2019 Mohawk Open | RD2, B9, MPO | Bell, Convers, Why, Tillman
Watch on YouTubeThe 2019 Mohawk Open is back on track as Gabriel Down recaps Round 2 coverage of the back nine at B9, including MPO division leader Ron Cox's impressive play. The round saw a thrilling battle between Cox and Bell, with Cox maintaining his lead despite some tough conditions. Down provides insightful commentary on the challenging holes, particularly hole 10, where players face a daunting 500-foot par-4 with an awkward angle to the basket. Down shares his analysis of how players like Richard Wise and Nathan Sexton employ their strategies, including safe routes and precise shot placement. The expert discussion also touches on the importance of controlling damage in high-pressure situations. This video offers a detailed look at the second round of competition at the 2019 Mohawk Open, featuring top-notch players like Cox, Bell, and others.
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what is up everybody welcome back to be 2019 Mohawk Park opening this is the second round coverage back nine my name is Gabriel down ok Bobby Cox how's it going everyone I'm so far we've got a pretty one their floats battle between I know that Bell and Ron Congress he was only two strokes back going into it and that's holding that lead though at 18 Ron's won back at 17 richard at 14 and then bow at 10 so yeah this this back back nine is not not easy compared to that front nine it's definitely treacherous a lot o be longer holes which is hard to believe because the front I had some long ones but yeah yeah definitely I want to play a little bit safer but here we have hole 10 this is a par 4 500 feet it's I'd say most people will be throwing a layup shot and you want to end up either left or right of this tree right here to the left so you'll have a good look at the basket yeah it's really hard to get all the way up there it's kind of like an awkward angle to yeah that little miniature tree right in the middle of fairway doesn't help anything you can't really push it too far right because of the tree line so yeah I guess a big flex shots really a way to go you know one of the pressure get to the basket but yeah nothing wrong with that we're on just turned his over a little bit yeah got good little tree kick out back to the fairway and should happen easy up Richard Wise going with that safe route yeah they'll just give him a wide-open forehand shot to the basket I would call I would call Richard why Tulsa's Nate Sexton you know he yeah he plays pretty safe and Mart but can put up some really salty rounds yeah I can I can see that and yeah he knows how to he knows how to control the damage yeah shut out why dry chalk bags Tara why and Richard make their own chalk bags yeah this summer if you need to meet some chalk bags for those sweaty hands no throw up I know if you're in Oklahoma you're gonna be needed it are you gonna be needing him oh yeah and Matt just caught that baby tree you're talking about and it's gonna have a pretty long up shot but it should be doable for him Ron probably own a putter oh my don't be throwing it in the water bro yeah he's gonna have a slippery putt there cuz it is just very muddy I either take relief or you know get in there yep here's now the ease little Heiser upshot oh yeah I'll be able to drop in as birdie there oh yeah they all have pretty crappy lies and this super mushy ground yeah wrong Khan's getting in it yeah he's saying screw this when he make some putts close to the better with this one oh and it doesn't say outside he's gonna have to settle for a par with the wind drop it stays in there huh great birdie from Richard yeah I wasn't gonna read aiming up how in the basket there yeah putting himself a little bit closer to the mix nice birdie there by both he's only two back of wrong Khan now and will be for back from Matt once Matt makes this putt oh yeah yeah bo needs to be in like aggressive mode right now but it's hard but this went yeah it's hard with the win and with these holes coming up yeah where you're just trying to stay in bounds yeah exactly a manageable score yep all right hole Levin this is a par 3 and the only heavily wooded hole on Red Hawk it's where you come up it's the one hole that kind of dips into the forest here and most people be throwing the flip up fairway driver or a mid range down the right side gap there's really not anything else that's the only gap I see yeah yeah it's kind of poking hope once you get past the gap there's some kind of scattered trees down by the basket or you can hit it unfortunately but that works out just fine yeah and Richard put out a really good shot he's about pin-high 25 feet left should be able to convert the birdie there lift him and kind of turn it over just a little bit too much but got a nice little tree kick to give him a little bit extra distance yeah that's either a CD 2 or F to go right FD 2 I can we tell him Matt has just turned this over great gothic oh wow that is if you end up right in that stuff it's not a good place to be well if you watched around the one you know that for sure yeah 5 feet in there and you can be stuck with that just pitching right back out wrong I'm just putting it right there who's met for a long birdie attempt maybe you oh yeah right Gudrun yeah