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Go Throw VideosMarch 28, 2026

2021 Mid-America Open | RD2 B9 | Widboom, Carey, Gannon, Young

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The 2021 Mid-America Open presented by Disc Craft's FPO Round Two Back Nine highlights the challenges faced by top players at Albert Oak Park's Bat Course. Missy Gannon's one-down performance through nine holes sets a new standard for the round, putting pressure on her competitors to catch up or improve their scores. The back nine proves particularly difficult, with few birdie opportunities and obstacles such as the creek on hole 10. Rebecca Cox and Missy Gannon offer expert analysis, discussing strategies like clearing the creek or playing the layup shot, as well as techniques for navigating the obstructed holes. Watch as they break down the key moments of the round, including Ellen's tricky approach to hole 9 and Deanne's birdie on eleven.

Watch Widboom, Carey, Gannon, and Young in action on Round 2's challenging Hole 9 at the 2021 Mid-America Open disc golf tournament.

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Video Transcript

hello everyone and welcome to the 2021 min america open presented by disc craft i'm rebecca cox joined here with missy gannon and we're here with gk pro to bring you the fpo round two back nine here at the bat course at albert oakland park um everyone was tied going into the round at even but missy gannon's one down through nine and everyone else is over par so we'll see how the back nine will round out with uh all these holes that really don't have many birdie opportunities yeah that's exactly right the back nine is uh definitely playing more difficult just based on the lack of birdies hole 10 is a part 3 310 feet there is an ob creek just about 100 feet short of the basket so the main objective is to either you know completely clear over that ob or you can always play the layup shot and play this hole for the par that was ellen with a destroyer not really what she wanted but she stayed in bounds oh man that looked more clear than it was yeah luckily stayed in bounds though we had a little bit of a tailwind on this hole so i didn't get quite as much flip as i was looking for yeah slightly long too yeah sat down a bit i'll have an obstructed putt this looks like dan's roadrunner again clearing the creek and wow putting ourselves in a great position for birdie here ellen's a bit pinched off yeah she'll find herself just on the outside of those trees throwing something super stable um a firebird has a rap shot heather with a simple hyzer so i have to throw a pretty heiser putt here not my typical shot very close but yeah sucks to have those trees right in front of you there we go beautiful erase that bogey from hole nine starting off the back nine really nice wood boom nice putt saving the par same for heather and i will do the same yeah deanne was actually the only birdie on this hole for the whole round hole eleven par 3 365 feet there are two options you can go the big uh hyzer route between the two pine trees or the way the drone is flying through which is a more direct line but definitely a lower ceiling yeah...