August 2026
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July 2026
Millions of dollars in expected economic impact via WMBD News
Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates was visiting the 2026 Ledgestone Open, which brought together more than 2,400 disc golfers from around the world to play on 15 courses across the region. via WMBD Peoria
CI Road Trip: Ledgestone Open 6 p.m. via WMBD News
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The Ledgestone Open extended its streak to a sixth consecutive season as the largest tournament in the sport. via Peoria Journal Star
Thousands of disc golfers from around the world are back in Central Illinois as the 2026 Ledgestone Open gets underway via Yahoo
As one of the Disc Golf Pro Tour’s signature stops, the tournament attracts the world’s top players, thousands of spectators, and an unmatched community of volunteers for four days of elite competition. via DGPT
This week is the 16th edition of the Ledgestone Open. Professionals and amateurs will be competing in a wide range of divisions to bring home a championship. via Peoria, IL, USA 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
August 2025
Two weeks ago, Gracen Lomelino ended his amateur disc golf career at the Ledgestone Open in Peoria, taking second place overall. via Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Along with disc golf being in the area for a while, the creation of the Ledgestone Open has played a major role in the growth of the sport, according to Peoria Area Frisbee Club President Andrew Wallen. via CIProud.com
A green and white water tower looms on the horizon. From second base of the local Little League diamond, you can make out the words…Eureka Lake. via Ultiworld Disc Golf
Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield recap the Ledgestone Open and then play ‘What’s On Your Mind?’, a new segment. via The Upshot
Team Innova’s FPO players have been owning the top of the leaderboard, stacking Top 10s and podiums at DGPT and Major events. That trend continued at Ledgestone. via Innova
Centralia grad Jeremy Dalton placed first in the 15th annual Discraft Ledgestone Open in Peoria this weekend. He finished 3 under in the MA4 division. This was his first tournament with SUIE and his first sanctioned PDGA tournament ever. There were 270 players in his division via WJDB
Ledgestone Open wraps up a week's worth of festivities Sunday via YouTube WMBD News
Director of Operations, Michael Munn, said the event and the sport are growing every year. He said 2,400 players from 46 states and eight countries attended the event to compete in the Disc Gold Pro Tour Elite Series. via WEEK - 25 News Now
Discs soared through the air and basket chains rattled as droves of people gathered at Eureka Lake to wrap up the largest disc golf tournament in the world on Sunday. via Yahoo WMBD Peoria
After dominating last year’s Ledgestone Disc Golf Open by seven strokes, the World #1 Gannon Buhr defends his title to go back-to-back, finishing his four rounds at 38 under and winning the 1st place prize of $15,000. via WEEK - 25 News Now
Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates was in Morton on Friday for our CI Road Trip. via CIProud
The largest disc golf tournament in the world officially gets underway on Thursday, but events surrounding the Ledgestone Open have already begun. via WMBD
950 of this year’s players have never competed in the Ledgestone Open before, with more than 1,400 returning players. via CIProud
Professional disc golf's showcase tournament is getting older and better in central Illinois as the 15th anniversary of the pro event is ready to launch. via Peoria Journal Star
They will compete for an estimated prize total of $150,000 in a total field of 2,400 pro and amateur players, the largest participation level of any disc tournament in the world. via Yahoo! Sports
Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield welcome in Nate Heinold to discuss the Ledgestone Open, the disc golf industry, and more. via Ultiworld Disc Golf
The mega-event starts the final stretch of the Pro Tour season. via Ultiworld Disc Golf
The Discraft Ledgestone Open presented by ZÜCA returns to Peoria, Illinois, this week as a DGPT+ Event for the second straight year, bringing its trademark blend of challenging courses and massive payouts. via DGPT
The 15th annual Ledgestone Open presented by Züca and Disc Golf Pro Tour will be taking place over the next 10 days. via The Pantagraph
August 2024
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2,500 of the best disc golfers in the world are competing in Central Illinois. Sunday marked the last day of the 14th annual Ledgestone Open at Lake Eureka and Sunset Hills in Pekin. via WMBD Peoria
Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates is at the Ledgestone Open disc golf competition in Eureka for our CI Road Trip. via WMBD Peoria
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The 2024 Discraft Ledgestone Open is Thursday through Sunday at disc golf courses around central Illinois, under the direction of tournament founder Nate Heinold. via Peoria Journal Star
July 2024
Charlie Eisenhood and Josh Mansfield preview the next Elite+ stop on the DGPT and talk with Ledgestone (and Worlds) TD Nate Heinold. via The Upshot
Disc golf continues to be a growing sport, especially in central Illinois, says the tournament director of the largest disc golf event in the world. via CIProud.com
An 18-hole disc golf course is coming to Peoria’s Riverfront on July 30, Choose Greater Peoria announced on Thursday. via WMBD
April 2024
Greater Peoria has become a hotbed for the growing sport of disc golf in recent years, and one mark of validation comes later this month with the arrival of a major professional disc golf tournament. via WCBU
August 2023
It was Saturday evening in Peoria, Illinois, and Cole Redalen had just spent four and half hours in the rain and mud on what most say is the toughest woods course on the tour. via Ultiworld Disc Golf
Cole Redalen and Missy Gannon would not be denied on Sunday to capture wins at the 2023 DGPT — Discraft Ledgestone Open presented by Merrell. via DGPT
MPO played two rounds each at Northwood Black and Lake Eureka. FPO played two rounds each at Northwood Black - Shorts and Sunset Hills. via UDisc
People have traveled across the country and the world for the Ledgestone Open. via CIProud.com
It’s a sport you may or may have not heard about before, but one of the largest pro disc golf tournaments in the world is right here in Central Illinois via 25News Now
The 2023 Ledgestone Open comes with questions, some serious, some fun, as one of the elite Professional Disc Golf Association events arrives for its annual run in central Illinois. via Peoria Journal Star
The 2023 Ledgestone Open is entering the home stretch as the disc golf season heads towards the World Championships. via BVM Sports
The Discraft Ledgestone Open has been a premiere event longer than the Disc Golf Pro Tour’s inception, making a splash on the 2015 PDGA National Tour with a record setting $117,453 purse. via Ultiworld Disc Golf
Northwood Black will see full live coverage for the first time ever! via DGPT
The owner of Rock It Discs said he has seen an increase in sales and calls as well as more out of state people out on local disc golf courses. via CIProud.com
There are several courses in the Central Illinois area that will be used for the tournament. via CIProud.com
Dec 20 2023
This year the tournament will add a Ledgestone record $90,000 of added cash while providing a top level player’s pack to amateur players.
Dec 19 2023
Ledgestone Disc Golf, in coordination with the PDGA, is happy to release the 2024 PDGA Pro Worlds logo and details about the 2024 event.
Dec 18 2023
GRIPeq is back as the presenting sponsor for Ledgestone for the 2024 event.
Dec 17 2023
Bushnell’s products provide the data players need to get the most out of their time in the practice field and on the course.
