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This story is part of a series of member spotlights and Affiliate Club spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

When and how were you first introduced to disc golf?

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

Back in April, we met Benjamin at the 2022 PDGA Champions Cup. The day before the event started, he was looking for a way to help. He ended up carrying some boxes for us.

Through the next few days, we would see him hanging out in the vendor area with his basket hat, handing minis to pros and spectators (and staff) alike, offering pins or pop bracelets if they could throw a mini into his basket hat.

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

Names (and member #s) of those participating in answering these questions:

From an earlier e-mail: We will respond as a group because we always look at this as a collaborative effort among this tiny but mighty team!

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

Doug Werner recently joined elite company.

Competing in his 247th PDGA tournament, Werner took down the win at the Lake Chabot New Years Classic for his 100th PDGA-sanctioned win.

Werner, whose first PDGA win came in February 2005, is the 74th PDGA member to join the prestigious "100 Win Club."

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Doug Werner (right). Photo provided by Eric Stachnick (left).

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

When and how were you first introduced to disc golf:

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

Name: Samantha Hennessy

Member #: 130277

Age: 35

Hometown: Born and raised in Battle Creek Michigan, my home is now in Spokane, Washington

Favorite course: Hard to choose...I'd have to say Downriver DGC

Profession: I work in Financial Aid and am taking steps to become a sport psychologist. 

When and how were you first introduced to disc golf?

This story is part of a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets. In this article we interview the Florida state coordinator. State coordinators are volunteers who are elected by the PDGA members in their state for two-year terms. 

Name: Cameron J. Harbachuk

Member #: 52085

Age: 29

Hometown: St. Petersburg

Favorite course: Picnic Island Park DGC | Tampa, Florida

Profession: Finance 

This story is the first in a series of member spotlights, featuring players of all ages and skillsets.

Name: Zoë Winfield

Member #: 108930

Age: 45

Hometown: Nottingham

Favorite course: Tucker Beach, Queenstown, New Zealand

When and how were you first introduced to disc golf?