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ARP | River Riot 3 | R1B9 | Freeman : Sides : Bates : Pettigrew | MPO Feat. Card |
The River Riot 3 presented by Visit the Scholes and sponsored by Dynamic Disc is back in action at McFarland Park for tier round one of a three-round event. Austin Bates has already made a strong showing on the front nine, earning eight birdies down through nine holes. The course, featuring multiple scoring opportunities, demands precision and strategy to navigate its challenging layout. For this hole, number 10, which is a par four at 727 feet, the basket position has been relocated to provide a new approach into the green. With several guardians in play, players must avoid obstacles while seeking optimal positioning for their T-shots. Watch as Austin Bates takes on this hole and shares his insights on how to tackle the turn and fight back from challenging branches and wind conditions.
Watch top players battle it out at River Riot 3. Incredible shots & high-level gameplay from Freeman, Sides, Bates, Pettigrew in this MPO feat.
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Welcome back to continuing coverage of the 2025 River Riot 3 presented by Visit the Scholes and sponsored by Dynamic Disc. [music] We're back out here at McFarland Park taking on the back half of this beautiful property on an amazing day at this PDGA at tier round one of a three round [music] event. Conrad, we already seen some super hot shooting from a newcomer to the channel, Austin Bates, tearing it up eight down through nine already [music] on the front nine. Yeah, we'll see what he can do on the back nine here. Again, this is the [music] course that you want to do the most scoring. It is the most scorable. So, getting as many birdies [music] as you can as we see that some of the leaders already in the clubhouse at the leaderboard [music] have done just that. We're going to start out the back now. Of course on whole 10 is a par four coming in at 727 ft. There is a slight change this year than previous years. It's coming as far as middle of the pack as far as difficulty. [music] The landing area is going to be about the same, but instead of moving over to the right where the previous basket was, we have a new basket position back here next to the OB with a few guardians on the right side. So give you a slightly different approach into the green. [music] They did happen to lose one of these trees just a few weeks ago. Also, one of the guardians makes the hole a little bit easier to play. Not a lot of wind. So, that's helpful here cuz from this T-shot, you can find water on the left or on the right, but there happens to be none in the middle where Braden has landed. Pretty ideal location there. Austin looking to get some late turn on this. Does and then fights back over. >> Yeah, from the T- box sometimes those branches kind of uh get in your in your head. They're really not in the ideal path that you want to take, but you do need to avoid them. >> That's a lot of turn. >> It is. And it stays dry fighting back just at the end there. See the feather banners there. We got just the slightest bit of tailwind on this...
