2023 College Disc Golf National Championship | Men's DI - Team Final F9 | Emporia State, Missouri
The 2023 College Disc Golf National Championship Men's DI Team Final F9 takes center stage at Emporia State in Missouri. Central Coast Disc Golf's Pavo Stubstad is joined by tournament director John Baker as they bring viewers along on the final round of the team championships. The dynamic duo shares insights into the challenging conditions, including rain and extreme cold, which forced players to don oven mitts for warmth. The leaderboard showcases Emporia State leading with 27 under par, while Missouri trails closely at 25 under. Pavo highlights the growth of both teams throughout the season, noting that they've overcome obstacles, including minor mistakes in the first round and a strong singles performance from Noah. The discussion also touches on strategy, as players utilized wind to their advantage and made crucial putts to gain ground. With degrees in hand – including PhDs for Pavo and Jared – the conversation is not only about disc golf but also about perseverance and dedication.
Watch the thrilling conclusion of the men's DI team final round at the 2023 College Disc Golf National Championship in Emporia State, Missouri.
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foreign ladies and gentlemen this is it here we go the final round of the college disc golf national championships this is the team finals I'm Pavo stubstad of Central Coast disc golf joined once again by tournament director John Baker thanks for having me again Pavo and here as you can see from these slow-mo shots we were dealing with some rough conditions today rain on and off for the whole round extremely cold as you can see by these players wearing oven mitts to keep their hands warm and on this final round lead card we've got Emporia State who we saw in our feature card for round one with uh teammates Cade Kohlmeyer Justin Farrell Grant Yoder and Alexis shaparo and then we also have Missouri on our lead card with Noah free seen right here who we saw in our singles finals yesterday and Drew Cantrell Clinton borengaser and Jared brabant brabant sorry if I'm mispronouncing your last name there Jared and here we see the leaderboard going into the final round Emporia State sitting at 27 under and Missouri sitting at 25 under we haven't had our whole team together for a tournament all season so now we're here showing we're still here and here to defend our title first round we had some minor mistakes that kind of cost us the lead so we fell behind early once again just like last year we were four strokes back after the first round same as last year and then just like last year's singles We Came Out Swinging for the most part Noah shot 10 down one stroke off the lead I was very windy singles round so we all tried to do the best we could but we gained most of the distance we could and then yesterday wind rain cold we shredded we made big putts oh absolutely I think all three Jared is the only one without an oven mitt but an oven mitt is a key to success in the cold it's definitely the last time of this four Noah's for sure graduating uh Quinn and Jared are both PhD students though so they could potentially come back and then we'll see depending on how my season goes if I'm eligible next year to come back College disc golf is awesome I will never forget the relationships I've built with the...
