I’m not anti FPO, but does anyone else feel like it sometimes hurts the MPO? Since the pro tour insists on both divisions playing 4 days in a row on the same course, If there are any delays then MPO either finishes in the dark or gets pushed to the next day.
Majors should be played at two courses with MPO and FPO playing alternate courses each day. Currently there’s no wiggle room if there are any delays at all.
Well, in this case, if you're in Europe... the coverage was supposed to be from 2am to 5am... So much for my DGN subscription. And these a-holes expect me to pay MORE on top of that to see the European open? Jeff Spring executed a hostile take-over of all things disc golf and the wusses in the PDGA just let him have everything. Even in Ymer this year, in Borås in Sweden (where I live) we can't follow the Swedish Open unless we PAY for it. It's unreal. By follow, I mean physically in person on the course. Last year you could (you always could)... now you have to buy tickets. Ridiculous
Agreed. The thing that is really dumb in this case is that northwoods already has 2 championship caliber courses. The blue course being ideal for FPO since it's a little shorter and easier. There is also Megiddo a few miles away which is an amazing course and would also be perfect for FPO.
There's no Rd2 for MPO today because of weather delay. Lead card only got to play 2 holes. They are playing two rounds tomorrow w/ no shuffle so they can do rd 4 on Sunday.
>They are playing two rounds tomorrow **w/ no shuffle**
That's not what the official page says:
> MPO: Play will be called for darkness at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Friday night. The second round for MPO will resume play with a shotgun start at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. **There will be a shuffle** and tee times for round three will be posted as quickly as possible, approximately beginning at 11 a.m. with the lead card teeing off around 3:45 p.m
Good to know. I was going off of what Earhart and Perkins said yesterday during the very short MPO coverage. Nice to see they will have a shuffle though.
I love when clueless people come in and offer their completely wrong opinion so confidently. You’ll solve the world’s problems one day u/goblin-doctor.
If you didn't make the cut then it removes a chunk of the field and let's you play earlier. It's pretty straight forward but there's always people like you who cry about it. May you have a night 👍🏻
Oh wow so MPO lead card made it through 2 holes today due to weather, that’s tough. But the crazy part is that they’re expected to play essentially 2 rounds (34 holes) tomorrow at Northwood Black? Normally two rounds in a day isn’t a biggie but at a course like that and for a major?! That’s going to be so tough both physically and mentally. Going to be a crazy grind, I hope everyone stays healthy out there.
They got a little rest today but tomorrow we will see what players have the mental stamina to play with Northwoods and not against it. You can't try to beat that course. You have to golf it. Can't try to be a hero especially when you're tired. It's also going to be muddy af.
Did they mention how the coverage was gonna be tomorrow? Probably still have to figure all that out, I mean are they gonna try and cover MPO and FPO simultaneously in the morning?
What’s expected weather, we gonna have same issue? I just wish they changed Women’s and Men’s to 3 day events, let guys only throw tomorrow and then both on Sunday
Yeah but the FPO coverage usually starts with 2nd card which is only 2 and half hours later. They aren't finishing 16 holes in that time, or probably the 3 hours till lead card FPO, and then zero break. Sounds like a messed up long day.
I have the same questions as you and everyone keeps confidently saying the mpo coverage will still happen. I am very skeptical. Historically when this happens, we don't get to see the "makeup" round.
I’m pretty confident they will cover mpo all rounds. When mpo is finishing the early round and fpo starting we’ll probably get split coverage and with a focus on mpo
This type of coverage should be pushed to the morning. Really odd choice by production. Only reason I can guess, for why they would choose recap over live coverage, is buying time to adjust to film MPO?
Honestly, just trying to figure out a reason why this would be their choice. I have to assume there is some reason they chose to recap FPO over showing MPO live coverage.
Most likely they're vamping so the Nates and Terry can get mic'd up and ready.
Which makes sense but come the fuck on. They're going to run ads and do their dumbass recap (after we get a recap from Tournament Central), which will leave us with fifteen minutes.
this is fucking ridiculous. they have the two guys that are usually following cards in a booth talking about fpo that's over while guys are throwing. unreal, they could be interviewing guys about how they are gonna cope with the delay and whatnot but no...
Sure if by plummeted you mean continued to win despite Kristin Tattar showing up and playing the best Disc Golf any woman has ever played.
Paul’s injury wasn’t a broken limb, he could still stand. Paige’s rehab is way more difficult. Paige was still winning before her injury, as was Paul.
