Snapper Pierson
Voted into the Disc Golf Hall of Fame in 1994. Snapper can be found running the San Diego Morley Field Disc Golf Course in Balboa Park.
Career Highlights
2006
Winter Time Open February PDGA B tier GM 3rd $125
Higher Flyers Open Huntington Beach April GM 1st $250
Golden States at La Mirada May PDGA NT A tier GM 1st $460
Master Cup Santa Cruz PDGA NT A tier GM 2nd $575
Summertime open 1st GM $200 PDGA Worlds 2nd GM $1660
2005
WFDF World Overalls Open - 1st Golf Senior grandmaster - 1st Controlled Pace Discathon Senior grandmaster - 1st Accuracy Senior grandmaster - 1st DDC Senior grandmaster - 2nd Distance Senior grandmaster - 3rd SCF
Hall of Fame Classic - 1st GM - $500
PDGA Worlds in Grandmasters - 4th WFDF World Overalls in Open golf - 1st US
Masters Championships at La Mirada - 1st GM Division
2004
SoCal - 1st GM PDGA Worlds 2nd GM-$1250
Wintertime Open - 1st GM - $150
Memorial - 2nd GM - $250
Masters Cup - 1st GM - $925
Halloween Classic LV-1st GM-$170
U.S. Masters -1st GM -$750
So Cal Championships-1st GM-$250
2003 and before
2003 WFDF Senior World Overalls - Madison WI 6/21/03 - 6/28/03
Open Golf - 1st Place
2003 Teva Tree Bash - Flagstaff, AZ 6/7/03 - 6/8/03
Masters Division - 1st Place tie
2003 HigherFlyer Open Huntington Beach, CA 4/12/03 - 4/13/03
Grandmasters Division - 1st Place
2002 Master's Cup Santa Cruz May 4th -5th, 2002
Grandmasters Division - 1st Place
2002 Memorial - Phoenix, AZ March 1st - 3rd, 2002
Masters Division - 1st Place
2001 SoCal Championships Pro Super Tour - La Mirada, CA 10/20/01 & 10/21/01
Grandmasters Division - 1st Place
2001 PDGA National Championship - Whittier Narrows, CA - Aug 24th-26th, 2001
Grandmasters Division - 1st Place
2001 PDGA Worlds - Minnesota - Aug 5-12, 2001
Grandmasters Division - 1st Place Doubles - 1st Place with partner Tom Monroe
2001 WFDF Overall Tournament - San Diego, CA July 23-28, 2001
Open Golf - 1st Place Open Overall - 8th Place DDC - 2nd Place with partner Rick LeBeau Open Accuracy - 8th Place Discathon - 5th Place
2001 Masters Overall Championship - Boulder, CO
Grandmasters Division Golf- 1st Place
2001 Masters Cup - Santa Cruz, CA 5/5/01
Masters Division - 8th Place tie
2001 Wintertime Open - Oak Grove, CA - 2/10/2001
Masters Division - 2nd Place
2000 SoCal Series - La Mirada - 10/21-22/2000
Masters Division - 1st Place
2000 US Masters Disc Golf Championship
Doubles - 1st Place with partner Rob Wilson Singles - 2nd Place
2000 Worlds 2000 - 7th Place tie - Masters
2000 Senior Worlds Overall
Open Division - 1st Place - DDC with partner Harvey Brandt Grandmaster - 1st Place Accuracy
2000 Tahoe Classic 2000 Super Tour - 2nd Place - Masters 2000 Whittier Narrows Open - 1st Place - Masters 1999 World Masters Overall Championships
Grandmaster Division - Overall Winner Individual categories won were: Disc Golf Discathon Accuracy DDC with partner Mark Horn.
1998 US Open DDC Champion with partner Rick LeBeau- Dallas,Tx.
1998 US Open Accuracy Champion-Dallas 1998 WFDF Grandmaster World Overall Flying Disc Champion-Santa Maria, Ca.
1998 WFDF Grandmaster Champion in Disc Golf, Discathon, and DDC.
1998 2nd place PDGA World Disc Golf Championships-Grandmaster division-Cincinnati, Oh.
1997 WFDF Grandmaster World Over Flying Disc Champion-Vancouver, Can.
1997 WFDF Grandmaster Champion in Disc Golf, Accuracy, Discathon, and DDC with partner Mark Horn.
1997 Set a new Senior world accuracy with 21 out of 28.
1996 US Open DDC Champion with partner Mark Horn-Fort Collins, Colo.
1996 2nd place PDGA World Disc Golf Championships-Grandmaster division-Oceola, Ind.
1995 1st place Grandmaster Disc Golf at Masters Cup-Santa Cruz
1995 WFDF Senior Champion DDC with partner Mark Horn-San Diego
1995 WFDF Senior Champion Discathon -San Diego 1994 Inducted into the PDGA Disc Golf Hall of Fame-PDGA Worlds-Huntsville, Al.
1993 WFDF DDC Champion with partner Rick LeBeau-San Diego
1993 WFDF Master World Overall Champion-Santa Rosa
1992 US Open DDC Champion with partner Rick LeBeau
1991 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Champion-Open division-Santa Cruz, Ca.
1991 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Champion-Masters division-Santa Rosa, Ca.
1991 WFDF Disc Golf Champion-Senior division-Santa Rosa
1991 WFDF SCF and Accuracy champion-Senior division-Santa Rosa
1991 PDGA National Doubles Champion with partner Glenn Triemstra-Round Rock, Tx.
1990 1st Place Open Division - Kleinman Klassic warm up to Worlds
1990 US Open DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli-La Mirada
1990 Sset world accuracy record for seniors at 20 of 28 at US Open.
1990 PDGA National Disc Golf Champion-Masters division-La Mirada
1989 Morley Field Course Champion
1989 US Open DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli-La Mirada
1989 PDGA National Disc Golf Champion-Masters division-La Mirada
1989 PDGA World Disc Golf Champion-Masters division-Cedar Falls, Iowa
1988 US Open DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli-La Mirada.
1988 WFDF World Overall Champion Open division.-San Francisco
1988 WFDF World DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli-San Francisco
1988 WFDF World Disc Golf Champion- San Francisco
1988 WFDF World Senior Overall Flying Disc Champion-Santa Rosa
1988 WFDF World Senior Champion in Disc Golf ,Discathon, and Accuracy ( tied world record of 18 out of 27)-Santa Rosa
1988 US Open Folf Champion (Disc Golf- Master division) Kansas, Mo.
1987 PDGA World Masters Disc Golf Champion -Toronto
1987 US Open DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli- La Mirada
1987 World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) World DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli
1987 WFDF Senior Overall Flying Disc Champion-San Diego
1987 WFDF Senior Champion in Disc Golf, Discathon, Self Caught Flight (SCF), DDC, Distance, and Accuracy. Held world distance record for seniors (35+) for 1 year at 482.5 ft.
1986 US Open DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli- La Mirada
1985 US Open DDC Champion with partner Ron Vingerelli- La Mirada.
1985 2nd place PDGA Worlds Open division- Helsingborg, Swe.
1985 2nd place PDGA Worlds Open division- Tulsa
1984 World Flying Disc Accuracy Champion-Santa Cruz
1983 World DDC Champion with partner Sean Sheldon
1982 World Flying Disc Accuracy Champion-Santa Cruz (world record for outdoors 55 of 75 throws)
1982 World Double Disc Court Champion (DDC) with partner Sean Sheldon
1981 World Flying Disc Accuracy Champion-Santa Cruz
1979 World Frisbee Golf Champion - Rose Bowl