The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast

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The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast is your weekly fix for regional news, weekly league recaps and local player spotlights. Highlighting the best of the Hudson Valley disc golf scene with new episodes every Thursday. It’s the perfect listen for your drive to the course.

  1. 6d ago

    351. Bellamy at DisCaptains and DisCap Volunteer Finale

    This Week on The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast: Alex, Evan, Jaimen, Corey and Randy join for a jam-packed episode recapping a massive weekend in local and regional disc golf. First, Jaimen and Corey break down the DisCaptains’ big 25–11 home victory over Team Bellamy at J Park to open their run in the B-Pool. They dig into captain matchups, course layouts, gas-powered margarita blenders, and clutch doubles play. Next, the crew turns to the Discap Series Volunteer Finale at Stony Kill in Chatham, NY. Pat, Evan, and Alex share stories from the "podcast card," including Alex Potts’ MA1 win, Evan’s adventure on hole 18, and Troy Vaseri’s electric 11-under round highlighted by an ace on hole 14B. Plus, rundowns of local league action, the MVP Space Race at Wild West Ranch, FDR’s Ghouls Fest, course layout quirks, and we finish it up with a round of Disc or No Disc. Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

  2. Oct 22

    350. Stonykillers at Borderland, Wilcox Wow and SkipAce Results

    This Week on The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast: Alex, Randy, Corey, Evan and Ryan are here to break down a jam-packed week of disc golf across New York and New England. Alex and Randy recount the Stony Killers’ road trip to Borderland State Park for their New England Team Challenge opener—battling roster shortages, state park regulations, and nail-biter doubles finishes. Then, Corey recaps his experience battling the brutal wind, chill, and infamous lack of cell service at the 2026 Wilcox WoW A-Tier. Plus, we recap two weeks of regional league action, crown our official Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast SkipAce Picks season champion, talk NY Rangers hockey, and wrap things up with a round of Disc or No Disc! Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

  3. Oct 15

    349. 2026 Stonewall Classic, NYTC and the Lemonheads F-Pool Debut

    This Week on The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast: Randy, Evan, Corey, Alex, Ryan and Jasan are here to recap the week in local Disc Golf. From a rainy, overtime battle at the 2026 Stonewall Classic in Greenville, NY to the New York Team Challenge matches peppering the North East to the Lemonheads' gritty road debut in F-Pool at Flat Rock against the Billy Goats. We’ve got it all this week. You’ll hear about their rounds and some close finishes, including multiple OT’s. BUT, you’ll also hear about Ryan’s Raffle prize, some rules discussion, Thumb vs. Big Toe debates and the rare “14-key”. Will Corey and Ryan ever play their Summer Battle Royale match? Did BCline hit a big birthday putt? Should Randy have to putt everything inside 10 feet? How ya doing? All these questions and more may or may not be answered in this episode. We also went crazy long and fit in a round of Disc or No Disc because YOU the listener demanded it. Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

  4. Oct 8

    348. NYTC Preview and Battle of Saratoga w/Kaitlyn Clay

    This week on The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast: Alex, Corey, Jaimen, Evan and Jasan dive headfirst into the kickoff of the New York Team Challenge (NYTC) 2026–2027 season! Special guest and NYTC Commissioner Kaitlyn Clay stops by to break down the new 3-year rotating finals location rule, course rotations (Wilcox, CtK, Mine Kill), and the debut of the new squad, Beauty and the Beasts. From there, we run through their overall season champion picks, preview Week 1 matchups with point-margin predictions via Tim Goyette’s HVDGPicks draft platform, and break down the rosters.  Plus, Jasan gives course improvement updates on Greenville ahead of the Stonewall Classic C-tier, Kaitlyn and Corey recap their finishes at the 24th Annual Battle of Saratoga at Hyzer Creek, local league and dubs recaps for the week, and we finish it off with a round of Disc or No Disc! Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

