David Feldberg, on the strength of wins at the Japan Open and the Memorial, and second place finishes at the Minnesota Majestic and Greater Tulsa Open, has vaulted into the top spot in the DGW standings. Ken Climo is second, followed by Nate Doss and Eric McCabe.

Feldberg’s win leaves him one major of capturing them all (well, I guess all but two, since no one’s yet won the new Scandinavian Open). He’s won at Japan (2008), USDGC (2005), European Open (2006), and the Players Cup (2007). Of course that one biggie fly in the ointment is the World Championships, but the Worlds this year are in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where David originally hails from and where he cut his disc golf teeth. It would certainly be a storybook finish for him if he were able to pull it off. Of course, it won’t be easy, and David had to withdraw at this past weekend’s Golden State Classic due to swelling in his knee, so besides the usual obstacles of Climo, Doss, and Schultz, he may have to contend with his own health issues. The knee could just be a temporary setback, though, and he may be fine by Worlds. We’ll keep you posted.

Des Reading continues to lead the women’s rankings, but Val Jenkins continues to gain ground. Burl and Angela Tschiggfrie continue to be 3rd and 4th, and Liz Lopez, who is the prohibitive favorite for 2008 Rookie of the Year, continues to impress, and has risen all the way to 5th in the rankings.

There’s lots of good golf coming up before Worlds. Fort Steilacoom and Pittsburgh are this coming weekend, The Hambrick is on July 12-13, Beaver State Fling and the newest major, the Scandinavian Open, comes July 19-20.

Now, I’m on my soapbox (it is a blog, after all) I’m not picking on the SO, because I’ve heard it’s a very good and well-run event, but are we going ever limit the number of majors? Currently we have Worlds, USDGC, Japan Open, European Open, Players Cup, and Scandinavian Open as majors. (Yes, I’m not forgetting nor discounting the U.S. Women’s, U.S. Masters, or U.S. Amateur Championships, but am concentrating on the Open division for the moment) That’s 6 majors, or 2 more than golf or tennis. Horse racing and baseball have only Triple Crowns. We’ve got the Super 6, or more properly, the Fantastic 5 (Japan Open and European Open are going to be contested every other year). I heard rumors of a possible PDGA Championship (ala the PGA Championship) to be held at IDGC, which would give us 7, but that may have been tabled for the time being . Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle! That seems like a major pain in the calendar to me.

Anyway, I’m still basking in the glow of my first PDGA victory in 18 years at the Star City Shootout in the Advanced Masters division. I got close in Advanced in 1991, but Mike Kurtz (curse you, Mike Kurtz!) birdied the first playoff hole and beat me at the Ottumwa Fall Classic. Hopefully I’ll get my next one sometime before 2026.

Chap