Day Two Update
First Look at the Innova Champion Course at Ivy Hill
The 2nd round of the 2024 PDGA Pro World Championships tested the players on a completely different skill set than Round 1 – The top athletes took on the Innova Champion Course at Ivy Hill for the first time and it led to a shake up on the leaderboard. Ivy Hill is full of OB and requires long shots to specific landing zones. Just like at New London, +1 came in at over 1000-rated for MPO. Whoever wins this year’s worlds will have conquered two courses in completely different play styles, both among the hardest tracks we’ll see all season.
Top Innova Storylines
Eveliina Moves into 2nd
Eveliina Salonen looked comfortable and confident on the Innova Champion Course. The demanding tee shots and approaches shape well for her game, as evidenced by her course-record tying -5. So far, Eveliina is leading the field in Scramble rate through two rounds.
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Mertsch Back on Lead Card
Kat Mertsch will return to the lead card for round 3, after today’s solid 989-rated, -1. Kat’s 65-footer for birdie on Hole 3 was one of the big highlights from round two.
Blistering Front Nine from Vinny
Calvin Heimburg came out all guns blazing, shooting -7 on the front nine. He finished his round at -9, earning a spot on the third round chase card.
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Henna’s Got Drive
Through two rounds, Henna Blomroos leads the field in Fairway Hits, C1 and C2 Hits in Regulation, and Strokes Gained Tee to Green. If she can clean it up on the green, she is well in the hunt for this year’s World title.
KJ USA? How About KJ Worlds
Kevin Jones, a mid-season addition to Innova’s Team Champion, made some major movement today with his -8 round. KJ jumped 23 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 8th. Check out this grenade on Hole 11!
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Hailey King Up 20 Spots
Hailey King tied Eveliina for the hot round of the day at -5. That rocketed her 20 spots up the leaderboard into solo 7th.
Holly Finley Still Hasn’t Missed a C1 Putt
Holly Finley is 28 for 28 inside the circle through two rounds. Keep it up!
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Back into the Woods
Round three of the 2024 PDGA Pro World Championships will move back to New London Tech, before the make-or-break final two rounds at Ivy Hill. Team Innova has multiple players in the top ten of both divisions, still within striking distance of the lead. Catch the action live on the Disc Golf Network all week. Revisit this article daily for more highlights from Team Innova.
