2024 PDGA Pro Worlds | FPO FINALB9 | Handley, Salonen, Mertsch, Ryan | Jomez Disc Golf
The 2024 PDGA Pro Worlds Final 9 features the world's top disc golfers competing for the championship title. Erica Stinc and Madison Walker provide expert commentary as the players navigate the challenging course at Handley. The final major of the year sees a thrilling showdown between Eva Solin, Cat Merz, Natalie Ryan, and others. Eva and Cat lead the pack, with Cat sinking three birdies in a row to take an early lead. Natalie Ryan makes a strong push, moving five strokes back but still in contention. As players approach the treacherous 10th hole, a par 4 with a massive downhill slope and a tight landing zone, strategy becomes key. With no wind to contend with, competitors must weigh their risks and decide whether to lay up or go for it on this crucial shot. Watch as they face off in an epic battle of skill and luck, with only one champion emerging victorious at the end of the 2024 PDGA Pro Worlds.
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hello and welcome to the final 9 of the 2024 PDGA proor championships presented by zuka it is the final major of the year we Crown a World Champ ion today I'm Erica stinc I'm Madison Walker we're your two hotkeys honk honk I guess we don't Crown them we just hand them like a pretty jug today yeah yeah we chug them yeah yes we do we are watching some crazy golf right now evina Solin and had it for a few holes there at the end and then Holland Hanley uh overtook it with a single birdie and Cat merch three birdies in a row she's doing the best on the card only one blemish tied for first two strokes ahead of evina Natalie Ryan five Strokes back more in the mix than she has been with that turkey it's wild out there yeah it sure is and the back nine it doesn't get any easier this is where OB really starts to come into play hold 10 though a nice wide Fairway the biggest downhill we play all year that's a fact 834 ft it's a par 4 that you want to get huge on the t- shot ideally shortening this second shot because it is a very touchy Landing Zone that's a fact too if you come in short the pinch point is so small it's not even worth trying you have to make a decision whether you're going to lay up or go for it today we didn't really have any wind which is nice no I think we're going to see them all go for it unless they're wildly out of position somehow the biggest mistake we see here is people going out of bounds on the right side of the Fairway cat throwing with so much air trusting this disc anyone else would find OB left with that much but she's so good at those pushing stalling hisers a star ra that looks like it checks up and if you watch yesterday we saw some of the longest rollways we've ever seen on this one two in a row yeah so you never know what can happen on 10 most uh competitors getting to that bunker on the left side or maybe uh just short of it cat Blowing by it Natalie really pushing that deep side of the trees and she hides...
