After three long, viciously hot and humid days of disc golf, the 20th Brent Hambrick Memorial Open as well as the 2016 PDGA National Tour have finally come to an end. The event left both the BHMO and NT titles up for grabs in the Open and Open Women’s division, yet it only took three competitors for us to award the four titles thanks to none other than Catrina Allen #44184.
When I began writing this article, it was still sunny, hot, and extremely humid with a 15% chance of precipitation in the Columbus, Ohio area. With the professional divisions already having finished round 2 of the Brent Hambrick Memorial Open (BHMO), our only concern was the 90+ amateur players still at the course playing their afternoon round. Not even 20 minutes later, a quick glance out the hotel window revealed a dark sky, gusting winds, and rain absolutely pummeling the earth.
Twenty-seven holes might not sound like much, but when every tee pad is full it certainly makes for a very long morning (and afternoon) of disc golf. Today, 100+ professional division competitors at the Brent Hambrick Memorial Open (BHMO) took on the 27-hole layout of the course that goes by the same name: Brent Hambrick Memorial DGC. The BHMO is the last and most important stop on the 2016 PDGA National Tour, as points from this event cannot be dropped when summing up the total NT Points Standings for the series.
The Brent Hambrick Memorial Open (BHMO) returns to the PDGA National Tour once again after a year break and is ready to begin here in Columbus, Ohio for the final event of the 2016 PDGA National Tour on the infamous courses built on and around the Hoover Reservoir/Hoover Dam. No, not that Hoover Dam, but it is a dam and it certainly provides some amazing views when walking across the top.
