LATITUDE 64 - Key Persons
Albert "Bazooka" Tamm is looking forward to putting his US Visa to use in 2024, kicking off his season in Florida and hosting clinics before the Disc Golf Pro Tour begins. If you have a chance to meet him out on Tour you will not regret it!
Favorite Disc: Trust
Anton has been on the Latitude 64 Team for quite some time. His representation of Latitude 64 on a professional level in Sweden for many years gives us high hopes for a strong 2024 season.
Favorite Disc: Compass
Bohdan serves as an ambassador of frisbee sports in Ukraine. After seeing his enthusiasm for the sport and his dedication to using disc golf (and all frisbee sports) in Ukraine to bring recreation and joy to a country in need.
The creator of the Latitude 64, Westside, and Dynamic Discs Facebook Fan Page. Brad has been an ambassador for Latitude 64 since before he was on the ambassador team.
Favorite Disc: Gold Line Explorer
2024 Goals: Promote Latitude 64 in a heavy Innova home area. I'd also like to host a Trilogy challenge again in 2024.
Tournament Goals: Not a particular event, but I am looking forward to playing in the East Coast region of the USA this year. I have not played in that area in the past.
Brandon has been on Team Latitude 64 for quite some time. His commitment to his local community while still competing regularly has us excited to have him on the team again in 2024!
Favorite Disc: Core
Brett stood out to us for all the work he is doing in Canada. As we seek to grow our presence in Canada, we decided to take a unique approach to who we sponsor. Brett has quite the list of goals for 2024 and we look forward to following along as he reaches them!
Favorite Disc: Compass
2024 Goals:In 2024 I'm looking to finish the redesign/overhaul of the Copper Ridge course, run 3 clinics and 5 tournaments! In the summer we'll start working on one more course in Logan Lake too.
Brook joins us from West Virginia, where she serves as the PDGA State Coordinator but is also transitioning to the professional division for 2024. After strong showings in the amateur ranks in 2023, we look forward to supporting her as she takes the plunge into professional competition in 2024.
Favorite Disc: Grace
Brooklyn stood out to us as a rising star in Canada. As we seek to grow our presence in Canada, we decided to take a unique approach to who we sponsor. Brooklyn rose to the top with her competitive prowess and positivity as an ambassador in her region of the country.
Cameron joins us from the state of Florida where he is the PDGA State Coordinator and runs a series of tournaments leading up to the Gulf Coast Charity Open which has quickly become one of the largest tournaments in Florida. Cameron's passion for growing the sport in Florida is infectious.
Casey is a long-standing Ambassador from New England. She recently upped her game in the FPO division but that has not caused her to waiver in her goal of helping support women's disc golf in the northern United States.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer / CEO of Latitude 64°. Still Has Time for a Couple of Rounds Each Year
A rising star in the Pacific Northwest, David stood out to us with his drive to compete and commitment to competing in the Junior World Championship for the next two years before jumping to the professional division.
Denise has been with Team Latitude 64 for several years, and her commitment to helping grow women's disc golf is unwavering.
Favorite Disc: Pure
Dylan is a rising professional in Australia working to return from injury in 2023. His first tournament back from injury this year was the Australian Championships, where he finished in the top 5. We have high hopes for where he is going in 2024 and beyond!
Favorite Disc: Compass
Her great organization skills is the glue that holds us together.
Emil has been with Team Latitude 64 for multiple years and is a strong competitor at Swedish Tournaments. Emil cashed at every event he played in 2023 and will look to do the same in 2024.
Favorite Disc: Sinus
Evan has been the lone US Junior for over a few years, seeing some of our other Junior team members move up to other team levels.
2023 was a contract season for Jakub, and he showed up and showed out. We were excited to keep Jakub on the team for another year. He has a full schedule of both US and European events mapped out for 2024!
Favorite Disc: Ballista Pro
The last two years he has been developing his game and is definitely a world class disc golfer. He lives in Rohnert Park, CA, and has been playing since 2008. Read more here »
Jason represents the Latitude 64 team in the Pacific Northwest. He primarily competes in the MP40 division and has been doing so for quite some time.
Favorite Disc: Grace
2024 Goals: Plans to continue to develop his sidearm shot. This includes adding 50 feet of distance and expanding release angles. Also wants to play a few events that he hasn't played before and/or haven't played in a while.
Johan sees to that our discs gets out of the factory and in the hands of disc golfers all over the world.
JohnE is often times referred to as the ageless wonder. JohnE has now won multiple Age-protected Majors and is looking to play as much on the Disc Golf Pro Tour as possible next season while also taking in the Disc Golf Masters Tour.
