2023 Jonesboro Open | FPO R1F9 | Allen, Tattar, Mertsch, Henderson | Jomez Disc Golf
The 2023 Jonesboro Open is a premier disc golf tournament hosted by Prodigy at the Disc Side of Heaven course in Arkansas. Madison Walker and Erica Cintcombe provide commentary on the first round of three, discussing the challenging 8,572-foot course with 18 holes. The duo highlights notable players such as Kirsten Tatar, who leads the field with impressive fairway hits and scramble percentage, and Caroline Henderson, who has emerged strong after a hot start to her season. The tournament's charitable component is also highlighted, with proceeds supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital since 2001. Viewers can expect insight into the strategies of top players like Kirsten Tatar and Caroline Henderson, as well as analysis of their approaches to key holes.
Top female players face off at the Jonesboro Open. Watch Allen, Tattar, Mertsch & Henderson compete in this intense disc golf battle on Jomez Pro.
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hello and welcome to the first round of three at the Play It Again Sports Jonesboro open powered by Prodigy we're finally back in Arkansas it's a couple of weeks later than normal in the year I'm Madison Walker I'm Erica cintcombe and we're two hockeys Hawk yeah a lot more foliage than we're used to seeing a little bit better conditions than we've had in previous years a really nice day to be on the course yep we're at disc side of heaven and it is just that we get to open up as compared to last weekend at Champions Cup we've got 8 572 feet to cover this year in 18 holes this tournament's awesome because the tournament director rules look at that 90k to St Jude Children's Research Hospital since 2001. well nine is a par five it's an absolute musket birdie 55 of the field birdied it last year thanks again and to you this we thank them every week we mean it every time they're the best they give us all the stats that we can use during these rounds Katrina Allen uh scramble percentage third in the field at nearly 50 percent burning about a third of the holes and 73 Circle 1X putting that's 11th in the field Kirsten Tatar in 2023 so far is first place and Fairway hits birdie rate and scramble percentage man that's three of my favorite things to be good at the same Ah that's unbelievable cat merch Arkansas girl Circle 1X pudding she's 77 percent parked 12 percent of the time birdie rate 29 so fifth fourth doing good stuff yeah she's got a lot of momentum after last week at Champions Cup speaking of momentum Caroline Henderson came on the scene hot uh already in 2023 she's seventh in the field in circle one in regulation nine percent of the hole she's played are parked unreal Caroline Nui sponsored by Prodigy since we last saw her I believe in Houston yes this is a sponsoring event for her well one is a par 3 385 feet reachable by everyone because it does Play Slightly downhill um don't yank it left or right and get a putt you see a lot of women land in circle two you do kind of have to throw flat for a while before it starts to go downhill so nose angle...
