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ARP | 2025 Climo Open at Big Rip X | Final B9 | Schultz : Bates : Kiep : Samson | Lead Card
The 2025 Climo Open at Big Rip X is coming to a close as players tackle the final nine holes of the tournament. The winds have picked up significantly, adding an extra layer of challenge to an already demanding course. Conrad's weather report warns of exposed back half and white caps on the lake, making low scores a priority for competitors. The leaderboard shows Silas Schultz in the lead, with Austin Bates hot on his heels, followed closely by Jamie Keith and Luke Samson. The key 417 hole will be crucial, as players navigate through an obstacle-laden fairway due to wind. The "bump and run" strategy is being employed, but the strong gusts have altered its effectiveness. The video captures the essence of this final round, where players must adapt to changing conditions and contend with treacherous obstacles. It's a thrilling conclusion to a tournament that has seen its share of drama and excitement at Big Rip X.
Watch Schultz, Bates, Kiep, and Samson in the final card of the 2025 Climo Open at Big Rip X: intense skills and determination on display.
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[music] >> What's been a crazy final round is going to come to its conclusion here. It's the back nine final round of the 2025 at Climo Open [music] at Big Rip X. The wind has [music] entered the chat, Conrad, in this final round and we've got an exposed back half of this course still to deal with. We have the white caps on the lake and the low scores [music] trying to sneak in. Take a look here at the leaderboard. After the front nine, we have [music] Silas in the lead being chased by Austin Bates, Jamie Keith right behind [music] him and Luke Samson is not quite out of the race yet, but he's he's working on a podium [music] finish. I'm going to start it out here on the hole 10 as a par [music] three coming in 417. Kind of in the middle of the pack. It's going to play a little odd today with the wind that we have. Most of the players have been trying to do a spike [music] heiser around this tree that is in front of the basket. I think we'll see a lot more low lines coming in trying to skip up, hit the [music] at the base of the tree and slide up to the basket, up the green is what I'm trying to say. But they have to be aware there is OB behind and slightly to the left of the basket. Yes, the old bump and run strategy here. And that just got moved, pushed down so much by the wind that it never really had a chance to get in position to bump and run. It just kind of settled there. You can see from the wind there, left to right, still a bit of a tailwind here, similar to what we saw on hole nine. If you didn't check out the front nine, check out hole nine cuz that got pretty wild. We've That's a really good shot for Silas Schultz there. One thing to look at here is we we're just starting on the back nine, but there's only one hole on the back nine that's playing under par. Everything else on this back stretch is playing over par. It's like I thought it did the same thing as you, Austin Bates after a couple of rough holes to finish out his...
