2025 PDGA Amateur World Championships | R1F9 | Polkinghorne, Vandergriendt, Huber, Ulp | FA1
Watch the 2025 PDGA Amateur World Championships coverage from Albert Oakland course in Polkinghorne, Vandergriendt, Huber, and Ulp. Derek and Chris provide expert commentary, weighing in on player strategies as they compete in the FA1 division. The duo breaks down the top players to watch, including Virginia Pulkinghorne, Haley Huber, and Alex Ult, who are all familiar faces from previous tournaments like US women's. Marshall Street's analysis is complemented by insights from Derek and Chris, who offer expert guidance on navigating the course's challenges. With a park-style design featuring two courses, one upper and lower, players will need to master shots that require precision and distance control. The video highlights key techniques, including throwing for distance and avoiding obstacles like ditches and trees. Join the analysis as Derek and Chris provide an in-depth look at the FA1 division and what it takes to succeed in this level of competition.
Watch Polkinghorne, Vandergriendt, Huber, and Ulp battle for PDGA Amateur World Championship glory in round 1, F9!
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How's it going disc golf fans? We are back for the 2025 PDGA AM World Championship here in Colombia, Missouri presented by Disc. Another PDGA major and this is our last major of the year. Really excited to bring it to you. Thanks to all of our Patreon supporters as always. Much love to each and every one of you. This is Derek and Chris here on the mic and this commentary is weighed by Marshall Street. Big shout out to them. And the coverage is brought to you by Gateway Disc Sports. Shout out to them again as well. >> Yeah, we will be covering the FA1 division here. We're at the Albert Oakland course. We have Virginia Pulkinghorn, Brianna who actually won on our coverage earlier in the year at US women's, Haley Huber, and Alex Ult. So, all pretty familiar faces, I think. Yeah. And a couple familiar faces there in the spread as we take a look at the players, the top 10 players to watch as we get started here on hole one. It's going to be slightly uphill off the tee. Very, very slight grade. A right to left moving shot. As you get close to the green, you got some trees to worry about. There is a ditch prior to that you want to stay clear of. Does act as casual. >> First is Virginia Pling from Oallen, Missouri. >> Casual relief. Uh, yeah, you play as it is. Like if it's in the ditch, I'm pretty sure that's not OB or anything. So Virginia, we saw her a lot at US women's as well. A major winner in the past team dynamic distance. That's a pretty big shot there. >> This is a park style course and there's >> two courses here. So there's a lower and an upper. >> So we'll see a couple combination holes. This one being hole one and two combined. Little turned over there, but does try to fight back kind of on the wrong side of that tree there, but shouldn't be too big of a problem. >> Colorado. >> Haley out of Colorado. Young talent very very far in her throwing. >> I will trying to put in the words. She throws very far. >> Teeing up now, Alex, St. Louis, Missouri. And I do believe this may be the first time we've seen Alex...
