Merrell Partnership & 2025 Player Packs Announced

Ledgestone TD Nate Heinold is excited to announce the 2025 Ledgestone and DGLO AM player’s packs, along with this year’s added cash announcements for each event. In addition, Merrell is back on board as a Major sponsor at the Ledgestone family of DGPT events for the 2025 season. This is the 12th and final announcement in our Twelve Days of Ledgestone promotion. This year the tournament will add a Ledgestone record $90,000 of added cash while providing a top level player’s pack to amateur players. The tournament also plans on giving another sizable donation to charity, with the primary beneficiaries being St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Easter Seals and the Paul McBeth Foundation. This year’s DGLO added cash will be a DGLO record $60,000 with a $350 AM player’s pack. 

With the day 12 announcement, Ledgestone is doing a 20% off sale on the entire store. This sale will only run today, December 20th exclusively at the Ledgestone retail website.  

Merrell Details 

For more than 40 years, Merrell has been the global leader in outdoor active footwear with a focus on merging performance, styling and comfort to empower all people to confidently explore the outdoors. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Ledgestone to bring our outdoor heritage to disc golf. There are many synergies between disc golf and Merrell that made this partnership an easy choice for us,” says Ben Stark, Brand Marketing Manager at Merrell. “Merrell meets the unique footwear needs of disc golfers and we’re eager to get on the course to help athletes of all levels enjoy the sport and achieve their goals,” finished Stark.  

Through the deal Merrell will be involved on the ground level at the events, with plans to have a physical presence at each event showcasing their product. Merrell will also get DGN advertising spots through the sponsorship arrangement, while Merrell will also be the “Official Shoe of the Ledgestone brand”, with all staff members being provided with Merrell Shoes at the events. Merrell will also be sponsoring a “Fastest Throw Tent” at each event, where players and spectators will have the ability to see how fast they can throw and win prizes.  

Ledgestone is also excited to partner with Merrell on bringing the new Nova 4 shoe into the disc golf world, as the AM player packs will include a pair of these shoes at the Ledgestone event (more on that below). The Nova 4 shoe is a step up from the shoe that Ledgestone released at the 2024 event through the AM player packs. The Nova 4 shoe has FloatPro Foam midsoles that offer resilient cushioning to maintain comfort. This new shoe has Merrell Quantum Grip outsoles that combine proprietary durable rubber for all-terrain traction. FLEXconnect dual directional flex-grooves in the midsole help feet adapt to uneven ground. Ledgestone will also be releasing an Antora 4 shoe at the event for the women. “This year’s collab shoe with Merrell is insane! We are super excited to see this shoe launch next summer to the disc golf world and then get into the hands of players at Ledgestone. The team is incredibly excited about this new Nova 4 shoe from Merrell. The shoe has incredible features that really will help disc golfers on the course. It is really important for outside companies to get involved in the sport of disc golf, and for our players and fans to support those outside companies. We want to continue to see growth in our sport, and this deal with Merrell is another step forward with getting disc golf more into the mainstream,” finished Heinold.  

Ledgestone Player Pack Details 

This year, Amateur players will have the ability to choose one of three marquee items in their player’s pack, along with getting a pair of Nova 4 Merrell shoes. This year, while supplies last during registration, Amateur players will be able to choose between a Zuca Compact Cart, GRIPeq Custom CS2 Bag or a Custom Chainstar Lite. “The investment we are making in our AM players is off the charts. Logistically this will be the most challenging Ledgestone we have ever run, but we are excited for the challenge!” exclaimed Heinold.   

Here is this year’s Ledgestone players pack that all Amateur and Junior players will receive: 

Players will also have the ability to upgrade to a special edition GRIPeq AX6 bag or Zuca ATV cart. All players will also be receiving additional coupons in their players packs. In addition, all players will receive two free meals (Friday and Saturday nights) and free ice cream at three separate events. For those players who cannot play the event, the event will once again provide the opportunity to purchase a players pack at a discounted cost. That option is a limited option and details can be found here.  

DGLO Player Pack Details 

The players pack for this year’s DGLO event will be bigger and better than anything that DGLO has ever seen with a value of $350. The event team has worked closely with Discraft, Zuca and GRIPeq to provide an insane players pack for the 43rd annual DGLO event. Here is what will be in this year’s DGLO event players pack: 

Ledgestone and DGLO VIP’s will be treated to a great pack and will get exclusive viewing and parking access at this year’s events. VIP’s will get special viewing access at Eureka, Northwood and Sunset at Ledgestone and Toboggan for DGLO. Ledgestone spectator tickets are available at this link while DGLO spectator tickets are available here.