Richie Ortiz - Bloomington, Minnesota
Home Course: Blue Ribbon Pines – 27 Holes – East Bethel, Minnesota
Bag: Dynamic Discs Paratrooper Backpack
Favorite Course: Blue Ribbon Pines – 27 Holes – East Bethel, Minnesota
Favorite Disc: Westside Discs VIP Maiden
Beginner Tip
Have as much fun as possible when first starting to play disc golf. If you shank a drive or miss a putt, don’t beat yourself up. All the skill you will ever gain is built upon the foundation of loving disc golf.Most Memorable Moment
Nothing means more to me in the world than family. At the 2017 Spring Rip-it here in Minnesota, my wife and both my parents came out to watch me play, and I aced the first hole with them watching.Disc Golf Goals
I have two main goals for my disc golf career. One, to continue to play as long as my body allows me to, and two, to always be immersed in the disc golf community. Sure I can say my goal is to win a major tournament one day, but truthfully, my disc golf career will only be complete if I give it the same level of passion that I have now until I physically can’t anymore.In The Bag
Drivers
Latitude 64 Opto-X Chameleon Recoil (Opto pictured)
Perfect for power drives that need to fade hard.
Latitude 64 Opto Recoil
My straight flying long distance power driver.
Dynamic Discs Lucid-X Trespass
My farthest flying disc when all I really need to do is smash the disc for raw distance.
Latitude 64 Opto Musket
For controlled distance drives that need a little right turn.
Dynamic Discs Lucid Getaway
For the perfect dead straight controlled drive.
Latitude 64 Opto Pioneer
My staple driver for that reliable overstability.
Latitude 64 Opto Explorer
For carving long lines in the woods.
Midrange
Dynamic Discs Lucid Justice
Perfect for a mid-distance drive that needs a hard sweeping fade.
Westside Discs VIP Bard
My staple midrange for controlled straight drives.
Latitude 64 Opto Compass
For the mid-distance shots that need a reliable turn.
Putters
Westside Discs VIP Harp
Perfect for a slow and controlled hyzer upshot.
Dynamic Discs Lucid Marshal
For a putter drive that'll go straight but cannot flip.
Westside Discs VIP Maiden
My staple and versatile throwing putter for almost everything.
Westside Discs Origio Burst Maiden
My main putter that flies straight into the chains with minimal fade.