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Disc Golf Daily: Swedish Open Primer

Summary The Swedish Open disc golf tournament is previewed, including details about the course and players. The tournament is being played at the Emer Jardins Disc Golf Center in Sweden, which is known for its challenging shot shaping. The course has OB on 11 of the holes, including the last five holes, which make an aggressive play to the pin. The final hole, hole 18, is particularly challenging with a tricky tee shot and a precariously perched pin. The tournament features top players from both the US and Europe, including Paul McBeth, Calvin Heimberg, and Nicholas Antola. The women's side is led by Silva Saarinen, Evelina Salonen, and Anikin Sten. The event can be watched on the Disc Golf Network.

Keywords Swedish Open, disc golf, tournament, course, players, shot shaping, OB, hole 18, Paul McBeth, Calvin Heimberg, Nicholas Antola, Silva Saarinen, Evelina Salonen, Anikin Sten, Disc Golf Network Takeaways The Swedish Open disc golf tournament is being played at the Emer Jardins Disc Golf Center in Sweden, known for its challenging shot shaping. The course has OB on 11 of the holes, including the last five holes, which make an aggressive play to the pin. Hole 18 is particularly challenging with a tricky tee shot and a precariously perched pin. The tournament features top players from both the US and Europe, including Paul McBeth, Calvin Heimberg, and Nicholas Antola on the men's side, and Silva Saarinen, Evelina Salonen, and Anikin Sten on the women's side. The event can be watched on the Disc Golf Network.

Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Swedish Open 01:15 Course Details and Shot Shaping 02:37 The Tricky Tee Shot on Hole 18 04:01 Top Players at the Swedish Open 06:23 Watch the Swedish Open on the Disc Golf Network Music by contreloup

Duration:: 6m
Broadcast on:: 26 Jun 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

The Swedish Open disc golf tournament is being played at the Emer Jardins Disc Golf Center in Sweden, known for its challenging shot shaping.
The course has OB on 11 of the holes, including the last five holes, which make an aggressive play to the pin.
Hole 18 is particularly challenging with a tricky tee shot and a precariously perched pin.
The tournament features top players from both the US and Europe, including Paul McBeth, Calvin Heimberg, and Nicholas Antola on the men's side, and Silva Saarinen, Evelina Salonen, and Anikin Sten on the women's side.
The event can be watched on the Disc Golf Network.

[Music] Hello, race fans, and welcome to Disc Golf Daily. We are the podcast that gets you caught up with Disc Golf News and growth in about 10 minutes, saving you time and effort. If you want to dive deeper into any story, links are always in the show notes. Today, we will be previewing the Swedish Open. The women's live coverage starts Friday at 3.40 a.m. Eastern time, with the men starting at 9.40 a.m. Eastern. One thing to remember with the newly upgraded Disc Golf Network platform, as soon as the round is complete or even during the round, if you wake up early enough, you can always rewind to the beginning instantly. There are still kinks to be worked out in the platform, but it has a much better foundation to build on than the old Vimeo. The tournament is being played at Emer Yardens Disc Golf Center in Sweden. My apologies on the pronunciation. It is rated 4.6 on U-Disc and uses Disc Golf Park baskets. This course touts itself as one that challenges the player's shot shaping and the signature hole is the 718 foot downhill hole 5. This is the home course for both Liena's Carlson and Dennis Augustson, so look for them to do better than their ratings. This weekend, that's a good fantasy pick. There is OB on 11 of the holes, including each of the last five holes. Additionally, the last five holes all make an aggressive play to the pin, a scoring risk, because the OB is just past the basket. Hole 18 is the traditional dog leg left, 770 feet for the men, 600 feet for the women. There is a mandatory that restricts cutting the corner, and then you play up to the pin, which is precariously perched about 20 feet up on a hill, on a hillside, amongst trees. The t-shot is really tricky to get right without going too far and bringing OB into play. I'll say playing hole 18 safe for par is actually a challenging proposition, and a two-stroke lead is not safe on the final hole. The MPO layout is 7800 feet, just a touch shorter than Maple Hill Golds, but is listed as highly technical, and I'd have to agree. This could be anybody's ballgame. If you're feeling your drives, this course is going to set up nicely for you. The women's layout is 7,050 feet, just 18 feet longer than the Maple Hill diamonds. It is also listed as highly technical. This is the seventh event in the DGPT Europe Point Series. Jakob Semerad leads the point series, but Nicholas Antela is just 18 points behind, and has three less events. Paul Macbeth returns to defend his title, as does Silva Sarenen. Actually, if she can pull out the win here, it will be her fifth in a row, with the European Open Major looming on the horizon. We will continue to see the American players trickle over to Europe. Joining James Proctor and Eric Oakley will be Calvin Heimberg, Ricky Wysocki, Eagle McMahon, Paul Macbeth, Bradley Williams, Joey Buckets, and James Conrad, on the men's side. They will be going up against Europe's finest, including Nicholas Antela, Jakob Semerad, Morrie Vilman, Banyo Makala, Linus Carlson, and my favorite, Donnie L. Davidson. On the women's side, Ella Hanson and Ratana Meekham are the only US players competing. They will be going up against almost all of the top European players. I say almost, because Kristin has pegged her return for July 12th at the Crow Call Open. But, Evelynna, Hannah, Silva, Haiti, Lina, Lucky, Lawrence and Onakin Sten, Rachel Turton, and Yenny Carpenter will be in attendance. That is an impressive crew. This will be fun to watch. But there is part of me that is just super excited to get the whole FPO gang back together again. Joey Buckets will be on the men's feature card, which I believe is a first in his relatively short but promising career. He will be joined by Paul Macbeth, Linus Carlson, and Nicholas Antela. There's a lot to consider when picking the podium for an event like this, but I've got to go with the basics. Players tend to play well near their home. This does not feel like a bomber course, and consistency is going to prevail. Our picks for the men's podium in no particular order are going to be Linus Carlson, Calvin Heimberg, and Nicholas Antela. Linus knows this course and has won here multiple times. Calvin loves throwing ropes, and if he's dialed in may be unstoppable here, and Nicholas is Nicholas. He's proved himself his worst finish in Europe this year is second, and I expect he will show up ready to play. Our picks for the women's podium, again, in no particular order, Silva Sarnan, Evelyna Saladin, and Onakin Sten. Silva, just because it would be silly not to pick her right now, Evelyna, because she's loved playing in Europe, and her circle two putts are starting to fall at the right time. And Onakin Sten, because since OTB, she only has two rounds rated below her rating, she is on the rise. It's going to be great to watch, and I personally love technical shot shaping courses. Check out all of the action on the Disc Golf Network. All of the VIP tickets have sold out, but general admission tickets, while limited, are still available for all three days. Link in the show notes. That does it for us today. We hope you enjoy the Swedish Open. If you have any thoughts, news, or opinions, shoot us an email Disc Golf Daily at aol.com. Have fun. Throw them straight. Remind a friend about Disc Golf Daily, and hit the thin gap. Thank you so much for watching. Please like, subscribe, comment, and share. It really does help us grow.