Over the course of 54 holes, including a final lap through the daunting Dogwood track where the first PDGA National Tour title of 2021 was up for grabs, King let her game do the talking in typical fashion: Aggressive and relaxed.
Matt Orum will look to close out his first National Tour win as he takes a share of the lead into Sunday's final. Photo: Disc Golf Pro Tour
The best players in the world don’t like to leave anything up to chance. Sitting atop the mountain, they’d prefer to just let the best man win.
The Dogwood course, site of the 26th Annual Texas Disc Golf Championship, has other ideas. With walls of trees and twisting narrow fairways, Dogwood delivers more than enough surprises to thwart even the most meticulously prepared competitors.
But just like her approach to Saturday’s back nine after a heavy rain fell on the Dogwood course in Tyler, King knows that the first PDGA National Tour event of the season is far from over.
Jeremy Koling got his only miscue of the day out of the way early in his round and his bid was enough fuel for the fire. Casey White, meanwhile, connected on a big putt right out of the gate and he was off to the races.
Rebecca Cox was stellar off the tee to build a two-stroke lead after the first round. Photo: Hayden Henry / PDGA
TYLER, Texas — Rebecca Cox stood over her putt on the 18th hole and trusted her game.
It was a plan that had worked out well up until that point, and it continued to hold true until her putter came to rest in the bottom of the 18th basket.