just stapled out a little bit too fast on him though um he's coming alive ladies and gentlemen here's the boat almond putt we all know three in a row right Louise oh yeah I think it is both slowly making a comeback there this is Richard oh no wow that's uncharacteristic yeah that's very surprising to see it wasn't a step putt that's true and it yeah it's time really about Wendy right here either no I don't know why that's at least settle in for par trying to hang on to that lead yep ronk on getting a stroke on it yeah your great-great drive himself at 18 it's so rewarding actually getting out of the basket on this hole right yeah it really is all right we are on the hole 12 this is a part three 289 feet super short hole come and play for hand over the left side there is a big spike hyzer route around this tree on the right and then if you're comfortable with a touchy antique shot like mr. boat um and it is it looks like he's lining that up he looks like a rock that is just floating perfectly oh hello that's who almost got a love tap straight in the basket how stick with that have been yeah I would love to get a little Plinko ace will ricochet yeah yeah ronk on going with that spike hyzer out and looks like he he's thinking a widen that off yeah you really got to push it wide and super high I'm gonna get close to the basket that route you'll have a pretty open look for a two though and this hole should be no problem for Richard yep she's gonna stop saying get on up yeah oh you've got Amick that tree where I'm standing over there and just have a hyzer right in front of it yep and he has got himself a drop in birdie do too bad there's Matt fallin Richards line another love task yeah he'll have a little bit longer putt yeah and come on just a little left this party just hasn't clicked yet it seems like you know no but Matt we can extend that weed a little bit oh yeah give himself a little bit of cushion going into these two long holes oh my god I'm getting nervous for them yeah got two par 5s back-to-back which is super rare around here yeah great birdie from beau alright we are onto the first beast hole of Red Hawk this is a hole 13 par-5 820 feet very very wide open there is a road and cables that play OB and that carries all the way down the left side plus well people will be throwing a safe shot just a big Heiser around the initial tree and then nobody much yeah two more Heiser's to get to the basket depending on your level of power yeah and since they made that that cable though be it really kind of takes away the the cheater route on the left side trying to bite off some distance because you gotta get it about I don't know ten more feet past the road to stay in bounds so yeah that's a fantastic shot from beau yeah it is you will some good positioning Richard's gonna risk it you risking it for the biscuit and that's flipping up looking really nice yeah this is swing oh oh and that's what happens on this hole I swear I get there like the best shot in my life and it will find a way Obie it blows my mind yeah he just literally hit were you don't hit the one spot that metal pole got him and that got a little bit too much flip for Matt he did not mean to play it that wide yeah that's gonna be bruising shorter than he wanted and pretty wide right you know I'm shocked about what I don't see any deer yeah that's surprising there is usually deer no matter what time you play yeah get you out from Ron Coan and that is turning over on Matt yeah this is the shot where you trying to bite off absolutely as much distance as possible yeah I just didn't quite get that high enough yeah we saw Kevin Jones throw the stupidest shell on this hole he bit off so much distance up it was close to six on her feet yeah it was it was pretty greedy it was crazy turn that skins match yeah yeah and this is looking like it's faint or so be yeah that is OB Wow and that's what happens on this hole it's like you're playing it just fine but the hole is so long you gotta execute so many shots and this win is so crazy yeah it's hard to keep it in balance you got to keep it wide yeah I mean it's like even though this is like the widest hole maybe of all time yeah the basket stall there's no B and yam there's another one those found almost the exact same spot it's not calm Matt Bell putting one way up there oh my gosh could you imagine three Oh be right there yeah you should be able to make that putt looks like wrong Khan's going with that criminal yep this will be for his for went a little bit deep but hopefully can convert the five same situation for Bo I was just laying up the wind on this putt is usually blistering impossible thought you know cousin oh my oh wow a great birdie yeah a great pop I'm Matt putting himself I think that's yes two strokes yeah this first six he's gonna be taking a seven wow I can't believe that that was Richards putts really starting to come along here I think that was Ron Coan will be dropping at six right cuz that one oh yeah yeah yep yep still not the number you want to see you on this hole know that especially when you're used to playing everything as part of the trees and then you know you know you write down that sakes like oh it looks like a triple but you know yep and a bogey from round con and now just something even harder alright