Madison Walker

I started playing Ultimate Frisbee in high school. I was always obsessed with throwing frisbees, even doing my high school Physics project on the physics of disc flight. In college, I played on a men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, but my lack of speed and vertical kept me from being an effective cutter against male defenders. I started handling, and my teammates quickly noticed that I put a little too much heat on the disc when passing. They suggested I check out disc golf, and as someone who loves walking around in the woods, it was a match made in heaven.

In 2013, I was laid off from my job as an onsite biologist with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in my hometown, Pensacola, Florida and planned to go back to school to get my Masters. On Thanksgiving, I found myself on the course with my siblings and parents when I was approached by someone from the local club, absolutely HYPED to see women out playing. A member from the local club invited me to the bag tag league and next thing you know, I was taking off from work to play tournaments, and suddenly out-earning my job!

I started my first full-time tour in 2015 riding along with Paige Pierce, and managed my first solo tour in 2018. There have been a lot of hiccups, learning experiences, low points, and the highest of high points, like hanging from a highline 3,500ft above the Yosemite Valley on the ancient stone walls of Taft Point with people I had met 30 minutes before.In a beautiful turn of events, disc golf has brought me full circle, paving the way for my job with the DGPT as the Environmental and Special Initiatives Coordinator, bridging my passions of science and frisbees.

I take partnerships very seriously, and I only choose brands that make me feel good about what I’m representing. I am so excited to begin my partnership with MVP! It’s like making a new friend that you feel like you’ve known forever.