Here’s a look at the top MPO storylines headed into this weekend…

1️⃣ Gannon Buhr’s European Excellence

Gannon Buhr returns to Tallinn coming off an exciting win in Portland at the Northwest Disc Golf Championship, his fourth victory of the season, which further solidifies his position atop the 2026 DGPT standings with a 474-point lead over second place. His European résumé remains among the strongest in the field. At the 2025 European Disc Golf Festival, Buhr finished runner-up in one of the defining moments of the season, pushing Calvin Heimburg to the final holes before a clutch late putt ultimately decided the title. His performance that week was elite in every sense, including a 90% fairway hit rate that kept him in control across all four rounds.

His 2024 European Open victory came at one of the highest-rated events in tournament history (1064 event rating), reinforcing a clear trend: when the stakes rise, so does Buhr. That trajectory has continued this season, as he has once again collected multiple wins, marking his third career four-plus-win season and tying him with Feldberg and Schultz for third-most all-time, behind only McBeth (6) and Wysocki (4).

That combination of precision and pressure performance is exactly what he brings back to Europe. He already owns two PDGA Pro Major titles on European soil (2024 European Open and 2025 World Championships), multiple 2026 wins, and one of the highest-rated seasons on record. Buhr enters Europe not just as the favorite, but as the statistical ceiling of modern MPO play.

2️⃣ Calvin Heimburg’s Durability Test in Europe

Calvin Heimburg returns to Tallinn as the defending champion of the 2025 European Disc Golf Festival, where he captured his first PDGA Pro Major title with a 1085-rated performance and a one-stroke victory sealed by a clutch putt on hole 18 to avoid a playoff with Gannon Buhr. He led the field that week in nearly every major statistical category, including a 72% birdie rate, 90% fairway hit percentage, 100% scramble rate, and 29.42 strokes gained from tee-to-green.

This marks a key European benchmark for Heimburg. While he already owns a Major win on European soil, his European Open résumé is still developing, with two top-10 finishes in three starts. Despite a 19th-place finish at the 2024 European Disc Golf Festival, an Elite Series event, his ceiling in Tallinn is well established after winning the 2025 edition on the same grounds.

He comes into this stop following a 30th-place finish at the Northwest Disc Golf Championship, his lowest Tour result of the season. Even so, he carries an 86-event consecutive cash streak at M/ES standard strokeplay events, the longest active streak on Tour and eighth-longest all-time, along with eight straight seasons with at least one Tour win, tied for fifth-longest in history. In a field defined by volatility at the top, Heimburg’s defining trait remains consistency; he rarely fades from contention.

3️⃣ Ricky Wysocki Chasing Major History

Ricky Wysocki arrives in Tallinn still searching for his first PDGA Pro Major title since 2017, a drought that stands in contrast to his sustained excellence at European Majors. Since 2013, he has finished outside the top 10 at the European Open just once, making it one of his most consistent Major venues anywhere in the world. In 2024, when the event was run as an Elite Series, he won by one stroke over McBeth, leading the field with a 69% birdie rate and 19.61 strokes gained from tee-to-green. Fast forward to last season, he finished 7th, highlighted by elite putting throughout the weekend, further reinforcing his comfort at this venue.

A win here would carry major historical weight. It would give Wysocki a Major victory in his fifth different country, tying Paul McBeth for the most all-time. It would also extend his already elite European résumé, featuring multiple wins and deep runs at this event spanning more than a decade. He enters in strong form, sitting second in DGPT points after a strong final-round push and 4th-place finish at the Northwest Disc Golf Championship, but the defining question remains the same: can he turn European consistency into a Major breakthrough?

4️⃣ Niklas Anttila Returns to Europe’s Biggest Stage

Niklas Anttila re-enters competition after a one-month break, with his most recent appearance coming at The Open at Austin, where he finished 12th. The European Open provides a familiar setting for him, particularly given his history competing at the broader Tallinn Festival Grounds across multiple events. His results at the venue reflect a mixed but competitive track record. In 2025, he finished 6th while leading the field in parked percentage at 22%. In 2024, when the event was an Elite Series stop, he finished 31st, highlighting the variability in his year-to-year outcomes here.

Across the European Open, however, Anttila’s résumé is strong, with multiple top-10 finishes including 4th in 2022, 7th in 2023, and 6th in 2024. Currently sitting in 9th place in the DGPT Powerball World Standings, his scoring profile consistently shows the ability to produce high-end rounds in Europe, reinforcing that his ceiling at this venue remains firmly competitive with the top tier of the field.

5️⃣ A Crowded Chase for a Major

A deep group of MPO players enters the 2026 European Open still searching for a Major breakthrough, despite strong results across Elite Series and international events. Isaac Robinson stands out among them, currently 3rd in the DGPT World Standings and already showing high-end form at this venue with a 3rd place finish last year. That performance included a (-15) 1101-rated Round 2 capped by an ace on hole 18, reinforcing his ability to produce elite scoring in Major conditions.

Adam Hammes represents one of the most persistent statistical cases in the field, with 26 Major starts, 7 Major top-10 finishes, and 5 Elite Series wins, but still no Major title. Matthew Orum also brings a long record of Major consistency, including 4 career Major podiums and a 3rd place finish at the 2023 World Championships, keeping him in the conversation whenever scoring tightens late.

The broader chase includes recent and emerging threats as well. Mauri Villmann, Estonian local, arrives with momentum after a Pärnu Open A-Tier victory, Anthony Barela returns with dramatic history in Europe and after finishing 5th here last season, and 2023 European Open winner Corey Ellis is back in the field. Rising names such as Sullivan Tipton, Luke Taylor, and Casey White, along with 2022 European Open champion Eagle McMahon, round out a group that highlights a familiar European Major theme: elite depth remains high, and separating into a winning position often comes down to a single decisive stretch.

All the action starts on Thursday, June 17th! Tune in to DGN Pro and catch post-pro coverage from JomezPro all weekend.