2023 PDGA Champions Cup | FPO R1B9 | Pierce, Hokom, Blomroos, King | Jomez Disc Golf
The 2023 PDGA Champions Cup | FPO R1B9 features a thrilling back nine at the WR Jackson-designed course, where the top players in the sport face off in their first major of the year. Erica Stinchcomb and Madison Walker provide play-by-play commentary from the front and back tees, respectively, offering insights into the challenging holes and strategies employed by top players like Haley King and Pierce. As they navigate the 606-foot finishing shot, Erica and Madison discuss the importance of choosing the right club and shaping a well-placed approach to set up for birdie. The duo also highlights the difficulty of this hole, which ranks as one of the most challenging of the day, with players needing to avoid pinching off their second shot and instead aim for strategic placement on the green. With its unique combination of technical skill and strategy, this hole is a must-watch for fans of professional disc golf.
Watch top FPOs Paige Pierce & Valarie Johansson at the 2023 PDGA Champions Cup, with strategies & shots from elite players competing for the title.
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foreign hello and welcome to the back nine of round one it's our fpo feature card at the first major of the year the PGA Champions Cup presented by Bushnell I'm Erica stinchcomb I'm Madison Walker we're your two hotkeys this is our first of four majors first of the year WR Jackson is such a fun challenging track yeah we get to play in the woods and last year the hot round was seven down today we already have I think two people at six down yeah and we have like the top I don't know 15 people even par or better which is insane compared to last year Haley King squeaky clean three down bogey free so far you can see Kristen to tarkap merch six and five down Haley in a bunch of three downs one down goes all the way nearly the 15th Place wow which is crazy everyone's just getting so good so fast we also do have three shorter pin positions at the PDGA very thoughtfully placed jump right into it hold 10 606 feet this is a gentle left to right finishing shot I like a backhand turnover but a forehand works well as well you don't want to finish early right that can pinch off your second shot this shot is not necessarily just one good dominant Fairway it's a lot of choosing and scrambling and trying to shape a shot to get to the green and get your birdie even at 606 feet this one is so hard to get to it places the sixth most difficult hole of the day wow whoa oh that was early age hits first available bounces to the right side of the Fairway this would be an unbelievable Scramble for par yeah even with a perfect drive that lands dead center like we Oh I thought we were going to see henna do it can still be such a tough approach it's downhill so you don't have to try hard but there's just not like I said one good Gap you've watched Haley with some aggressive tee shots all day it's a star wraith kitchen right side but good kick it looked like it's a great spot right behind that little group of trees surprisingly program with a neutron crave that is smushed looking great that orange uh marker I believe is 400 feet from...
