Austin Hannum sizes up a line at Iron Hill during the 2018 Delaware Disc Golf Challenge. The 2019 iteration of the event takes place this Friday through Sunday in Newark, Delaware. Photo: Tina Oakley

They say there's no rest for the wicked. That goes double for many of the pros trying to track down a PDGA National Tour Points Series title.

Paige Pierce hit her final putt on Sunday from the same spot she missed the year prior. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen

ESTACADA, Ore. -- As she walked up to her final lie Sunday afternoon at the Beaver State Fling, Paige Pierce couldn’t help but think back to the putt that cost her the title at Milo McIver State Park just one year before. After all, her approach on the 509-foot, righthand bending closer at the West Course landed in the same spot as 2018.

Paige Pierce takes a seven-shot lead into Sunday's Beaver State Fling final. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen

ESTACADA, Ore. -- After taking a one-shot lead into the final round of the 2018 Beaver State Fling, Paige Pierce only needed a 10-foot putt on hole 18 at Milo McIver State Park’s West Course to clinch back-to-back titles in Oregon.

She missed that putt, then fell to Catrina Allen in a one-hole playoff.

Now heading into the 2019 Beaver State Fling with a seven-shot cushion after, Pierce has a chance to put the past even further in the rearview mirror.

Paige Pierce held onto her lead Saturday at the Beaver State Fling. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen

If we’re going to keep the tradition of a Portland playoff alive, that means we’re due for some fireworks in the final round of the Beaver State Fling. Catch up on Saturday’s PDGA National Tour action with this episode of Chain Reaction, featuring soundbites from Jennifer Allen, James Conrad, Eagle McMahon, Seppo Paju, and Paige Pierce!

A.J. Risley is in third place heading into round three of the Beaver State Fling. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen

Eagle McMahon sees the Beaver State Fling as “a celebration of disc golf,” and he’s got good reason to celebrate already as he shares the lead with Seppo Paju after day one in Oregon. We’ve got the day’s rundown, including soundbites from A.J. Risley and Paige Pierce, on another episode of Chain Reaction!

Hole 2 at Milo McIver's West Course. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen

The jewel of the Pacific Northwest will be back in the spotlight this week, as Milo McIver State Park takes center stage during four rounds of the Beaver State Fling. A longtime PDGA National Tour staple, the Fling is beloved for its manicured fairways, sweeping greenery, and consistently tight scoring: There's been a playoff each of the last four years at the event, legendary showdowns that only cement this three-day tournament's standing as a crowd and competitor favorite.

Catrina Allen has won two PDGA National Tour events in 2019, while Calvin Heimburg took down one and hasn't finished outside the top 5. Photos: Alyssa Van Lanen

Florida native Calvin Heimburg finished 41st in the 2018 PDGA National Tour points race, a byproduct of not hitting the road until late in the season and only playing in three of the circuit’s six tournaments.

What a difference a year makes.