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2021 TPWDGC

2021 TPWDGC

Confidence Rising: Gannon Conquers Winthrop

Missy Gannon smiles at the Throw Pink Women's Disc Golf Championship. Photo: Kevin Huver / PDGA

In a year that includes her first PDGA Elite Series win and a constant presence near the top of the leaderboard, Missy Gannon is gaining confidence.

Fast.

With an even keel approach and her trademark putting, Gannon used that confidence in full force this week on one of disc golf’s most hallowed grounds to take down the title in a loaded field at the Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

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McBeth, Gannon Triumph at Winthrop

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Championship Saturday at the Winthrop Arena was set up to be a down-to-the-wire finish.

It delivered.

Paul McBeth took down a playoff over Kyle Klein to take his third title at the United States Disc Golf Championship and 16th PDGA Major win. Missy Gannon, earlier in the day, battled Winthrop to the end to grab the win at the Throw Pink Women's Disc Golf Championship.

Gannon Emerges on Top After Wild Day at Winthrop

Missy Gannon leads the TPWDGC by one stroke. Photo: Kevin Huver / PDGA

The weather and the leaderboard turned on a dime on Friday at the Winthrop Arena.

It was a wild day that sets up what promises to be an even wilder finish to the Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

In the end, Missy Gannon emerged from the chaos with a one-stroke lead over Hailey King and Valerie Mandujano, the lone player left on the lead card from Friday, heading to Championship Saturday.

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Pierce Stays Up Top; Carey Jumps to Second

Deann Carey jumped six spots to second place at the Throw Pink Women's Disc Golf Championship. Photo: Kevin Huver / PDGA

Five strokes really don’t matter.

That’s where Paige Pierce stands at the midway point of the inaugural Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship at the Winthrop Arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Pierce had a five-stroke lead after the first 18. On Thursday, it shrank to two strokes, grew to nine and settled right back at five stokes heading into moving day.