Doss Faces Tough Competition on Final Day of Beaver State Fling

The excitement was palpable on Saturday at the Beaver State Fling, presented by Keen Footwear, in Estacada, Oregon. The world's top professional disc golfers were in action, each trying to position themselves for a run at the title in Sunday's final round.

The day got underway early with the 141 amateur participants competing in the SuperTour side of the event. Once they had completed their rounds and cleared the course, the Pro National Tour Elite Series teed off on the West Course for the Open Men, while the Open Women and age-based divisions played on the East Course under perfect conditions at Milo McIver Park.

Nate Doss continued his impressive consistent play with a score of -9 on the par 61 layout, maintaining a three-throw lead in the Open division at -27 for the tournament. However, he came close to losing his momentum towards the end of the round when he missed two makeable birdie putts on holes 17 and 18.

Despite those brief lapses in concentration, Doss still managed to card one of the best rounds of the day and secure a spot as the man to catch in tomorrow's final round. Tim Skellenger and Will Schusterick, who had entered the day tied with Doss for the lead, each scored a respectable -6 to trail by three throws in second place at -24 for the tournament.

Cale Leiviska stole the show with his low round of the day, a blistering 1071-rated -10, propelling him into contention for the final round at -23 for the tournament. Expect Leiviska, Schusterick, and Skellenger to push Doss hard on Sunday, as a three-throw lead going into the East Course is far from secure.

In the Open Women's division, Catrina Allen maintained her position in first place but lost some ground with her +3 score, dropping her back to +3 for the tournament. Valarie Jenkins and Paige Pierce each carded strong Even par rounds to stay at +6 for the event and tied for second place, three throws behind Allen.

Sarah Hokom's +4 score put her at +9 for the event, good enough for a spot on the lead card going into the final round on the West Course on Sunday. In the Masters division, Phil Arthur matched Leiviska's low round of the day with a 1022-rated -4, solidifying his lead at -9 for the tournament.

Jim Hagen shot a -3 to sit alone in second place at -6, while Patrick Brown carded a -2 and Tom Embree matched Arthur's -4 to secure their spots on the lead card. Jim Oates maintained his dominance in the Grandmasters division with an Even par round, leaving him at -7 for the tournament and three throws ahead of Jeff Fiedler.

Doug Werner rounded out the lead card at -1. In a surprising twist, Bruce Sisson carded the low round of the tournament in the Senior Grandmaster division with a +6 score, catapulting him into a five-throw lead over former leader Tom Bontempo heading into Sunday's final round.

As the competition reaches its climax on Sunday, fans can tune in to PDGA.com for live scoring and updates from 12:30 pm PST. Later in the day, they can check back for final results and another highlight video from Rob Berg and DiscFlicks.tv.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/moving-day-at-the-bsf