Day Two Update
Eve in the Driver Seat
Eveliina Salonen is in the driver seat of the Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship. She has a chance to win on the hallowed grounds of Winthrop where Team Innova already has so much history. In the United States Disc Golf Championship, Väinö Mäkelä is looking to make history of his own, with a chance at becoming the first US Champion from a different country. Let’s see what Moving Day has to say.
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Top Innova Storylines from Throw Pink
Best Season Yet and Still At It
Eveliina Salonen is having the best season of her career with two DGPT wins and two PDGA Major wins, including Worlds. She currently sits in 1st place at the Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship, with a two stroke lead over the field. In round two, Eveliina led in Strokes Gained Tee to Green, and C1 and C2 Hits in Regulation.
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Avoiding the Big Numbers
Ohn Scoggins sits in 2nd place at the 2024 Throw Pink Women’s Disc Golf Championship, two strokes behind Eveliina. Ohn hit a 51-foot putt on Hole 10 to stay clean from double bogeys or worse for the tournament so far.
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The Good Kind of Negative
Henna Blomroos is back under par for the event and back in the hunt for the Throw Pink title. She is 8 strokes off the lead with two rounds to play. It’s a tall task, but Henna has the skillset to do it. She led the field in Parked percentage in the second round.
Top Innova Storylines from the USDGC
Parked in the Top 5
Finland’s Väinö Mäkelä is on his way to securing the best Major finish of his career. He led the field in Parked percentage in the 2nd round and currently sits in solo 5th place.
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No Lead is Safe from Vinny
Vinny led the field in C1 Hits in Regulation in round two. He’s only 6 strokes back, playing on a course where no lead is safe.
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Joona On the Up
Joona Heinänen shot -9 in the second round to rocket 23 spots up the leaderboard.
Time to Make Your Move
Moving Day is when it becomes clear who the contenders are for the USDGC and TPWDGC titles. Eveliina has a lead over the field, but can’t take her foot off the gas. Väinö and Vinny will both have to do something special if they want to become the US Champion. For those in the Rock Hill area, be sure to get your passes for this weekend. For everyone too far to make it in person, tune in to the final two rounds live on the Disc Golf Network.