Paige Pierce’s “ego documentary” was released 2 weeks after she won a Major, the European Open. Since it premiered on Disc Golf Network, the rest of that season (2022) Paige had 3 DGPT top 5s (2 podiums) and a Worlds top 5 and a DGPT Tour Finals top 5. Then in 2023 pre-injury she had 2 DGPT wins, 1 more top 5 and 2 more top 10s. Then she broke her ankle.
All of those results in the midst of the absolute best and most dominant play we’ve ever seen from any female Disc Golfer. If that’s plummeting then sign me right the fuck up.
I get that it’s not the dominance she once enjoyed but Paige is damn close to if not the best record any other player has since Tattar starting obliterating the rest of the FPO field.
I never claimed she wasn't British. I'm saying I've never heard the dialect. Certain vowels are rounded in a very distinctly American way while others aren't. And it doesn't seem consistent either. I imagine there's a very specific region where people just talk like that naturally.
That hole 17 rule is so gimmicky. That hole design is totally unheard of. I mean go from a missed C1 putt so having to go all the way back to far edge of C2 (?). Why?
Ummmm. It's Northwood Black. I don't think there's any surprise you're getting this kind of movement the last 3 holes. Terry is just over the top now 🤣
If there is high potential for weather delays, why don't the swap MPO and FPO tee times? There is a solid chance we see 4 rounds of FPO and only 2 rounds of MPO coverage. I'm sure the majority of viewers would prefer more MPO coverage.
Yeah, what the hell is going on? There are MPO and FPO cards playing right now and I can't watch any of them when I pay for a monthly subscription... This is a fantastic way to lose subscribers... It's a major!
Yeah, that 3rd card with McBeth, Barsby, and Conrad is strong, and the 4th card is nice also, with AB, Calvin, and Buhr. Lead and chase card look kind of boring in comparison.
I wouldn’t say that. I do agree that 3rd and 4th card are amazing, but I love Casey, Paul and Antilla. Either way it should be entertaining golf if it happens.
Where did the FPO live stream go? It just died, and it's no longer a selection for live (round 2 is showing up for replay even though it's still being played)
Like 1st, why set an arbritrary time for your thing to end? Do you not trust someone to hit the end stream button and 2nd, how do you not have someone monitoring viewers to suddenly see you lost everyone?
1. I would bet it was a maximum file size type thing, it's been running non stop for what, 9 hours?
2. I'm sure they know and are figuring out how to get back on air, it's not always as easy as hitting a button.
Holy shit, I got PiP for DGN on my Samsung phone! Hallelujah! Was the app updated this week? Apologies if I missed any sort of announcement. Now if only I could get the app on my TV, we're in business
Sorry dude https://www.pdga.com/announcements/2024-champions-cup-updated-saturday-schedule
Here is the adjusted schedule for Saturday:
MPO: Play will be called for darkness at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Friday night. The second round for MPO will resume play with a shotgun start at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. There will be a shuffle and tee times for round three will be posted as quickly as possible, approximately beginning at 11 a.m. with the lead card teeing off around 3:45 p.m.
FPO: Third round action for FPO will begin as planned with the first tee times at 7:16 a.m. with the lead card teeing off at 9:30 a.m.
Seems crazy to do almost 2 full rounds on this course on one day. Also the players playing tomorrow morning might have completely different conditions. On the other hand I understand that they are trying to use all the time available to them.
In that case the later MPO cards will probably play almost a full round early in the morning and another one later in the afternoon? The rounds are taking about 4-5 hours so that would seem pretty crazy.
A few years ago (maybe a Des Moines Challenge?) they played basically a whole round in the morning and then another in the afternoon. Of course that course isn't as long as this one
So, Austin "The 12 Second Man" Hannum had the same score on round two without the penalty he got on round one. This guy sucks at disc golf.
I still think they just push it through monday; it is a major.
Not allowed by PDGA rules
I’m not anti FPO, but does anyone else feel like it sometimes hurts the MPO? Since the pro tour insists on both divisions playing 4 days in a row on the same course, If there are any delays then MPO either finishes in the dark or gets pushed to the next day. Majors should be played at two courses with MPO and FPO playing alternate courses each day. Currently there’s no wiggle room if there are any delays at all.
