2026 Season Preview + Predictions

February 20, 2026·1 hr 19 min·7 clips

Charlie and Josh preview the 2026 disc golf season, just over a week away, with major predictions and schedule changes.

The long winter is almost over. Charlie and Josh start with weather, snow, skiing, and the relief of having disc golf back in sight. Then the season preview gets serious. On FPO, Josh says Kristin Lutz retiring changes the whole division because the old clear number-one story is gone. The field is crowded now. Holland Hanley, Missy Gannon, Silva Sarn, and Own Scoggins all get treated like real contenders. Scoggins gets a little extra time. The hosts explain the Own Doggins nickname and why her age-protected success matters, then connect that to her world championship win and continued tour relevance. It is a useful pause for newer listeners without slowing the show too much. Holland has the statistical case: five wins, a strong opening stretch, and a strong finish, even with a rougher middle. Missy has the pressure case. When the lights get bright, she keeps herself close enough to matter. Silva stays in the conversation as the youngest of the group and still rising. The excerpt does not pick one clear favorite, which fits the point. With the top spot open, the prediction game is messier and more fun. The tone stays loose: quick corrections, nickname detours, ratings talk, and season pattern reading all sit together. Near the end, a Missy rating line turns into a small over-style call before mailbag notes and Sunday live trivia close things out.

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A lively preseason look that treats the FPO race as genuinely open.

The Upshot's 2026 season preview keeps its eye on an FPO race that still feels open. Holland Hanley, Missy Gannon, Silva Saarinen, and Ohn Scoggins get the clearest framing, and the five wins for Holland, plus four each for Missy and Silva, give the discussion enough weight to…

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