Simon Lizotte

Simon Peter Lizotte (born November 17, 1992) is a professional disc golfer based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. Lizotte was born in Bremen, Germany but also holds Canadian citizenship through his father.^[1]

He has won seven Elite Series titles in the last three seasons on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, with career tournament winnings of over $300,000.^[2] 2022 was his most successful season to date, with four Elite Series wins, as well as five other top ten finishes.^[2]

In January 2023 he signed a ten-year sponsorship deal with MVP Discs,^[3] reported to be worth more than $1M per year;^[4] for the previous ten years he had been sponsored by Discmania Discs.^[5]

Lizotte has acquired a significant following for his disc golf-related videos on YouTube, reaching 200,000 subscribers in early 2024.^[6][7] He is also noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.^[8]

Professional career

National Tour/DGPT Elite Series wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	August 23, 2015	Ledgestone Insurance Open	54-47-47-53-32=233	−32	4 strokes	Paul McBeth
2	February 28 - March 3, 2018	Memorial Championship	47-49-42-51=189	−39	3 strokes	Eagle McMahon
3	May 20–22, 2022	OTB Open	62-58-58=178	−20	2 strokes	Calvin Heimburg
4	June 2–5, 2022	Portland Open	55-58-58-59=230	−34	1 stroke	Garrett Gurthie
5	August 19–21, 2022	TruBank Des Moines Challenge	54-57-54=165	−27	Playoff	Robert Burridge
6	September 22–25, 2022	MVP Open at Maple Hill	62-52-50=164	−16	1 stroke	Corey Ellis
7	April 7–9, 2023	Music City Open	59-59-54=172	−23	1 stroke	Anthony Barela
8	August 17–20, 2023	Discraft Great Lakes Open	60-61-54-55=230	−30	3 strokes	Eagle McMahon
9	April 19–21, 2024	Music City Open	59-55-57=171	−30	5 strokes	Paul McBeth

A-Tier wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	August 18, 2012	European Championships	54-58-58-61=231	−33	3 strokes	Karl Nybo
2	May 14, 2014	Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open	50-49-52=151	−36	5 strokes	Paul McBeth, Jeremy Koling
3	April 24, 2016	Nick Hyde Memorial	51-54-54=159	−30	Playoff	Paul McBeth, Nate Sexton
4	May 7, 2016	Konopiste Open	55-57-57=169		Playoff	Paul McBeth, Karl Nybo
5	March 26, 2017	The Open at Temple	55-57-52=164	−25	5 strokes	Nikko Locastro, James Conrad
6	March 3, 2018	Memorial Championship	47-49-42-51=189	−43	3 strokes	Eagle McMahon
7	June 3, 2018	Battle of Seattle 5	52-46-58-28=184		2 strokes	Kevin Jones
8	August 19, 2018	European Disc Golf Championships	53-50-51-54=208	−32	5 strokes	Seppo Paju

World distance records

Lizotte set the world record for longest throw of a disc golf disc on October 27, 2014, at 863.5 ft (263.2 m).^[9] This beat David Wiggins Jr.'s previous record of 836 ft set in 2012. Lizotte broke his own record on March 27, 2016, with a throw of 903.9 ft (275.5 m), a record that stood for two days until Wiggins Jr. threw for 1,108.9 ft (338 m). Lizotte then set a personal record of 1030 ft.^[10]

Wind has played a significant role in world distance records. Wiggins' 2012 record was set with a 14.5 mph tailwind,^[11] while Lizotte's 2014 record was aided by an 18 mph tailwind. His 903.9 ft throw took place in a 30 mph wind, and the two players' throws over 1,000 ft were in a 38-42 mph wind. Both Lizotte and Wiggins have stated that new distance records must be established with wind limits.^[12]

Summary

*Through September 2022

Career summary

*As of 1/21/2024^[2]

Equipment

Bags

• GRIP EQ AX5

MVP/Axiom Discs^[13]

• Distance Drivers:
  • Wave (Neutron)
  • Defy (Neutron)
  • Panic (Neutron)
  • Delirium (Neutron)
  • Dimension (Neutron)
• Fairway Drivers:
  • Fireball (Neutron)
  • Terra (Neutron)
  • Tesla (Proton)
  • Crave (Cosmic Neutron)
• Midranges:
  • Deflector (Neutron)
  • Pyro (Prism Proton)
  • Matrix (Cosmic Neutron)
  • Hex (Neutron)
  • Hex (Proton)
• Putters:
  • Anode (Electron)
  • Glitch (Neutron Soft)
  • Proxy (Neutron Soft)
  • Spin (Neutron)

Signature Discs

Lizotte is sponsored by Grip Equipment and has a signature bag. From 2013 to 2022, Lizotte had a sponsorship contract with Discmania Discs originally slated to end in 2026. With Discmania, Lizotte helped produce a number of signature series discs, including three in the Creator Series. On January 12, 2023, Lizotte and MVP Disc Sports announced that Lizotte had signed a 10-year sponsor contract, which included a buyout of his Discmania contract.^[14][15] Lizotte announced on August 30, 2023, the creation of a new line of discs with MVP Disc Sports called SimonLine.^[16]

Grip Equipment:

• Grip EQ Simon Lizotte Signature Series AX5

Discmania:

• Sky God 1, C-Line P2
• Sky God 2, Swirly S-Line P2
• Sky God 3, Color Glow C-Line P2
• Sky God 4, C-Line P2
• Doombird 1, Swirly S-Line FD3
• Doombird 2, Swirly S-Line FD3
• Doombird 3, Swirly S-Line FD3
• Doombird 4, Horizon FD3
• Crescent Falcon 1, Glow C-Line MD4
• Crescent Falcon 2, Glow C-Line MD4
• Sky Rider, Swirly S-Line PD2
• Mind Bender, Metal Flake C-Line MD1
• Shadow Titan, Forge Method

Discmania Creator Series:

• Tilt, Hard Exo Vapor
• Tilt, Meta
• Full Tilt, Lux Vapor

MVP:

• Official Team Series Leapin' Lizottl, Eclipse Hex
• Trick-or-Treating Leapin' Lizottl, Total Eclipse HEx

MVP SimonLine Series:

• Time-Lapse, Neutron
• Pixel, Electron

References