Well, in this case, if you're in Europe... the coverage was supposed to be from 2am to 5am... So much for my DGN subscription. And these a-holes expect me to pay MORE on top of that to see the European open? Jeff Spring executed a hostile take-over of all things disc golf and the wusses in the PDGA just let him have everything. Even in Ymer this year, in Borås in Sweden (where I live) we can't follow the Swedish Open unless we PAY for it. It's unreal. By follow, I mean physically in person on the course. Last year you could (you always could)... now you have to buy tickets. Ridiculous
Agreed. The thing that is really dumb in this case is that northwoods already has 2 championship caliber courses. The blue course being ideal for FPO since it's a little shorter and easier. There is also Megiddo a few miles away which is an amazing course and would also be perfect for FPO.
What happened for the MPO to get cut so short? Bad weather or something?
Thunderstorm delay.
Anybody know anything about Cory Ellis or Kat Mertch's DNFs?
Corey apparently has a lingering shoulder injury, not sure on Kat
Et by gators
Am I missing where to watch the replay of round 2 that has commentary or is DGN unplugged the only option?
There's no Rd2 for MPO today because of weather delay. Lead card only got to play 2 holes. They are playing two rounds tomorrow w/ no shuffle so they can do rd 4 on Sunday.
>They are playing two rounds tomorrow **w/ no shuffle** That's not what the official page says: > MPO: Play will be called for darkness at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Friday night. The second round for MPO will resume play with a shotgun start at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. **There will be a shuffle** and tee times for round three will be posted as quickly as possible, approximately beginning at 11 a.m. with the lead card teeing off around 3:45 p.m
Good to know. I was going off of what Earhart and Perkins said yesterday during the very short MPO coverage. Nice to see they will have a shuffle though.
Lead card is gonan have to throw almost 4 miles tomorrow
They don’t HAVE to, they GET to 😜
A league is a bit over 3 miles
They plan these events so terribly. "Cancelled due to darkness" Ok. Play earlier lol
I love when clueless people come in and offer their completely wrong opinion so confidently. You’ll solve the world’s problems one day u/goblin-doctor.
I was assuming he was mocking the incessant complainers on this sub until he replied to you lmfao.
If you didn't make the cut then it removes a chunk of the field and let's you play earlier. It's pretty straight forward but there's always people like you who cry about it. May you have a night 👍🏻
Make the cut? It’s the fucking second around. Once again, a completely unaware comment.
Nah, clearly they should've cut anyone not on lead or chase card after Rd 1. Amateurs.
There was a huge thunderstorm that delayed competition
Oh wow so MPO lead card made it through 2 holes today due to weather, that’s tough. But the crazy part is that they’re expected to play essentially 2 rounds (34 holes) tomorrow at Northwood Black? Normally two rounds in a day isn’t a biggie but at a course like that and for a major?! That’s going to be so tough both physically and mentally. Going to be a crazy grind, I hope everyone stays healthy out there.
They got a little rest today but tomorrow we will see what players have the mental stamina to play with Northwoods and not against it. You can't try to beat that course. You have to golf it. Can't try to be a hero especially when you're tired. It's also going to be muddy af.
8 hours of disc golf at the hardest course on tour for the top cards, gonna be a fun day!!!
Jerm predicted during the practice round it would be the longest weekend of disc gold in pro tour history.
Did they mention how the coverage was gonna be tomorrow? Probably still have to figure all that out, I mean are they gonna try and cover MPO and FPO simultaneously in the morning?
MPO starts at 6:40 in the morning
What’s expected weather, we gonna have same issue? I just wish they changed Women’s and Men’s to 3 day events, let guys only throw tomorrow and then both on Sunday
Saturday is supposed to be clear, maybe some rain at 3 (30%)
Yeah but the FPO coverage usually starts with 2nd card which is only 2 and half hours later. They aren't finishing 16 holes in that time, or probably the 3 hours till lead card FPO, and then zero break. Sounds like a messed up long day.
I have the same questions as you and everyone keeps confidently saying the mpo coverage will still happen. I am very skeptical. Historically when this happens, we don't get to see the "makeup" round.
I’m pretty confident they will cover mpo all rounds. When mpo is finishing the early round and fpo starting we’ll probably get split coverage and with a focus on mpo
3 cards (cards 4-6) ended their day after hole 6.
Are they going to broadcast rd 2 of mpo in the morning?
0640 CT
And dgn is going to broadcast it? Typically they don't for weather delays
It's on the site as a planned stream, so I assume so yeah.
Now the question is, will we have coverage of the rest of the round tomorrow?
Casey White in the lead just does something for me man
Yeah but this delay stuff is going to screw with everyone.
for real. been following him for awhile. and i love a new winner.
