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Round 3, Back 9 | European Open | FPO Lead | Pierce, Salonen, Allen, Mertsch
Watch as Paige Pierce and other top players take on the challenging back nine at the 2022 European Open, where a lead in the FPO standings is up for grabs. Terry Miller and Hannah Macbeth provide expert commentary on the tough conditions and strategic decisions made by players like Pierce, who's trying to close the gap with Evelina Salonen. The course's windy layout and narrow fairways make for a difficult test of skill and strategy, particularly on holes like 10, where wind, terrain, and obstacles all come into play. With the lead hanging in the balance, players must dial up their precision and patience to navigate the treacherous terrain and come out on top.
Watch top female pros dominate the back 9 at the European Open! Anna Pierce leads Eveliina Salonen, Paige Allen, & Henna Mertsch in intense disc golf action.
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hello everyone and welcome to the back nine of the 2022 european open fpo lead card action terry miller along with hannah macbeth we're at the beast and right now paige pierce is trying to hunt down evelina who's had a few miscues also we're dealing with some inclement weather yeah rain cold things are very different from what we saw the previous two days and as we said it was moving day so time to get some work done yeah we're moving into the more difficult part of the course the back nine starting off with hole 10 and what would uh many consider to be the first i don't know time the wind really really plays into effect here a whole 10 is 755 feet par four you have this long downhill tee shot so a lot of wind and conditions can affect your shot you need it to carry as much of as far as possible so maximize that distance off the t then you have ob running along the entire left side of the fairway as well as the right so as you throw your second shot take that into consideration as well as the fairway tightening significantly and here we have the green of hole 10 resting beyond a challenging 60 foot wide fairway about 200 feet in length i'm glad abelena waited for me that was that was a mouthful well trying to dial up such a punishing hole when you get out of position yeah that's the that's the mistake there just not throwing it out right enough or using the the right side of the fairway maybe getting in a bit too high i feel like this is a much better line a little bit too straight needs to come back left but still plenty safe and i feel like the last two days so that's three for three we've seen paige pierce just really ignore any kind of cutting the corner and go straight out and i don't know if that's entirely by design but she is not messing with that short left side ob whatsoever katrina following suit looks like they're gonna have some casual water to content with and cat merch's disk turning over as well terry you are on site today was there any like wind conditions out here that we should note for our viewing audience i...
