Jake Hebenheimer wins Star City Classic by one stroke in Lincoln
Jake Hebenheimer won the Star City Classic by one stroke in Lincoln, closing with a 53 to hold off Logan Harpool in a 293-player Q-Series test.
Jake Hebenheimer turned the Star City Classic into a pressure test and survived it by a single stroke. At Roper Interstate Park West in Lincoln, Nebraska, Hebenheimer finished 22-under par over three rounds and edged Logan Harpool, 165 to 166, after a closing 53 sealed the PDGA A-tier and Disc Golf Pro Tour Q-Series title.
The race tightened and loosened in all the right places over an 18-hole, par-63 layout that stretched 9,122 feet. Hebenheimer opened with a 57, backed it up with a 55, then finished with the weekend-low 53 to keep Harpool from catching him. Harpool stayed close with rounds of 58, 53 and 55, but the one-stroke gap that existed after three days traced back to every hole where Hebenheimer avoided the mistake that would have turned the final card into a playoff. Evan Walker finished third at 19-under, Ian Burchett was fourth at 17-under, and Nolan Ramser took fifth at 15-under, leaving the top five separated by just seven shots.
That margin mattered because the Star City Classic sat inside a Q-Series structure built for players trying to move up. The DGPT introduced Q-Series in 2024 as a merit-based route for MPO and FPO players seeking Tour Card access, and the 2026 North American slate included 23 A-tier events across 19 states and British Columbia, the largest Q-Series schedule yet in the United States and Canada. The series also awards eight players full Tour Card holder status for the 2027 season, which makes results like Hebenheimer’s more than a line on a scorecard.
The field matched that stakes-heavy setup. PDGA Live listed 293 players and a $19,940 pro purse, while Disc Golf Scene showed 294 registered before play began, split between 153 A-pool players and 141 B-pool players. Tony Odem was listed as the event director on PDGA, with James Fleege shown as tournament director on the live event page. A companion Star City Classic Preview at the same venue on May 30 helped turn the weekend into a full Lincoln showcase before the Q-Series event began.
Hebenheimer brought the résumé of a player ready to cash in on that opportunity. The Jefferson City, Missouri, pro carried a 1019 PDGA rating, more than $85,000 in career earnings and 26 career wins into the week. Harpool, who won the 2025 Star City Classic at Roper West at 25-under with a 162 total, pushed him again in 2026, but this time Hebenheimer finished the job and left Lincoln with the kind of win that can change a season.
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