Battle Lines Drawn in Des Moines as US Masters Final Round Looms

As the penultimate day of competition comes to a close, the excitement builds ahead of the final round at the 2017 Tim Selinske US Masters Championships in Des Moines. With near-perfect weather forecast for Sunday, players will be vying for supremacy on the course as they bid to claim one of the coveted 11 PDGA Major titles up for grabs.

After a blistering opening round on Friday, five-time US Masters champion Barry Schultz seemed poised to claim his sixth title. However, Dave Feldberg seized control with an astonishing 15-under-par (41) performance at Grandview during the first of two rounds played yesterday. This left him two strokes clear of Schultz as they headed into the crucial third and penultimate round at Ewing Park.

Schultz responded valiantly in the second round at Ewing, carding a bogey-free nine under par (50) to tie with Feldberg atop the leaderboard. Meanwhile, George Smith and Joe Rovere stole the show, combining for an impressive 21 birdies and zero bogeys at Ewing Park on Saturday afternoon. Their scores of 11 under par (48) and 10 under par (49), respectively, have them firmly in contention heading into the final round.

With only Sunday's action remaining, George Smith finds himself two strokes behind leaders Barry Schultz and Dave Feldberg. Crucially, he holds a one-stroke advantage over Joe Rovere, who is also still very much in the hunt for the top prize.

In the women's Masters division, Des Reading enjoyed a commanding seven-stroke lead after two rounds on Friday. However, she faced a tougher challenge during her third round at Pickard yesterday, which was played from the long tees. Despite this, Des demonstrated her mettle with a solid and smart performance, picking up one birdie on the front nine but being forced to swallow three bogeys on the back nine.

Cory Hill remained in contention for most of the day, but ultimately fell foul of minor mistakes on the final four holes. This allowed Des Reading to extend her lead significantly, leaving her poised to claim a decisive victory heading into Sunday's final round at Ewing Park. Joining Des and Cory will be Melinda Ring, who has been filming their progress for Central Coast Disc Golf.

The competition is far from over in other divisions, with the Grandmasters and several others still very much in contention. With live updates and scores to follow on pdgalive.com, fans can relish every moment of the nail-biting conclusion to the 2017 Tim Selinske US Masters Championships on Sunday afternoon. For more information, including tee times, results, course details, and live streaming links, visit pdga.com/2017usmasters.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/reading-pulls-away-schultzfeldberg-tied-lead-2017-us-masters