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Round One 2019 Memorial Championship - Back Nine MPO | Lizotte, McMahon, McBeth, McCray
Watch as AJ Rizley and Paul Ulbrecht break down the pivotal back nine of the 2019 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft on the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) Tour. The duo analyzes the challenging holes, including the notoriously tough hole 18, which requires precision and strategy to navigate through the trees and get a clean approach shot at the basket. The conversation focuses on the top players in the game, including Eagle McMahon and Simon Lizotte, also known as "The Crush", who are renowned for their exceptional skills with Big Spike hisers. The pair shares insights into the wind conditions that influenced their shots during practice, highlighting the importance of adaptability and quick decision-making on the course. With expert commentary and behind-the-scenes knowledge, this video provides a unique perspective on the world of professional disc golf, offering valuable lessons for both beginners and seasoned players.
Watch top pros at the 2019 Memorial Championship: Ricky Wysocki, Paul McBeth & more face challenges on the back nine MPO round.
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and welcome to the conclusion of the opening round at the 2019 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft the first event of the dis golf pro tour I'm AJ rizley joined by Paul ulber together we are the brutality and Paul what do we got little back nine action yeah we do we have uh four guys coming off of a great front nine um we saw Johnny McCrae struggle a little bit but this back nine is one of the most scorable back nights that we have on tour um in these calm conditions I expect nothing less but just a ton of birdies right if you can throw big hisers and you're pretty confident about that and you know exactly what they're going to do when they hit the ground chances are you're going to succeed on this back nine and what do you know we got four guys who are pretty good at that two of the best in the game at Big Spike heisers Eagle McMahon and Simon lazat AKA The Crush boys and here we go back nine starts off with the doozy whole 10 381 into the bowl you can't even see the basket there's just all those trees oh there it is and yeah this is a tough shot we got early trees on the left side you're going to see here in a second that kind of inhibit the straight shots to the basket and then it takes a low shot to to get under the trees to really Park the basket yeah I mean the this hole is probably the toughest to get on the back nine in my opinion this one an 18 uh you'll see I was actually surprised that eagle didn't take this route which is the super wide High heer um and you can get up right and then have kind of a clear shot at the basket and I I think Paul's going to do the same thing as as Simon just did I was actually surprised that and he actually going early it looks like I was surprised that eagle went early as well I think a little bit of that decision making might have come from the wind I know that when we were playing it my group maybe was maybe an hour or so before the wind was coming from our back left shoulder...
