Weekend Watch: July 24-26

Finland and Estonia host Europe's best

Here’s a quick look around the PDGA schedule at notable players and tournament plans this weekend.

With a round in the books, many of Europe’s top pros are in Finland playing stop no. 3 on the Prodigy Disc Pro Tour at the Tampere Disc Golf Center.

Väinö Mäkelä is out front of MPO after 18 holes, with a 1062-rated round finishing on an ace. He is three stokes ahead of a field with 15 players rated 1000 or better, including Seppo Paju, Jesse Nieminen, and Severi Saviniemi. Natural Born Disc Golfer will have round coverage of the event.

Eveliina Salonen’s 968-rated opener has her six strokes clear in the lead. Henna Blomroos is eight back.

Also in Europe but not as well attended, some well-known Estonians are getting to work.

Finland’s Joona Heinänen leads host-countrymen Albert Tamm and Silver Lätt after the first round. Kristin Tattar is 10-up on the FPO division.

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Barry Schultz and Elaine King will look to hold off younger challengers at the 37th Annual Dogwood Classic.

Bennett Wineka

Benn started playing disc golf in the '90s but has somehow never gotten any better. He lives in Decatur, Georgia and cares too much about Atlanta United and UNC basketball. Email him at [email protected]