Junior Disc Golf World Championships Heating Up as Leaders Emerge

The second day of competition at the 2022 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships has brought a wave of impressive performances from young golfers across various divisions. As the tournament enters its final stages, leaders are beginning to emerge in each category, leaving their competitors chasing to catch up.

In MJ12, Hyrum Hart's masterful round propelled him into the lead with a remarkable 12-under score, giving him a three-stroke advantage over Thomas Rouse. Ellis Huxhold and Kaiden Bell have joined Hart in contention with identical scores of 13-under and 12-under respectively. The competition is fierce, with Briksen Pavlak's blistering 13-under round adding to the excitement.

Meanwhile, Henry Bente's incredible performance has him sitting at the top of MJ16, after a bogey-free 47 at Maxwell Park. He now leads Ilkin Groh by one stroke, while Andrew Filimoehala trails by four strokes in third place. Another impressive display came from Victoria Eriacho-Paul in FJ18, as she posted her second consecutive high-rated round to claim the lead comfortably.

Colin Bryant's strong play has earned him a share of the lead in MJ15, following an 8-under 49 at Maxwell Park. He is now tied with Patrick Yu, who produced a remarkable 7-under round. They hold a one-stroke advantage over Joseph Calabrese.

The competition in MJ10 was intense, with Cole Kresge and Oliver Beavers sharing the lead after both carded impressive rounds featuring eagles. Aran Bragan and Luke Ferro also made significant contributions to their shared third-place position, three strokes behind the co-leaders.

Poppy Spriggs has solidified her position at the top of FJ10, while Hayden Harper's dominant performance will see him crowned PDGA World Champion in FJ8 today. Lastly, Tanner Grayum's impressive 7-stroke advantage over Henry Tabor cements his lead in MJ8 heading into moving day.

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Hyrum Hart leads MJ12 by three strokes. Photo: Justin Anderson / PDGA

Day two of the 2022 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships continued to produce scorching rounds throughout and the race to the podium is on heading into moving day.

There were red-hot rounds all over the tournament, including Henry Bente’s 1023-rated round in MJ16, another heater from Victoria Eriacho-Paul in FJ18 and a new co-leader in Colin Bryant in MJ15.

Here's a look at Henry Bente's tournament so far.

Bente torched Maxwell Park with a bogey-free 47 to jump to a one-stroke lead over Ilkin Groh. The two have separated themselves a little bit as Andrew Filimoehala is four strokes of the pace in third place.

Eriacho-Paul turned in her second-straight 900-plus rated round and leads FJ18 comfortably.

Colin Bryant pulled into a tie for the lead in MJ15. Photo: Justin Anderson / PDGA

Bryant was clean at Maxwell as well with an 8-under 49 to pull even with Patrick Yu, who turned in a strong 7-under round as well. They lead Joseph Calabrese by one stroke.

The hot rounds were everywhere in MJ12. Briksen Pavlak had the hottest of the day at 13-under and is one of five players that finished double digits under par.

One of those was Hyrum Hart, whose 12-under round gives him a three-stroke lead over Thomas Rouse. Ellis Huxhold is in third at 13-under and Kaiden Bell joins the lead card at 12-under.

Hailey Huber continued her incredible tournament in FJ12 with an 8-under round, unofficially rated 915, the highest in her PDGA career. She leads by 14 strokes.

There were eagles and throw-ins everywhere in MJ10, including from the co-leaders Cole Kresge and Oliver Beavers. Aran Bragan and Luke Ferro also carded eagles to round out the lead card. They’re tied for third, three strokes back of Kresge and Beavers.

Poppy Spriggs heads into moving day with the lead in FJ10. Photo: Conrad Meyer / PDGA

In MJ8, Tanner Grayum had the hot round by seven strokes and now leads Henry Tabor by six strokes. Grayum had the cleanest round of the division, including a birdie on the 510-foot par 4 12th.

Hayden Harper will head to Roanoke Park with a big lead in FJ8, which will crown a PDGA World Champion today.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/news/hot-rounds-everywhere-junior-worlds