Disc Golf World Championships Shaken Up in Missouri as New Leaders Emerge
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The 2025 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships presented by Discraft is heating up in Missouri as players continue to jockey for position ahead of the final rounds. After a thrilling second round, new leaders have emerged, shaking things up before the official shuffle has even happened.
On Wednesday, the FA1 and MA1 divisions took on two different courses: Joseph C. Miller in Jefferson City and The Dam course at Harmony Bends in Columbia. Therese Cuevas stole the show on the Miller course with a stunning 5-under-par round, earning her a share of the lead alongside Hayden Carroll, who dominated The Dam course with an incredible 11-under-par performance.
Carroll's impressive round saw him sink putt after putt from C2 en route to a sizzling 1043-rated round. This jump catapulted him into a tie for first place with Cuevas, who also finished with a 5-under-par score. MJ Gager and Kylie Kohut joined them on the lead card after remarkable rounds of their own, with Gager earning a spot in third place following an incredible back-nine surge.
In FA1, only Vaughn Bontrager managed to hold onto his position on the lead card heading into Round 3. His impressive 7-under-par round earned him solo third place, just two strokes behind Carroll and Cuevas. Meanwhile, Benson Graber rounded out the top of the leaderboard with a 17-under-total following an outstanding 9-under-par performance at The Dam.
RJ Chirkis joined Hayden Carroll in sharing the lead in FA1 after an impressive 10-under-par round, while Hailey Huber's remarkable jump into solo second place left her just four strokes behind Cuevas. With plenty of big moves made throughout both fields on Wednesday, it's clear that anything can happen as the championships continue.
The 2025 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships presented by Discraft is now in its third round, with FA1 and MA1 returning to different courses in Jefferson City and Columbia. As the competition heats up, one thing is certain: only the best will make it to the final rounds.
This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/news/tuesday-shuffle