Friday Five Disc Golf News – June 14, 2019

Two more roster spots have been filled on Team USA and Team Europe for the 2019 Presidents Cup.

Kevin Jones and Jalle Stoor were added to their respective teams by fan vote online at the end of May. Captains Nate Sexton and Janne Hirsimäki personally chose the final spots, adding Eagle McMahon and KJ Nybo to complete the teams.

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Paul Ulibarri announced that he would be having surgery to repair a torn ACL on his left knee on Instagram Saturday. He said recovery time will be between six to eight months.

“This is a harsh reality, my season is over. All I can do is remain positive through this process,” said Ulibarri. “Watching from the sidelines is going to eat me alive, and I’ll do what I have to do to get back out there and compete.”

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Zach Melton withdrew from last weekend’s Tennessee State Disc Golf Championship after the third round but says he is good to go for this weekend’s PDGA National Tour event at the Beaver State Fling.

“I’m good. Been dealing with some wrist tendinitis for three weeks,” Melton told Ultiworld Disc Golf. “Woke up [Sunday] morning and it didn’t feel great. Didn’t want to chance it.”

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Friday Five May 31 2019

The Friday Five this week has global tour check-ins, the Wall Street Journal and Andrew Zimmern, some emotional talk, and Jamie’s favorite UWDG Article for the week!

It’s the five things you need to know about this week so that you can talk disc golf with your friends!

Paul Ulibarri withdrew from last weekend’s Portland Open on hole 14 after experiencing pain in his left knee.

“It would take something very serious to make me drop out of a tournament, I’m a competitor,” Ulibarri said. “I dropped three times straight to the ground in pain trying to finish. I started crying cause I knew I couldn’t finish. I f*cking hate quitting.”

Ulibarri returned home immediately after the tournament to get an MRI.

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In the midst of the second round at the Portland Open, day one leader Adam Hammes threw an errant tee shot on hole 13. A frustrated Hammes turned and headed back to his bag. The livestreaming camera from the Disc Golf Pro Tour that was following the lead card kept the shot on Hammes as he retreated.

Hammes pushed the camera out of his sight after several seconds.

Adam Hammes Camera Shove Portland Open

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After shooting a 2-under par 71 during the opening round of the Santa Cruz Masters Cup, Josh Anthon has withdrawn from the event.

Reasons for the DNF were not immediately available.

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Nate Sexton and Janne Hirsimäki were voted captains of Team USA and Team Europe, respectively, for the 2019 Presidents Cup.

Sexton beat out Paul Ulibarri and Avery Jenkins in a fan vote to skipper the Yanks. Hirsimäki topped Natalie Holloköi and Kari Vesala. Another fan vote will be held May 15-22 to add an additional player to each team, and captains will also be able to add a player to the rosters the following week.

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Anthony Barela 500 Foot San Francisco Open Ace

During a CTP qualifying round for a $20,000 Ace Contest at the 2019 San Francisco Open, Anthony Barela used his luck up a little early.

Even though he didn’t like it out of his hand, Barela crushed a drive out wide toward the downhill pin 525 feet away. The disc hooked up and skipped just short of the basket, bouncing up and into the chains. Barela got some loose dollars, but we don’t think it added up to 20K.