2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge | FINAL RD B9 | Tattar, Salonen, Velediaz, Pierce
The 2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge is a thrilling episode of the Disc Golf Pro Tour, featuring top players competing for the championship title. Erica Stinchkum and Madison Walker, two seasoned disc golfers known as "The Hot Geese," share their experience in the final round at Picker Park, one of the course's most challenging holes. As the competitors near the end of their rounds, tensions rise, with Kristen Tatar holding a significant lead. Her opponents, including Paige Pierce and Evelina Salonen, are determined to reel her in. The back nine plays host to longer shots and more obstacles, requiring precise technique and strategic decision-making. Viewers will get to witness the skillful play of these talented golfers as they tackle the course's most difficult holes, including the infamous 10th hole, often considered the hardest on the course. With its unique layout and challenging conditions, this episode is sure to delight disc golf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, offering a glimpse into the world of professional disc golf.
Watch the thrilling final round of the 2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge! Epic battles between Tattar, Salonen, Velediaz, and Pierce.
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this is it we made it to the final nine of the true bank des moines challenge presented by disc craft part of the disc golf pro tour i'm erica stinchkum i'm madison walker we are your two hot geese hunk we are in our third and final round out here at picker park in pretty ideal conditions um we are watching just some really clean golf from our lead card ladies kris and tatar not letting up she's four down uh and has a five-stroke lead over evelina sullinon paige pierce and macy valedia's tied for third trying to reel in the leaders but only nine holes to go i think the back nine plays a little bit harder a little bit more woods and a lot more ob a lot more ob a lot tighter ob hole 10 um this par 5 is 844 feet well not very many people are taking the drone flight through the middle you're throwing hyzer usually out to the right side you see the ob stake line next to the tall grass both right and left side ideally second shot landing kind of where this big tree is and then third shot if you're feeling risky uh usually a forehand or a backhand turnover into the green here you see how tight the out of bounds wraps all the way around there's that out of bounds creek right before it's so you have to be in a pretty ideal spot to want to go for birdie par is fine on this one i believe this is played as the hardest hole in the course two days in a row yep today it's the second most difficult hole in the course uh i think it kind of ties with whole 18. yeah oh huge shot from paige zeus wow so much forward momentum for throwing it so high they see a little bit lower line that's kind of more of what you see commonly kristen putting it out a little wider than she did yesterday oh no no oh it's the one branch you can't hit really bad break though ob early that's oof that's me really i guess saving par is technically possible she's like that's okay for my one mistake of the day yeah yeah if you're gonna make a mistake i don't know this hole is kind of acceptable evelina...
