2022 PDGA Amateur Worlds - Event Preview
Stephen Wade, chairman and director of the Santa World Championship, previews the 2022 PDGA Amateur Worlds at the Princeton Country Club. The course, which has undergone significant changes to become a championship-ready layout, features pin locations near water and natural obstacles that challenge players' shot placement skills. With a unique blend of open holes and strategic placements, Wade emphasizes the importance of accuracy on par fours and fives. He also highlights the expertise of his co-director, Jason Lobella, who played a crucial role in shaping the course. Located within an open golf course, the Princeton Country Club provides a picturesque backdrop for competition. The event promises to be intense, with top players vying for victory in a field that Wade calls "really strong."
Watch top amateur disc golfers compete at the 2022 PDGA Amateur Worlds, featuring talented players from around the world.
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i'm stephen wades chairman director for the santa world championship we're at the princeton country club it was just a good opportunity to try something new for the location and the property and and they've really embraced disc golf and the princeton country club has done amazing work helping us put the course in it's on its probably third layout now to get it ready for a championship style course being an open golf course like this place is we looked for pin locations that were near water and near natural obs so that we could have a design that really made players think about where they land shop placement is key out here not every green's wide open and that was on purpose hole 18 where they're gonna finish up on saturday here behind us is 1100 feet and the final 300 feet has a pond in front of it you got to clear about two 250 feet of water to get to the 18th green i honestly i wouldn't be able to do any of it and i wouldn't even thought about trying to do it without the help of my co-td jason lobella i'd have zero chance of doing this without a partnership with him it's a really strong and field and i'm excited to see these players play and i think that if you're going gonna win you're gonna have to get the par fours that are on these courses and the par five so you can't miss any of those mistakes need to be few and far between really you