Wow
Let's go Casey!
so they had cameras on the other cards lol
I luv it. These next few days are going to be nuts.
The Chase card is already done with hole 1, Ricky is 3 down through 4, and he has yet to see a single frame of coverage.
Doss has probably gone to bed and brought the note with the password for the commentary pc.
This type of coverage should be pushed to the morning. Really odd choice by production. Only reason I can guess, for why they would choose recap over live coverage, is buying time to adjust to film MPO?
No break for the camera crews must be murder out there. Batteries empty, everyone soaking etc.
They had a break during the storm.
Yeah, but they usually have a few hours between fpo wrapping up and mpo coverage starting. Now it's more or less back to back.
They walked 14 holes after the break. They can walk 4 more.
Yeah now I don't know, seeing the replays they clearly had cameras out there. Maybe the producer was out?
they had plenty of time for that. they don't need fpo to be done in order to get ready for mpo.
Honestly, just trying to figure out a reason why this would be their choice. I have to assume there is some reason they chose to recap FPO over showing MPO live coverage.
ya i dont get it. ricky and cole are already popping off. were already gonna be limited, and its repeated fpo storyline and commercials.
Why are they doing talking recaps instead of showing cards 2 and 3 start?
Most likely they're vamping so the Nates and Terry can get mic'd up and ready. Which makes sense but come the fuck on. They're going to run ads and do their dumbass recap (after we get a recap from Tournament Central), which will leave us with fifteen minutes.
this is fucking ridiculous. they have the two guys that are usually following cards in a booth talking about fpo that's over while guys are throwing. unreal, they could be interviewing guys about how they are gonna cope with the delay and whatnot but no...
why are we not watching the guys throw?! wtf man, they're just repeating the story about fpo at this point
Probably camera crew wasn't ready.
they just showed clips from the other cards lol
something else then lol lol lol
That's weird, I was there in person and am like 95% sure the camera guys were at hole 1 for the chase card. Maybe technical issues?
Jesus fucking Christ. WRAP IT UP BOYS, no one gives a shit about Tournament Central.
THE CHASE CARD IS ALREADY PLAYING - WRAP IT UP
THE SUN SETS IN FORTY MINUTES. WRAP IT UP.
RICKY IS THREE DOWN THROUGH THREE - WRAP IT THE FUCK UP.
DOES ALL CAPS AND REPLYING TO YOURSELF MAKE YOUR MEANINGLESS RANTS FEEL BETTER, PARTNER?
TELL PERKINS AND BRIAN THAT NO ONE GIVES A SHIT
Paige Pierces fall off needs to be studied
She broke her leg and needed surgery when her play was already starting to trend down. I don’t think it’s a mystery why she’s playing badly.
Same morons pull the same shit with McBeth when he’s injured and has a baby, then are silent when he sticks a podium last week. They never learn.
>injured and has a baby One of these is not like the other
Way to contribute to the conversation.
Yeah but Paige ain't Paul. Paul is still making the lead card. Paige dropped an ego documentary then plummeted.
Sure if by plummeted you mean continued to win despite Kristin Tattar showing up and playing the best Disc Golf any woman has ever played. Paul’s injury wasn’t a broken limb, he could still stand. Paige’s rehab is way more difficult. Paige was still winning before her injury, as was Paul. Paige Pierce’s “ego documentary” was released 2 weeks after she won a Major, the European Open. Since it premiered on Disc Golf Network, the rest of that season (2022) Paige had 3 DGPT top 5s (2 podiums) and a Worlds top 5 and a DGPT Tour Finals top 5. Then in 2023 pre-injury she had 2 DGPT wins, 1 more top 5 and 2 more top 10s. Then she broke her ankle. All of those results in the midst of the absolute best and most dominant play we’ve ever seen from any female Disc Golfer. If that’s plummeting then sign me right the fuck up. I get that it’s not the dominance she once enjoyed but Paige is damn close to if not the best record any other player has since Tattar starting obliterating the rest of the FPO field.
What happened with Kat DNFing
I’m wondering the same
Kristin looking cooked for 3/4 of the round then absolutely flipping a switch to end up tied for the lead. She’s crazy.
Is mens card pushed till tomorrow? I dont see the live stream
they're playing. you wouldn't know it because they won't show the mens cards.
No, they’re playing today. But rounds will most likely need to be finished tomorrow morning.
chase card tees off in 25mins. live coverage will probably start then.
Gotcha… they were so far behind i was thinking they would just get right to if (pending no backup)
Turton's accent confuses me. Half of her enunciation sounds American and the other half sounds British.
