2025 Memorial • MPO Lead Card • R2B9 • Anthony Barela • Ezra Aderhold • Nick Newton • Connor Rock
Watch as Anthony Barela, Ezra Aderhold, Nick Newton, and Connor Rock vie for top spot in the 2025 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft Fountain Hills. The final nine holes of Round 2 bring high stakes, as the lead card faces off against a very different course and increasing winds. With expert commentary from Parker Welk, viewers can expect to see sidearms dominate the back nine, as these top players aim to maximize their birdie opportunities. Will Ezra Aderhold's technique pay dividends, or will Anthony Barela and Nick Newton outmaneuver him? Meanwhile, Connor Rock is looking to hold his position, all while navigating treacherous wind conditions. Watch closely as these world-class disc golfers battle for position, with the goal of earning a coveted spot on the lead card going into tomorrow's round.
Watch Anthony Barela, Ezra Aderhold, & friends face off in the Memorial tournament's lead card battle! MPO action at its best.
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hello everyone and welcome back it's the back half of round number two at the 2025 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft Fountain Hills the final nine holes that we'll see this year on this particular course Anthony Bella along with Ezra aderhold Nick Newton and Conor rock all here on our lead card trying to hold their positions because we go to a very different course come round number three and once again Parker Welk on the mic with me you said it yesterday Parker the back nine very scorable is that still true today even with the wind yeah and I'm thinking with these guys right now they need to fight for their position for you going into tomorrow's round and the following round so you get most of your birdies on Fountain Hills they're going to be looking to attack attack attack let's see how many birdies they get as we get to Hole number 10 3 10 ft you're going to be mostly seeing some sidearms I think yesterday Ezra left this one a little wide does he make the correction got some claps look like maybe inside but towards the pin you do see a little bit of backends here uh maybe a mid-range or putter turnover shot but I think most of these guys will probably end up throwing a sidearm I was baffled in watching your round and commentating on that that you didn't throw a sidearm yeah I mean I I've just been practicing the back end so much that it's just what felt comfortable and it was honestly a decent shot I hope you're not scolding me not at all I I was just surprised knowing how good you are at uh the forehands I was kind of shocked to see it y did go sidearm today though and put it to one foot so I probably should have done that you should have listened to me I mean I'm not I'm not I'm just saying Newton is inside the circle by about a meter little scolding for himself yeah I mean when there's nothing really in the way you know maybe not so much wind but we do see some leaves kind of blowing there you you really want to make those AB with a four under effort in the front nine attack another Birdie on there get his back nine...
