Maker: Wham-O
Model: 165G
Style:
Mold: 80
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Disc Color: White
Lettering/Hot Stamp: Wham-O $50,000 Frisbee Disc Golf Tournament—Gold
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Date Introduced: 1979
Number Produced:
Period of Manufacture: 1979
Special Notes: There were at least four different models and six different molds of this $50,000 ($50K) tournament disc. It was an invitation only event and was held at the Huntington Beach, CA Disc Golf Course on May 15–20, 1979. It was won by Tom "TK" Kennedy (#87) in a sudden death playoff over John Connelly (#992). Cynthia Allen (#185) won the women's division. "Steady" Ed Headrick (#001) was tournament director. Click here for the full tournament results.
Contributor(s): Mike Hughes