Long Days and Steep Elevation Changes: A Challenging Course for Disc Golf Champions

The grueling conditions of the Heritage Hills golf course have left some competitors of the 2019 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships feeling exhausted by their fourth hole. The six-mile trek through the course's steep elevation changes has resulted in average round times of over five and a half hours for the Advanced division's A and B pools on Wednesday.

While the round completion times were slightly faster on Tuesday for the C and D pools, averaging around four hours, it's clear that the courses being used for the event are no joke. Quaker's Challenge DGC, for example, measures in at 8,222 feet, with narrow, densely-wooded fairways and elevation changes making every step count.

Despite the challenges, competitors are pushing through, determined to emerge victorious. With the first two days of competition complete, the leaderboards are starting to take shape. The Advanced division, the largest field of the event, has seen scores at the top become increasingly tight, with only five strokes separating Casey Cox from 10th place.

In the Advanced Women's division, Ali Pistora is leading the pack, narrowly ahead of Taylor Crammer and a few other contenders. With four strokes separating Howell from Pistora, it's still anyone's game as they head into the final rounds.

The tight competition isn't limited to just these two divisions – nine out of 13 have leaderboards with five or fewer strokes between first and second place. The only exception is the Amateur Masters 60+, where Donna Stanley leads by a significant 12 strokes through her first two rounds.

While it may seem like the champions are already all but crowned, there's still plenty of golf left to be played at the 2019 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championships. Stay tuned for updates as we head into the semifinals and finals on Saturday.

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/2019amworlds/news/day-two-wrap-up