The OTB Open started as the San Francisco Open in 2018 as part of the Disc Golf Pro Tour, then moved to Stockton, California and partnered with OTB Discs in 2021. A new course was designed at Swenson Park by Leonard Muise, who had also designed the course at Gleneagles for the SFO. Now in its third year on the Elite Series, the OTB Open is the sixth Elite Series event of the 2023 season.
Kat Mertsch lets out a roar at the 2023 Jonesboro Open. Photo: Kevin Huver / DGPT
The leaderboards were tight going into the final round of the 2023 Play It Again Sports Jonesboro Open presented by Prodigy.
After a rainy Moving Day for the FPO field, 20-25 mph winds challenged both fields during their final round at Disc Side of Heaven in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The battle for first place in both fields came down to Hole 18 and the Jonesboro Open saw a playoff finish for the second year in a row.
The Jonesboro Open started as a PDGA B-Tier in 2017 and moved up to an Elite Series event in 2018. Now in its seventh year, the 2023 Jonesboro Open will be the fifth Elite Series event of the season.
As well as presenting a great opportunity to score well, this was also the last Elite Series event before the first major of the 2023 season so a strong finish here could give players momentum going into the PDGA Champions Cup.
The FPO field saw a return to form for Kristin Tattar and the MPO field had yet another come-from-behind victory as Simon Lizotte won from the chase card.