Missy Gannon added a little lightning of her own on the 18th hole on Sunday.
Gannon cashed an edge-of-circle putt to grab a one-shot victory and the first PDGA Elite Series win of her career to cap a wild and weather-filled weekend in Iowa.
It was a wild and wet day for Round 1 of the Des Moines Challenge presented by Discraft. With a deluge of rain starting early in the morning and continuing all day, there were numerous delays, and some tee times were pushed back as much as 90 minutes. Even the Disc Golf Network live stream was pushed by a couple hours due to rain and lightning delays.
Eagle McMahon tees off during the 2021 Portland Open. Photo: DGPT
Stay in the moment.
That’s what Eagle McMahon told himself coming down the stretch of the Portland Open, where a two-stroke lead had quickly become a shot-for-shot battle.
Sunday’s finale in the Pacific Northwest had plenty of moments.
After a slip from Kevin Jones, who had surged to take a two-shot lead with four holes to play, McMahon found himself in a familiar spot: a putt on the 18th hole to win the tournament.
