4th Annual Polecat World Championships | F9 | Korver, Koling, Benites, Brathwaite, Alexander

Welcome to the 4th Annual Polecat World Championships aka PoCaWoCha at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. This is a 3 day unsanctioned flex start singles tournament. Competitors can play one round during the three day stretch to post their best score. There is only a mixed open division that everyone is competing in. Player who shoots the lowest amount of strokes will be crowned Polecat World Champion.
Feature Card -
Juliana Korver
Jeremy Koling
Philo Brathwaite
Marco Benites
Harper Alexander
Thank you San Francisco Disc Golf Club for making this possible!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 INTRO
01:18 HOLE 1
06:15 HOLE 2
10:36 HOLE 3
15:43 HOLE 4
20:10 HOLE 5
26:36 HOLE 6
31:33 HOLE 7
36:21 HOLE 8
41:04 HOLE 9
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[@lukejones8976]

Philo muttering under his breath that the polecat is a piece of garbage at 13:04 is the funniest thing I've heard in a while

[@karateknut]

Hahah! I was just about to comment on that as well, hilarious!

[@ilikebacon.6483]

he is not wrong

[@Scandall34]

If it was a Roc only round, Philo would be out front lol

[@natebell4764]

He picked up one with the wrong dye. or so I hear.

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Sounds a little salty and like an excuse to Me lol 😂

[@SuperKartoffelpuffer]

Thanks for the In the Bags. interesting choices from some of the players.

[@Peadeymclovin]

Honestly I expected at least one person to have a bag full of polecats in different weights and plastics XD

[@locsmiths]

For real! Korver rocking the DX especially...

[@JeromeBakerSmoke]

@@Peadeymclovin totally. headline was deceptive

[@UltimateBid]

Jeremy "There's Food?" Koling. A man after my own heart.

[@EricLeeStepp]

If this isn't a testament of how good Juliana is I don't know what else would be

[@lifeinsf]

She was one of the only people to par holes 5, 6 & 7 over all three days. It is the "Amen Corner" of PoCaWoCha, an incredibly difficult feat with just a Polecat. Her consistency is amazing, and she knows how to play golf - by that I mean, not over do it on the holes she can't reach, and always put herself in position to get par.

[@MrChristopher0us]

I love Koling jokingly calling Juliana "JK-2" only to have her not miss a beat and call him "JK-3" right back 🤣

[@Jason_Kang]

I don't even wanna know my number

[@joshkersten3974]

@@Jason_Kang Right above me King

[@Discsforbaskets]

I'll say she did miss a beat

[@bryonlittle4341]

Who is jk1?

[@willemschra2812]

@@bryonlittle4341John F Kennedy

[@heythatjusthappened]

Philo is so fed up with this by hole 5 lol

[@rexus72]

Thanks for the bag check. Always good to know what they are throwing.

[@thesubstitute]

Made it to the bag checks and upvoted, already know this is gonna be good.

[@MikkoAlexzander]

Great stuff Derek, don’t mind no commentary either. The bag checks & b-roll at the beginning were great touches

[@chandlerautomotiverepair573]

hats of to the pros for taking the time to play this round--fun to watch them throw stuff they are not used too.

[@springplus300]

Love the bag checks. Brings a lot of insight!

[@joshuacooper3301]

This is really cool! Glad you guys covered it.

[@Punky_Brewmeister]

"There's food?" - Big Jeremy

[@wilsonlinker3812]

THANKS FOR COVERING THIS MOMENTOUS OCCAISION!

[@frolflungren7062]

Marco's liverpool top is fire!!😍😍

[@johncook7364]

Gatekeeper just crushing it. I can’t keep up with all the content

[@BenKickert]

It's like Philo wouldn't give up on the disc... he kept thinking there was something he could do to prevent it from turning over when thrown with power.

[@southtoe3607]

We do a tournament similar to this called "Rhyno Wars" Brian brews a keg of beer. A bunch of North Carolinians come. It's a good time

[@southtoe3607]

our goal is to some day have Gregg and Vinny show up

[@southtoe3607]

This past February was the 5 year anniversary.

