Lizotte Makes a Charge, Scoggins Makes a Statement | Professional Disc Golf Association

Saturday's calm conditions brought much-needed relief to the players at the 2023 Discraft Great Lakes Open, allowing them to focus on their games without the added challenge of wind and weather. For the FPO lead card, Ohn Scoggins continued her impressive run, shooting a seven-under hot round for the third consecutive day.

Scoggins' consistency has been a key factor in her success so far this tournament, and she showed no signs of letting up on Saturday. With only one bogey on the day, which came on hole 5, Scoggins maintained her lead over the rest of the field. Her tight gameplan has allowed her to execute flawlessly, making few mistakes along the way.

"I guess maybe it's my lucky number," Scoggins said with a smile after shooting three consecutive sevens. Her experience winning Majors in the FP40 division earlier this year has clearly given her confidence coming down the stretch.

The FPO lead card remains the same going into the final round, with Scoggins joined by Ella Hansen, Kat Mertsch, and Holyn Handley. Hansen had a solid day, matching Scoggins' seven-under score and finishing six strokes back of the lead. She showed just how scorable the Toboggan course is when the conditions are calm, taking 11 birdies on the day.

While the FPO field remains unchanged, the MPO leaderboard saw a new name jump up to the top for a share of the lead. Simon Lizotte took advantage of the calm conditions to shoot an impressive 11-under round, becoming the first player in the tournament to break double digits.

Lizotte's hot round was marked by seven consecutive birdies at the start and multiple successful scrambles to avoid taking a single bogey. With a balanced game that included 78% fairway hits, 3.40 strokes gained tee to green, and 2.90 strokes gained putting, Lizotte showed why he's one of the top players in the field.

"I feel like some days it would get easier; some days it might get tougher," Lizotte said when asked about the pressure of continuing to birdie after his perfect start. "Today definitely felt like it got tougher."

Lizotte will be joined at the top of the MPO leaderboard by Eagle McMahon, who shot six-under in round 3 to maintain his share of the lead. According to StatMando, this is the first time Lizotte and McMahon are tied together for the lead heading into the final round on tour.

With a winner finally set to be crowned in the final round, all eyes will be on Scoggins, Lizotte, and the rest of the top players as they battle it out at the 2023 Discraft Great Lakes Open.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/news/lizotte-makes-charge-scoggins-makes-statement