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ARP | Blue Ridge Championship | R2/B9 | Bickel : Williams : Villmann : Thompson | DGPT Q-Series |
The 2026 Blue Ridge Championships PDGA Cute Series returns with lead card coverage from Ace Run Productions. Mauri Villmann takes center stage as he dominates the competition with a blistering seven-under par performance heading into the final nine holes. The back nine proves to be a challenging course, requiring precision and technical skill. Gannon Buhr and Andrew Marwede join Villmann at the top of the leaderboard as the pack navigates the demanding terrain. The back nine features a unique Par 3, hole 10, where players must land their discs on the sloping hillside to navigate through a treacherous cutout section into the basket. Villmann showcases his expertise with forehand shots, executing a perfect check skip and a flawless approach shot that highlights the roots' potential for unpredictable roll. Meanwhile, Villmann's backhand technique is put to the test as he faces a more technical hole.
Watch top players like Bickel, Williams, Villmann, and Thompson at Blue Ridge Championship in DGPT Q-Series action! Highlights from R2 & B9.
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[music] >> Welcome back once again to the 2026 Blue Ridge Championships. This PDGA cute series [music] event being brought to you by Disc Craft and Grip Discs. Back at it here Ace Run Productions bringing you lead card [music] coverage. It's been a fun one. We've seen some super hot shooting. Mauri Villmann cleaning [music] down seven under par for the round heading into this back nine. Yeah, seven through nine is a great score. [music] I don't think anyone would take a frown at that and taking a look at the leaderboard here, [music] we see that he has moved his way up to the top. Andrew Marwede has moved up with him. Gannon Buhr as well. Elijah Buhr [music] has moved down just a bit. I did confirm that the back is more difficult score wise than the front. Yeah, we saw that yesterday play out. Hole 10 starting [music] things off here. Par three, 362 ft. Left to right moving shot. Be it backhand, be it forehand [music] and then getting into this cutout section here into this wood line sloping uphill. If you can get your disc to kind [music] of land on about the 2/3 or so slope and then have it kind of carry up. There are some roots here that can kind of get you some funky roll [music] so once you get up towards the screen. >> [music] >> You saw the front nine. You saw a lot of forehands from Mauri starting off the back nine in similar fashion. Little weird check skip to the left. Yeah, but he's still inside the well, he may be just outside the circle but with a clean look at the basket. Apparently going forehand as well. I mean, this is really just a forehand hole. You can go backhand but the forehand check in is a little ooh, wow. You were talking about the roots. That that right there was just perfect. It just stopped. >> it, yeah. Yeah, the backhand I think requires more technicality Yeah. And this one and it can get a little squirrely too. I feel like it can get if you're not like if these shots come in on the back side of the hill, then it's a different story but they're hitting the front side. Which kind of helps them check up and give them that that...
