Nate Doss

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Field	Value
name	Nate Doss
image	Nate_doss_2005.jpg
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caption	Nate at the 2005 PDGA Match Play Championships
fullname	Nathan Doss
nickname	Nate
birth_date
birth_place	Santa Cruz, CA
death_date
height	6 ft 0 in
weight
nationality
spouse	Valarie Jenkins
status	Professional
retired
tour	PDGA National Tour
Disc Golf Pro Tour
extour
prowins	42
pdgawins	8
worlds	Won: 2005, 2007, 2011
usdgc	Won: 2008
aussie	4th: 2015
euromast	4th: 2014
euroopen	3rd: 2011
japan	3rd: 2010
dghofyear
award1	National Tour Series Champion
year1	2007
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Nate Doss is an American professional disc golfer who won three PDGA World Championships (2005, 2007, 2011). With his third win, Doss became only the second person to achieve three MPO world championship wins, after Ken Climo‘s twelve. Additionally, Doss became the first Discraft sponsored player to win Disc Golf's other prestigious event, the United States Disc Golf Championship, in 2008. After retiring from the game in 2018, Doss began a new career with his wife Valarie Jenkins (herself a four-time disc golf world champion) as a brewer, launching Bevel Craft Brewing. Doss also provides live color commentary on the Disc Golf Network.

Amateur career

Doss first played disc golf when he was seven years old, and by the time he was eleven, he was hooked. Success wasn't too far behind. In 1998, at the age of thirteen, Doss was invited to the Amateur World Championships, held in Appleton, Wisconsin, by Steady Ed. He finished seventh in the Juniors

Professional career

2008 season

The 2008 season was possibly Doss's best season. While he won only one National Tour (NT) event, he also won the most prestigious disc golf tournament of the year, the United States Disc Golf Championship. This win gave him his largest payday as a professional disc golfer: $12,000. Other top finishes of the year include runner-up finishes in two majors: The Scandinavian Open, held in Skellefteå, Sweden, and the World Championships, held in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Michigan. His runner-up finish in the world championships was his fourth straight top two finish in this tournament, a run bested only by Ken Climo's nine straight wins.

In addition to the National Tour wins, Doss won two smaller tournaments and finished second in the National Tour Series. In just 14 events on the year, his earnings were $27,545, giving him an average of $1,967.5 per tournament attended. He finished the year with a 1036 rating, which was a stellar season by any measure.

2009 season

The 2009 season was very much an up and down year by Doss's standards. Perhaps the greatest disappointment of the season came when he finished 12th at the World Championships, his worst finish there since he placed 18th in 2004. This finish ended his four-year run of top two finishes. On the upside, Doss won six tournaments, including two National Tour stops. He also finished on the lead card at the USDGC, taking fourth and his largest paycheck of the year. Doss wrapped up the year earning $18,088 in 23 tournaments, for an average of $786.43 per tournament. He finished the year rated 1033.

2010 season

The 2010 season was another underwhelming year. Out of 22 events played, Doss won only two, the Brent Hambrick Memorial Open, a National Tour Event, and the Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open, an A-Tier event. Despite only winning twice, Doss finished in the top three in several National Tour events as well as Majors. Notable third-place finishes include the Steady Ed Memorial Masters Cup (NT), Beaver State Fling (NT), Japan Open (M), and the Minnesota Majestic (NT). Doss also finished fifth at worlds. His end of the year totals include $19,512 earned in 22 tournaments, for an average of $886.91 per tournament. His end of the year rating was 1036.

2011 season

The 2011 season was Doss's second full season as a full-time professional. It was a hallmark season in a number of ways. First, this season marked the first time in his career that his Player Rating eclipsed the 1040 mark, peaking at 1042 as of the October 25th update, as well as the season ending update. In addition to one National Tour win, Doss won his third career World Championship in 2011, giving him sole possession of second place on the career world titles list. Another big win on the year was the inaugural World Disc Golf Match Play Championships, which he took home $5,000 for. 2011 was a banner year for Doss, as he set or broke many of his personal bests.

2011 Worlds

In 2011, the 2011 Disc Golf World Championships took place in Doss's backyard - Santa Cruz, California. One of the courses included in the championship, DeLaveaga DGC, was the first course Doss played on, at seven years of age. Doss beat second-place finishers Josh Anthon and Will Schusterick by seven throws for his third world championship, his first since 2007.

Professional wins

Notable wins

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Major, NT playoff record (2-2) ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Tier	Opponent	Result
2007	Beaver State Fling	NT	David Feldberg/Avery Jenkins	Won
2009	Green Country Open	NT	Josh Anthon	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2009	Brent Hambrick Memorial Open	NT	David Feldberg/Avery Jenkins	Feldberg won with birdie on first hole
2010	Sunshine State Classic	NT	Ken Climo	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
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Summary

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Competition Tier	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-25	Events
World Championships	3	2	1	7	13	17
Other Majors	1	3	4	17	31	34
National Tour	8	11	13	48	83	85
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Annual statistics

::data[format=table] | |Year || Events || Wins || Top 3 || Earnings || $ / Event || Rating* || World Ranking* | |Career || align="right"|286 || align="right"|42 || align="right"|125 || align="right"|$247,864 || align="right"| $866.66 || align="right"|-|| align=center| - | |---|---| | 1998 | 2 | | 1999 | 3 | | 2000 | 5 | | 2001 | 13 | | 2002 | 9 | | 2003 | 15 | | 2004 | 18 | | 2005 | 18 | | 2006 | 17 | | 2007 | 17 | | 2008 | 13 | | 2009 | 22 | | 2010 | 21 | | 2011 | 22 | | 2012 | 20 | | 2013 | 18 | | 2014 | 18 | | 2015 | 18 | | 2016 | 17 | ::

*At Year End

Equipment

Doss is sponsored by Discraft. He has a number of signature discs (marked with *), and commonly carries the following discs in competition:

Drivers

• Force (ESP, Ti, Z)*
• Nuke (Ti)*
• Predator (Z)
• Pulse (ESP)
• XL (X)

Midranges

• Buzzz (Ti)*
• Drone (Ti)
• Hawk (Z)
• Wasp (Z)

Putters

• Challenger (D, Ti)

References

References

1. USDGC. "USDGC Tournament History".
2. (26 February 2020). "Speak of the Bevel: Nate Doss & Val Jenkins' Year in Beer".
3. 1000 Rated Disc Golf. (2008-08-03). "Interview with Nate Doss".
4. PDGA. (2011-10-30). "PDGA Junior World Champions".
5. PDGA. (2008-12-31). "Nate Doss 2008 Player Page".
6. PDGA. (2009-12-31). "Nate Doss 2009 Player Page".
7. PDGA. (2010-12-31). "Nate Doss 2010 Player Page".
8. PDGA. (2011-10-25). "PDGA Player Ratings History".
9. (2011-08-14). "Disc Golf: Capitola's Doss Claims Third Pro Worlds Title".
10. Duesler, J.. (27 April 2009). "Nate Doss & Val Jenkins Win Green Country Open NT".
11. (13 July 2009). "Dave Feldberg wins 2009 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open...".
12. Duesler, J.. (28 March 2010). "Climo wins shootout".
13. "World Champion Nate Doss".

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