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TheDiscGolfGuyMarch 6, 2021

2021 Memorial Championships • R1• F9 • Garrett Gurthie • Paul Ulibarri • Brodie Smith • Adam Hammes

The 2021 Memorial Championships presented by Disc Craft are underway, and the opening round action is heating up at Fountain Hills in Arizona. Double G's Garrett Gurthie and Paul Ulibarri are taking on Brodie Smith and Adam Hammes in a battle of skill and strategy. The course, known for its challenging layout and water hazards, is testing the players' accuracy and focus. As the tournament progresses, topics such as the importance of proper form and technique will be discussed by experts Pete Ibarra and Terry Miller. Fans can expect insightful commentary on the techniques used by each player, including Garrett Gurthie's signature style and Brodie Smith's approach to navigating the course's obstacles. With the competition fierce, viewers are in for a thrilling ride as these top players face off in their quest for victory.

Watch Garrett Gurthie, Paul Ulibarri & more compete in the challenging 2021 Memorial Championships. Witness their skills on iconic holes.

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Video Transcript

hello everyone and welcome to the 2021 memorial championship presented by disc craft terry miller the disc golf guy joined by none other than pete ilabari and pete we've got some pretty sweet opening round action coming in from fountain hills i'm excited to see these guys me too it's uh it sounds like we're in for a treat well we've got double g of course garrett girthy paul yulibarri i think a gentleman you know quite well smith and adam hames and he's double g on hole number one he throws it so high oh and yeah there's gonna be a discussion we'll get to but there is ob on that left side if you're pushed up against that correct those banners here of course is your brother paul looks like it's pretty good out and wide good good catch on the cabbage there cabbage a little thicker this year in a few places and if you catch that it's a pretty good grab now we know that of course you guys are both from here in arizona but fountain hills is a little bit outside of the city it's not a course you come out to and you practice on the daily i mean people don't want to lose their discs or leave them in the water right not typically i uh i come out and play every now and then but i like my frisbees more than i like fountain hills even though i really enjoy it out here it's a beautiful place to play it is we see brody smith out of bounds just really just coming up short not giving it enough on the first hole here's adam hames beautiful setting now brody will head immediately we've seen this played a couple of different ways throughout the years but brody heads immediately to the drop zone which is also where the fpos will t from how he puts it up inside the circle it's been played several ways where you had to re-t or you had to come um to the drop zone this year they're just proceeding keep flow of play going and now they're really just having a conversation as to if any part of his disc is in bounds or not and you need at least some part and it sounded like it was only touching the line and out but it's...

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