2023 OTB Open | FINAL RD, B9 | Robinson, Rathbun, Heimburg, Kirkland | Gatekeeper Media
The 2023 OTB Open presented by MVP Disc Sports has come to a thrilling conclusion, and Gatekeeper Media is here to bring you the final round back nine coverage. Join Andrew Fish and Nathan Queen as they dissect the performances of top players like Robinson, Rathbun, Heimburg, and Kirkland, who showed varying degrees of success on this challenging course. The lengthening of the season has indeed made things more important, with season-long points and potentially All-Star status on the line for many competitors. The back nine proved to be an even tougher test than expected, with players struggling to navigate its demanding terrain. Flex shots and flippy techniques came into play as players attempted to reach Circle's Edge from various distances. Expert analysis of specific holes, like Heimberg's treacherous shot towards the left, provides insight into the strategies employed by top players. With wind still affecting gameplay, it was clear that precision and skill were essential for success in this final round.
Watch top pros Robinson, Rathbun, Heimburg, & Kirkland in the thrilling final round of the 2023 OTB Open.
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foreign welcome back to the 2023 OTB open presented by MVP disc Sports this is gatekeeper media's coverage of the final round back nine Chase card and I'm Andrew fish joined here by Nathan Queen and we got to see one clean front nine on our card some other players had some struggles though a couple bogeys a double bogey mixed in there and we haven't reached the hardest holes yet they saved those for the last three holes of the tournament gonna be interesting to see what happens here on the banknot yeah no doubt pakistak lunch because the front nine was really long the back nine is really tough uh and even if you're not in contention for the win a lot at stake here uh season long points for uh for disc golf pro tour potentially All-Stars as you get towards next year Nathan this entire season is a big deal right absolutely it's they've lengthened it and made into things more important along the way very fun to watch and on whole 10 an initial water carry 435 feet ask a person no more than a couple meters away from the edge of the water and no drop zone so I imagine with this Tailwind we're going to see Flex shots or uh something flippy trying to get to about circle's Edge right and then just trust that you can make the putt wrath bun this is tracking towards the left again yeah too much finish on the shot yeah it looked like it might have been high enough it was going to get caught up in those branches but ends up finishing out over on the left gonna have a circle one putt for par heinberg this is trouble immediately and goes out early enough that uh he'll probably be in circle two at best yeah that's going to be a difficult one to really commit to running from back where he's at gonna be going towards that OB again and as you see that wind's still a little bit higher than it's been in previous days which has caused Isaac to really drag his over to the right disc does have some stability and comes back but still going to be a layup from there there was some left to right mixed in with the Tailwind as soon as you expose the flight plate...
