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Round 2, Back 9 | European Open | FPO Lead | Mertsch, Allen, Laine, Tätte
Join Emily Huh and Sarah Miller as they navigate the back nine of Round 2 at the European Open, a PDGA Major tournament held in Nokia. Hannah Macbeth and Hannah "Cat" Merch are also competing to fend off defending champion Evelina Salonen, who is looking to make it her home turf come what may. The group discusses the challenging par-4 hole that has seen some of the fins spend quarantine on its design due to infrequent visits. Key strategies will be focused on maximizing distance, particularly from the tee shot, where a solid drive down the fairway and careful selection of second-shot angles are crucial. Watch as Emily Huh and the competition take on this demanding course, with notable performances from Katrina Allen and Hannah "Cat" Merch. The video highlights the back nine action from the European Open, with expert analysis and insights from Sarah Miller and friends.
Watch Mertsch, Allen, Laine & Tätte clash in thrilling back-nine action as they vie for FPO lead at European Open!
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hello everyone and welcome to the back nine of round number two of the 2022 european open the pdga major taking place here in nokia hi emily huh yeah how excited sarah miller the disc golf guy alongside hannah macbeth and hannah cat merch trying to fend off a charging evelina salonen but this is our home turf she wants to defend it yeah she's got all the shots for sure sometimes i've looked at a couple of these holes this is one of them i think some of the fins spent quarantine on this hole because i know it's been a couple years since we've been here and they are throwing it really well evelina was one of them we're gonna kick things off with a 755 foot par-4 long downhill tee shot want to maximize your distance evelina certainly did that in the previous round there's ob that runs along the entire left and right of the fairway so even as you throw your second shot the fairway continues to tighten significantly the green rests beyond challenging 60 foot wide fairway about 200 feet in length pretty crazy stuff we're going to get the part i started i'm tired just seeing all the work you have to do on this hole for sure yeah it's a big rip off the tee but i mean i guess if you've had some tension building it'll feel nice to get rid of some of it got merged with a solid drive down the fairway anything near these trees uh especially clear of them is okay in my book you're gonna be able to see the basket for your next shot and it's going to be a straight next shot the hole today averaged 4.5 so nearly a half stroke or exactly a half stroke over par on the field let's see what our lead card can do with it great distance here from katrina allen oh not the best footing for that next shot so good good time to observe katie with her distance create speed behind that drive that's competitive that's a great spot we'll just see how aggressive she wants to be with her second shot and here's hey de laney needs to slow down or skip straight oh or both work at the bend yeah great shot so that's where bend is i hear such good things about...
