2019 Silver Cup • R3B11 • Garrett Gurthie • Cale Leiviska • Terry Rothlisberger • Calvin Heimburg
The 2019 Silver Cup presented by Discmania and Roland Ridge has concluded, bringing to a close an exciting competition that saw Garrett Gurthie dominate with his impressive eagle count. Joining Nate Perkins in the final stages of the tournament, they discuss the key elements that set this course apart from others, including its challenging par threes and shorter par fours. The pair focus on the specific techniques required for success, particularly in navigating the tricky 344-foot par three at hole number 13. They highlight the importance of precision, control, and spin in overcoming the obstacles presented by the course's unique layout. Watch as Garrett Gurthie showcases his exceptional skills, pulling off impressive eagles with ease. Meanwhile, Nate Perkins provides expert analysis on the strategies employed by top players like Calvin Heimburg to conquer the challenging par threes.
Watch Garrett Gurthie and Cale Leiviska battle in R3B11 of the 2019 Silver Cup alongside Terry Rothlisberger and Calvin Heimburg.
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welcome back everybody to the conclusion of the 2019 silver cup presented by discmania and Roland Ridge we have the back 11 holes of this round and I'm joined here by Nate Perkins yet again how's it going Nate it's going great man Garrett is that absolutely running this one down right now yeah Garrett Eagle boy girthy I think it's and you've been fitting nickname for him we yeah kind of a cheesy nickname I think it's fitting for this tournament especially he's been snagging a ridiculous amount of eagles almost cheating some of these shorter par fours and now we're moving into hole number 13 344 feet par 3 with a super low ceiling super low ceiling and it's like a 5-foot gap that's 300 feet away it's such a specific late gap they have to hit it's all and you're this is the mistake that you'll see most players making yeah and those cedar trees just swallow everything up and if you are on that left side it can get pretty brutal to get up and down if anything you're miss needs to be right yeah and and kales a little bit too low but he's stone a decent position to get up and down this is an eagle from Calvin no one else is doing it like he is with this look at that redirect oh and it almost fine it's a gotcha tight gap and really the play is to be drifting right subtly as you're moving towards it it's such a tough par three that's the interesting thing about this course a lot of the par fours that we have are I wouldn't call them soft but they're definitely shorter and more Eagle the par threes out here are super challenging yeah really tricky it's definitely in old school it's got that old-school style feel to it on these absolutely does in the par threes and yet obviously on this super layout they've lengthened a lot of them to where you're having to throw some really really challenging shapes and clearly on this hole players are being challenged boom Wow there's that spin pile coming in handy sweet putt from Cal and he needs it I mean what I didn't even realize but with 11 holes to go Calvin and kale are both 5 back yeah Garrett's kind of been running away with this...
