From the PDGA Website:By PDGADirector Jul 25, 2009
The first world champions of the 2009 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships were crowned today as the Mixed Doubles and Junior Divisional Doubles competitions were contested.
Mixed Doubles kicked off this morning at 9:00am at Swope Park with 18 holes of best shot followed by 18 holes of alternating shot. David Feldberg and Melody King jumped out to an early one throw lead following the best shot format in round one over Eric McCabe and Liz Lopez. The two groups played hard all round and it came down to the final hole with Feldberg/King leading by one. Feldberg drove first on the hole but caught an early tree which left the pair with a sizable second shot not far from the tee pad. Melody King followed up with a great second shot which would give Feldberg the opportunity to attempt a 45 footer for the win. The putt missed just left and it looked like Melody King would hit the easy 10 foot come back to put them into a playoff with McCabe/Lopez who made a fairly routine three on the hole. Melody King stepped up and hit chains nearly dead center with her putt but it kicked out in front of an astonished crowd of onlookers who could not believe what they had just witnessed. Feldberg/King take a five on the hole and Eric McCabe and Liz Lopez are your mixed doubles world champions. McCabe and Lopez have both made their presence felt on the pro tour over the past two years with excellent play so look for them on the leader board when the singles competition begins later this week.
The first world champions of the 2009 PDGA Disc Golf World Championships were crowned today as the Mixed Doubles and Junior Divisional Doubles competitions were contested.
Mixed Doubles kicked off this morning at 9:00am at Swope Park with 18 holes of best shot followed by 18 holes of alternating shot. David Feldberg and Melody King jumped out to an early one throw lead following the best shot format in round one over Eric McCabe and Liz Lopez. The two groups played hard all round and it came down to the final hole with Feldberg/King leading by one. Feldberg drove first on the hole but caught an early tree which left the pair with a sizable second shot not far from the tee pad. Melody King followed up with a great second shot which would give Feldberg the opportunity to attempt a 45 footer for the win. The putt missed just left and it looked like Melody King would hit the easy 10 foot come back to put them into a playoff with McCabe/Lopez who made a fairly routine three on the hole. Melody King stepped up and hit chains nearly dead center with her putt but it kicked out in front of an astonished crowd of onlookers who could not believe what they had just witnessed. Feldberg/King take a five on the hole and Eric McCabe and Liz Lopez are your mixed doubles world champions. McCabe and Lopez have both made their presence felt on the pro tour over the past two years with excellent play so look for them on the leader board when the singles competition begins later this week.
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