Isaac Robinson won his first men’s world championship. The women’s champion was again Estonia’s Kristin Tattar.
of the United States Isaac Robinson has won the Frisbee Golf Men’s World Championship in Vermont, USA. Robinson won his first championship with a score of -46. Robinson’s compatriot finished second Anthony Barelawhich reached the result -44.
Third place was also shared by the Americans Eagle McMahon and Matthew Orum with a score of -43.
– I felt very confident during the first fairways. When Eagle McMahon was already two shots away on the 12th fairway, I started to get nervous, Robinson said.
– However, my father, who was the backpack carrier, kept me calm and focused on my own game. I managed to grab a few more birdies at the end, which was enough for the win.
Robinson pocketed $30,000 for the win. At the same time, he became the fastest player to win two majors. The American celebrated winning the Champions Cup at the end of April, when Finland Niklas Anttila was another. 133 days passed between victories.
The first ten places in the competition went to the United States, thanks to the sport. Germany ranked 11th Simon Lizotte broke the front of the hosts with a score of -38.
Lauri Lehtinen was three throws away from Lizotte and shared the 13th place as the best Finn. Lehtinen played well in the five-round race, especially in the third round, where he threw a course record -13 and jumped 25 places on the results list.
– Regarding my own game, the opening throws and approaches work well. You didn’t have to use much energy to putt, when almost all putts were within five meters of the basket. At the end, a good round started to heat up, but I managed to keep the game together until the end. Lehtinen comments on his top round for frisbeegolfmedia.
Niklas Anttila, who led the race after the second round, was finally 19th with a score of -32. The European Championship silver medalist from two weeks ago Jesse Nieminen was tied for 29th place, Väinö Mäkelä tied for 33rd place and Daniel Davidsson was 86
In the women’s race Eveliina Salonen and Henna Blomroos shared fourth place with a score of -9. The bronze medal went to the United States Holly’s Handley played a score of -14.
The competition was won by Estonia with a score of -26 Kristin Buckwheat, which renewed its championship from last year. The Estonian has won the last four major tournaments. The other was the United States Missy Gannon (-20).
World Cup first-timer Silva Saarinen rose to sixth in a good last round and got a score of -8. Heidi Laine it was 12:s.