2018 Keeper of the Chains | RD1, B9, MPO | Convers, Carrasco, Fluty, Hall, Arndt
Watch on YouTubeThe 2018 Keeper of the Chains tournament sponsored by End of a Champion Discs and Wichita, Kansas, is underway. Watch as local players Crispin Carrasco, Ron Converse, Kevin Fluty, Casey Hall, Arndt, and Colin take to the course for a thrilling first round. The back nine proves to be a challenging test, with strong winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour. Kevin Fluty showcases his fading skills, navigating the treacherous terrain of Derby, Kansas. Meanwhile, Crispin Carrasco relies on his touchy up shots to navigate the downhill slope at each basket. Local favorite Casey Hall employs a spin-fighting strategy, employing precise placement to knock the disc into the basket. Ron Converse's exceptional putting skills are put to the test as he battles for consistency in the face of gusty conditions.
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what's up everyone welcome to the 2018 keeper of the chains tournament sponsored by end of a champion discs and Wichita Kansas you are watching the back nine of the first round we've got an awesome car we've got Crispin Carrasco Ron converse Kevin art Casey Flutie and Christopher all wrong colin is currently leading the way at one down casey even Kevin and Christopher Hall at one big and Crispin at four big let's see how they're doing this back nine it's a lot more open here we got Casey from Wichita Kansas he's local yeah he's going with the Heiser this hole is pretty much it's pretty standard is wide open you got a OB on the right side and some trees on the right and he really was trying to crush it up there plays a little bit uphill and Ron is uh he's still got that power and he puts it about 30 feet right of the basket here we got Kevin from Derby Kansas sponsored by gateway and he's fading out a little early and that finds though be there was a drop zone or it might be an optional drop zone we'll have to say and I got caught up in the trees but that's safe crisp in another local yeah that's a pretty similar sauce the last one tuck you need a pretty touchy up shot because this basket does sit on a downhill slope so you got to keep that in mind and yeah that work that looks about Navy circles edge just barely short and crisp needs to get on to roll this back nine because he is falling behind and that shot did not really help him out here's Kevin come with that forehand Alex pretty good Oh looks like it just kind of just a bit short and Crispin with a pretty long par putt he comes up short as well and it's extremely windy this round especially its back nine cuz it's pretty open there's definitely gusts up to like 35 maybe 10 40 miles per hour Ron is one of the best putters in the state he's from Oklahoma yeah not and that win is just really tough to put in it's hard to get that angle right Kasey's kind of a spin fighter so he yeah knock start nice that right in he has a little advantage cut and do that wind here's Kevin before I think a bogey because that would be stroke yeah he takes a bogey puts my too big and none of these guys are really having a hot round a lot of pars not whole lot birdies Tristan taken a bogey and also just keeps a separated from these guys in the wrong direction all right whole 11 this is a 296 foot par 3 there is OB on that straight but the basket goes left if you go too straight you might touch that it would be that sidewalk right there looks like he came up a bit short super low ceiling and that's flirting with that OB oh my God look at this roll get in bounds oh my gosh Ron's gonna watch this and then he'll realize how that happened Kevin's keeping it low made a little bit too low yeah he's can come up quite a bit short if I have a 120 feet back to the basket and crispers and hit that tree on the left side and Kristen hits a tree as well no one really had a clean drive here the once I did I found OB and their slain up let's try to get on knee that's for work yeah this one I mean a 15-footer can feel like a 40-footer I mean you want it under the basket and wrong left that a little bit left that's gonna be a bogey but here's Casey for to the only clear birdie pot we had and I come up just a tad short Kevin Love look at rollway sit down thank you come on Kevin there it is that's a good bogie saying right there after that obese truck and Ron left himself with the tester ohmygosh chain out right side he's not happy with that and Chris will take that bar so Christopher Casey tap in for par and wrong with a double-bogey he will drop two strokes to pretty much every all right whole 12 280 foot part 3 that little ditch right there is full of water and is OB so you gotta get under this low ceiling off the drive and then somehow either to come up just shorter just over it it's really hard to attack the basket that's a great Drive it's kind of a really tough putt by Crispin though Kevin keeping it low and this grass is pretty short but it's super thick so you're not gonna see a whole lot of skips out here and wrong with a