Simon Lizotte (born November 17, 1992) is a professional disc golfer based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States. Lizotte was born in Bremen, Germany but also holds Canadian citizenship through his father.

He has won seven Elite Series titles in the last three seasons on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, with career tournament winnings of over $300,000. 2022 was his most successful season to date, with four Elite Series wins, as well as five other top ten finishes.

In January 2023 he signed a ten-year sponsorship deal with MVP Discs, reported to be worth more than $1M per year; for the previous ten years he had been sponsored by Discmania Discs.

Lizotte has acquired a significant following for his disc golf-related videos on YouTube, reaching 200,000 subscribers in early 2024. He is also noted for holding the disc golf distance world record on several occasions.

Professional career

National Tour/DGPT Elite Series wins (8) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1August 23, 2015Ledgestone Insurance Open54-47-47-53-32=233−324 strokes Paul McBeth2May 20–22, 2022OTB Open62-58-58=178−202 strokes Calvin Heimburg3June 2–5, 2022Portland Open55-58-58-59=230−341 stroke Garrett Gurthie4August 19–21, 2022TruBank Des Moines Challenge54-57-54=165−27Playoff Robert Burridge5September 22–25, 2022MVP Open at Maple Hill62-52-50=164−161 stroke Corey Ellis6April 7–9, 2023Music City Open59-59-54=172−231 stroke Anthony Barela7August 17–20, 2023Discraft Great Lakes Open60-61-54-55=230−303 strokes Eagle McMahon8April 19–21, 2024Music City Open59-55-57=171−305 strokes Paul McBeth

A-Tier wins (9) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1August 18, 2012European Championships54-58-58-61=231−333 strokes Karl Nybo2May 14, 2014Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open50-49-52=151−365 strokes Paul McBeth, Jeremy Koling3April 24, 2016Nick Hyde Memorial51-54-54=159−30Playoff Paul McBeth, Nate Sexton4May 7, 2016Konopiste Open55-57-57=169Playoff Paul McBeth, Karl Nybo5March 26, 2017The Open at Temple55-57-52=164−255 strokes Nikko Locastro, James Conrad6March 3, 2018Memorial Championship47-49-42-51=189−393 strokes Eagle McMahon7June 3, 2018Battle of Seattle 552-46-58-28=1842 strokes Kevin Jones8August 19, 2018European Disc Golf Championships53-50-51-54=208−325 strokes Seppo Paju9May 9-11, 2025Cosmic Open at Maple Hill57-57-61=175−510 strokes Landon Brooks

World distance records

Lizotte set the world record for longest throw of a disc golf disc on October 25, 2014, at 863.5 ft (263.2 m). This beat David Wiggins Jr.'s previous record of 836 ft set in 2012. Lizotte broke his own record on March 27, 2016, with a throw of 903.9 ft (275.5 m), a record that stood for two days until Wiggins Jr. threw for 1,108.9 ft (338 m). Lizotte then set a personal record of 1030 ft.

Wind has played a significant role in world distance records. Wiggins' 2012 record was set with a 14.5 mph tailwind, while Lizotte's 2014 record was aided by an 18 mph tailwind. His 903.9 ft throw took place in a 30 mph wind, and the two players' throws over 1,000 ft were in a 38-42 mph wind. Both Lizotte and Wiggins have stated that new distance records must be established with wind limits.

Summary

Competition TierWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-25Events*World Championships00111010Other Majors02252431National Tour153162833Pro Tour Elite Series741173754 *Through December 2025

Career summary Season Starts Wins Top-10 Earnings($) 2008 8 1 8 1,285 2009 9 4 6 2,216 2010 15 9 13 4,428 2011 7 2 7 1,912 2012 9 7 8 1,777 2013 25 17 22 7,021 2014 21 4 18 17,759 2015 26 8 20 24,090 2016 12 3 12 12,029 2017 22 3 19 28,762 2018 20 3 14 22,340 2019 26 1 21 26,132 2020 14 3 10 12,146 2021 12 0 4 8,586 2022 17 4 9 64,467 2023 18 4 9 60,632 2024 19 2 9 32,603 2025 24 1 12 30,660 Career* 297 83 221 358,750.04 *As of 1/7/2026

Equipment

Bags James Conrad Signature Edition Voyager

MVP/Axiom Discs Distance Drivers: Wave (Neutron) Defy (Neutron) Panic (Neutron) Delirium (Neutron) Dimension (Neutron) Fairway Drivers: Fireball (Neutron) Terra (Neutron) Tesla (Proton) Crave (Cosmic Neutron) Midranges: Deflector (Neutron) Pyro (Prism Proton) Matrix (Cosmic Neutron) Hex (Neutron) Hex (Proton) Putters: Pixel (Electron) Glitch (Neutron Soft) Proxy (Neutron Soft) Spin (Neutron)

Signature Discs Lizotte was sponsored by Grip Equipment and had a signature bag. From 2013 to 2022, Lizotte had a sponsorship contract with Discmania Discs originally slated to end in 2026. With Discmania, Lizotte helped produce a number of signature series discs, including three in the Creator Series. On January 12, 2023, Lizotte and MVP Disc Sports announced that Lizotte had signed a 10-year sponsor contract, which included a buyout of his Discmania contract. Lizotte announced on August 30, 2023, the creation of a new line of discs with MVP Disc Sports called SimonLine.

Grip Equipment: Grip EQ Simon Lizotte Signature Series AX5

Discmania: Sky God 1, C-Line P2 Sky God 2, Swirly S-Line P2 Sky God 3, Color Glow C-Line P2 Sky God 4, C-Line P2 Doombird 1, Swirly S-Line FD3 Doombird 2, Swirly S-Line FD3 Doombird 3, Swirly S-Line FD3 Doombird 4, Horizon FD3 Crescent Falcon 1, Glow C-Line MD4 Crescent Falcon 2, Glow C-Line MD4 Sky Rider, Swirly S-Line PD2 Mind Bender, Metal Flake C-Line MD1 Shadow Titan, Forge Method

Discmania Creator Series: Tilt, Hard Exo Vapor Tilt, Meta Full Tilt, Lux Vapor

MVP: Official Team Series Leapin' Lizottl, Eclipse Hex Trick-or-Treating Leapin' Lizottl, Total Eclipse Hex

MVP SimonLine Series: Time-Lapse, Neutron Pixel, Electron

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