[@videojesse]

Love the bag checks!

[@martindiscgolf]

GoldenGatePark 😍Played there 14 years ago the "Safari Open" 2009. Love it!

[@Kpez16]

Marco with the LFC jersey FTW!! #YNWA

[@dthalman]

Amazing!

[@ChrisNeff]

Worth the wait!!!

[@nomex8461]

Yes! This needed to happen. Especially after my two pink Halo's arrived last week. edit: they're in stock and I just picked up a couple more.

[@ThunderMamba98]

Jerm utilizing the pterodactyl throw and almost sinking it was the wildest thing I’ve seen all day

[@lifeinsf]

I was standing right behind him on that throw, it was even more wild in person. He is a true treasure, such a generous spirit. You could see that as soon as he realized he was out of the running to win, he started having a ton of fun. That near-kick-in on #12 is one of the best trick shots I've ever seen (make or miss).

[@soggywilson]

its impossible to make a seamless edit with big jerm haha I love all of the little cut off comments because he is basically always talking and his mic is hot haha

[@markchorny7607]

that one guy is driving me insane. he just can't stop yappin. apaprt from the clown, sweet vid

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Haha who could that possibly be? 😂

[@mech0p]

we need a legit mixed pro tournament of this. with payout and everything

[@austinthrowsstuff]

What do you think MPO stands for?

[@mech0p]

@@austinthrowsstuff mixed but do you ever see any chicks playing in mpo? No thats why i said a legit mixed.

[@thomaslindstrom2886]

I have played some "1-speed" rounds, i use BERG, POLECAT and SONIC, , putt with HYDROGEN

[@JamesWilliams-gg2yu]

@@mech0p there are some dudes playing FPO.

[@chrisbruchak4519]

@@mech0p when you're too dense to grasp that its a mixed division already and providing ANOTHER mixed division wont change the fact that paige and juliana are the only ones with big enough nuts to throw with the men in anything other than practice round "coverage"

[@MrChristopher0us]

Leaving the bag checks in is just *chef's kiss*

[@infinimetrical]

The only answer I have to this is "yes". Very cool stuff. I had the chance to throw a Halo Polecat for the first time during the first day of the Whistler's Bend Doubles. Throwing it around with team Captain Jon Youngbar and his partner.

[@haunguyen2001]

Love this

[@sidolcott]

Harper: "We're passing tournament central if you want water or food." JK3: "There's FOOD?" Not judging, That's a big machine and needs fuel, just trying to help make JK3 stick.

[@Meta-Drew]

Jerm and Philo seemed like they were learning their polecat as they played, so to compete with the other polecat experts is impressive enough.

[@megaicculus1441]

Look like a fun event, got the crowd of spectators out.

[@ruckeddeadup]

I love that JK-2 is showing the boys how to toss. Get it girl!

[@LonnieDavisMusic]

LOL the bag checks

[@kylesparrow9996]

I'm all honesty, the halo polecat is my new favorite disc. Straight, Hyzer, anhyzer, it's perfect for inside 250

[@cartoonhand]

"THERE IS FOOD!?" - Big Jerm 🤣

[@TMRaven]

Up until this video I just assumed that the Polecat World Championships was a myth.

[@macafeez]

The polecat is the perfect disc that proves that you can't make a disc do what it's not supposed to do.

[@arejay9340]

nothing more hipster than a polecat challenge. i love it. Did players get a 6er of PBR in the player pack?

[@jredneck1317]

IPA!

[@w1ck3d240]

Love watching JK play! Great coverage.

[@appidydafoo]

12:44 🤣 "what the @#$! Richard?!"

[@tinncan]

Juliana always looks graceful...

