2026 NZ Open | RD2 F9 | Hokom, Mertsch, Smiley, Donnecke
Catch the action from the 2026 New Zealand Open presented by RPM discs as Sarah Hokom and Jennifer Smiley take on the challenging Orchard course in Auckland. The two disc golfing legends are part of a stellar field, vying for top spot in the tour down under brought to you by MVP Disc Sports. With Hokom leading the pack after a six down clean scorecard yesterday, Smiley is hot on her heels with a plus two from the previous day. Canadian thrower Sofia Donnicky rounds out the group, known for her long-distance throws and bomb-like form with Fission Defy. As they face off on hole one, a 680 ft challenge that requires strategic mid-range throws to land close to the basket, viewers can expect expert commentary and insight from both Hokom and Smiley as they navigate the tricky green.
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Welcome back everyone. This is the second round [music] of the 2026 New Zealand Open presented by RPM discs. This is go through coverage of the tour down under brought to you by MVP Disc [music] Sports. I'm Sarah Hokom here with Jennifer Smiley. What's up guys? We've got a really stellar card here today if I do say so myself. >> [laughter] >> Uh you're we're both on this card actually. We are. This is very interesting to commentate on your own >> [music] >> uh play but we'll do our best to give you guys a fair and biased approach. Yeah, yeah. I don't know what she's talking about. >> [laughter] >> Well, you'll get some insight that's for sure. We're here at the Orchard in Auckland. And up first we have Sarah Hokom who shot a six down clean scorecard yesterday >> [music] >> uh leading the event. Um so she's going to be the one that we're all trying to catch out there. Next up we have Cat Merch. She is [music] tied for second with a plus two from yesterday >> [music] >> uh really solid thrower of the disc so she's she's going to be one to watch. >> [music] >> And next yours truly. Not yours truly, mine truly, you. Jennifer Smiley. Shot a plus plus two yesterday keeping it right there with the rest of the pack and we're going to see her flinging some MVP discs. Watch out Fission Defy. And Sofia Donicky, Canadian Innova thrower who bombs. She good throws very very far. We're going to get to watch some of those a lot of those throws today from Victoria, BC. She also shot a two over par. All right. Hole one is 680 ft. We're all just trying to lay up [music] to around this spot and then pitch across the OB area down to the basket. Um probably most of us throwing a mid-range of some sort and uh hoping to land pretty close because the green can be a little tricky on this one. Ladies and gentlemen, it is 10:30 here at the 2026 New Zealand Disc Golf Open sponsored by RPM discs. Here on the MVP Disc Tour Down Under. This coverage is brought to you by go through. First on the tee your leader at minus six shooting a 1021 rated first round. She's sponsored...
