Disc Golf World Championships: Leaders Tighten and New Challengers Emerge

The second round of the 2025 PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships presented by ZÜCA has been completed, and the competition is heating up in Minnesota. Tuesday's opening round saw a close finish across 21 of the 26 divisions, setting the stage for significant shakeups on the leaderboards.

One division that remained unchanged was FP40, where Jennifer Allen took center stage with an impressive performance at Blue Ribbon Pines. Allen's hot round propelled her into the lead, a two-stroke advantage over Sarah Hokom, who is in second place at 6-under par. Joining them on the lead card for Thursday's live broadcast on the Disc Golf Network are Lisa Fajkus and Ohn Scoggins.

In MP40, Cale Leiviska maintained his position at the top of the leaderboard, breaking a three-way tie with an outstanding 8-under day at Kaposia. However, Joe Rovere, a three-time defending champion in this division, closed the gap to just one stroke behind Leiviska. Brandon Cawthorne and Brad Schick are also on the lead card after incredible double-digit rounds on Wednesday.

A total of 11 new leaders emerged across various divisions following Round 2. JohnE McCray and Justin McLuen are tied in MP50, while Eric Rainey leads by three strokes in MP65. Randy Beers, Geoff Hungerford, and Jay Gobretcht are all tied in MP70, with Ronnie Denig leading by one stroke in MA50.

Kristy Holbrooks and Kimmo Rouhiainen took outright leads in FA50 and MA55, respectively, while Ranae Gage's hot round propelled her to the top of FA55. Gary Judd is part of a three-way tie for second place behind Ranae Gage by one stroke. Donna Stanley claimed the outright lead in FA65, a two-stroke advantage over the rest.

In contrast to these changes, several leaders maintained their positions without increasing their margin: Juliana Korver in FP50, Ron Convers in MP60, and Gene Kouba in MA75. Pat Whitworth had an impressive round in MA70, pulling into a tie with Round 1 leader Karl Molitoris.

MA40 saw the only divisional shuffle of the day, with Ben Banbury taking a one-stroke lead over Justin Liddell and Bryan Pyle. Tony Lynch made a significant jump from the D Pool onto the lead card and is two strokes out of the lead. Interestingly, Lynch is the only player in the top 25 to have achieved this feat.

The competition remains extremely close with just 36 holes remaining in the five-round tournament. Live coverage will continue on the Disc Golf Network, starting with FP40 on Thursday, MP40 on Friday, and both on Saturday.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/news/two-down-three-go