2025 Discraft Ledgestone Open | FPO R2B9 | Cox, Scoggins, Mertsch, Weatherman | Jomez Disc Golf
Watch as the top players on the Disc Golf Pro Tour tackle the challenging Sunset Hills Disc Golf Course Force during round two of the 2025 Discraft Ledgestone Open. Erikica Stinchcom and Madison Walker provide expert commentary as the field navigates the shorter-than-usual course with its many birdie opportunities and treacherous obstacles, including a shed on the right side and a narrow window for shots under the weeping willows. The duo discusses the importance of finding the optimal shot shape and disc flex to succeed on this tricky course. Disc golf legends like Cat Mertz and Addison O'Brien showcase their skills with bold forehand shots, while Emily Weatherman pulls off an impressive approach shot to the hole. With many players scoring significantly under par, the pressure is on - can anyone overcome the difficulty of Sunset Hills and emerge victorious?
Watch thrilling shots from Cox, Scoggins, Mertsch & Weatherman at the 2025 Ledgestone Open FPO R2B9 action!
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Hello and welcome to the back nine of round two of the 2025 Discraft Ledgestone Open presented by Zuka. We are at Sunset Hills Disc Golf Course Force today. Our 15th stop on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. I'm Erikica Stinchcom. >> I'm Madison Walker. We're your two hockeys. >> Honk. So humid out there, so hot, and uh pressure to score is on. Uh lots of birdies to be had, but plenty of uh difficulty if you're not careful. I'm actually surprised to see this many strokes over par on the front nine, which is the easier of the two. Yeah, I it's that birdie or dive mentality that can kind of get to you a little bit. We're not used to playing these shorter courses at all. They've all but been eliminated on tour. So, it is nice to be able to see a ton of birdies in the FPO field. This is not one that everyone's banking on. No, absolutely not. Whole time's a par 3 301 ft. There is OB on the left side that can come into play. There's also um that shed on the right side that um is that out of it is right. Yeah. Um and can come into play as well. If you do it right, you need to get around these weeping willows. Um, you see a few different shot shapes. A lot of ladies going to the right of the willow and in between those two bushes you see there. Um, that you do kind of have to get just a little bit lucky to have an open look. Um, but it's definitely more difficult to go left side of the willow on like a turning shot or a forehand. We don't see a whole lot of forehands like Addison did. Um, the forehand's kind of blocked by that one tree right there. So, it's not a comfortable line. Yeah, you have to throw a pretty aggressive flex with an overstable disc. And it's scary because you're flexing right towards this out of bounds that we see cat merch messing around with. >> I don't know that I've seen just a pure hiser like that heading towards OB. Kind of a cool play. Definitely risky. Cat going to find just the inside of the circle with that one. >> Emily Weatherman doing what a lot of players do and...
