Catrina Allen played her game throughout and is now a 5-time Ledgestone Champion. Photo: Lauren E. Lakeberg

This one was different for the champions.

Four days of competition ended in Peoria, Illinois with emotions running high on the 18th green for 2020 Ledgestone Insurance victors Catrina Allen and Ricky Wysocki.

Moments after the 72nd hole was completed, both expressed how reaching this point – a Disc Golf Pro Tour elite tier title – signified the past year in their careers. Both had obstacles to overcome -- physically and mentally.

Ricky Wysocki carried his momentum from Northwood to Lake Eureka on Saturday. Photo: DGPT

There was plenty of movement as weekend golf arrived on Saturday in Peoria, Illinois.

But not at the top of the leaderboard.

Catrina Allen matched her stellar round on Friday with another 9-under, 1000-plus rated showing and Ricky Wysocki’s arrival at Lake Eureka was accompanied by some big momentum.

Both leaders of the 2020 Ledgestone Insurance Open find themselves with a solid and sizeable lead heading into Sunday’s finale.

Catrina Allen fired off a 9-under round to build a commanding lead at Sunset Hills. Photo: Disc Golf Pro Tour

One shot, one hole at a time was Catrina Allen’s simple and effective game plan heading into round two of the Ledgestone Insurance Open.

It worked out extremely well for Allen at Sunset Hills when things were going good, which happened often on Friday, and even in her lone blemish of the day.

Allen fired off a 1014-rated, 9-under round, besting the next-best round by three sticks on the way to building a seven-stroke lead heading into the weekend.