Valerie Mandujano (left) and Alexis Mandujano (right) with their caddys/parents during their incredible 18-under-par Round 4.
Of the seven divisions competing at the 2017 Amateur World Doubles Championships (AWD) in Mt. Vernon, Texas this weekend, five were won by none other than Lone Star State locals. Both teammates in the Advanced division, as well as both teammates/sisters in the Advanced Women's division, claim Texas as their home, as do the winners of the Adv. Grandmaster, Adv. Senior Grandmaster, and Intermediate divisions. This proves once again that you simply don’t mess with Texas, especially when it comes to playing doubles disc golf.
The second day of the PDGA Amateur World Doubles Championships began much differently than the first. A crisp, cool breeze greeted the players and Staff as they arrived at the Selah and Trey Deuce Ranches this morning, and a welcome change it was. This event has been plagued by bad weather in previous iterations, so to say we were delighted to be graced with some sunshine and moderate temps is an understatement. As the sun rose, the winds died down, creating purely perfect conditions for scoring on this moving day of the World Doubles Championship. Many teams did exactly that; make moves.
On a day that was expected to see a wide variance of weather patterns, Mother Nature did not disappoint during the first round of the Amateur Doubles Disc Golf World Championships Presented by Innova Champion Discs and Houck Design in Talco and Mt. Vernon, Texas. We woke to the dissipating remnants of a wicked storm that passed through the area overnight, and as the sun continued to rise, the winds began to pick up. No problem for most of the competitors here this weekend, however, as playing consistent and solid disc golf in the wind comes naturally to the hordes of players attending from the Texas and Oklahoma area.