  5. Oct 1

    347. Dr. Rocks, Summer Battle Royale and NYS Putting w/Justin Park

    This week on The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast: Corey, Alex, Joe, Ryan, Evan, and Randy are joined by special guest Justin Park AKA Dr. Rocks. Before he packs his bags and heads across the Atlantic, he sits down with the crew to give us his Disc Golf story from RPI to PhD.  Joe recaps a trio of Summer Battle Royale matches against Greg Kurtz, Dave Chaiken, and Peter FitzSisti, while Corey breaks down his match with Nick Warren and tries to figure out where he and Ryan will play next.  Also, Randy shares his behind-the-scenes volunteer experience working live scoring amid heavy wind, rain and tattoos at the MVP Open. Ryan wings a “Hockey Minute”, Joe and Randy tell us about their experience at the New York State Putting Championships and Corey gives us all of the Season finale action at J-Dubz including payouts and year-end stats, plus we go over results from the other local leagues. We finish it off with a round of Disc or No Disc where they should have just listened to Corey. Tim launched HVDGPicks.com—make sure to get your New York Team Challenge Week 1 picks locked in before the deadline on October 9th. Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

  6. Sep 24

    346. Montgomery County, NY States, Artemis and Re-Throw Open

    This Week on The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast: Jaimen, Corey, Alex, Evan and Jasan are joined by Ryan to help us review a jam-packed stretch of Hudson Valley and regional disc golf. Before Corey and I shared our rounds from the two-course 2026 Montgomery County Championship, Jasan dropped in with major updates on Greenville's C-tier on October 11th. We also recapped Artemis Unchained 6, the Rethrow Open, and the 2026 New York State Championships, including taking a look at the picks we made last week.  As usual we looked at all of the weekly local leagues, talked about some Team Challenge scheduling and got Ryan's cultural (and culinary) field report from Lithuania. We finished it up with a round of Disc or No Disc where I promise you, the answer was never Levi. Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

  7. Sep 17

    345. WFDF Team Disc Golf World Championships, Syracuse Open and NY States Draft

    This Week on The Hudson Valley Disc Golf Podcast: Alex, Corey, Randy and Evan are joined by Ryan this week as he returns from Vilnius, Lithuania, to break down his experience representing Team USA at the WFDF World Team Disc Golf Championships. Before we heard about alternate-shot match play, the intricacies of the Swiss system and the chaotic PDGA Live scoring quirks he recounted hitting Western New York for a Genesee Brewery stop, an authentic Rochester garbage plate, and got his thoughts on The Odyssey in IMAX. Alex and Corey headed overstate(?) to recap the 2026 Syracuse Open at Clay Park and Van Buren. We heard about their rounds, some local standouts and Harry Chace's clutch finish over Braeden Sides.  Plus, a full rundown of local Hudson Valley action, a live draft for the 2026 New York State Disc Golf Championship, and a high-stakes edition of Disc or No Disc. Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

  8. Sep 10

    344. Greater Hartford, Stony Kill Scramble and the Final Flex

    Greater Hartford, Stony Kill Scramble and the Final Flex or Who orders Salmon at a Mexican Restaurant? Alex, Corey, Jaimen, Randy, Evan and Joe are back for a jam-packed post-Labor Day edition covering tournament action, local league recaps, and a listener inspired round of trivia. Corey and Jaimen break down their trip to Wickham Park for the 22nd Annual Greater Hartford Open, Alex recaps the 7th Annual Stony Kill Scramble weekend, detailing his singles play and the wild sudden-death playoffs across both singles and doubles. Randy chimes in on his Massachusetts triples excursion at Barre Falls, his MPO round at the Discap Flex Series finale at Hyzer Creek, and teaming up with Adam Nelson as "The Captain and the Killer" for Stony Kill Doubles. Joe also played at the Discap Flex Series finale and tells us about his round and while Evan didn’t play much this past week, he did have a Summer Battle Royale match to recap. We finished it up with a locally influenced round of Disc or No Disc. Support the show Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters: Branden Cline, Tim Goyette, Peter Hodge, Ryan Nelson, Kevin T. Kroencke, Brian Monahan, Corey Cook, Evan Parsley, Mark Bryan, Nick Warren, Jasan Lasasso, Justin Mucelli, Terry Hudson, Kyle Hirsch, Brian Bickersmith, Sparky Spaulding, Mike Schwartz, Erich Struna, William Byrne, Jeff Wiechowski, Sean Dollard, Jack Bradley, Marcia Focht, Justin Hickok, Troy Vassari, Erik Haenel, Ross O'Toole, Peter FitzSisti, Jake Huwe, Patt Jeffries, Greg Kurtz, BluejayDiscGolf and Connor Eckhardt.

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