2026 Taranaki Open | RD1 F9| FPO| Mertsch, Chocek, Donnecke, Smiley
The 2026 Taranaki Open | RD1 F9| FPO features an exciting disc golf event presented by Go Throw and MVP Disc Sports. This part of the tour down under brings together a star-studded cast of players, including Taylor Cho Sac and Sophia Donecke, as they compete for victory at the beautiful Inglewood Golf Club in New Zealand. The course is known for its challenging layout and windy conditions, which adds an extra layer of strategy to the game. Sarah Hokom and her co-commentator, Taylor Cho Sac, provide expert analysis and insights from the booth, while Sophia Donecke and Cat Merch offer expert tips on techniques such as gyro. Watch as these talented players navigate the course, taking advantage of pinched fairways and carefully avoiding obstacles like OB. Join Sarah Hokom and the Go Throw team for a thrilling ride as they kick off the FPO season at the 2026 Taranaki Disc Golf Open presented by MVP Discs.
Watch top female players dominate at the 2026 Taranaki Open! Highlights from Mertsch, Chocek, Donnecke & Smiley.
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Welcome everyone to the 2026 [music] Taranaki Disc Golf Open part of the tour down under presented by Go Throw >> [music] >> and MVP Disc Sports. I'm Sarah Hokom here with Taylor Cho Sac in the booth to call all the shots. Hello everybody. I'm so excited to be here on my inaugural commentary. [music] It's going to be great. We can't wait to hear what you have to say. We're here at Inglewood Golf Club in the shadow of the great Taranaki mountain. We'll be able to see that in several shots. It's a beautiful place to be. One thing that we we have a quite a few wonderful players on this card Taylor Cho Sac being one of them. Disc Craft sponsored from Eugene, Oregon. Joining us in the booth we're going to get extra insight from you today. And your good friend. Yeah, Sophia Donecke here from Victoria, BC international probably the only Canadian player part of tour down under sponsored by Innova. We're also going to see Cat Merch also an Innova player from Rosebud, Arkansas. The Jonesboro Open champion looking to try to get another win in her docket. And then Jennifer Smiley >> [music] >> my teammate from MVP from Ashburn, Virginia. We get her slinging some gyro. And we start off at hole one. What do you think Taylor? Yeah, so we start off with the big par five 738 feet and coming into the tournament we >> [music] >> had over 20 mile an hour winds on this hole specifically they were head [music] and right to left. Um but yeah starting off with OB on the left side and little bit pinched on the right side but that's definitely where you want to go rather than OB. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2026 MVP Disc Tour Down Under. Here at our first event the 2026 Taranaki Disc Golf Open presented by MVP Discs. We've got a star-studded card to kick off the FPO season here in New Zealand and our two returning players joined by two fresh Tour Down Under debutantes here at the beautiful Inglewood Golf Club. You're watching FPO round one feature card action here on Go Throw. First to the tee an MVP from Oregon. She joined us here in New Zealand last year and had a number of Tour Down Under lead card appearances. Making...
