2025 Taupō Classic | FPO | Final RD F9 | Weatherman, Choceck, Donnecke, Korver
The 2025 Taupō Classic presented by Kosana New Zealand is a thrilling conclusion to a highly anticipated golf tournament. Juliana Corver, five-time world champion, takes on Taylor Chek and Sophia Don in the final round front nine at Spa Park. The players face a challenging course with detectable wind conditions that require careful shot planning. Emily Leatherman holds second place, just two strokes behind Chek, while Sophia Don is 10 strokes back after winning last weekend's tour down under event. The video captures the excitement and tension as the players navigate the 702-foot par five first hole, featuring a downhill drive, layup zone, and challenging approach to a basket perched on a hill. With birthdays, friendships, and caddy-player relationships adding a personal touch, this tournament is more than just a golf competition – it's an engaging story of athleticism and camaraderie.
Watch top FPO players dominate Taupō Classic's final round: Weatherman, Choceck, Donnecke, & Korver shine!
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all right everyone welcome back in go throw's production of the 2025 topa classic presented by kosana New Zealand this is the final round front nine from Spa Park I'm Nate Perkins here with five-time world champion Juliana corver what a beautiful setting for the game talk about that final day what was the wind like well it was detectable I mean it was still fairly minor compared to what we saw at egg monster but it did make you think about your shots a little bit Taylor Chek 10 under par through two rounds shot Seven under yesterday could have easily been an eight she had that outside the Bulls iPod on 18 Emily Leatherman did Birdie 18 to get within two of Taylor she's been playing really clean golf she has such good control of her angles Sophia Don she's 10 Strokes back she won last weekend's tour down under event at Englewood she's dropping bombs all over the course was a little left side on those putts yesterday let's see if she can get back on the PO Pole today JK you're too over par not your best performance yesterday like we said top three cash so you're battling for that third spot today that's right here we are starting on hole one it is a par five 702 ft it is a slightly downhill drive there is a layup zone right here otherwise if you're going for the second Landing Zone you have to make it through a double Mando Fairway then turn 90° to the right it's still a long shot to the basket and the basket is perched just beyond uh The Ridge of this hill and it drops off drastically behind the basket one and only jul here goth to happy birthday to you happy birthday dear jul4 54 yes all right this will be the first tournament round that I've ever played on my birthday that seems impossible well it's January so okay I'm usually in the winter in Iowa okay that makes sense is little friendship blooming there between Taylor and Sophia pretty good caddy player relation ship blooming there with Aaron as well is that nuke going to turn for her I don't think so I think that's a Mis mandatory and it is Emily has been playing this putter shot to the mouth not bringing the mandatory play at...
