Oh boy. What a day, what a finish. The 8 FPO players and 72 Open division players that made the cut for the final round got to enjoy a beautiful Finnish summer day at the Beast, as the wind was down and skies were sunny all the way until the prize ceremony here at Nokia. The great weather also brought huge galleries once again to Nokia and we got to witness a crowd of an estimated 3 000 spectators following the action here on Championship Sunday. There was no lack of excitement for the gallery, with a race to finish all the way to the last putt on the Open division today. But first, ladies.
Catrina Allen kept her composure on the course today. Story and photo by DiscGolfWorldTour.com.
Another exciting day at The Beast today! The Finnish disc golf fans were once again present in huge numbers, as an estimated 1500 to 1800 people followed the action on the course today. The scoring conditions were great again just about all day, as the wind was down and the skies were sunny almost from start to finish. It was only when the lead group teed off on hole 17 when the wind picked up and a rain shower emerged over the Nokia DiscGolfPark course.
We’re halfway through the 2017 European Open here at Nokia, Finland and boy what a day it was today at the Beast! The Finnish disc golf fans came to see their favourite players in great numbers. Today we saw an estimated 600-800 people following the top cards on the course. The crowd and the players were also blessed with a great scoring weather, as the wind was down and we got to enjoy sunny skies for the best part of the day.
The first round of the sole European PDGA Major of the year kicked off at 08:00 this morning in a somewhat chilly and overcast Finnish summer weather. Luckily for our players, the winds today weren’t as high as on the past couple of days, and as the skies held without pouring much any rain on The Beast. Overall the scoring conditions were pretty good for the 18 holes of the 2017 European Open and at the very end, we even saw the clouds parting allowing Nokia to bask in the sunshine.
The Finnish summer was not in the mood for showing its best sides today here at Nokia, but luckily despite the chilly July weather, we didn’t see much rain during the Presidents Cup rounds at The Beast. However, the dark skies didn’t keep the Finnish disc golf fans from flocking to Nokia DiscGolfPark to watch the showdown between Team Europe and Team USA in the form of the 2017 Presidents Cup and once again we saw a sizeable crowd following the action on the fairways.
