Barela moved to 51-for-51 inside the circle — and was solid in just about every other area of his game — on Saturday to jump two spots to the top of the leaderboard with a two-stroke lead with one lap to go at Winthrop University.
Wysocki kept the pedal down on Friday to the tune of a scorching 13-under round to jump six spots into a tie at the top with McBeth, who followed his Major-opening 10-under round with a 9-under day in Round 2. Wysocki had an eagle on Hole 10 on his way to an 11-down score through 11 holes. He went 10-for-10 from C1X and connected on 5-of-6 attempts from C2, including par savers on Hole 6 and 16. He added an exclamation point with a 55-foot hit on Hole 17.
A steady breeze welcomed players to Winthrop for the start of the 2025 United States Disc Golf Championship and Throw Pink Women's Disc Golf Championship on Thursday in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Paul McBeth navigated the wind-aided OBs of Winthrop to start the final PDGA MPO Major of the year in double-digit fashion. McBeth went bogey free — highlighted by a 4-of-5 showing from Circle 2 — for 10-under opening round and a two-stroke lead. McBeth was steady in every area, turning to OB shots into pars on Hole 11 and then again on 16, which came via a 45-foot connect. His lone Circle 1 miss came on 18.
Just twelve players have won a coveted United States Disc Golf Championship title in the 23 years that the PDGA Major has been running at Winthrop University.
That's it.
Beginning Thursday and running through Sunday — one of the many changes this year — the dramatic 2022 season begins to wind down as we wait to see if there will be a repeat winner or a new PDGA Major champion crowned in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The Winthrop Arena has a long history of testing the best of the best — those who earned their spot throughout the season — while delivering dramatic and passionate finishes as well as heartbreak.
That could be a scary thing for the rest of the field at the Winthrop Arena.
“Not only no OBs and no hazards either – there wasn’t a time where I had to take an OB stroke,” Pierce said. “It felt great. My drives felt like I was in control today.
“I’ve been talking with a sports psychologist and one of the things he told me is that the things I can control, I need to be thinking about those things.”
