2026 Australasian Open | RD1 B9 | Koling, Stout, Ellis, Scott
Catch the action from round one back nine of the 2026 Discraft Australasian Open presented by OTB Discs at a venue that has captured the heart of veteran New Zealand disc golfer Mr. Perkins, the 2023 national champion. As Luke Humphries and Mr. Perkins bring you coverage, they discuss the tour's second stop in the Tour Down Under, entirely presented by MVP Discs, and its potential to become a major hub for disc golf on the continent. The duo touches on the similarities between this venue and those in North America, with Mr. Perkins sharing his thoughts on why he loves this place so much. Meanwhile, big players like Jerm and Corey are making their moves, with highlights from Aiden's impressive shot that narrowly avoids OB and finds its way to the ground.
Watch Koling, Stout, Ellis & Scott battle at the 2026 Australasian Open Round 1! Relive thrilling moments of intensity and skill in disc golf's top competition.
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Welcome into Goat Throw [music] Coverage. This is round one back nine of the 2026 Discraft Australasian Open presented by OTB Discs. This is our second stop in the [music] Tour Down Under, which is entirely presented by MVP Discs. I'm your host Luke Humphries in the booth [music] with Mr. Perkins. The veteran of New Zealand, we call him the 2023 New Zealand national champion. You've been coming here for a while and [music] this place right here got to be one of your your favorites. I love it, Luke. I love when the locals come up to me and they're like, "Really? Four years in a row? Like, eventually you got to go somewhere else, right?" I am obsessed with this country. I think it's the next frontier for disc golf and I think that that is exactly why MVP believes in this tour so much because Henry Pearson and I pitched to him that we feel we can do the same thing in New Zealand that you see McResma did in Finland. Wow. And it's an amazing setting for it. >> It is. It is. There's not much different from the States in terms of feel. You get to speak English. You can spend, quote and quote, dollars, although they're a little bit different. There's not that much different. Well, they're like, for us it's amazing. Our our dollar goes almost twice as far, guys. So, we've been talking about all this cheap food. Might not be as cheap for the locals, but for us it it's great. Definitely feels like it. All right, back to the action. Big Jerm coming off back-to-back birdies. Started off as rough as we've ever seen Jerm start a tournament. Got a hole to dig himself out of. Bad start right there. >> That's a bad start. Aiden shades on the forehead, Buzz in hand. It's a Buzz? Yep. This This could go OB deep. Woah. And it does. Good. That left to right headwind just keeping that disc up, not ever letting it fade back out and find the ground. Corey also going Buzz. Put it on the ground sooner. >> Ooh. What a He's Aiden get a little glidy and he throws it a little more directly into the short side of that circle. 100% the ground play here very consistent. Put it on the ground short, you're going...
