2025 Maine State Championships | R2B9 | Marwede, Bell, Proctor, Chace | Gatekeeper Media
Watch the 2025 Maine State Championships presented by Brickyard Hollow, brought to you by Thoughtspace Athletics and our patrons. The tournament is halfway through, and Matt Bell's flawless front nine sets the tone for an exciting finish. The group navigates hole 10 at Bittersweet Course, a par-4 with a challenging downhill shot that requires aggression to set up an easy birdie. Dererick and Chris provide expert commentary, sharing their insights on the best approach - taking it straight or trying to carve a tighter line through the hillside. The group discusses the importance of precision, as Matt's shot falls short, while Andrew and Harry find success with their bold swings. With the championship in sight, will the back half live up to the hype?
Watch top players Marwede, Bell, Proctor, & Chace compete in the intense 2025 Maine State Championships. Thrilling shots & strategic play on display.
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All right, folks. Here we are back nine on moving day for the 2025 Main State Championship presented by Brickyard Hollow. Big shout out to them. They have the player party there every year. Always a fun time. Great staff. Check them out. This is also elevated by Thoughtspace Athletics and you, our Patreon supporters. So, big shout out to all of you. You got Dererick and Chris on the mic once again. We are halfway through exactly or to the halfway point. Yeah. And I have a feeling the back half of this tournament is going to set up for an exciting finish. Matt Bell only two pars on that front nine. Blemish free from everyone. No bogeies. >> That's the type of golf you want to tune in for. >> Yeah. Seriously. So, we are at the bittersweet course. We're going to go into hole 10. Par 4 479. One's very downhill on this first shot. And get pretty aggressive though. Works back uphill. So, if you kind of just throw flat the whole way. Kind of hit that hillside there. Should set up for an easy birdie. Oh boy. >> Really? >> So James's reaction to this, he was like, "Oh no." And that it's like everybody's like, "No, that's that's really good." And I find it funny that everybody says that it was really good, but then you watch them all try to take that right or I'm sorry, that left side. So, it's like like everybody knows the straightforward play is good, but if you want to get aggressive, you have to push to that left side. If you go too much though, it's kind of pinched off there. >> Yeah, definitely a specific landing zone. Like Matt went too far. >> Yeah. >> And that's might not be far enough down. Whoa, >> that works just fine there for Andrew. >> Okay, it definitely was Harry. That was a great shot. >> It was open enough too for the from the drive. That worked out pretty good. >> Yeah, Harry should be looking at birdie just catches that last guardian tree. And Matt's actually on a different fairway right now. Yeah, that's whole 16. >> Hard to kind of tell exactly where, but just trying to go up and over and make a stab. He's kind of from that last shot kind of in...