alright this is the second beast hole of Red Hawk hole 14 another par-5 868 feet there is the creep that plays OB all the way down the right side and then there is the road slash cables that play all the way down the left side OB so you really just want to get something out straight there's a tree about three hundred and thirty or forty feet after this open field and ideally you want to get past that tree so you can have a look at the basket from there yeah and it's coming for discs to kind of fade out left like looks like mass is gonna do yeah it's really tricky yeah yeah it's really tricky there because there's a bunch of trees right underway yeah and he still got like 500 feet left yeah at that you're really just a four is great on this hole that's all you're looking for that looks beautiful yeah that's perfect and he's gonna be about in high with that tree yeah if you don't make that corner you gotta throw a blind flex shot towards the water and it's not a good situation you know this is a fantastic shot from beau getting the perfect amount of turn on that disk yeah that's getting the full flight and he will have a really nice second shot yeah that was a super beefy destroys been throwing that in this way and I actually got the flip up and yeah just took off ronk on is looking like he's gonna find the OB yeah oh I don't know if you meant to throw it that low and left but see there's there's so many trees in the way here Ron's trying to go massive a knee over the top top of it all of them we didn't roller roller that's all about sales like honey oh it's going towards the water dad he's not looking good and I think that when in the water yeah that's over Wow Richard may four hands getting sketchy on that shot - yes I was about to say and there's really not a whole lot of room to go to the top like to attack the basket so you gotta keep it low and it's just so hard yeah beau I'm sure was trying to bite off a little bit more distance but it was a good shot he will definitely be taking at least a four on this hole which you were not complaining about yeah that's not the greatest upshot but it's about 30 out left himself a long putt yeah ooh Ron Coan scaring the basket there and Richard likes to go these forehand approach shots he's so good enough yeah he's really good Oh but that took a mess gifts crazy skip he should what the way he's putting should be able to make that yeah about that distance get up like though great up I bow this is kind of a scary putt with that a hill at least source water behind the basket yeah and Matt just laying up it looked like oh my god Wow - he's making everything yeah he's feeling it except for that one putt yeah don't converse with a good par say from where he was at yeah yeah we met what they par is well all right we are on the hole 15 this is a par-4 495 feet another soft par-4 most people would be throwing a straight shot and just kind of having like a like hundred foot up shot yeah yeah I mean you're just trying to get past the tree line and not going the water really yeah you're really just looking to take an easy birdie if you have the power then you can just try to crush something and hope it gets all the way there but yeah it's you're not really looking for the two here yep and those putting out a really nice shot back-to-back crushes it looks like that's fantastic yeah get jump Hut yep is for Richard putting out a nice shot as well get a little ground action there for the extra distance yeah it's just fun and he will have a really easy up shot yeah it's hard to get your disc to finished like dead straight on this hole because you really you did you absolutely do not want to turn some over mm-hmm with this win you're quite playing on the safe side you know gets a little bit beefy yep though in that and in a way left don't think he got enough turn out of that yeah he might have that treating the way - yeah walk on going with the roller and that just didn't have the right angle on it yeah cut ruler that is a cut roller and that wait what's my goodness does that come back in don't think it did and so Ron is gonna find another OB yeah that just that's just blew up in his face that else backfire get a little forehand from Ron yeah he need me to get close need to think about Matt's got a little bit of a tricky upshot here but it's around it yeah it was good ends up being a really nice shot Oh No ooh okay that that one drop yeah that's right brutal yeah yeah just trying to get away from that branch kind of where Bo's head is but Oh giving it a little half go a good run yeah nice par save more uh mr. Frizzell has a par four oh yeah that's right yeah right Rick with a good birdie for a second I thought he was just taking Matt's butter just like yep I'll take that yeah here you go no more strokes for you and then great birdie from Matt and Bo will be doing the same thing all right we were on the hole 16 par 3297 feet there are two gaps most people will be throwing the forehand line around the left side there is a little bit more of a risk/reward gap down the center that gap plays over the creek so if you hit anything you're going it's bad news likely so there's a lot of discs in the water I can tell you that right now yeah but this gaps fairly comfortable for these guys as you can see Bo just lay