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PDGA VideosFebruary 23, 2019

2019 Las Vegas Challenge: Round 2 Open Recap

Watch the highlights from Round 2 of the 2019 Las Vegas Challenge Open, featuring top players in the MPO field. The competition shifted to a longer, technical course, showcasing their skills and strategies. Calvin Heinberg, aka "The Hime Burglar," stunned fans with his impressive shots, including a 40-foot death putt and a 387-foot approach shot at the par-4, 13th hole. Nate Sexton bounced back from a solid first round, adjusting his game to overcome tentative throws and letting discs get out of bounds. Austan Hanim took advantage of windy conditions, which often favor him. The video showcases the challenges faced by players in Round 2 and highlights their techniques and strategies for success in the open tournament.

Watch PDGA pros compete at the 2019 Las Vegas Challenge: Round 2 Open Recap with thrilling plays from Paul McBeth & Ricky Wysocki.

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Video Transcript

all ready welcome to round two highlights where the MPO field has moved from the shorter birdie fest to the longer technical in of a course leading off the show calvin Heinberg aka the hime burglar has been stealing hearts and minds of fans all over with his big arm and smooth stroke Oh war I'd probably like a 40-foot kind of death putt I was left with the pin and had a headwind ran that and made it and I kind of kick-started my round I felt pretty confident about point and well deserved confidence it was here's Heinberg on the 387 foot are three full 13 skipping it out in its part it's a little surprising but I mean I have been putting in a lot of work this offseason so it's not super surprising I feel really confident most aspects of my game right now so I'm glad to see it showing out here against the world Calvin with no fear here on the gallery Layton 18 his upshot is perfect setting it six feet from the pin as he taps in the birdie three meanwhile halfway down the field sitting at 50th place after round one Nate Sexton was here to play I played really solid I haven't had a chance to look at the scores yet but yeah man just trying to remember to throw hard my main major mistakes yesterday were just kind of being a little bit tentative first tournament of the year in the cold weather and letting some just get out of bounds when I need to commit to him to get him to flip over a little bit so made that adjustment today I was really throwing the disc hard and throwing well and just kept reminding myself they're hard they're hard they're and when I do that usually good things happen and good things did happen Saxon would jump 46 spots all the way to the lead card lurking as well Austan hanim after the rough finish at winter time open was all business here on the end of a course I actually kind of look forward to wind I definitely enjoy playing in the wind more than a lot of other people do while the wind was affecting his circle one x pudding you can see the park percentage is what did it he was leading the field...