[@jeffhemmerling6088]

She has all-time disc golf form! 😊

[@waltdistel716]

veteran freestyle player and it shows

[@danschmigiel6012]

Jerm:”there’s food?”🤣🤣🤣

[@aaroncollins3373]

All these Roc shots, and Philo is throwing a Polecat!😅

[@DiscoDashco]

Yeah, right?! See, now Rocs actually are great discs to use if you only had ONE disc to play with. Give me a Roc, a BUZZZ, or a Prodigy M4 and it’s one disc, one destiny from there! LoL

[@vicchei356]

makes me wanna break out my R-Pro Polecat, got 2 back in the day, 170 hot pink & 160 yellow with hint of red starburst, its a little light but looks soooo perty. Then a Sonic took that slot, then Nova, now its just one of many slots I eliminated due to age. I wish I could be there :)

[@infinimetrical]

Polecats all seem to have the same moulding, though, I know of Post Production Profiling. The weight and plastic plays a part in the stability.

[@blacklisted8749]

If this was the fourth annual, were people throwing GStar and champ before the halo star came out or was it pretty much dx only?

[@DiscGolfDom23]

YES

[@kaleimalczon56]

That bag check 🤣

[@kruksog]

I always forget how good JK is because she doesn't play too much anymore. Good to see her again.

[@Fuzzwah]

The form check video of JK highlighted how technically correct she is. So smooth.

[@ultrapail]

Doesn’t she play every DGPT event this year? I know she’s touring again

[@meowskisvonmewskertons7206]

Philo’s sweatshirt is dope

[@ElectricEndeavor]

Polecat 450 is what I’m screaming on every tee shot now.

[@cjm3013]

Man, Ron Jeremy is looking fantastic these days... really taking care of himself.

[@chrisbruchak4519]

under rated xD

[@18JamesBlond]

So hyped to see some bombs

[@brekkoh]

LOL the bag check

[@lsapg09]

Hole 7 wow

[@susiepittman601]

Cool.

[@yalrahc]

Does anyone know what disc they're throwing?

[@h0nkyJ]

The bag checks 🤣🤣🤣

[@MikeDuffy]

Philo repping Oak Grove w his sweatshirt!

[@markkistner1431]

I'm a bit disappointed in the coverage that there's no graphic that shows what disc they throw...

[@megamrsoftee]

I take it that philo won't be choosing the polecat for his tour disc

[@JoshJackson13]

Dx beast was my first but I love dx thunderbirds now. Flys like my neutron relay but 25 feet further with a little less turn but alot more grip. 370ft 172grams

[@ruckeddeadup]

Harper sounds like he's shooting a potato cannon when he throws. It's Drew Gibson-esque, but somehow louder.

[@liamsire]

Dang, how many polecats Philo bringing?

[@JRand-qy9bo]

Do any of these players actually bag a Polecat during the season?

[@mharperalexander]

yes i bag 3

[@JD27770]

Why is Robbie C not commentating this?

[@dograap19]

Robbie C needs an invite next year

[@patchurro7673]

Philo is me every tournament…

[@rossjohn414]

Ah lav eet! (not from around here. Frenchie, maybe)

[@mngspoon3121]

I just competed in a Polecat challenge with a DX Factory Second polecat 😂

[@Jaw656]

Can each player only use 1 polecat? Or could they bring multiple different plastics?

[@corneliuscd]

Just the one disc

[@looksee8192]

Marco's mic is HOT

[@michaelince7998]

The in the bags lol

[@ryansuter4424]

Most of the pros probably could have done stand still drives instead of using run ups.

[@BIZARBIES]

Was Jerm being paid by the word for this video? He was never not talking it seemed.

[@MF-fg3lj]

Wait….this is actually a thing!!! What?! 😂

[@Chris.Davies]

The only sad thing about the Halo Polecat is that I haven't got one!

[@brendanhunt6902]

Philo had a bad time 😂

[@JaredTG.]

Is there something special about this disc?

[@kevin735]

Yes

[@MikkoAlexzander]

Yes

[@lickyboomboomdown3945]

It's money.

[@morganwomble-dahl1735]

It's the illusive polecat. It is special. you have to try the dx first though.

[@lickyboomboomdown3945]

The DX is overall a better disc.

[@thesubstitute]

JK is so sick... you know the one

[@mikedawson4291]

PDGA voting is active ...Vote!

