Pro ACO Cornhole Players Seasons 19-20. Cornhole is a game with professional players and rankings. The top 96 ranked players and top 64 at the World Championships each season achieve professional status. Pros get benefits like free jerseys, entry into special tournaments, social media recognition, and automatic qualification for the World Championships main event.
There is a free cornhole program and magazine that fans can download. The American Cornhole Organization also has a podcast.
To get certified as an official cornhole referee, you can apply through the organization if you really love the game.
Players who finished at the top of the rankings in seasons 19 and 20 were awarded professional status by being the best competitors that season.
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How to Become a Professional Cornhole Player
There are two ways to get and keep professional cornhole player status:
- At the end of the season: Be ranked in the top 96 players in the world singles rankings.
- At the World Championships: Finish in the top 64 players in the world singles tournament.
You only need to achieve one of those two goals to get professional status.
Advantages of Being a Professional Cornhole Player
- Get a free professional jersey (for top 80 ranked players only). Players ranked 81-96 and top 64 at World Championships can buy a pro jersey.
- Can play in professional tournament series or other invitation-only events during the season.
- Receive a special Facebook cover image (emailed in August each year).
- Automatically advances to the main tournament at the World Championships.
- You can brag about being a pro!
Get a Free Copy of the Cornhole World Program and Magazine
Download and read the Cornhole World Program and HOLE Magazine for free. This magazine is for cornhole players and fans.
Become an Official Cornhole Referee!
If you really love the game of cornhole, get involved by becoming an certified referee for the American Cornhole Organization!
The Talking Cornhole Podcast
This is the official podcast of the American Cornhole Organization. Click here to listen to the most recent episode, or subscribe on iTunes.
Pro Cornhole Players Seasons 19 and 20
These players have become professional cornhole players.
They achieved this status by being among the best players during the cornhole season.
| ACO Pro | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Aaron Kandler | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Aaron Lambert | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Allen Bonde | Season 19 |
| Allen Wingham | Season 19 |
| Amber Fretwell | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Austin Cameron | Season 19 |
| Austin Douglas | Season 19 |
| Austin Pitts | Season 19 |
| Austin Thomason | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Barry Hempy | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Blake Karnick | Season 19 |
| Bob Heil | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Bracey Blanton | Season 19 |
| Brandon Earls | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Brantley McClendon | Season 19 |
| Brayden Easterling | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Bret Guy | LIFETIME |
| Brian Higginbotham | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Brian Jones | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Brian Latham | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Brian Lynn | Season 19 |
| Brian Payne | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Brock Beasley | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Bruce Pearcy | Season 19 |
| Bryce Jefferson | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Caleb Rogers | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Carl Austin Jr | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Carl Stenger | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Chad Chesnut | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Chad Jackson | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Chandler Jones | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Charlie Kase | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Chase Puckett | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Chip Brown | Season 19 |
| Chip Garrett | Season 19 |
| Chloe Arrington | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Chris Hann | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Chris Hansen | Season 19 |
| Chris Seaton | Season 19 |
| Chris Tingler | Season 19 |
| Claude Miller | Season 19 |
| Craig Ervin | LIFETIME |
| Dakota Payne | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Dalton Shehee | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Daniel Mead | Season 19 |
| Daniel Tolton | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Danny Deisher | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Danny Lamb | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Danny Wellman | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| David Harris | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| ACO Pro | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| David Horton | Season 19 |
| David Riley | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| David Sanchez | Season 19 |
| Dayton Will | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Demetrius Bell | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Dennis Posey | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Derek Arnold Williams | Season 19 |
| Devin Holloway | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Devin Wiseman | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Dez Stephenson | Season 19 |
| DJ Long | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Donnie Long | Season 19 |
| Doug McClure | Season 19 |
| Douglas Parker | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Dre Stephenson | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Drew Wehking | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Dustin Arant | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Dylan Dakin | Season 19 |
| Dylan Husted | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Dylan Jackson | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Eric Daughtery | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Eric Zocklein | LIFETIME |
| Garrison McBride | Season 19 |
| Gary Bearpaw | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Gary Ferguson | LIFETIME |
| Gavin Kirk | Season 19 |
| Hollywood Page | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Isaac Hurt | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Isidro Herrera | LIFETIME |
