FEATURE PLAYER
FEARLESS AND FIRED UP FOR HER TOUR DOWN UNDER DEBUT.
Making her Tour Down Under debut, Kat Mertsch arrives as one of the sport’s most charismatic and dynamic competitors. Ranked World #13 and a Disc Golf Pro Tour event winner, Mertsch is celebrated for her fearless play and infectious personality.
With family ties to both Australia and New Zealand — her mother hailing from Sydney and step-father a Kiwi — this trip marks a special homecoming of sorts. Fans can expect high energy, big throws, and plenty of smiles from one of disc golf’s most beloved stars.
This January and February, the world’s best converge on New Zealand for four weeks of sunshine, competition, and world-class disc golf. Click the links below to explore the Tour Down Under's 2026 Events - The Year in Disc Golf starts here!
KAT'S EVENTS
TOUR NEWS
DISCRAFT AND OTB FUEL A NEW ERA FOR THE AUSTRALASIAN OPEN
Taupō, New Zealand — Two powerhouse names in disc golf — Discraft and OTB Discs — are teaming up to present the 2026 Discraft Australasian Open presented by OTB, the marquee stop of next season’s T...
PIERCE, WILLIAMS, MERTSCH, LEAD FIRST WAVE OF 2026 SIGNINGS
The Disc Golf Tour Down Under is buzzing with excitement as we announce the first wave of feature player signings for the 2026 season! This year’s lineup brings together world champions, rising sta...
TOUR DOWN UNDER ANNOUNCES 2026 SEASON SCHEDULE
Four Events, Five Weeks, One Epic Summer! Your ticket to the biggest disc golf experience in the Southern Hemisphere. The Tour Down Under returns in 2026 with four world-class events across New Zea...
