2018 USDGC

[bwgort]

An ace on #1 is pretty lucky IMO. Chain high if you miss would be a circle 2 come-backer most likely.

It was a counter skip. Looked like it would have been 15 feet past the basket MAXIMUM if it missed.

 

[chosenmatrix]

An ace on #1 is pretty lucky IMO. Chain high if you miss would be a circle 2 come-backer most likely.

He actually skipped it in. It was a soft flare skip from what I saw, so he would have been close for a 2 if he didn't ace.

 

[TheOtherBill]

Gotcha, good toss then. The play there is to throw into the hillside before the basket and get a trickle down to the target. A skip there is a good play if you can angle it right.

 

[KenanFlagler01]

Did Climo withdraw? UDisc scoring says DNF, but I haven't seen any other tweets or comments about it.

 

[kiwichiwi]

Paige B. With a 13 on 13? wow

 

[kiwichiwi]

Did Climo withdraw? UDisc scoring says DNF, but I haven't seen any other tweets or comments about it.

He withdrew. They posted about it saying that he only played hole one for a ceremonious reason and said he was still dealing with an injury.

 

[ThrowBot]

I'm sure it was a calculated risk. If you managed to get high enough on the BH line and then shyzer in, you might get a Circle 1 look for bird after missing chains. FH line would be a lot scarier.

Whoops, nevermind. Sounds like he skipped it. Well done either way!

 

[Halcón]

Paige B. With a 13 on 13? wow

When it rains, it pours.

 

[JC17393]

Did Climo withdraw? UDisc scoring says DNF, but I haven't seen any other tweets or comments about it.

His playing hole one was entirely ceremonial. There's a story on USDGC.com and all their social media about it.

 

[Cgkdisc]

Paige B. With a 13 on 13? wow

Schultz with 9 on 17.

 

[ThrowBot]

So Champ plays Hole 1 for the cameras, then withdraws, and his flight continues with only 3 people playing?
That's special.

 

[Mspot]

How did McCray get an eagle on hole 2? :clap:

 

[JC17393]

So Champ plays Hole 1 for the cameras, then withdraws, and his flight continues with only 3 people playing?
That's special.

First card of the day is often a threesome at events like this. In fact, the first three cards today were threesomes (after he withdrew). If his intent was to try to finish the round, his card wouldn't have been going out first like it did.

 

[2naphish]

Nikko and Mcbeast showed up to play. i know it's very early but i like the determination to set the bar high from the start.

 

[JC17393]

How did McCray get an eagle on hole 2? :clap:

Udisc says throw in from 264 feet. About the only way to get a deuce on that one is to throw it in from the fairway.

 

[Travis1010]

Udisc says throw in from 264 feet. About the only way to get a deuce on that one is to throw it in from the fairway.

Thats bananas. Makes up for the 4 he got on hole 1. Weird to see him, Ricky, and Paige Pierce all get 4's on hole 1. I assumed that was sort of a gimme for them.

 

[Harold Duvall]

Ace potential was one reason the original straight position was selected for Hole 1 for the first round. It's the safest ace run on the Gold course. ~ Harold

 

[Flick Maniac]

All aces pretty much are unless there is a hill behind it. We can argue which is the "perfect shot" one that it parked or one that hits chains.

 

[kiwichiwi]

All aces pretty much are unless there is a hill behind it. We can argue which is the "perfect shot" one that it parked or one that hits chains.

the perfect shot is always an ace. The smartest shot is to park it.

 

[RShope33073]

All aces pretty much are unless there is a hill behind it. We can argue which is the "perfect shot" one that it parked or one that hits chains.

It depends on the way it's aced. If the shot were to miss the basket completely and only go 10-15 feet past the basket it's a perfect ace If the disc were to miss the basket completely would end up 30-40 feet past the basket then it's a lucky ace.