2020 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft | RD1, B9, FPO | Pierce, Salonen, Gannon, King
The 2020 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft is on display in this first round highlight reel from the back nine of Round 1. The women's lead card feature showcases Paige Pierce dominating the competition, while Neely King and Haley Plinko struggle with challenging holes. Toby Salonen is also featured, providing valuable insights into the course design and hole strategy. The new hole on the course, which includes a triple mando and requires precision shots to navigate obstacles like trees and out-of-bounds areas, is highlighted as one of Madison Walker's favorite features. The video offers a behind-the-scenes look at the action, discussing techniques such as trusting the disc and mastering the art of fade shots. Walker provides commentary on key moments from the round, including Plinko's exciting sidearm throw and King's struggles with water hazards. The reel is set to appreciate the Discraft sponsorship and provide an entertaining preview of the competition.
Watch Pierce, Salonen, Gannon, & King compete in a high-stakes game of skill at the 2020 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft.
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welcome back my name is mr. Gannon I'm Madison Walker and we are on the back nine of the first round of the Memorial disc golf championships we want to give a shout out to GK pro for following the women's lead card feature card appreciate you having appreciate you being out there I also want to thank disc craft presenting sponsor thanks for giving a super awesome coverage out here thanks to the Pro Tour as well we got Paige Pierce with a pretty commanding lead on this feature card Neely King kind of struggling on the back end but we know she's gonna do work out here on the back nine a lot less water problems a lot more space to be aggressive we went into hole 10 this is a new hole this is where they put that new bathroom in that required us to add that triple mando hole in the front nine there's a bunch of flag line on the right that's out of bounds there's a sidewalk on the back side that is also out of bounds it plays straight uphill 332 feet plays a little bit more like 350 I'd say it's a super fun shot it's a you know either a trust or Anheuser disc to flex out at the end or throw a hyzer flip that fades right at the end I think they did a great job designing this new hole it's one of my favorite holes on the course page throwing a vendor SS she just was a little bit too inside and ended up hitting that one tree and I'm totally inside it when Toby yeah Plinko to the wrong side Evelina lining up a sigh oh no I thought she was lining up a sidearm she's actually throwing a strike here so full power turn overshot it seems yeah trusting it does not quite get over enough on it but she'll be inside circle - yeah and honestly that's the more wide open side you don't want to contend with those branches from the big tree right next to the basket so she can probably give it a good bid jump putter set hut the only issue we have here on this hole as you can see it happens to Haley she gripped locks her forehand and she's right on the tee pad for the next hole...
