The National Disc Golf Course hosted its first EDGA Tour event on Saturday 26 September 2026. The Woodland Throwdown drew 51 players across 11 divisions to Newton Burgoland, Leicestershire.
Players completed two rounds on the venue’s expanded 18-hole layout, which hosted a tournament for the first time. One-shot margins decided MPO, MA40 and MA3.
McDougall edges Messenger in MPO
Iain McDougall and Harry Messenger shared the lead after opening rounds of 50, seven under par. Harry Pearce sat three shots behind them after a 53.
The lead changed hands several times during the second round, with all three still in contention over the closing holes. McDougall’s 54 secured the win at 10 under, one shot ahead of Messenger at nine under. Pearce returned another 53 to finish third at eight under, two shots off the winner.
McDougall also aced hole 13 in his final round, recording the first hole-in-one on one of the course’s new holes.
One-shot wins in MA40 and MA3
Nial Al-Zanki Grimes won MA40 at even par after rounds of 59 and 55. Lee Riley began round two two shots behind him and closed with a 54, reducing the gap to one. Riley finished at one over, with Richard Hooper third at 11 over.
Jamie Irving and Christie McCoy both opened with 60 in MA3. Irving followed with a 59 to win at five over, while McCoy finished one shot behind after another 60. Andrew Upmalis and Kiren Phillips shared third at 11 over in the 11-player division.
Ben Wells made up eight shots on first-round leader Stuart Lowe to win MA4. Wells improved by 13 shots, from 72 to 59, to finish at 17 over. Lowe took second at 20 over, three shots back.
Nicholas Georgiou won MA2 at six under after rounds of 55 and 53, finishing five shots clear of Kai Birch. Josiah Harper, the sole MA1 entrant, returned two rounds of 57 to finish at even par. Chloe Bailey won FA4 at 38 over.
Georgiou, Robins and Bartolome win pro divisions
View Georgiou opened with a two-under 55 in FPO and followed it with a 60 to finish at one over. Jessica Riley took second at 13 over, giving Georgiou a 12-shot winning margin.
Derek Robins won MP40 at three under. An opening 57 and closing 54 put him 15 shots ahead of Paul Stoddart, who finished at 12 over.
Maria Luisa Bartolome won FP40 at 18 over after rounds of 63 and 69. Sian Lee finished second at 45 over.
Juniors compete on the new layout
Kenzie Georgiou won the three-player FJ18 division with two rounds of 77, finishing at 40 over. Mckenzie Gilbert Newitt took second at 53 over, improving from 89 to 78 in round two. Jessica Jarram finished third at 93 over.
The course expansion began in January and added nine holes. Players faced a mixture of wooded and open holes on the completed layout. The venue’s event announcement confirmed that the two rounds would include the new nine.
The Woodland Throwdown was the penultimate event on the 2026 EDGA Tour, ahead of the Challenge at Ripley Castle on 3 and 4 October.
Thanks to tournament director Lee McAlpin, the organisers and volunteers who prepared the expanded course and ran the event.
