2026 Discmania Challenge | FPO FINALF9 | Hansen, Mertsch, Mandujano, Allen | Jomez Disc Golf
The 2026 Discmania Challenge is live at Pickard Park, where the stage is set for a thrilling championship Sunday. Madison Walker and Erica Stinchcomb are on site, capturing all the action amidst a stormy morning that's brought out the best in the players. Cat Merch and Valerie Mandujano, among others, are making headlines with their impressive performances. The competition is fierce, with Ella Hansen leading the pack from Seattle, Washington, at 16 under par. Meanwhile, Cat Merch is hot on her heels, having completed a blistering front nine yesterday. As the players tackle the challenging course, they must navigate unpredictable winds and swirling conditions that demand strategic disc selection. With the OB making every shot longer, even an eagle from Cat Merch yesterday's round stood out. Will Ella Hansen maintain her lead, or will others like Cat Merch and Valerie Mandujano catch up?
Watch the thrilling final round as top players Hansen and Allen compete for victory in the 2026 Discmania Challenge.
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[music] [music] >> Hello and welcome to championship Sunday of the 2026 Dismania Challenge presented by True Bank. We are out here at Pickard Park with a little bit of a stormy morning. I'm Madison Walker. >> I'm Erica Stinchcomb. We're the two hot geese. >> Hot. Stormy indeed. Very stormy. >> Thunder, lightning. We're starting about an hour and a half later and it is humid. Almost as hot as Ella Hansen's 10 down yesterday. >> Almost. >> Almost. What an incredible round. Cat Merch and Valerie Mandujano >> [laughter] >> rejoining us and Katrina Allen rounding out the lead card. >> Let's kick things off with this very brutal hole one. What a starting hole, par five. 760, but the OB makes it play longer because you really have to be careful when you're throwing every single shot. We saw an accidental eagle from Cat Merch yesterday throw-in. It was awesome. But most players at best are getting a birdie here and you feel good about a birdie on this hole. >> Shooting a course record 10 down yesterday, currently leading with a 16 under from Seattle, Washington. Let's give a loud round of applause for Ella Hansen. >> [cheering] >> Ella leading with two strokes at the moment and it really was windy today. It often is here. We've been lucky so far that it hasn't been. And it wasn't necessarily like the typical wind. Quite a bit of swirling going on out there. Nothing too crazy, but you did have to think about it, maybe change your disc selection. That's a great start. >> And holding on to a top spot, still at 14 down from Rose Bud, Arkansas. Let's make some noise for Cat Merch. >> [cheering] >> Cat with a really, really hot front nine yesterday. Cooled off a bit in the back, only managed to shoot three over on the back nine. Oh, oh, did she finish with a birdie? >> Shh, I can't remember. >> Mhm, boy, it wasn't as good as she would hope. >> And she's going to start off with an OB stroke here on the one. >> she did finish with the birdie. >> And 11 down from San Antonio, Texas. Make some noise for Valerie Mandujano. >> [cheering] >> Valerie calmly stacking up birdies as she does. She only had one bogey yesterday for her seven down....
