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ARP | TruBank Des Moines Challenge | Final F9 | P. Pierce : J. Allen : K.Mertsch : M.Walker |
The TruBank Des Moines Challenge presented by Discraft is a thrilling Final Round FPO division event that brings together three talented disc golfers: Paige Pierce, Jennifer Allen, and Madison Walker. The competition takes place at Picard Park in Indianola, Iowa, where strong winds make the course even more challenging. Holly Finley Conor O'Reilly provides expert commentary from the booth, offering insights into the strategies employed by each player. The final round is marked by a significant increase in difficulty due to the windy conditions, with holes that were previously easy becoming much tougher. Paige Pierce and Jennifer Allen are known for their exceptional distance and power, while Madison Walker excels at smooth throws and strategic putts. The players faced a daunting task, having risen early to complete their first round before returning to face another grueling day on the course. Throughout the final round, players such as Jennifer Allen showcased conservative approaches, using fairways to minimize risk, even when competing against powerful opponents like Paige Pierce.
Watch P. Pierce, J. Allen, K. Mertsch, & M. Walker in intense final 9 holes of ARP | TruBank Des Moines Challenge.
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thank you Hello friends and family and welcome to the 2023 truebank Des Moines challenge presented by Discraft this coverage is brought to you by Ace run Pro and this is your female Chase Card we're here at Picard Park in Indianola Iowa and my name is Holly Finley Conor O'Reilly super stoked to be in the booth with you guys for this Final Round the wind is up in a big way we saw the course play five Strokes harder around three than round one for this fpo division just to give you a feel for how windy it really was dusting into the 40s sustained 20s and it's already a pretty challenging course a lot of elevation change first up on the card we have Paige Pierce and next up Jennifer Allen foreign on the card cat merch she's picked up a couple wins this season well known for distance and Madison Walker rounded out the card smooth thrower usually a solid Circle one putter good mix of styles on this card starting off on hole one this hole actually played as the easiest hole day one second easiest day two and in this windy final round we saw it bump into right around the middle of the pack I think ninthy hardest hole in the course so that wind really made this whole play a little bit different but still pretty simple birdie if you have a lot of power or at least an easy part to grab just keep your drive in bounds and try to give yourself some kind of a straight shot into the green s together for a five-time world champions so just a reminder these ladies woke up at 6 30 to finish out the round that they were playing and now they're back on the course to finish out the final round a bit of a whirlwind when the last 24 hours Jennifer Allen playing a very safe shot keeping the disc in the Fairway the entire time March even though it can easily throw for 24.50 also taking a very conservative route staying in the Fairway the entire shot of Pensacola Florida with the whole coming in at only 542 feet you don't really need to bite off that much distance you know 330 feet and then a couple hundred more feet and you've got yourself a birdie putt yeah...
