Birdies are HARD at Pickard Park | Des Moines Challenge B9 | Jomez
The Birdies are HARD at Pickard Park is a Des Moines Challenge video where Parker Welkier, winner of the 2023 DDO, takes on the challenging course of Pickard Park. In this episode, Parker shares his expert analysis and breakdowns as he navigates the front nine holes with a unique twist - being completely blind to the course layout. Like all your favorite breakdowns, Parker has never played this course before, adding an extra layer of excitement to the challenge. As they work through each hole, Parker discusses specific topics such as the dramatic changes made to the 10th hole by moving the tee box 40 feet, and how this affects the play. He also shares his insights on shot selection, risk management, and strategy, offering valuable tips for golfers looking to improve their game.
Watch top players face off at Pickard Park's Des Moines Challenge. Tense moments and epic throws abound on B9.
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foreign welcome back to Indianola for the Des Moines challenge 2023 Edition we've got a wonderful guest Parker welkier winner of the 2023 DDO in such cool fashion if you didn't watch the front nine pause this video go get a snack watch the front nine come back and join us for the back we got two under on the front one under even and we've got person playing this course from completely blind yeah I've never been here before but I'm loving it so far and all your breakdowns have been blind too yeah all right well let's do it number holes go yeah what's up okay hold ten 860 foot par 5 they've moved the Tee Box by about 40 feet in doing so they have changed this hole dramatically what used to be an easy hyzer off the tee has now become a multiple shot option this kind of feels John halkish in its design forehand now becomes a viable play the hyzer is viable as well but it's a very wide Hyster that's going to be testing that out of bounds there's also some up the middle plays that we might see don't know what people are going to find most comfortable but either way getting off the tee is obviously very very important here the second shot is a lot of downhill action to the bottom of the hill from there to pitch over the out of bounds Creek area to the pin that's kind of island off I think this hole is going to go from being the easiest hole in the course to somewhere in the middle just by moving the Tee Box 40 feet Karen work with me here if I throw yes yes a sidearm out over there and I land kind of you know just in the middle up on top of the hill I think that you the eagle was really in play was when we went really big off this tee um I don't think that eagle is going to be an a play that we're gonna see anyone go for this year ah I think this white hyzer actually you think people Eagles no no but yeah I mean every year we're like no but no the only way that I think we'll see an eagle this year on this hole is a throw in from short...
