gavin Bos is a first-time winner on the MPO side!

Jennifer Janssen makes it 4-in-a-row with the series win in FP40, and Stu Mendenhall got his second MP40 win and fourth straight podium.

In MP50, the story of the year is Chris Brophy, who played a stunning 20 SoCal Series Events– and won half of them!

Lorena Dostal, Sue Horn, and Dan “Stork” Roddick are some more repeat champions.

In MA1, it’s Andrew Seely! Fun fact– Andrew qualifies for age protection! He said no thanks, and took the young man’s crown.

FA1 is Athena Cuevas. She will always remember this as the year she won the SoCal Series title. And also, I guess, a World Championship.

Our MA2 Champ is Landon Norman, who survived a home-stretch sprint against Randall Cook.

Jonathan Reaser wins MA3. His 4th place finish at Cachuma ended a year-long back-and-forthbattle with Rito Ocampo.

Hailey Fitzgerald won FA3 in a landslide. And of course she did. The kid played 13 series events… and won 12 of them.

Ryan Cey survived a tight race with Michael Ortiz and Justin Martinez in MA40, and clutched up in the SoCal Championship to take the win.

Hae Jung Cho dominates FA50. 58 points over 2nd place!!!

Road warriors Jared Warner and Asovalu Oz Tuaila won MA50 and MA60 respectively. These two men played in a combined 28 events!

MA65 was Jim Klein in a squeaker– 1 point over Matthew Peña and Michael Sorich.

Chris Blake dominated MA70 and sealed the deal with a win at Cachuma.

There are plenty more great stories here, but my eyeballs are getting tired. Congrats to all the winners.

With the conclusion of OG Appreciation Day on Saturday, ONLY ONE TOURNAMENT REMAINS to crown the 2025 SoCal Series Champion. Check the standings here. And if you haven’t already, sign up for the Amateur or Professional Weekend of the SoCal Series Championship.

We are only five weeks away from the Amateur Weekend of the SoCal Series Championships, and Jeff Nichols has provided us with an important standings update for all divisions!!

Who’s up and who’s down? Who will secure their automatic qualifying spot in the NorCal-SoCal Match Play Championship? Who will claim the inaugural Nichols Cup, or be named SoCal’s Iron Golfer? It’s a sprint to the finish.

Autumn is upon us, and registration is open for the final events of the 2025 SoCal Series.

10/18 (Sat) – The OG Mamas 11th Annual Breast Cancer Charity 2025

11/1 (Sat) – Oak Grove Appreciation Day

11/8 – 11/9 (Sat & Sun) – 2025 So Cal Championships Presented by Innova & Legacy – Ams

11/15 – 11/16 (Sat & Sun) – 2025 So Cal Championships Presented by Innova & Legacy – Pros

And yes… SoCal Pro Weekend is full. But a little birdie told me there may be a chance to expand the field in a VERY LIMITED WAY. If you are feeling sad about missing one of the best and biggest tournaments in SoCal, you should join the waitlist ASAP…