Both had to battle to the finish to return to the winner’s circle.
Tattar struggled at times during Championship Sunday of the first Elite+ event of 2023 but her six-stroke cushion was more than enough to grab her fifth win in eight starts this season.
Adam Hammes will take a one-stroke lead into Championship Sunday in Portland. Photo: Kevin Huver / DGPT
A few things were under control on Saturday at Glendoveer Golf Club.
Kristin Tattar kept the lead, and Sai Ananda and Juliana Korver kept pace. Adam Hammes bounced back with a hot round on a day that, in his own words, felt easy at the 2023 DGPT — Portland Open presented by Latitude 64, an Elite+ event.
“It just felt like every shot that I stepped up to, I was in full control of it,” Hammes said. “Never really got nervous on any of them and I executed quite a few. Every time I had the disc in my hand, it felt easy today.”
Other than Tattar at the top of FPO — now with a six-stroke lead — things are moving in Oregon, including Calvin Heimburg surging to the lead card on Saturday, when action shifts to the East course at Glendoveer Golf Club.
Kristin Tattar lines up a putt during the opening round of the 2023 Portland Open. Photo: Kevin Huver / DGPT
A familiar name and chaos at the top of the leaderboard: There’s nothing weird about the Disc Golf Pro Tour’s return to Portland.
Keeping in line with 2023 so far, Kristin Tattar is leading and there’s a five-way in MPO after the opening round of the 2023 DGPT – Portland Open presented by Latitude 64, the first Elite+ event of the year.
Also keeping up with a trend: There’s a large number of players right in the mix. In MPO, 15 players are within three strokes of the lead. Tattar is the solo leader at 5-under and six players are within three.
