Doubles Kicks Off Action at PDGA Pro Masters Worlds
Doubles Kicks Off Action at PDGA Pro Masters Worlds
Brathwaite, Feldberg Grab Win in MP40
It’s safe to say that Philo Brathwaite’s debut in the Masters division went well.
Meanwhile, David Feldberg continued his trend of getting some quality competition reps – and the ensuing win – before a PDGA World Championship.
Brathwaite and Feldberg teamed up on Saturday at Harmon Hills Disc Golf Course to kick off the action at the 2021 PDGA Pro Masters Disc Golf World Championship with a win the Divisional Doubles MP40 division.
It took a bit of a comeback outside of Johnson City, Tennessee.
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Finding themselves one shot out of the lead after the first round and on the chase card, Brathwaite and Feldberg grabbed some momentum and fed off one another in the modified alternate shot second round to roll to a four-stroke lead.
Their 55 scorecard was the hottest of the round by three strokes in the second round to kick off Brathwaite’s week in the Masters field and give Feldberg his fourth-straight divisional doubles title at Masters Worlds.
Kevin Gleason and Ken Tyburski and the team of Steve Rico and Jonathan Ray, who led by a stroke after rounds of 52 in the morning, finished second and third, respectively.
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In the FP40 division, Pam Reineke and Sandy Gast, whose PDGA numbers are 6439 and 6440, respectively, grabbed an eight-stroke win over Donna Barr and Cher Kitchings, whose PDGA numbers are separated by over 83,000 members.
Andy Ritter and Roger Reyes kept pace after sharing the lead after 18 holes with a 60 in the second round, the hottest score by three strokes, to grab a five-shot win in MP50.
It was a six-shot victory for Mike Ward and Bill Rohe over David Greenwell and Gregg Hosfield in MP60.
In MP65, Wayne Zink and Jay Gobrecht cruised to an 11-shot win.
Action resumes at Masters World on Sunday with the Field Events. The World Championship kicks off on Tuesday.