great shot he's almost the only one that has a birdie putt and Chris will tap that in for three here's a birdie putt going oh ho let's go oh and the point he poured it right in my soul wow that was an incredible putt nice to Kevin it's gonna be hard to follow that up and Casey had no other choice but to do that right there and this could be a big time but papaya cat and Crispin check it that nose up ah and he gets in those ups needs the look be a little bit higher and Ron the only easy to look oh yeah little G K slow-mo action there nice birdie that's a great way to bounce back after that last hole with a double everyone else tap in for par all right a whole 13 380 foot par 3 really no be here just trying to crush it uphill I probably place more like 434 20 yeah there's some trees on the right and just try get as close you can obviously and Ron and Casey are tied up at even though Ron gets it up there yeah she goes past the basket looks like Casey's got plenty of power to do it as well he's about pin-high he's about maybe 40 left Christopher's leaking left a little bit up no he's not he's way right but he'll have about 35 40 foot putt crisp and searching for those birdies needs him and that should do it he is about five feet away here's Kevin for birdie yeah leaves a little short that tailing kind of knocked it straight down st. Christopher see if we can get a big big putt here and round two is at Oak Park about four miles from this course and it is one of my favorite courses and on this course we couldn't fly the drone for the whole previews because the airport right across the street so that was unfortunate but I just splashed out again left side yeah Oak Park is just absolutely beautiful can't wait to show it to you guys next round see if Ron can get this to make it back-to-back oh yeah and when Ron catches fire he is extremely hard to stop he's got so much experience in this game and his mental game is just so so strong tristant with the great birdie that puts them back at four big Casey tapping in you'll stay at even so Ron take the lead here and Kevin for par yeah there's really a lot a lot of potholes there's not a whole lot of videos all right hole 14 550 foot par 4 you really want to get it you want to get past this tree line right where Ron's heading yeah right past there just set yourself up with a pretty standard like a hundred and seventy foot hyzer shot and this is like the common play smashing into these trees but none of these guys are gonna be able to get to the basket all off the drive in case you got a lot of turn out of this this is looking great oh yeah and that that gives him a dead straight 120 foot approach shot KC's leaking right into those trees as well we're gonna see some awkward stances Chris for oh no he hit that early tree that's gonna give him a ton of distance to cover he's been with a huge sky any flex ah looks like it's not quite flexing out I'm not too sure where that ended up Crispin's left with the low ceiling warm burner about 80 feet in front of them so he's not gonna be happy about that oh my god Ron does the same thing it almost looked like a roller a tent but I can't imagine that and he gets caught up right in the tree that's gonna be a tough putt as well low ceiling here's Ron's third Oh scary I'd be a tap-in for yours Kevin second shock with that fantastic Drive oh yeah he's playing this hole absolutely perfect Chris Khan with the sidearm it's pretty a shot he'll be having about a 30 footer yeah in case you really had no chance of making that just to me stuff too much stuff in the way and I just that was close that's about four inches to the right and crisper just bangs it off the basket using these some birdies coming up soon Kevin with a fantastic birdie and this should be noted coated Hatfield and Belle Tillman are shredding this course right now so they're gonna have to keep pushing to get those birdies to maybe meet make leak hard next round all right whole 15 400 5 foot part 3 there is a baseball field on that right side which is OB hi Kevin just hit that first tree the sidewalk up pile up on the left of the basket is also a beat so you got a pretty narrow fairway and Rollins turning that way too much and he stays inbounds best gonna leave himself with a huge Annie or a forehand approach Christian gets to step a little too high and there's that OB I'm talking about he comes up just short of it he'll have about a 50 or 60 foot putt okay so also kind of hangs up there a little high and with those uh those trees like right in the middle you got to really go a perfect like a knee flex shot there's not a whole lot of room for so straight Heiser and that comes for real closer though be but he'll stay in and Kevin trying to trying to catch up to Ron and Casey over there and that's gonna leave him with a pretty testy putt yeah and Ron really had no chance to get into the basket it was like a dogleg right from where he was at looks like Christians gonna lay up so Christopher but I guess a little wind under it pushes a little more to the right Casey is