someone down there yeah and on the forehand you've really trying to put the skip shot with that water there yeah you want to try that checkup right before it that was gonna get really nice yeah it might have took a big skip so you never know yeah it's been good tree that's putting out the ideal shot here yeah that's where you want to land right there yeah yeah oh my gosh okay I wasn't sad okay you play it perfect and now that Buckley on the water I don't know yeah that forehand your Lee just want to throw it hard and worn low yeah ooh ronk on caught an unfortunate tree and we'll have to settle for par yeah I'm willing to bet that as Zecharia the onsen birdie this hole all right I kiss forehand is perfect of this hole oh yeah here's Matt for the two beautiful putting up had 23-under par killing it oh yeah good birdie from beau and he's really put up so far really good back nine yeah making a little bit of a comeback and Richard with the par you'll stay at 18 all right we are on the hole 17 this is a par 3 256 feet and they yeah got a birdie at this is the easiest hole out of all of Mohawk Park all of holes they've ever existed yeah right I mean arguably are they're pretty pretty dang easy yeah you're really just throwing a hyzer out and pretty easy just don't good just don't go wrong that's really all you're not trying to do yeah and as you can see Bo just making easy work I have part of this hole multiple times oh I gotta admit oh yeah it happens it happens to the best of us shouldn't happen to these guys though no because this is just way too easy yeah it's even easier they have a little aiming point put that tree on the right side yeah Richmond putting something high they sawed it off a little bit yeah he still about circles edge though right yeah you can mess up bad and still a chance yeah oh yeah ronk own button something that high as well and he's gonna be right there by Richard yep see you can make their putts was a little bit further than I thought okay I looked like that kind of stuck on his hand a lil bit too long yeah a little too wide it's too miss release there and rock on just a little low yeah I was looking good the whole way but you know very end drop a little bit there's a birdie from Matt putting him at 24 under par he is really starting to starting to run away with this thing yeah he is now seven strokes ahead of Ron six ahead of Richard but there's plenty of room to make moves oh yeah lay out for the final round yeah it's nuts its company Hoss 25 it's gonna buy me a front an eight back eight and then final down on you alright alright hole 18 this is a par three 465 feet it's a bomber that's for sure right off the tee you have this gap that you have to hit and it really gets in your head as long as you it's a pretty small gap it's also very close to the tee pad so it's it's very hittable but you know people do take the wide gap to avoid it yeah you really just want to get something out there have it flip up too flat maybe get a little bit of turn to it to get all the way there and then have a look this is looking like a good shot from boom whoa turned over a little bit yeah that head went out and The Fairly must have gotten it you know yeah this gap definitely seems a lot smaller because you're trying to absolutely crush your disc yeah man oh yeah Matt's plan is safe and that's playing the safe way this is real smart from that yeah but the lead that he has that's a comes from a lot of experience being at being ahead yeah just reaching putting one right there getting a good amount of turnover on that yeah I think he wanted a little bit more maybe have a ride ride quite a bit but it's a UH have a long putt maybe a lip yeah around Kahn turning it over just too much and that is just gonna settle way short of the basket also do not forget about the giveaway we're giving away a Devin Owens Signature Series tank so be sure to go to the first round front nine and comment your favorite Heiser Baum disc and like the video and hit that subscribe button and we'll be announcing the winner of that disc on the final nine of that last round so make sure to get in on it before we get that last round out yeah it's a clean black disc with a beautiful blue foil stamp on it yeah though I'll probably be picking one up myself I think I'm going to as well yeah great feeling disc yeah it's a overstable midrange or putter but it's not like crazy over stable so you can put some mustard behind it and yeah let it ride yeah looks like we're having a little parfait here yeah I kind of expected this on this hole yeah yeah this final rounds gonna be very exciting yeah it's gonna be a lot of chances for for movement lots of golf oh yeah I couldn't imagine playing it in the summertime it seems like it'd be too much he's so hot but for this weather it was perfect really oh yeah all right folks that is going to conclude our second round coverage of the 2019 Mohawk Park open Matt Bell holding his lead sitting at 24 under par Kota Hatfield is three back at 21 and we have one of the hometown heroes Billy the land hammer LUN so they mean along with Zechariah Theon s'en making his way back on the lead card and then we will have Richard y on there as well so be sure to tune into this last round and I 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