2021 Kuopio | RD1, B9 FEATURE | Rokkanen, Lehtinen, Räsänen, Hänninen | ENGLISH COMMENTARY
The 2021 Kuopio round one back nine feature from the Prodigy Desk Pro Tour showcases some exciting golfing moments at the fourth stop in Finland. The coverage brings together two commentators, Mitch Phillips and Hayden Ricard, who provide insightful commentary on the front nine holes where players took advantage of shorter distances to score well. A standout performer was Samwell Hänninen, whose hot putter displayed exceptional skill. Meanwhile, Nicholas Antala Tuomasu Tainan is setting a strong pace with a minus five lead. The back nine promises to be a challenge, with open shots and tight fairways requiring careful speed control and strategic angles. Commentators highlight the importance of basket placement and proper technique, particularly in handling long distances like Lucas's 351-foot par three.
Watch Kuopio's top players Rokkanen, Lehtinen, Räsänen, & Hänninen in action with English commentary!
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what's up everyone and welcome to the round one back nine here in copio finland at the fourth stop of the prodigy desk pro tour this coverage is brought to you by natural-born disc golfer thank you guys for sharing it with us here at gatekeeper media and this commentary is brought to you by parked podcast my name is mitch phillips joining me is hayden ricard talking about the front nine front nine saw some low numbers come into play i mean you had a multiple holes where they were under 300 feet and someone who took advantage of that was samwell heinenen yeah his putter was hot if you haven't watched the front nine definitely go back he was putting on a display anything yeah within 40. i was checking with the leaderboard here nicholas antala tuamasu tainan minus five really setting the pace to maybe jump into double digits yeah it's it's looking that way for sure especially with this back nine um you're gonna go from open shots that are go going out of the woods and then you're gonna have open shots coming into the woods yeah multiple holes that really test both ends of the spectrum here on a ball golf course but let's jump into hole 10 still an open one open one got a par 3 351 feet looking dead straight at the basket just throwing something soft trying to land very very slightly and not kick up and roll yeah speed control is so important matching the appreciate every hole here you got to watch your speed yeah i mean that's what we need here in finland the ob is literally right behind it yeah almost every course we've been able to see this tour i mean your speed your angle it really comes down to how these courses are designed the basket placement's so important your speed coming into it going with the wide forehand is lucas can't draw it up better than that no hitting short making sure he's hitting on angle gonna go to the forehand as well samwell nearly a standstill really slowing down his run up there this gotta sit just on the other side he'll have a look at the basket yeah similar distance teammates there encouraging one another they're battling and he yeah i mean he knew it was safe so easy enough just...
