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Gatekeeper MediaAugust 17, 2020

2020 LEDGESTONE INSURANCE OPEN | RD3, B9 | Ulibarri, Meintsma, Rathbun, Harris | Gatekeeper Media

Watch as the competition heats up at the 2020 Ledgestone Insurance Open presented by Grip Equipment and Disc Craft, the world leader in disc sports. Join hosts Brian Earhart and Tristan Tanner as they navigate the challenging front nine of Eureka Lake. With a rollercoaster round three unfolding, the players are facing a unique test of skill and adaptability. Gavin Rathbun, Paul Ulibarri, Alden Harris, and Noah Mindsha are among those competing, where bogeys have been common but birdies are still within reach. As they tackle the infamous bridge hole 10, the players must contend with a patch of trees on the right side of the basket and the unpredictable effects of headwinds. Brian and Tristan break down each hole, offering expert analysis and insights into the strategies employed by top players like Noah Mindsha, who consistently throws T-Birds 500 feet dead straight. With the finish line in sight, it's a race to see how many big numbers can be achieved on this back nine of Eureka Lake.

Watch the thrilling action from Round 3, Hole 9 at the 2020 Ledgestone Insurance Open. Ulibarri, Meintsma, Rathbun, and Harris compete for top spot.

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Video Transcript

welcome back everybody to the conclusion of round three of the 2020 ledgestone insurance open presented by grip equipment and disc craft the world leader in disc sports i'm brian earhart and tristan tanner is here joining me we are watching a bit of a roller coaster around here with our card yeah we're back on eureka lake and this front nine i think for a lot of players this third round has been tricking them just because of the difference in style that we've had to become accustomed to moving from northwoods to here oh absolutely and the fact that a lot of players were pushed way outside their comfort zones are now having to come back to their roots and just worry about putting the disc in play with all the ob rope we have out here as you can see quite a bit of green and quite a bit of red and maroon on these scorecards we have gavin rathbun paul yulberry alden harris and noah mindsma and they're really managing for how many big numbers we've seen on these cards yeah they've had quite a few bogeys but at this point it's just you can birdie quite a few on this back nine and it's just about how many you can get really yeah once you finish that bridge hole 10 through 18 is a race to the finish and we move into hole number 10 a bit of a relief not too much but 425 feet dead straight a few trees kind of guarding this basket um one of the main misses is this patch of trees on the right side yeah and on this day we did have a headwind and this hole plays a little bit longer than the 425 number see alden taking that d1 gets a little bit of a gap in that tree which might mean he's in a worse spot back there i don't believe it's ob back there so he's likely gonna at least be able to get up and down noah i think he's going leopard or t-bird here you can usually tell by the mid-flight t-bird he's one of the few players i've seen a team throw a t-bird 500 feet dead straight yep kind of a crazy thing to watch yeah he has great control out of those six seven speed drivers what is this...

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