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Round Three 2019 Memorial Championship - Front Nine | Pierce, Weese, Salonen, Gannon
The 2019 Memorial Championship presented by Disk Craft is in full swing at Vista del Camino in Scottsdale, Arizona. Paige Pierce leads the pack, followed closely by Jessica Wiese and Evelina Salonen. Newcomer Missy Gannon has made a strong showing to earn a spot on the lead card. Commentators Sarah Hokum and Jessica Wiese bring viewers into the Excel layout at Shelly Sharpe Park, where the field is battling tight conditions with water hazards and wind. The pair focus on strategy as players navigate holes like the challenging par-3 318 feet over water. Missy Gannon's early struggles are discussed, including a tough tee shot that may have contributed to her difficulties. As the round unfolds, viewers can expect high-quality golf from these talented disc golfers. The experts analyze every move, considering factors such as risk vs. reward and the importance of executing precise shots amidst the elements.
Watch world-class disc golfers battle on the front nine of Round Three at the Memorial Championship with Pierce, Weese, Salonen, and Gannon competing.
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welcome everybody to the 2019 Memorial Championships presented by disk craft I'm Sarah hokum here doing your commentary with a Jessica Wiese we are in the third round out at vista del camino' in beautiful scottsdale arizona checking out the action on the card with Paige Pierce in the lead followed by Jessica Wiese Evelina and then Missy Gannon a newer player who has made the lead card here for the third round excited to see her play lots of action the field is super tight and we're gonna get to watch some quality golf here at a different course than we've seen in the previous two rounds still lots of water a little bit of wind and we're gonna see how these ladies manage this monster course in the Excel layout at Shelly Sharpe Park hole 1 the par-3 318 feet directly over the water with water on the left a sidewalk on the right and a raised basket to make that putt just a little more difficult a lot of players are gonna go for the Heiser off the tee trying to play it safe and then pitching up to tap out an easy par - I don't care she ain't got a little wide yeah that's a little wide and it's unfortunately obese she'll be taken that's a tough way to start the round those first first round jitter those first hole jitter certainly can come into play yeah I know this morning I was feeling a little bit nervous it was the temperature was pretty mild it wasn't it was still a little chilly I think everybody's kind of got their long sleeves on still the winds are calm but those first nerves tough to kind of get those fingers warmed up at this is going off at 8:00 in the morning hold straight for a while but it's gonna stay true to the flight and highs are out at the end through a little bit high so I kind of lost you just want to put it up there and make sure that you don't go out-of-bounds if you have a but you can take advantage of it but the water is very close to the cutting green so sometimes you can not even go for it sometimes you just have to right now we have Missy Gannon she is sponsored by dynamic discs looks...
