2022 Las Vegas Challenge | RD3 F9 | Allen, Pierce, Tattar, Salonen | FPO Disc Golf | GKPRO
The 2022 Las Vegas Challenge is a pivotal event in the Disc Golf Pro Tour, featuring some of the sport's top players, including Katrina Allen, Kristen Tatar, Paige Pierce, and Evelina Salonen. The third round out of four takes place at the Factory Store Course, which boasts the longest layout among the three courses played during the tournament. Wind conditions proved to be a significant challenge on this day, with direct headwinds making it difficult for even the most skilled players to achieve their full potential. The competition is fierce, with Katrina Allen currently holding a sizable lead but still having two rounds to go. Madison Walker and Erica Stenchcomb provide expert commentary, highlighting the strategies employed by each player and discussing techniques such as using overstable discs in windy conditions. The stage is set for an exciting conclusion to the tournament, with international players adding a new level of competitiveness to the classic US women's matchups.
Watch Allen, Pierce, Tattar, and Salonen face off in Round 3 of the 2022 Las Vegas Challenge - FPO disc golf action at its best!
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welcome to the third round out of four at the 2022 las vegas challenge the first event of the disc golf pro tour i'm madison walker i'm erica stenchcomb we're the two hot geese ankh today we are at the end of a factory store of course it is the longest of the three we play on the property this week we get to watch katrina allen kristen tatar paige pierce and evelina salanine attack this course trina has a pretty sizable lead right now but there's two rounds left we're only halfway through anything can happen at this point also the wind was ripping today so you're gonna see some well i don't know maybe they won't struggle but it was definitely much more challenging today yeah the forecast said none but there was a lot especially on hole one you're up a little bit higher on a hill facing into the direction of the wind it was a direct headwind there's out of bounds all the way down the right hand side on the cart path it's a reachable 415 feet but it is a crush and in this wind it's going to be really difficult to get the full flight without a really overstable disc you can trust to flex katrina ripping on a hurricane in the wind very appropriate and making it look pretty easy yeah down to circle's edge headwind putt pretty cool to see two international women join our two classic us women in a pretty epic battle here very close uh all the scores a lot of women under par yeah kristin early releasing it's still you can still get a par from there fairly easily it didn't look like she filtered too far into the trees paige gonna throw these zeuses all day a little early but just kind of scooches around the edges evelina sullivan i'm excited to see evelina play again it's been a hot minute i feel like it was was it last year at vegas or it's been longer than that i think maybe waco two years ago when she won that might have been the last time yeah yeah because kovid kept all the europeans out country for uh too long yeah so happy to have him back evelina left with quite a long look she's going stand still and she'll definitely have to earn that par...
