Steve Brinster (born 1980) is an American professional disc golfer from Warwick, New York, and United States Disc Golf Champion. He joined the Professional Disc Golf Association in 1996 and became a professional in 1997.

Professional career

He won his first tournament as a professional in 1999 at the Warwick Animalfest PDGA C-Tier event.[1]

Brinster won the United States Disc Golf Championship in 2013, his first and only PDGA Major win.[2] He won the Dogwood Crosstown Classic in 2004, his first and only PDGA National Tour Series win.[3] Brinster's 100th career PDGA win came at the 2019 New Jersey Jam.[4]

Brinster has amassed 107 wins and $215,793 in earnings in over twenty years as a professional disc golfer.[5] He is also an accomplished disc golf course designer, having designed 17 courses throughout the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions.[6][7] He was inducted into the New York Disc Golf Hall of Fame as part of the 2020 class.[8]

Sponsorship and equipment

Brinster is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs on their All Stars Team. He commonly carries the following discs in competition:[9]

Drivers

  • Xcaliber (Star)
  • Teedevil (Star)
  • Wraith (Star)
  • Firebird (Champion)
  • Teebird (Steve Brinster Tour Series)
  • Teebird (Star)
  • Leopard (Star)

Midranges

  • Roc (KC Pro)
  • Mako3 (Champion)

Putters

  • Aviar (DX Classic)
  • Aviar (KC Pro)
  • Aviar (DX)

References

  1. ↑ "Warwick Animalfest". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. ↑ "United States Disc Golf Championship - Open Flight". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Dogwood Crosstown Classic". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ↑ Wineka, Bennett (2019-07-16). "Steve Brinster Wins 100th PDGA Event". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
  5. ↑ "Steve Brinster - PDGA player page". Professional Disc Golf Association. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  6. ↑ Bahrani, Mahmoud (2019-04-18). "The Inside Line: Steve Brinster, NYC Disc Golf". Ultiworld Disc Golf.
  7. ↑ http://brinsterdesign.com/
  8. ↑ "Warwick Resident Inducted Into Disc Golf Hall Of Fame". Warwick Valley Dispatch. 2020-09-10.
  9. ↑ "Team Innova - Steve Brinster".
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