2023 NADGT National Championships | Day 1 RECAP | Gatekeeper Media | Commentary by Philo Brathwaite
The 2023 NADGT National Championships presented by Lone Star discs saw a spectacular opening day in Austin, Texas. The festivities kicked off on Halloween with a costume-clad Ricky Yaki and Emerson Keith, followed by a showcase of player skills at Circle C ma1 field. Evan Bu from California made a strong start, navigating the course with precision. Meanwhile, players like Dan Vasser from Minnesota and Aruro from Oregon showcased their skills, taking to the fairway with ease. As the competition heated up, leaders emerged, including Corbin Meski from Norman, Oklahoma, who opened with a stunning 1044 minus 9, 55 score. The pace was set by Caleb Nash's younger brother Zachary Nash, who unofficially posted a 59, just four strokes off the lead. Brendan Godbold and Rodrik Mayau also impressed, tied at four under par in their respective fields. Watch as the action unfolds, with highlights from top players like Philo Brathwaite, offering expert commentary throughout the day's events.
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Welcome to Austin Texas for the 2023 nadt national championships presented by Lone Star discs festivities kicked off Tuesday Halloween as we see Ricky Yaki and Emerson Keith in costume we had the players check in distant Showcase with fly Mar and the opening ceremonies the action kicks off round one at Circle C ma1 field taking the course Evan Bu from California on the box little bit to the left but getting that nice little slide back towards the center ground play out here comes into play all day long o little ninja Branch there unfortunately sends him off the Fairway Dan Vasser up from Minnesota we should say down from Minnesota getting something onto the Fairway to kick off his round and aruro from Oregon little early left but this is going to filter back towards the Fairway and he's off and running and so was the rest of the field and look at the start for Corbin meski from Norman Oklahoma opening up with a 1044 minus 9 55 the official score at Circle SE pretty fantastic stuff there you may recognize this next name Mr Nash that would be the younger brother from Zachary Nash last year's Champion Caleb Nash just four strokes off the pace opens up with his own minus five of 59 unofficially rated 1014 wow what a performance from those two competitors third place we've got Brendan godbold rodrik mayau and Matthew schweitz and not on the screen you've got a Mitchell gullick from Charleston South Carolina all at four underpar unofficial th6 rated round we've got the ma 4 40 playing out at Benbrook Eric Davis up on top of the leaderboard by a stick over Joe Stevens ma 50 we've got Harry Tucker in the lead got a nice little clump of guys tied up behind him ma60 we've got the competitors out at seite over in the ma2 field we've got all the competitors at East Metro and in the ma3 field we've got him over at the Flying armadillo playing the whites Some solid looking scores coming out early on on the fa2 side we've got the ladies playing at cite the whole fa field over at cite practically minus the TA 1 playing at Roy G ladies getting off the box here very rare to see a downhill Tad out here in Texas Jerica going to slide...
