2025 DGPT Championship | FPO R3B9 | Saarinen, Handley, Gannon, Pierce | Jomez Disc Golf
Watch the 2025 DGPT Championship back nine from Ivy Hill Disc Golf Course in Bedford County and Lynchburg, Virginia. Erikica Stinchcom and Madison Walker break down the action, discussing the key players' strategies and performances. Silva Sarin leads by one stroke over Holland Handling, while Paige Pierce lags five strokes behind. The duo provides insight into the challenges of navigating Holton, a downhill par-4 with a treacherous bunker on the left and OB line that plays a crucial role in angle control. They analyze the importance of accurate distance and timing on this hole, which demands precision due to its narrow fairway and pinched landing zone. The conversation also touches on Chase Pflug's competitive moves, Madison Walker's thoughts on the windy conditions, and Paige Pierce's approach to the challenging holes. The experts offer a detailed analysis of the players' techniques and decision-making processes, providing valuable insights for disc golf enthusiasts.
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Hello and welcome to the back nine of round three of the 10th Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship presented by Barbisal. We're in Bedford County and Lynchburg, Virginia at Ivy Hill Disc Golf Course today. I'm Erikica Stinchcom. >> I'm Madison Walker. We're your two husk. Okay, take a breath. And yeah, we are at Ivy Hill for what, the fourth time that we've ever seen it. Um, pretty much the same layout as last year. A few, uh, little bit of differences. Silva Sarin, uh, one over, but still a four- stroke advantage over Holland Handling, five over Paige. Um, Missy hanging in there, but kind of sliding back. Chase card making moves today. Yeah, they sure are. Missy hanging out with those Chase card competitors. Again, we said it in the first video, but it's going to be windy tomorrow. So, everyone really trying to take advantage of moving day on moving day while the while the wind is way down. >> Yeah, so calm today. Uh, Holton is a downhill par4 834 ft, but a lot of danger. This uh bunker on the left is hazard. The OB line on the left comes into play. If you really yank a disc to the right too, you can find that right side OB. With how downhill it is, angle control is so important. And then the second shot is pretty risky with that pinch point. You either have to really lay up or really go for it. There is no in between. Little bit of a headwind on this one. It's the first time you could feel the wind just a teeny bit. It's so important to get huge distance on this T-OT if you are trying to go for it. Um, the OB pinches so much right in the landing zone if you land short at all. Silva pushing towards the right with a lot of turn. Oh no. Oh no. >> Yeah. And it happens. It happens out here. Big downhill shots are so fun, but any tiny error is just absolutely escalated. Holland so good at that gentle hiser flip. We've seen her throw that a couple times today. Really working huge distance. Let's see how much Paige decides to bite off. >> This looks giant to follow through. I love taking a knee. Oh man, these skips are crazy. >> Slow down. >> This...