running this uh-huh right off the top of the cage now they've been a huge putt to catch up with bran and there's a great butt putt by Kevin it's a fantastic par save oh my gosh and Ron's hitting band what kinds of things are happening on this hole this is coming down to the wire Chris tap in for par here's a tester as well good putt he'll stay at even I believe Ron will go to even Chris been tapping in for a bogey after leaving that last putt pretty short yeah and Ron's tied up with Casey again there's going back and forth all right hole 16 375 foot part 3 you're basically throwing over this outfield this is all OB where he is heading get over that fence oh and he is on he's on the field and the basket is probably just about 50 feet past the centerfield fence she was trying to throw a flip-up hyzer and trying to clear it but these guys are having trouble doing that it's also a B Chris Rhodes going with the huge ante flex and he comes up just short as well three people are OB already and if Ron can get this in balance he's gonna gain some strokes oh it's moving great oh yeah that's about a 15 footer Christian's gonna try to follow that route but he looks like it's do it a little bit too well oh yeah way to well also be and there's a drop zone so we'll have four people thrown from here it's really just a if you have a forehand and that's the preferred routes it's that trees on the right side blocking the back end Heiser out in case needs to get this close with Ron so close first birdie can't can't lose to to him and that should work just for Android filling that forehand very good this round but that puts them out about 30 feet away oh no i'm Crispin's going with the backhand route and it's biting em in the bud that's right under the tree very tough but yeah it's hard to generate all that power with not be able to use your legs Christopher with a fantastic bogey says good putt and here's birdie or here's a Ron for a birdie oh yeah brings him back down to one down gain two on Casey miss Kristin with the double bogey and he is just wanting to get off this course he's having a very hard time it's also extremely hot out here and that can wear you down as well yeah Casey with the bogey all right hole 17 315 foot par 3 there is OB on the left side and Ron just pushed that roller right in the circle I'll be surrounding or on the backside of the basket so you'll be seen some four hands or maybe some huge antes that gets caught up by the tree a little bit see if Kevin can get this in parting range to keep up with wrong that's about the same spot as a Kevin Chris Birds gone with a huge Annie oh my and that is absolutely perfect Christmas is gonna try to follow that as well he looks like you look you put too much Heiser on it though oh yes fading out way ob you'd be throwing from the drop zone here's Casey for two he needs this bad just not enough air on it it's Kevin they're just telling the exact same shots on this hole on four - Oh splashed out on the right again good bogey saved by Crispin fantastic birdie by Christopher that Amy shot is so much harder than the forehand because you can't get distance with it with any skips boy and you can just keep it fairly low and just throw as hard you can something over stable Casey tapping his par Kevin with his par Center on Iran yes all right hole 18 541 foot par 4 and this is really just a bomber you want too far shots not a whole lot it would be on this one that Sidewalk on the left but they're just gonna be trying to bomb it to the right side Ron still in a roller and you add that tail one so that was a really smart play a little bit too flippy Kevin gone with a hyzer flip one it to fade out but it just keeps flipping and he's on that far right side he'll have a pretty long approach shot and that's a fantastic shot by Casey a little bit right but it's not too bad Chris been testing that OB you need to get that thing turning all the way and it does it's a fantastic shot and there's a lot of trees on this uh up by the basket to stop your up shot so you gotta have good accuracy Ron put that about 30 feet short he'll have a good putt at it Kevin go with the forehand you seek it down oh yeah it's about circles edge Casey trying to catch Ron he's get this real close that's about where Ron's up Chris Ben he is done with this round he is over it nothing is going his why I see if Chris can finish strong here I might be a tough putt from those from that tree Oh Casey with the fantastic birdie that puts pressure on Iran de NOC is in Oh Kevin just off the band you know it one of the first around here's your lawn oh so close an inch short great parcei by Christopher from the tree I was worried to have a pretty obstructed pipe but it didn't look too bad there you have it ah drop ins for pars alright in for round two we have boats Hillman at five down Kota have filled up five down Nathan Alton at four down Dominique Rodriguez also at four down and Ron converse at one down thank you guys so much for watching I'm Bobby Cox make sure you like and subscribe and see on the next piece