| Jack Harcrow | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Jacob Whaley | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Jaime Fincham | Season 19 |
| Jalen Baskerville | Season 19 |
| James Brewer | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| James Hill | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Jamie Graham | LIFETIME |
| Jed Thomas | Season 19 |
| Jeff McIntosh | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Jeff Reynolds | LIFETIME |
| Jeremiah Ellis | LIFETIME |
| Jerett Scott | Seasons 19 |
| Jerry Armstrong | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Jerry Esposito | Season 19 |
| Jim Culver | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Joey Persinger | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| John Jones | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| John Smith | Season 19 |
| Johnny Thomas | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Jonathan Devine | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Jonathon Nail | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| ACO Pro | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Josh Glover | Season 19 |
| Josie Clare | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| JR Williams | Season 19 |
| Justin Dobrusin | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Justin Duke | Season 19 |
| Justin Gibson | Season 19 |
| Kaleb Hurt | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Katlyn Hamm | Season 19 |
| Ken Goodhue | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Kenny Bolton | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Kile Brown | Season 19 |
| Kim Dice | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Kole Brewer | Season 19 |
| Kyle Anderson | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Lane Cruse | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Luke Ferguson | Season 19 |
| Maddie McBride | Season 19 |
| Maggie Geiger | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Mason Higgins | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Matt Gammon | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Matt Guy | LIFETIME |
| Matthew Davis | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Matthew Hewitt | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Megan Puckett | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Michael Chittenden | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Michael Harrison | Season 19 |
| Michael Hochgesang | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Mike Wirth | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Mike Wolters | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Myles McClendon | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Nicholas Gardner | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Nick Utley | Season 19 |
| Patrick Barger | Season 19 |
| Paul Schroeder | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Phillip Barnett | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Randall Garrison | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Rex Uhrig | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Richard Jones | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Riley Brewster | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Rob Cooksey | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Robert Bokma | Season 19 |
| Robert Booker | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Rudy Fernandez | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Russell Tabers | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Ryan Hart | Season 19 |
| Ryan Windsor | LIFETIME |
| Rylee Dressler | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Sammy Vansickle | Season 19 |
| Scott Burridge | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Scott Harper | Season 19 |
| ACO Pro | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Scott Stoffregan | Season 19 |
| Scotty Ball | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Sebastian Barger | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Shane Childers | Season 19 |
| Shane Fretwell | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Shannon Sheehan | Season 19 |
| Shawn Phelps | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Shawn Preece | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Spencer Garner | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Steve Cheatham | Season 19 |
| Steve Heath | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Steve Smith | Season 19 |
| Steve Smith (IN) | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Stuart Graham | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Tanner Miller | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Terry (Tbone) Dawson | Season 19 |
| Tim Burnett | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| TJ Miller | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Todd Gammon | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Tom Gustafson | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Tommy Huyck | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Tony Franco | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Tony Pena | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Travis Jordan | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Travis Vansickle | Season 19 |
| Tyler Amos | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Tyler Goodwin | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Wayne Corprew | Season 19 |
| Wayne Rau | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Wes Livingston | Season 19 |
| Xzavien Williams | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Zach Adams | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Zach Mitchell | Seasons 19 & 20 |
| Zachary Rush | Seasons 19 & 20 |
FAQ’s
How do I become a professional cornhole player?
To become a pro cornhole player, you need to either finish in the top 96 of the world singles rankings at the end of the season, or finish in the top 64 at the World Championships singles tournament.
What benefits do pro cornhole players get?
Pro players get benefits like free jerseys (top 80), ability to buy pro jerseys (81-96), entry into pro tournament series, a special Facebook cover image, automatic qualification for World Championships main event, and bragging rights.
Is there a cornhole magazine I can read?
Yes, you can download and read the HOLE Magazine for free, which covers cornhole for players and fans.
How can I get involved as a referee?
If you really love cornhole, you can apply to become an American Cornhole Organization certified official/referee.
Does cornhole have a podcast?
Yes, the American Cornhole Organization has an official podcast called “The TACO – Talking ACO Podcast” that you can subscribe to.