2022 USWDGC | R3B9 | King, Scoggins, Salonen, Oliva | Jomez Disc Golf
The 2022 USWDGC | R3B9 coverage brings you the intense action from the lead card at Jomez Pro. Paige Pierce and Kona Panitz guide you through a scorching hot front nine, where Evelina Heltula dominates with three consecutive birdies to take the lead by just two strokes over Maria Oliva. Hannah Blumeros and Cat Merch also make impressive starts, shooting five under par each, while Valerie Mandujano and Sayananda trail at four and two under respectively. The hosts dissect strategy on hole 10, a challenging par-3 with a 282-foot gap off the tee. Salonen showcases her skill with a beautiful Anhyzer backhand shot, showcasing the Star Destroyer disc's performance. Meanwhile, King's Metal Flake MD3 is highlighted for its overstable mid-range feel reminiscent of James Conrad's famous purple mid-range. The discussion touches on Olivia's precise putting technique and the impact of a hyzer gap on her score.
Watch highlights from Round 3 of the 2022 US Women's Disc Golf Championship with top players Paige Pierce & Eveliina Salonen competing for victory.
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hello and welcome back to the 2022 united states women's disc golf championships presented by innova champion discs round three back nine coverage lead card action at jomez pro we are your hosts my name is paige pierce and i'm kona panitz and i'm excited to get into this nine we are going straight off a hot front nine evelina three for three on the last three holes heating up making the gap only two strokes between her and maria oliva and we got so many hot scores we got hannah blumeros at five under par through the front nine we also have cat merch at five under through the front nine and then we have valerie mandujano at four under through the front nine and sayananda even though she's bogey free for the entire tournament is dropping spots because she's only at two under that's how well these ladies are playing on this lead card yeah as we go into hole 10 par 3 282 feet we have two gaps off the tee you can go for the anhyzer backhand or there's the right gap that's more flat to left backhand shot salon and going with her starmanko3 left side flex beautiful speed perfect shot it does end up a little bit short because of that last little shrub she hit but she's on one right now i i have to imagine she's gonna at least draw metal if not hit that putt on throwing her star destroyer and she caught some cabbage on the right side so she's gonna be left with a very long putt king with a metal flake md3 this is a very overstable mid-range similar to that same mid-range james conrad was throwing a few years back if you remember that purple mid-range i've seen so many beautiful shots with that actually right here on jomez pro mario oliva and i'm loving the height on this she's letting the disc work towards the basket oh she's almost acing at paige i cannot believe how close these ladies are oliva we have to see that replay wide hyzer gap it slows her down just a touch and it hyzers out if she doesn't touch that branch it's not gonna clip it into hyzer and it would have drawn metal what a beautiful shot oh salanine so close what a bid to go four for four...