Favorite Disc: Saint Pro
Josiah has been competing heavily in Colorado and the surrounding area. His success on the course in the 2023 season saw him be promoted from the Core Team (now Opto Team) to the Gold Team. We are excited to see how his elevated competition continues in 2024.
Favorite Disc: Pure
Part of the reigning Swedish FPO Champion Team and second place in the FJ18 Swedish Championship, Julia joined the team in 2023 and has great plans for her career in disc golf.
Favorite Disc: Sapphire
Justin competes in a region of the United States not typically known for disc golf, South Dakota. His continued representation in the professional division in the northern midwest had us renewing him for 2024.
Favorite Disc: Fuse
Kaitlyn is a regional professional competing in New York and the surrounding area. She has been playing many events over the past few years and looks to continue the pace in 2024.
Favorite Disc: Grace
Kayla competed in 34 PDGA-sanctioned events in 2023. Most notable was her victory in the FJ15 division at the US Women's Championship. Kayla's high level of competition and commitment to playing multiple Majors in a season puts high expectations on her for 2024 and beyond.
Favorite Disc: Ballista Pro
2024 Goals: Kayla has quite the list of 2024 goals: reach a player rating of 885, continue to improve my forehand, win junior worlds, top 10 finish at am worlds, reach 100 career events, reach 50 career wins, play 10 new courses.
Kevin played just under 50 PDGA-sanctioned events in 2023, reaching the top five at all but five of them! His hustle and determination led to his promotion from the Core (what is now Opto Team) to the Gold Team for 2024.
Favorite Disc: Gold Line Ballista Pro
2024 Goals: I'd like to finish in the top 20 in the global masters. Get my rating up to 1000. Finish strong at US Masters.
Kevin is returning to Tour in 2024 after a knee injury at the end of the 2023 season. While his restart to the Tour is not fully set, he has been rehabbing since surgery in November and is on track to compete in an elevated way in 2024!
Favorite Disc: Orbit Rive
Lars is another great representative of Latitude 64 in Norway. His support in growing the sport regionally and representing Latitude in the age-protected divisions (and sometimes MPO) is much appreciated.
2023 was a contract year for Lauri which also saw him completing his mandatory Finnish military service. Upon completion of his service, he made a statement on the European Pro Tour and ended up with the highest Latitude 64 MPO finish at the PDGA World Championships. We look forward to seeing him have a full competitive season in 2024!
Favorite Disc: Explorer
Leiv is passionate about disc golf not only in Norway but across Europe. A current PDGA board member, he is now looking forward to assisting the Disc Golf Pro Tour as they expand into Europe in 2024.
Linus signed a multi-year contract with Latitude 64 in 2022 and secured a U.S. Professional Athlete visa. Since his visa was approved later in the 2023 season than expected, Linus looks forward to having a full U.S. Tour under his belt in 2024!
Favorite Disc: Compass
2024 Goals: A big win would be nice but I'm looking forward to stay consistent and make the DGPT Finals
Luke lives in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area and has been representing Team Latitude 64 for quite some time. He runs one of the largest shot-gun start leagues in the state of Minnesota and has a passion for growing the sport in his community.
Favorite Disc: Opto Bite
Marijan joins the team from Solvenia. He has been participating in growing the sport in Solvenia for a few years now.
Favorite Disc: Orbit Grace
Martin is one of the highest rated players in Denmark but that doesn't stop him from helping grow the sport in other ways. He made waves in 2023 when he helped introduce disc golf in the country of Greenland.
Favorite Disc: Zero Medium Sinus
Mike has been on the team for quite some time and is a solid ambassador for Latitude 64 in the midwest United States. While he is not playing as many big events as in previous seasons, we look forward to having him represent us another year at Latitude 64!
Favorite Disc: Soft Sinus
2024 Goals:-Increased involvement in growing the junior leagues in my area, held mainly at my new home course. -Advocate more for (and directly help with) area course improvements now that I've moved to the best disc golf region in my state. -remain competitive amongst Illinois pros by opening my game to new shot shapes, throwing the right shot for the situation, practicing, and mixing in new discs as applicable. -continue to advocate for life balance outside of disc golf, being a strong role model, visible and vocal to young/new players.
Reigning FJ12 World Champion, A Major Championship can catch the eye of a company. Nova's commitment not just to disc golf but her interest in Latitude 64 as a brand helped solidify for Latitude a reason to sponsor this rising star from Oklahoma.
