2023 The Open At Austin | R2, F9 | McMahon, Heimburg, Bell, Aderhold | Gatekeeper Media
Gatekeeper Media brings you exclusive coverage of the 2023 The Open At Austin, a high-stakes MPO competition held at Harvey Pinnock Park in Texas. Join Andrew Fish and Nathan Queen as they navigate the challenging front nine on the Chase card, featuring top players like Eagle McMahon, Calvin Heinberg, Matt Bell, and Ezra Aderhold. With drastically changed conditions due to wind and rain, scoring is expected to be easier than yesterday, making it a wide-open contest for many competitors. Take note of the distinct strategies employed by each player: Eagle McMahon's reliance on "rain makers" and Cloud Breakers, Calvin Heinberg's use of rhinos and Toros for approach shots, Matt Bell's Penrose and Thought Space Athletics sponsorship, and Ezra Aderhold's preference for Challengers and zones. Witness these techniques in action as the competition unfolds, with standout performances sure to be made on this unpredictable course.
Watch epic throws from top players McMahon, Heimburg, Bell & Aderhold at The Open At Austin! Relive their tournament highlights and drama.
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foreign welcome to gatekeeper media's coverage of the 2023 open at Austin this is our round two mpo front nine on the Chase card and I'm Andrew fish joined here by Nathan Queen here at Harvey Pinnock Park in Austin Texas as you said and it's the same course today but gonna be quite drastic change in conditions here so um wide open for some more scoring spread today yeah as a generality scoring about four strokes easier than yesterday in the wind and you see a pretty darn good card here of Eagle McMahon Calvin heinberg Matt Bell and Ezra eiderhold everybody able to manage yesterday's tough track to the tune of four down just one back to the lead yeah and a couple other players right there at three Downs so wide open for lots of players to make a move today definitely Eagle McMahon sponsored by dysmania he's going to be putting with those rain makers and then you see a variety of MDS in the back I expect to see Cloud Breakers and pd2s for his big big distant shots and Calvin heinberg on the card again gonna see some rhinos for the approach shots also Toros and then I think we'll see a lot of Eagle firebird and destroyer from him maybe a brand new juggernaut Matt Bell sponsored by ev7 you see he's putting there with the Penrose and he's also sponsored by thought space Athletics a lot if they're a little bit of an open bag but those are his primary sponsors Ezra aderhole doesn't care too much for the mid-ranges just goes for Challengers and zones we'll see some Raptors Captain Raptors and probably some nukes for those big long shots today and hole one 462 feet playing a little bit downhill blind shot off the tee you have to go left to the Mando but then there's out of bounds to the left with the cart path and right at the wood line still playing with a little bit of a left to right Tailwind but not nearly as severe as yesterday much more predictable go we know Eagle McMahon was not throwing Four Hands hardly at all last year due to an ongoing injury so he's still reliant on that backhand for everything except some touchy shots and this is a touchy backhand shot has a little bit too much...