[@jameswhitney8721]

My halo polecat is so flippy

[@GregoryM1]

This is the, "I'm sponsored by Innova and look at the cool disc we have" Championship

[@rudysseus4410]

Philo has to release everything on hyzer or that polecat is gonna flip every time 😂 I feel like he has a used one.lmao

[@angelcaraveo3483]

Feel like he should know better lol

[@rudysseus4410]

@@angelcaraveo3483 lmao everytime he threw I was like “put it on a damn hyzer!!” 😂

[@millionaren00b10]

There’s food?!?!?

[@prattacaster]

Philo just could no figure it out, surprising. I think I could have beat him

[@sfincione2000]

Is this a real thing?

[@chrisbruchak4519]

When the background conversations are better than the "tournament" itself. xD "These things suck, man." "It's not really much of a pyramid..." "I hope he makes this putt right here." XD Jerms goofing it up. Philo is literally OVER it by like hole 4. Juliana still has a bigger pair than anyone on that course. And we got MA3 jesus having a miniature stroke before every throw because this is the most important moment of his entire life. xD This is literally the best content for all the reasons the people who put this on did NOT hope for. xD

[@irishdrunkass]

We just gonna ignore big Jim Oates eh?

[@WHATTHEFxIxGxO]

I came here for this comment. I thought it was him, but wasn’t totally sure. That’s awesome!

[@irishdrunkass]

@@WHATTHEFxIxGxO ya he’s engaged to Juliana. They come through here a lot cuz his brother lives here, in our local league too.

[@DragLine339]

i mean its no birdie, but ok.

[@TheThugnific3nt]

Imagine carrying a full bag just to throw polecats lmao😅

[@saint-cetacean]

"Haha yeah, I've shot better than Jeremy Koling on the front 9 of GGP" What I'm not telling them: this is my home course I've played dozens of times, I was using a full bag of 20 discs, he was using a garbo meme putter and still outdrives me.

[@michaelyahner6695]

berg world championships anyone?

[@grotto46]

Love it! And no Dustin to screw it all up, just player chatter.

[@cadevaughn7596]

Not sure if it's just this video, but this is the first time I haven't been able to control where the video is at. As in, can't jump forward or move to a specific spot or jump back to replay. Is this a glitch? Something new to KZbin? Maybe an option for Gatekeeper before posting the video? Anytime I tried to adjust the time and it auto skips back to the beginning of the video. I really hope this isn't a new thing :/

[@knave5759]

think that's just a glitch on your end

[@jockofthebush]

Update your browser or app

[@powerbagle]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

[@marcusmustard8285]

Im new to watching and learning about this. Is this an event where women compete against men? That would be surprising. It would seem the men have a distance advantage. Not sure how this works and how the video description makes sense. Interesting content. Thanks.

[@vibeguy_]

About the Polecat Championships or about disc golf in general? 1.) In disc golf sanctioned tournaments, "MPO" is "Mixed Professional Open" (not "men" or "male" like some think). Anybody can compete in MPO. Separately, there is the FPO which is female only, and most of the touring pro women compete in the FPO, though they could compete in the MPO if they wished. 2.) Distance does not always translate to better scores. Depending on the course, distance can give you an inherant advantage, but on others, accuracy, shot shaping, and angle control easily wins out. This is a meme tournament, though... The polecat is a bit of a meme disc. These players are not looking to gain an advantage by throwing a polecat far

[@thesledgehammerblog]

@@vibeguy_ If you look at Paige Pierce's PDGA profile, you can see that she has competed in the MPO division at the USDGC a couple of times.

[@marcusmustard8285]

@@vibeguy_ Thank you vIbeguy. Sounds good. I have done some research and it is unique in a good way what I heard. Based on a wiki article, men and women have a long history of competing and traveling together. But in separate divisions. I just mean the same locations and weekends. It is cool that disc golf has been having men and women sharing events and schedules.

[@thomaslundquist2272]

And Juliana Korver has cashed in USDGC as the only woman, so far.