2023 LWS Open at Idlewild | R1, B9 FEATURE | Orum, Heimburg, Dickerson, Alringhaus | Gatekeeper
The 2023 LWS Open at Idlewild presented by Dynamic Discs and The Natty is a highly anticipated Elite Series event on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. This final tournament before the playoffs brings together top players, including Orum, Heimburg, Dickerson, and Alringhaus, who are competing in what promises to be an exciting Gatekeeper format. Nathan Queen provides commentary from the front nine, highlighting Calvin Heinberg's impressive performance despite a single bogey. The discussion reveals that achieving a solid score on this course requires a thoughtful approach, as the holes are a mix of easier and treacherous challenges. Nathan Queen and Andrew Fish focus on hole 10, a par-3 with a steep uphill climb, emphasizing the need for precise driving and spin control to avoid getting caught in the circle. The video also touches on strategies for playing it safe and making strategic decisions on the course, showcasing the skills of top players like Orum, who excels at executing precise shots, such as his memorable drive that landed on Edge.
Witness top pros tackle Idlewild's notorious Gatekeeper in R1 of the 2023 LWS Open with thrilling shots from Orum, Heimburg, Dickerson & Alringhaus.
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foreign welcome back disc golf fans to the lws open at Idlewild presented by Dynamic Discs and The Natty this is a disc golf pro tour Elite Series event the last one before the playoffs this year we were out here at Idlewild Park Nathan Queen again joined by Andrew fish and delighted to be back on the mic with you Nathan in that front nine we saw Calvin heinberg have one bogey but get to five under overall everybody else hanging in there 24th Place at four under pretty much if you get about half the holes you're doing amazing at Idlewild yeah that's a pretty solid game plan as you see Kyle Klein eight down on the front nine Jeremy Colin and myself couple North Carolina players sitting at seven and then the rest of the top 10 leaderboard is sitting at six through that front nine so gotta get on a hot start yeah no doubt uh some easier holes but also some more treacherous holes on the back nine hole 10 368 feet a par 3 relatively straight off tee and then a pretty steep uphill climb at the end difficult to get all at this distance because of the low ceiling and high floor heinberg gonna rip a driver and that gets caught up in your circle two which is a pretty common place for a good shot good shots don't really get you a birdie on this hole you have to throw a great shot it wasn't a putter was it no pretty difficult to get there with counterclockwise spin the action would just be so late I thought Arling house might have just been playing for par which is not a bad idea here yeah even if you're playing for birdie a lot of the time you get a par so if uh if you're playing for par feels safer to you then definitely a great idea yeah even with some significant clearing that's been done both to the left and right of this Fairway a couple different places can put you in some real trouble Mario I like that low and driven get back to Edge and that's going to run into the circle about 18 feet beautiful shot just straight the entire way let it catch that little bit of bait at the end trusted that driver in this tight Fairway...
