2026 PDGA Pro Worlds | FPO R3B9 | Salonen, Gannon, Lehtomäki, Burge | Jomez Disc Golf
The 2026 PDGA Pro Worlds are in full swing at the Black Locust course, and round three of the competition is heating up. Erikica Stinchcom and Madison Walker provide play-by-play commentary as they navigate the challenging front nine and then switch to the back nine, where the real battle begins. The duo discusses the differences between the two halves of the course, with the back nine proving much tougher. Eveina, Missy, Jessica Girthy, and Cadence are among the top players currently competing, with Eveina taking a hot round lead at five down. Madison Walker shares insights on how to approach specific holes, such as hole 10, which is considered one of the easier shots due to its elevated basket and relatively open fairway. The pair also touches on strategies for tackling more challenging holes like 15, and they discuss how players are handling the pressure of competing in a major tournament.
Watch top pros compete in thrilling moments, expert analysis & surprise results | Salonen, Gannon, Lehtomäki & Burge.
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Hello and welcome to the back nine of round three of the 2026 PDGA Pro World Championships presented by First Form. Uh, we are at our final nine at the Black Locust course. I'm Erikica Stinchcom. >> I'm Madison Walker. We're your two hot geese. Honk watching some clean front nine from from uh Eveina and froma who currently has the hot round at five down. Just one little error at the end. Eveina and Missy both bogey free. Very impressive at this course. Back nine definitely plays harder. We all know 15 is looming. Yeah, we saw the hot round of seven down at the first attempt at Black Locust and we've got a couple players on track, but it seems like in general everyone's hanging around even par for the majority of the field. This is a nice friendly one though to add some birdie strokes. Hole 10 is the easiest hole of the day today. It's a distance shot, but not necessarily with a distance driver, but you can kind of rip here on this more wide open fairway. You do want to be to the left or to the deep side of the fairway to set yourself up to attack this um green. It's an elevated basket. You really don't need much more than a mid if you're in position to get up and down. I like this hole just for that reason. You can kind of can go mid mid if you want. Missy gonna find as far left as you can find. Uh, but it's going to have an open look from there. Yeah, she might have to do a little flex forehand action. Eveina going to wrap the corner. She made this second shot real easy yesterday. Today, she's going to get caught up on the classic corner trees and get kind of the mean kick into the woods. It's going to be tough to try to find the green from there. >> I thought it was impossible, but I watched someone do it today. So really apparently, yeah, Jessica Girthy made it through and I had to scrape my jaw off the floor. >> Cadence doing a great job keeping it low here. That's the play. Just come in and make sure you don't go too high up the hill. We saw believe we saw a wrap the corner a little bit...