Ola is passionate about growing the sport in Norway. An avid tournament director, when he's not running tournaments, he is pretty competitive on his local disc golf scene too.
Favorite Disc: Mercy
In the Master division Patrick Brown is playing in the lead card. He took on the Emporia Country Club and shot -8 which puts him tied for 2nd, like Ricky only one shot from the current leader. JohnE McCray is looking to advance from 7th, and which a -6 round he is only 3 shots from the lead.
One of the more experienced players on the tour. He lives in San Fransisco, CA, and is competing in both Open and Master division. With 76 PDGA wins he is a strong competitor in any tournament. Read more here »
Patrick represents the Latitude 64 brand down under (that's slang for Australia). He does more than just play professionally though, he is committed to growing the sport in Australia on multiple levels.
Favorite Disc: Ballista Pro
When Patrik is not performing, he is busy running a disc golf tour in Sweden. A man of stage and disc golf, we have loved having Patrik on the team for quite some time and are looking forward to another great season in 2024!
Favorite Disc: Pure
Philip joins the team from Denmark where he is the COO of Discimport, one of the largest disc golf retailers in Denmark. We are excited to extend our partnership with a person and company that are doing great things in their country!
Favorite Disc: Pure
Pierre is a content creator who aims to document his growth from an amateur competitor to a professional. He is on year two of his project and we are looking forward to having him back for another season!
Favorite Disc: Explorer
Job Titles:
- Member of the Tournament Staff
A member of the tournament staff for multiple events in Estonia, Raimo has proven his commitment to growing the sport in his country. We are looking forward to having another great ambassador for the sport in Estonia in 2024!
Favorite Disc: Core
This is Rasmus's second year on Team Latitude 64. He is seeking to continue to compete at a high level in Europe while also helping to grow the sport through his efforts to promote disc golf in Estonia. Favorite Disc: Explorer 2024 Goals: To be the best version of myself on and off the course Tournament Goals: DGPT ELITE series in Tallinn Song Festival grounds One Cool Thing: Has been playing with trilogy discs his entire disc golf career
Rebecca has been a staple on the Latitude 64 Team for quite some time, and we look forward to having her back again in 2024! After a successful West Coast swing, she's looking forward to taking that same competitive level to all her events in 2024.
Favorite Disc: Grand Grace
Robert has been holding down the MP40 division in the Pacific Northwest in 2023. He has been a rockstar on the west coast of the United States for Latitude 64 for a few years now and his continued dedication saw him elevated to the Gold Team for 2024.
Favorite Disc: XXX
Robert is in charge of the disc production. He is also an avid disc golfer.
Romain has been representing Latitude in France for quite some time. He is active on the professional scene but also running several different events throughout the season. We look forward to what he has in store for 2024!
Sam has been a presence at New England regional tournaments for several years. He does a great job representing Team Latitude 64, and we look forward to having him on the team again in 2024!
Favorite Disc: River
Sami is a strong brand ambassador in Finland. His primary focus is on running clinics for kids and new players but he also works to represent Latitude at several of the larger tournaments around Finland as well.
Favorite Disc: Pure
Sigrid is an FP40 (and FPO) competitor from Norway. She competes professionally and spends a lot of time working on her local courses and helping run tournaments in her area.
Favorite Disc: Mercy (has been using it for nine years now!)
2024 Goals: Hopes that 2024 will be the season she finally finds her way back to the player she enjoyed being the most, fearless and aggressive. You learn a lot from injuries, and she is humbled for a new opportunity, and now she wants to try her hand at bigger tournaments against the best players and see how far it will take her.
Tournament Goals: Krokhol Open, Norwegian Championship, and a few other big tournaments that she will probably have to work in the beginning of the year to be able to participate in.
Job Titles:
- Design and Product Manager
Tomas is our disc designer. A world class disc golfer back in the day and still plays at a high level.
Tuukka joins the team as a content creator. His previous work with Powergrip and his passion for the sport is what drew us to sponsoring him in 2024. If you are in Finland, be looking for lots of fun Finnish disc golf content coming from his personal channel in 2024!
Tyler has been representing Team Latitude 64 in Colorado for quite some time. Even as his life has progressed outside of disc golf he has maintained a commitment to consistent tournament play in Colorado and across the region.
Favorite Disc: Rive
Wolfgang has been on the team for quite some time and is very involved in representing disc golf on a national level in Germany.
A frequent player on the tour and a great ambassador for disc golf. 2015 he played 38 tournaments and looking at this year's tour schedule he will be busy playing tournaments this year as well. He lives in Eureka, MO, and has been playing since 2011. Read more here »