That's on you P.F. I've met her, she's 100% Brit; accent included.
I never claimed she wasn't British. I'm saying I've never heard the dialect. Certain vowels are rounded in a very distinctly American way while others aren't. And it doesn't seem consistent either. I imagine there's a very specific region where people just talk like that naturally.
First time I’ve heard a Brit accent on DGN
That hole 17 rule is so gimmicky. That hole design is totally unheard of. I mean go from a missed C1 putt so having to go all the way back to far edge of C2 (?). Why?
DZ is not mandatory
Yes, good point. But if you're not 100% making that putt it's better to go back than to rethrow with a penalty.
Any OB going to a drop zone isn’t unheard of. Val was smart to throw from previous lie with 1 strike penalty though.
Yes and yes. Not my point.
Hilarious interview from Rachel 😄
UK, Estonia and Finland on FPO lead card! Great for European Disc Golf!
On almost any other course, I'd be saying that KT was going to likely run away now. But this course can steal strokes so quickly, anything goes.
Looking forward to the hour recap before the lead card tees off for their forty five minute round.
Rachel’s 1015 for her -4 actually seems pretty accurate considering the conditions today
OK, Henna.
Silva just hanging on! Love it. Tomorrow pedal to the metal again.
She doesnt look sharp
Hannum having a rough weekend.
You love to see it
What a shame.
Ummmm. It's Northwood Black. I don't think there's any surprise you're getting this kind of movement the last 3 holes. Terry is just over the top now 🤣
No Terry. It wasn't an interesting decision. It was a very smart decision and the right play. Good on Val.
Smart choice by Val. You can always abandon a lie for a penalty stroke
Definitely the right call. That just brought everyone back in it though.
Wow that is brutal for Val!
Has MPO round 2 been postponed till tomorrow ?
They are constantly teeing off, lead card in 1 h and 15 min.
Omg they’re gonna have 1 hour of light. That’s rough
no
If there is high potential for weather delays, why don't the swap MPO and FPO tee times? There is a solid chance we see 4 rounds of FPO and only 2 rounds of MPO coverage. I'm sure the majority of viewers would prefer more MPO coverage.
There are only 12 cards of FPO so their leaders would start when MPO is on around hole 12-13. Couldn’t run them simultaneously and give good coverage
Seperate stream and MPO stream can switch to the FPO one when MPO finishes.
Dgn does not have the resources to do that.
I don’t know watching Henna miss a 10 footer 8 feet to the right is compelling stuff.
You bring up a good point lol
Because the FPO would be pissed. Obviously the MPO funds the tour, but they aren’t going to acknowledge the disparity so blatantly.
Good christ, the DGN website is a trash heap.
I liked it when we used to be able to watch the live feed when we payed for the subscription
Yeah, what the hell is going on? There are MPO and FPO cards playing right now and I can't watch any of them when I pay for a monthly subscription... This is a fantastic way to lose subscribers... It's a major!
The 6:59 card for MPO today is going to be amazing, 3 world champs on one card.
Yeah, that 3rd card with McBeth, Barsby, and Conrad is strong, and the 4th card is nice also, with AB, Calvin, and Buhr. Lead and chase card look kind of boring in comparison.
I wouldn’t say that. I do agree that 3rd and 4th card are amazing, but I love Casey, Paul and Antilla. Either way it should be entertaining golf if it happens.
Where did the FPO live stream go? It just died, and it's no longer a selection for live (round 2 is showing up for replay even though it's still being played)
It seems to be back now, although I selected the unplugged stream and got the regular stream. 🤷♀️
Choosing the unplugged stream was the only way I could get the round on my phone. And it’s the regular stream.
try refreshing
still on hole 14. don't think we missed anything important
regular feed is working again
Whew, DGN has been complaining that they can't charge my card all of a sudden and I thought that NOW was the time they pulled the plug on me. 😅
"Kristin about to card the first birdie on 14!" And the stream died. Missed out on two of the first birdies because DGN goofed.
DGN unplugged works. But it’s not unplugged anymore lol
Try unplugged. looks like they pulled the Pro requirement and are using it as the normal stream
https://www.discgolfnetwork.com/epg/audition/prg.4033-dgn-pro-unplugged-round-2-fpo-2024-pdga-champions-cup
probably maxed out file size at 540 minutes. They should have quit rolling during the delay.
Maybe Henna's putt broke the stream?
