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PDGA VideosAugust 14, 2024

Paige Shue - Look Back at 2018 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships

Paige Shue's 2018 PDGA Professional Disc Golf World Championships experience is relived in this nostalgic look back at one of her most iconic moments. Watch as Paige shares behind-the-scenes insights into her lead-up to the championship, including her pre-round nerves and strategies for maintaining a five-stroke advantage. The video highlights her emotional highs and lows, from confidence-boosting rounds to nail-biting mistakes that kept competitors close. Witness how Paige navigated the challenging Smuggler Notch course, where wind and OB hazards played a significant role in shaping her game. With a dash of humor and humility, Paige takes viewers through her thought process during the final round, sharing valuable lessons on mental toughness and adaptability.

Watch Paige Shue's thrilling moments from the 2018 PDGA World Championships - top players compete at their best.

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Video Transcript

my name is paig Shu uh pdj number 33833 professional disc golfer and 2018 World Champion we're here to relive one of the best moments of My Life um the world championships in 2018 out at Smuggler Notch we're back this year in 2023 so what a better time than now to look back and really reflect on the successes I had and what it means to me now 5 years later just go for it go for it from Emporia Kansas our leader paig y okay I had a five stroke leive let's go PA first te final round emotions and feelings and whatnot I mean nerves obviously I was so nervous I remember waking up that morning and thinking what do I want to wear while I win Worlds you know trying to like okay I have a five-stroke lead I was just trying to keep myself hyp but you never know actually I totally forgot the round before I think Paige Pierce had beaten Me by like six or seven strokes so she played a really good second to last round to kind of bring herself closer to me and so I'm like well dang you know if she beat me by like seven strokes that round like who knows what can happen this round so I was confident but I totally forgot that that was in my head and so we're about to see on my first t-shot I kind of yank it a little bit and I totally thought I sent it OB but so um she just really hasn't messed up that much yeah D I thought that was OB she put her t- shot a little bit wide here I remember coming into a hole too this hole it's so so in your face but I I don't think I hit the Gap once and so when I missed the Gap this round I was like oh man that sucks like crap it's bogey at best but then I think Paige Pierce who is my closest competitor she then also hit early so I was like oh okay we're good you know that's kind of how you have to think I mean it's kind of match play like what are they doing playing safe and going out of bounds you can just really rip one up four was the first haul I was...