Jonesboro Open | RD1 B9 | Pierce, Allen, Van Dyken, Mertsch
The Jonesboro Open is underway, and Paige Pierce shares her insights on Round 1 B9 at the challenging disc golf course. The back nine proves to be extremely difficult, with long, open shots that require precise control of nose angle to navigate through windy conditions. Paige discusses how elevation and wind play a significant role in making this course unique. Paige is joined by fellow competitors Katrina Allen and Vanessa Van Dyken, as they battle it out for the top spot. Prodigy Disc and Sports provide expert coverage of the event, while the GK Pro provides year-round women's golf coverage. As Paige tees off on hole 10, a 360-foot par-3 with low ceiling, bushes, and trees lining the fairway, she shares her strategy for conservatively playing the hole. Meanwhile, Katrina takes an aggressive approach, aiming to turn the corner. The video showcases the challenges of this unique course and offers a glimpse into the skills and techniques required to succeed at the Jonesboro Open.
Watch top players Pierce, Allen, Van Dyken, and Mertsch compete at the Jonesboro Open on RD1 B9: thrilling disc golf action!
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all right everyone welcome back to round one coverage of the jonesboro open this is the back nine this is our final stop on the disc golf pro tour we are at the disc side of heaven my name is paige pierce and i'm miss again and like this sign says it is extremely difficult out here it's mostly the challenge that we're facing is long open windy shots that you really have to control your nose angle so it's mace appear easy with a lot less trees than normal but it plays are very difficult in this wind yeah elevation wind all of it definitely is a tricky thing to deal with um yeah starting off this back nine we have paige at five down katrina allen at two down cat at one down and vanessa just a little over par we gotta give a shout out to prodigy disc and played against sports for providing this coverage and of course the gk pro for being out here with the women all year long we saw chrissy fountain coming in pretty hot three under par through 17 but she does have a tricky par 5 left to finish so we'll see if she can keep it under par to finish out this first round and hole 10 is 360 feet it is a par 3. par-3 low ceiling the entire way and a lot of bushes and trees on the left and right of the fairway to that definitely come into play if you don't quite keep your discs straight enough on this fairway because this green does bend to the right so on this one i'm going with my undertaker this one's pretty beat in it's going to get a late flip but i'm trying to play this one pretty conservatively i'm trying to play it down the left side and that was just a little bit too conservative i was just trying to prevent myself from going in those bushes on the right cat trying to figure out what the wind's doing and make any adjustments she needs to make keeps it nice and low and in the center doesn't quite get all the way up the fairway but she's not in any bushes so she'll be okay katrina on the other hand playing this hole aggressively trying to get that turn and she's going to find...
