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Nobody Predicted Today's Opening Round | Grip Locked On The Grounds
Nobody Predicted Today's Opening Round on Grip Locked On The Grounds The Collegiate disc golf community is abuzz after a thrilling first day of competition at this year's event. A unique twist was introduced by the organizers, who decreed that "guts" would be the primary rule for play. This essentially translates to an elimination-style tournament where strategy and skill are put to the test. The team participating in Grip Locked On The Grounds reflects on their experience, despite a less-than-ideal position heading into day two. The weather played a significant role, with perfect conditions on day one that saw scores plummeting. One standout performance was by Hooten University, an early leader after posting a 16 under par score at the first tee. Collegiate doubles is particularly challenging due to its unique teeing off format, but this team's impressive start suggests they're on top of their game. With Conor and his teammates looking on in dismay, it'll be fascinating to see how Grip Locked On The Grounds navigates the rest of the tournament.
Watch as our players face off in a thrilling opening round, showcasing skill & strategy on the course. Who will rise to the top?
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hello everyone and welcome back to griplocked on the grounds Collegiate disc golf let me call it grip block after dark well this episode's great blocked after dark because well we were just a part of is a Collegiate disc golf tradition uh they do it every year they stopped my senior year but they brought it back and when they brought it back I told the organizers they said one rule of Us coming down here we play guts we play guts and that's what we just did if you don't know what God says it's essentially dodgeball with the frisbee and um we lost in the semi-finals we made it the final technically the final three because one team was undefeated it's dumb elimination bracket yeah um so we made the final three loss came back here so behind us is still hole 17. we are still here it is just darker yeah um so we are in a I just I'm gonna go ahead and apologize to Conor when he sees this shot because he's gonna cry we're not in a good spot it had to be done but it had to be done because we need to bring you the information of day one's action that would not want went on out here best weather day really you could have first off the best weather day that is going to happen out here this weekend yeah um it looks like the rain for tomorrow's been pushed back to the afternoon a little bit which would be crucial yeah but today was gorgeous Sunny wind picked up in the afternoon a little bit but it was never too crazy it was never too crazy yeah now what was crazy is some of the scores that came in first off Hooten University out of New York I believe 68th ranked team in the country coming into this weekend teedoff I want to say first tee time yeah very early tee time about 7 30. put in a 16 under par out there ridiculous leading the tournament after day one which 1600 at any course in doubles is fantastic especially Collegiate doubles because keep in reference that Collegiate doubles is actually harder than typical doubles almost always because you have you're only teeing off on every other hole so you're going to get cold in between and so it's...
