Primal Challenge

Round Summary

Andrew Wills wrestled this Wild Force opener into submission at Valley Regional in Week 2's Primal Challenge, carding a -1 (his personal best) to clinch 1st! He flipped the lead on hole 5 and nailed five birdies—claiming the lone under-par on the beastly 296-footer of hole 6. 🔥 Despite a 920-round rating 36 points shy of his 956 standard, he staked his claim in a stone's throw of legend. 🥏

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At Valley Regional Park, Britain Best battled through manicured front 9 but the wild back nine cost him dearly as he closed +50 for second, missing the cash line by a stone’s throw 🥏. After sharing the lead through holes 2–5 with that bounce-back birdie, a 5-over on the Super Ace hole and a cold streak from 10–18 froze his game. Two birdies show flashes of promise, but consistency will be the game-changer next week 📊.

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With a stone's throw of precision, Scott Belchak seized Week 2’s Primal Challenge, carding a -6 to earn first in MP40. Taking the lead after hole 2, he never looked back. He rattled off 7 birdies—including the lone under-par on brutal 17—and his clutch birdie on 18 locked the win 🥏. His 980-rated round soared 54 points above his PDGA-equivalent, marking a new personal best at Valley Regional 📈 under Utah’s sun.

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Brian Hansen navigated Valley Regional Park for a -5, snagging runner-up in MP40 of four and just missing the cash line. His 968-rated round sits +27 over his 941 rating 📈, fueled by 9 birdies across manicured fairways and rustic roughs.

He seized the lead with the lone birdie on the tricky Par 3 (333 ft) Hole 1 🔥 and again at 15. After a two-over stumble on 9, he fired his warrior’s plate on 10, threading the needle between two raging mountain lions for a clutch rebound birdie 🥏.

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John Ashworth edged into 3rd at Valley Regional Park with an even-par round that set a new personal best for this layout 🥏. After a rocky opener he bounced back with a birdie on hole 2, then threaded the needle on the brutal 13th, nailing one of his 5 birdies 🎯. His 908 round rating sat just below his 915 mark, but that steady climb—quicker than a “quick jog” through the trees—kept him in contention.

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Paul Webster shot an even-par round at Valley to grab 3rd in MP40, weaving six birdies and a personal best on this layout 📈. He surged into third by hole 3, braved the back-nine’s rustic fields, then after a two-over on 17, struck back on 18 with a birdie that felt like threading the needle between two raging mountain lions a stone’s throw apart 🥏. His 908 round rating topped his 900 average, marking his finest showing yet.

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In week 2’s Primal Challenge at Valley Regional Park, Chris Fox racked up five slick birdies—from the manicured front 9’s lush fairways to the weedy back 9—rolling to a tidy -1 and solo gold in MA1 with no rivals in sight 🚀🥏.

His final putt on 18 threaded the needle between two ancient pines, sealing the win with primal precision. A stone’s throw below his 932 rating (920 tonight, a -12 dip), he reminded the field he’s still got heat under the fur 🎯📈. Though the 920 round rating dipped from his peak, that final surge hints at fiercer rounds ahead.

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Jayden Ling grabbed the lead right off the tip of hole 1, turning a new personal best into quiet confidence as he carved through the front 9 under sunny skies 🥏🌞. His drives found lush fairways in neat arcs, landing with stone's throw precision, and three birdies hinted at something special across manicured and rough terrain alike. A slip on the CTP 14 cost a stroke, but Jayden rebounded by threading the needle between two pine sentinels on 18 to lock the outright win. Finishing +4 over par and rating 859 (just ten points shy of his 869 benchmark), he showed steady poise to claim victory in MA2 📊🏆.

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Kieran Buhler held a brief lead after hole 3, threading a drive as precise as threading the needle between two raging mountain lions, only to finish +6 for 2nd in MA2 at Valley Regional Park. Despite a 28-point dip from their 863 rating, they notched a new personal best of 6 over, proving this layout is just a stone’s throw from unpredictable. 📊🥏

A bogey at 13 threatened to drag them into the weeds, but a birdie at 14 bounced back faster than a greased hog on market day, keeping their fire burning in Week 2 of Primal Challenge. 🔥🎯

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Andrew Nemelka climbed into the top three by hole 3 and again at 15, banking five birdies 🎯📈 including the sole under-par on hole 15 (Par 3). His 889 round rating—2 points above his 887—puts him firing hot at Valley Regional.
A stone’s throw of precision on hole 17 saw him thread the needle through rough and basket, then he sealed the deal with a clutch birdie on 18 to claim first at -2 🏆🥏

Round Summary

On Thursday’s Primal Challenge at Valley Regional Park, amid the lush front 9 and rugged back 9, Patrick Cain blasted to a personal best –1 and claimed second place 🥏📈 His lone birdie on hole 1 was a stone’s throw from perfection, flipping the early lead. It’s his first sub-par on this layout, besting his old mark by a stroke. He traded front-runners thrice before a slip on 8, yet closed with an 876 rating, +17 above his 859 standard. A performance that stakes his claim in week 2 lore.

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Matt Berman shook the front nine at Valley Regional Park with 2 birdies, including the lone under-par on hole 7—threading that putt between two mountain lions🔥. He climbed into 2nd place, finishing −1 and posting an 876-rated round—23 points over his usual warrior's plate toss📈. A sharp finish on hole 8 nearly grabbed the lead, marking his best outing this season in MA3.

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In the Primal Challenge at Valley Regional Park, Mathew Doucet roared to a tie for the lead after hole 2 before the front-runner stumbled on hole 3. He recovered with a birdie at hole 4 and closed with a +2 score for a new personal-best layout result 🥏🔥

His lone under-par on hole 6—threading the needle between two raging mountain lions—was the only birdie on that beast, capped by an 838-rated round (76 points above his 762 average) 📈🎯

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Jordan Lucero wasted no time turning heads with the only birdie on hole 2, vaulting into third 🌠. A bogey on four sent him back to the pack, but he rallied into solo second by eleven. A cold streak through seventeen threatened to freeze his chances, but he carved out a stone’s throw birdie on eighteen to salvage a +2 finish for fourth. His 838 rating sits nine points shy of his 847 average, yet five birdies hint at fire ahead 🔥

Round Summary

Rising to a +6 in MA4, Stephen Marks turned in a personal-best course tally at Valley Regional Park, shooting a 786 rating—five ticks above his usual 📈🥏 The manicured front 9 couldn't faze him, and even the back 9's wild weeds were no match for his precision.

His lone under-par gem came on Hole 16, when he threaded the needle between two raging mountain lions, landing his throw a stone's throw from disaster 🎯🔥 Then, faster than a greased hog on market day, he snatched the lead with a final-hole birdie, fending off rivals and claiming top spot at Primal Challenge.

Round Summary

Matthew Sullivan charged through Valley Regional with a +6 for the win in MA4, logging a 786‐rated round—40 points above his norm—📈 marking his hottest performance yet. He grabbed the lead after hole 4 only to see it slip, then reclaimed momentum at 12 to seal his first‐place finish.

Trading leads after 1 and flirting with bogey at 6, his lone birdie felt like sinking a warrior’s plate from a stone’s throw 🥏.