Only a single bogey was marked on Catrina Allen’s 10-under, 1031-rated opening spherical on the 2023 DGPT — Preserve Championship powered by Prodigy.
Ricky Wysocki did not have a single par on his scorecard in Friday’s opening spherical.
It was sizzling begin all the best way round in Minnesota.
Catrina Allen torched the Protect on Friday. Photograph: Kevin Huver / DGPT
Along with her sizzling begin, the two-time PDGA World Champion holds a four-throw lead over Rebecca Cox and Kristin Tattar.
Consistency was the theme for Allen, rating within the high 5 in main strokes-gained stat classes, together with main the sphere in strokes gained placing and strokes gained in C1X. 2022 Protect champion, Tattar, skilled some placing woes contained in the circle, which seems to be the first differentiator for the reigning PDGA World Champion.
Rebecca Cox opened sturdy on the Protect. Photograph: Kevin Huver / DGPT
Ella Hansen will spherical out the second day lead card, taking pictures a 5-under 992-rated spherical on the primary day of competitors.
In MPO, the story of the spherical was Wysocki‘s par-free 15-under opening spherical. The 1082-rated effort separates the two-time PDGA World Champion by two-throws over 2021 PDGA World Champion, James Conrad, and three-throws over 2021 PDGA MJ15 Junior World Champion, Luke Taylor.
Garrett Gurthie will spherical out Saturday’s lead card, getting the nod over a quartet of gamers tied at 10-under in James Proctor, Calvin Heimburg, and Noah Meintsma.
