Nathan Sexton
Nathan Sexton is an American professional disc golfer currently sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. Among his most notable accomplishments are his 2003 Junior I Boys PDGA World Championship and his 2017 United States Disc Golf Championship win, which is his first PDGA Major title as a professional. He registered as a professional with the PDGA in 2004, but has only been touring full-time since 2013.
In addition to playing disc golf, Nate has been doing commentating for Jomez Productions with Jeremy Koling. Together they are known as the 'Big Sexy' commentary team.
Professional career
Notable wins
Year | Tournament | Tier | Stroke Margin | Winning Score | Runner Up | Prize Money |
2003 | PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships | M | -10 | Caleb Wood | - | |
2017 | United States Disc Golf Championship | M | -5 | -34 | Richard Wysocki | $12,000 |
2018 | Canadian Disc Golf Championships | A | -2 | -27 | Chandler Fry | $1,229 |
2018 | Discraft Ledgestone Insurance Open | A | -2 | -28 | Chris Dickerson | $7,000 |
2019 | Innova Baltic Tour - Alutaguse Open | A | -6 | -38 | Albert Tamm | $1,126 |
2020 | Las Vegas Challenge | A | -2 | -44 | Garrett Gurthie | $4,000 |
Summary
Competition Tier | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-25 | Events* |
World Championships | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Other Majors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 21 |
National Tour | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 48 |
A-Tier Events | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 48 |
Annual statistics
Year | Events | Wins | Top 3 | Earnings | $ / Event | Rating† | World Rankings† |
2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | $565 | $282.50 | 973 | - |
2005 | 15 | 4 | 9 | $3,504 | $233.63 | 1015 | 41 |
2006 | 15 | 3 | 7 | $3,106 | $207.07 | 1002 | 85 |
2007 | 24 | 8 | 15 | $7,421 | $309.23 | 1007 | 38 |
2008 | 29 | 10 | 16 | $9,669 | $333.43 | 1019 | 31 |
2009 | 32 | 9 | 23 | $11,252 | $351.63 | 1019 | 25 |
2010 | 26 | 6 | 15 | $10,905 | $419.42 | 1021 | 26 |
2011 | 21 | 8 | 9 | $6,206 | $295.55 | 1021 | 37 |
2012 | 12 | 6 | 8 | $5,144 | $428.67 | 1035 | - |
2013 | 11 | 5 | 8 | $4,670 | $424.54 | 1035 | 19 |
2014 | 30 | 12 | 24 | $15,262 | $508.73 | 1031 | 12 |
2015 | 23 | 2 | 5 | $17,172 | $746.63 | 1027 | 8 |
2016 | 19 | 1 | 7 | $21,044 | $1,107.60 | 1034 | 12 |
2017 | 18 | 2 | 8 | $31,255 | $1,736.39 | 1035 | 4 |
2018 | 18 | 2 | 4 | $26,570 | $1476.11 | 1034 | 11 |
2019 | 13 | 2 | 3 | $14,040 | $1080.00 | 1035 | 12 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | 1035 | - |
Career | 301 | 87 | 163 | $191,788.29 | $637.17 | - | - |
†At Year End
Equipment
Sexton is sponsored by Innova Champion Discs. He commonly carries the following discs in competition:Drivers
- Destroyer
- PFN Xcaliber
- Wraith
- Sidewinder
- Thunderbird
- Sexton Firebird
- PFN Orc *
- Teebird
- Teebird3
- Leopard3
- Roc
- Roc3
- Caiman
- Mako3
- Lion
- Dart
- Aviar
- Firefly