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Gatekeeper MediaApril 15, 2026

2026 College Disc Golf National Championships | FINAL9 | Smith, Parker, Burdick, Joiner | F1 SINGLES

Watch the final nine holes of the 2026 College Disc Golf National Championships as Aerial Smith holds a two-stroke lead, with Isabella Parker and Kimi Burdick from Emporia State close behind. The event is being held at the beautiful Winthrop University's Winthrop Meadows course in Rock Hill, a challenging layout with 211-foot par threes that require precision and skill to navigate. Derek and Chris bring their expertise to the commentary desk, providing analysis on the players' strategies and mental preparation for the final stretch. As the scores are relatively close, tension builds as the remaining 16 competitors vie for the top spot. The event is a PDGA major, showcasing the best of college disc golf talent. With its unique format and competitive atmosphere, this video is a must-watch for fans of the sport.

Watch the thrilling finale of the 2026 College Disc Golf National Championships, featuring top players competing in F1 singles action. Witness their skills and strategies as they battle for the championship title.

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Video Transcript

What's going on disc golf fans? We are here for the 2026 [music] college disc golf national championships. Presented by college [music] disc golf a PDGA major here at the beautiful Winthrop University. [music] Big shout out to all of our patrons supporters. As always, much love to each and every one of you. And this commentary is Wade [music] by Marshall Street. You got Derek and Chris on the mic yet again to bring you the action for [music] this final nine of D1 women's single event. Feels good to be back [music] in Rock Hill. We're going to be at the Winthrop Meadows course. Have a couple [music] different schools. We have Aerial Smith right now with the two stroke lead. Isabella Parker, Kimi Burdick, Madeline Joiner, two people from Emporia State. They really picked up a lot of people this year. You're going to see that even in the men's coverage. Uh Yeah, Derek. I This is This is very exciting. Yeah, and >> Getting straight to it. Final nine holes. I know, right? It's uh as we get [music] into hole one here 211 ft par three. You got some trees there kind of guarding the area. You got a big heiser line on the right. The wind is whipping a little today to make that a little more difficult. So, we're we may see some people go directly at it as well. So, these ladies played a first round here. Same course, but the entire 18. For this round, we're going to do 1 through 4, hole 13, and 15, 16, 17, 18. What do you think's going through uh everyone's head here coming into the final nine? I mean, you know, it's it's a little different when you have a final nine compared to a full 18 to finish it out, you know. Yeah, I think a lot could be going through your mind cuz the scores are relatively close and there are other cards out. So, there's 16 competitors that go into this final nine. Plus ties. Ooh. Tough break there. Just game of inches as we see. Madeline Joiner. And honestly, this is probably the first time a lot of these people are on coverage. Uh that tends to be kind of the common theme here at college or amateur or basically all these PDGA major events that we've been used to...

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