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It ALL Came Down to Hole 18 | 2025 Ale Open
Watch as the 2025 Ale Open comes down to its final hole, Hole 18, a breathtaking drive over the river valley that will decide the tournament's outcome. Nikos Antila and Nicholas lead the charge, with Ricky Weisaki making a crucial comeback with his super stable Sliding Bullseye Edge disc. The team dynamics are on full display as Ricky's narrow alley shot goes awry, while Nicholas lands a precise middle-of-the-fairway approach for his second birdie of the round. Andrew Gum provides expert commentary from the scene, offering insight into Nicholas's strategic play and Ricky's unexpected success. As the tension builds, witness the skill and focus required to conquer this challenging hole and ultimately claim victory in the 2025 Ale Open.
Witness the thrilling finish at the 2025 Ale Open as top players battle for victory on the final hole.
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Bittersweet moment here as these will be the final drives we get to see on this gorgeous hole. Throwing over the river valley. Nikos Antila up first lining up the backhand. Nicholas fires away. Flexing out right on time. Heading up there into circle two. 12 meters 13 maybe for the birdie look. Ricky Weisaki on the tea. Shanked it yesterday. Hits it cleaner today. Coming in. This could be the best of the bunch. And it gets right there to circle edge. Similar distance to Daniel. There was some oomph, but maybe just not enough. missing the basket. Right. Yeah. Why in the bucket important birdie almost pristine. He's about 9 m away and Ricky has Ricky lining up with a super overstable. Yeah. Sidearm wants it to return. Coming back. What is this? That's um marking myself with an OT beach out of today possibility. Yeah. Currently is playing fifth hardest today. Nick was just not finding the basket. T5 Ricky Weisaki Sliding Bullseye Edge. No need to force this one over. It's going to turn on its own. Exactly. It had a little bit too much of a turn. Yeah. Really get the skip. And how about Nicholas? Now he's in. That's the Nicholas I know. Second birdie for the round. He's going to stay four strokes behind Ricky Wisaki. This is low. This is stable. This needs to stop. That's the way you should play this hole. Uh, not quite. Ricky seems dialed on me. Yeah, lights out. Locked in. Team number seven, Ricky Wisaki taking the turnover. This looks bad. Oh no. Oh no. Ricky Wisaki out of bounds left from a tough spot. Yeah, he's has practically only one narrow alley to go through. Yeah, door screeching maybe a bit. Yeah, slowly squeaking open. Nicholas, this is turning more. Needs to glide and it does perfect shot middle of the fairway. has taken down the open at Austin two times and both times he utilized these kind of shots, those thick guarded woods and upshots. He's in the bullseye. Mhm. Andrew Gum, you are there on this hole. Would you tell us what you're seeing? I'm seeing Nicholas Antila throwing a backhand, turning it over a little bit too much. catches some of those small pine trees and trickles down into the jail house. Not a birdie place from there. Can be a little...
