2023 LWS Open At Idlewild | FPO FINALB9 | Mandujano, Burge, Lorentzen, Gannon | JomezPro Disc Golf
The 2023 LWS Open At Idlewild Final Nine is here, and Erica Stinchko and Madison Walker are guiding you through the action-packed conclusion of this professional disc golf tournament. Valerie Mandujano takes a commanding lead after a flawless front nine, while Missy Gannon impresses with a bogey-free round so far. The duo discusses the unique challenges posed by Idlewild's dry conditions and tricky holes, including the infamous uphill Par 3 that requires precise straight shots. Erica and Madison break down strategies for tackling this "tweener" hole, emphasizing the importance of playing it safe with a baby Flex backhand to navigate the main Gap. They also share insights on the optimal approach for navigating this demanding course. Meanwhile, Valerie Mandujano's consistent performance is put under scrutiny as she seeks to maintain her lead at the LWS Open At Idlewild.
Watch Mandujano, Burge, Lorentzen & Gannon battle at the infamous Idlewild course in FPO FINALB9 of the 2023 LWS Open!
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foreign hello and welcome to the final nine of the lws open at Idlewild presented by Dynamic Discs and The Natty I'm Erica stinchko I'm Madison Walker we're your two hotkeys and if you didn't watch yesterday lws is an accounting firm who does a lot of taxes for us disc golfers and they're doing really great stuff and we like them a lot so check them out uh all right Valerie mandujano story of the front nine super clean she's got a four-stroke lead over Missy Gannon who has a bogey free round so far at three down Valerie one down lucky and Cadence struggling a little bit Idlewild showing its teeth yeah Valerie kind of the story of the weekend she's been playing Super solid every single round look at own Scoggin sliding up the leaderboard Holland Hanley Sarah Holcomb doing some work Madison Walker hey Wishy she's up there so Chase Card uh doing some work definitely Idlewild playing tough even with the dry tea pads and dry conditions hole 10 very tough hole uphill Par 3 368 feet plays more like 425 you rarely see anybody land in circle two it's one of the kind of boring tweener holes averages exactly 3.5 um you're just trying to get off the tee through the main Gap um throwing straight or like a very baby Flex backhand is the ideal play uh what side do you think is worse to kick to oh depends on when yeah I think right side late is worse left side early is worse but the what Missy just did is absolutely perfect because I laid it yeah nice and low down the middle even finishing to the left a little bit opening up that second shot to the green I keep rethinking my strategy because Missy just threw straight and then faded and I I feel like you see a lot of flex shots that end up hitting trees and I think the straight plays it yeah I agree Caden's sneaking through some trees and lands in a decent spot I I personally think yeah if you get through the main Gap and then hyzer left even a little early there's a little bit more ability to get to the pin from there Valerie's showing us how it's done catching that one stump in the middle but she's in a great spot...
