Jesse Longenecker wins tight Cosmic Open, MVP Open spot awaits

Jesse Longenecker handled Maple Hill’s pressure-packed test better than anyone else, edging a crowded MPO leaderboard at the Cosmic Open at Maple Hill x MVP and putting himself in line for a bigger stage. The Professional Disc Golf Association event ran June 12-14 in Leicester, Massachusetts, and the final numbers told the story: Longenecker finished at 173 after three rounds, with Dylan Capaccioli and Ty Love right there with him and Lucas Oberholtzer Hess and Zach Sisson just one stroke back at 174.

That kind of squeeze at the top is exactly what Maple Hill is built to expose. The course’s championship Gold and Diamond layouts have long been part of the MVP Open x OTB setup, and this event again rewarded the players who kept the disc in play instead of chasing low-percentage hero shots. The field was deep too, with 109 players listed on the event page, a pro purse of $15,730, and 92 MPO players alone on the live board. That is not the kind of leaderboard where a mistake hides for long.

Longenecker’s profile gives the result extra weight. The 1026-rated pro arrived with 26 career wins and $23,994 in earnings, and he left Maple Hill with a win that looks less like a one-off and more like a sign he is ready for tougher starts. At a venue that punishes loose drives and sloppy circles, he beat a cluster of players all within one stroke of the lead. That matters in a way raw placement alone does not.

The FPO race carried the same message. Leah Tsinajinnie won at plus-6, well ahead of Alecia Hinkson at plus-15, Cassandra Lioi at plus-19 and Lindsey Wiley at plus-22. Tsinajinnie, a 925-rated player with 40 career wins and $20,273 in earnings, used a disciplined weekend to separate from the pack in a field that did not give up easy scoring. The MP40 division was just as tight, with Justin Chiu and Elijah Garrison tied at minus-6.

The bigger prize now is the pathway beyond Maple Hill. Disc Golf Scene’s listing tied MPO and FPO wins to a qualifying opportunity for the MVP Open x OTB ecosystem, and the 2026 qualifier page said Cosmic Open champions were eligible for a one-round event at Maple Hill, with FPO on Diamond and MPO on Gold. Winners there earn spots in the MVP Open x OTB field. For Longenecker, this was more than a trophy run. It was proof he can survive a championship-grade pressure test and still come out on top.