2023 Portland Open Practice Round (East Course) | Brodie Smith & Ezra Aderhold | F9
Watch Brodie Smith and Ezra Aderhold take on the East Course at the 2023 Portland Open Practice Round. The duo navigates the challenging terrain of this iconic course, now featuring a mix of new holes, modified existing ones, and updated obstacles like Obscured Basket (OBS) and Mandos. With over 30 feet of vertical elevation between the old and new holes, the East Course is proving to be a formidable test for even the most seasoned players. As they showcase their skills on this highly-regarded course, Brodie Smith and Ezra Aderhold share tips and strategies for tackling the unique layout. From navigating tricky OB placements to mastering the art of throwing from challenging tee pads, these two pros offer valuable insights into what it takes to excel in the Portland Open.
Watch Brodie Smith & Ezra Aderhold on the East Course at 2023 Portland Open: practice round sneak peek!
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we are now over on the east course let's go all right folks welcome back if you haven't seen the West Coast or the West course let me go this way because this is like the sun is Sun's bad all over it's it's very it's vertical from the top we're back here though this is the course that we played last year at the Portland open yes a couple of the holes are changed a couple added OBS couple added Mandos couple new t-pads this one being one of them we're maybe up 30 feet I want to say from maybe last year so we're gonna run through all the different changes show you guys the East course this is where the Portland open will be decided this year 2023 Portland open sponsored or presented by latitude 64. let's go the WinStar to pick up a little bit here and a little headwind I have a whole bunch of discs but I think it's going to be a turnover vulture playing 670 Par Four you got OB down the right Obi long down the left you have a bunker that's placed really well kind of just short of the Fairway Landing zone so you want to make sure you push something off of that because there's also the go be green and then the basket is like tucked pretty nicely in a nice little OB spot and if you go too long it kind of just has a shelf it goes off so a really good starting hole kind of want to go just something turn over just inside this math that'll do donkey that was so super good for those that did not watch the other course make sure you go to tune in we are doing a double whammy double whammy so we literally just finished 10 minutes wait no five minutes yeah we literally just finished the other one so there might be a couple one and done holes here pitch count he's gonna like that I gotta pushed the OB is that pitch count stitching I want to try it for me okay yeah show the people of the forehand's even feasible you might have a big forehead now that was all right I hate that oh my God I almost riding the bunker out of the next time parked good shot I love this...