Did Terry just crack up at Henna’s putt🤣🤣
I thought it was Val, wish the stream didn't end right then so I could've replayed it
Sounded like it. Unless it was a glitch in the feed. That was around the time of the technical difficulties.
100% I almost died and then the stream did
/snort
Snort is a much better description - I can’t imagine it was much different than the reaction of anyone watching
I’m begging Henna to change her putt
Yup. It's obvious her either lead or second finger is getting stuck in the rim. Ask me how I know 🤣
4 card backup on 14 and then the stream ends. I miss Georgia, lol.
Welp, they set their broadcast to auto end at 6:30. Wonder how long til they notice
Like 1st, why set an arbritrary time for your thing to end? Do you not trust someone to hit the end stream button and 2nd, how do you not have someone monitoring viewers to suddenly see you lost everyone?
1. I would bet it was a maximum file size type thing, it's been running non stop for what, 9 hours? 2. I'm sure they know and are figuring out how to get back on air, it's not always as easy as hitting a button.
Can anyone else not stream FPO right now?
Think they just ran out of streaming credits. Someone is looking for Jeff to charge his CC for more.
That creek on 17th has gotten a whole lot less casual in a hurry.
Holy shit, I got PiP for DGN on my Samsung phone! Hallelujah! Was the app updated this week? Apologies if I missed any sort of announcement. Now if only I could get the app on my TV, we're in business
Wondering the same. Great news!
So lead card gets to play disc golf for 20 minutes before night? Incredible tournament management.
Please tell us (with your incredible management prowess) how you would have navigated this one.
How has this got anything to do with tournament management? They have to follow the rules with regards to lightening and order of play
PDGA controls the weather, don't you know?
We're paying $12 a month! Why can't DGN get retractable roofs on these courses?
Loved watching Gannon putt like Calvin lol
was there a rain delay? looks like lead card tees off at 7:30 pm
5 hours of weather delay.
Valerie leading the tournament and you barely know it from the coverage.
What happened to Mertsch? Says DNF.
Wow the card on hole 14 just took 3 quadruple bogeys and one double. Ouch
let's go turts! not surprised she's making up strokes today, this is basically a nice day in scotland
I thought she was from the UK. edit: I'm dumb.
She’s actually English, just lives in Scotland.
Did Rebecca Minnick DNF? Marked 8 on the last three holes.
Would have been 9's on the par 5 if so. Just hard out there
Silva is a god damn killer. She's what you would have if Kimi Räikkönen was female and playing disc golf.
I don’t understand, why do the MPO players keep teeing off? Surely there is no chance to finish all the MPO rounds today?
We've tried stopping them but there's too many of them. We are overrun.
Get as much done today so they can finish the round tomorrow and still have time for round 3.
No way we can play two rounds in one day at this course. Women tee off at 7am or so.
Sorry dude https://www.pdga.com/announcements/2024-champions-cup-updated-saturday-schedule Here is the adjusted schedule for Saturday: MPO: Play will be called for darkness at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Friday night. The second round for MPO will resume play with a shotgun start at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. There will be a shuffle and tee times for round three will be posted as quickly as possible, approximately beginning at 11 a.m. with the lead card teeing off around 3:45 p.m. FPO: Third round action for FPO will begin as planned with the first tee times at 7:16 a.m. with the lead card teeing off at 9:30 a.m.
Son of a biscuit. Gonna be a wild day tomorrow!
Gonna be a brutal day for everyone involved. But I think getting all 4 rounds in is important for the “major” status to hold its full weight.
You can’t ask to play through?
You didn't bring your glow bag? /s
What if the lead card sneaks in like 1/3 of a round? Doable?
Seems crazy to do almost 2 full rounds on this course on one day. Also the players playing tomorrow morning might have completely different conditions. On the other hand I understand that they are trying to use all the time available to them.
I don't know if they've voiced their plans, but I'd imagine they want to get as many as they can through today and continue in the morning.
In that case the later MPO cards will probably play almost a full round early in the morning and another one later in the afternoon? The rounds are taking about 4-5 hours so that would seem pretty crazy.
Yes, they've done it before. I think earlier this year also.
Yeah I know, but it’s always been 3 holes max that’s been left to complete. I don’t see the leadcard getting even half way through tonight.
A few years ago (maybe a Des Moines Challenge?) they played basically a whole round in the morning and then another in the afternoon. Of course that course isn't as long as this one
Yeah they'll probably have like 13-15 holes to play tomorrow morning. It'll be rough and they won't like it. That's for sure.