Final Round Highlights, FPO | 2024 Des Moines Challenge

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[@Christopher-hh8iq]

You should all be ashamed of yourselves for allowing a grown man to play with these women. Earthworms have more backbone than all of you.

[@brandonb5807]

Come on man, that dude was super focused out there this weekend 💪& he almost took dwn a solo 2nd place on those teenage women....a couple more seasons and Ryan will be tearing it up on FPO side. 😮

[@Christopher-hh8iq]

@@DiscGolfProTour what's the matter? You don't like hearing the truth?

[@Megaman3white]

@@brandonb5807 🙃🤣😂

[@pocketacessuited]

If they should be ashamed for anything it's not enforcing their channel's rules enough. Stuff gets deleted, but they really let y'all spew a lot of targeted hate on here.

[@zachw4829]

Lets go eliezra midtlyng! 2nd place is def something to be proud of keep grinding!

[@Christopher-hh8iq]

Too bad she has to share it with a dude.

[@mstrofnone]

What a great performance by both rookies! The future is bright

[@michaelmatejka1068]

I was so happy when Midtlyng took 2nd

[@rynoturtle]

Wow what a round. Never been so happy to see a player go OB.

[@luckybrand6762]

Truee!

[@coasternut3091]

I'm used to Ohn theowing within 60' and thinking "mark that up as a birdie for her"

[@alexsandereastmond7036]

lets go ladies

[@hobbygarage1779]

Ladies.

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

Plus one biological male. Way to go Natalie! Taking down a 2nd place tie against 2 teenage ladies. Must feel awesome for you!

[@cortezdfs9699]

oh boy did I enjoy that outcome!!!!!!

[@DrMcKay66]

Congrats to Emily 🎉🎉🏆

[@Pwrcritter]

Spoiler alert!

[@DrMcKay66]

@@Pwrcritter Dont read the comments before watching then.

[@toenailtom654]

Where is she from??

[@DrMcKay66]

@@toenailtom654 Abilene, Texas.

[@toenailtom654]

@DrMcKay66 Ohhhh cool, I'm only 2hrs away

[@bobbyswain7049]

Congrats Emily.........well done!!!

[@Iliyena87]

Go rookies! Fearless! Great pickup by Lonestar for sure! Lets hope they make good on the players and employees alike from now on ;)

[@ForrestMillerMusic]

Weatherman is my hero!!!

[@tnelly6588]

"The discs don't lie!" Haha, very true.

[@Wolfchaser69]

Only the guy throwing them

[@dave4310]

Just glad the guy didn't win. Great first win. Congrats.

[@BaysingersDiscGolfChannel]

Wow, what an impressive win!

[@robertmay6671]

Karma is so sweet!

[@acdg7431]

Wow! The landscape changes quickly in pro disc golf 💥

[@kenniemyus2310]

This reminds me of that Sesame Street song, “one of these things is not like the others”.

[@limpsnips8876]

Get that man off the women’s tour. Thanks

[@weltwelt5993]

Its more than nice to see the women winning womens divisions!!

[@chadbussey8305]

Barely beating a MAN who likely intentionally took a dive on hole 18.

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

Natalie beat herself by overthrowing a drive out of bounds and missing 2 easy puts. Thank the disc golf gods!!!

[@QuestforStone]

Nate’s the Man!

[@ryansuter4424]

Congrats emily

[@Chubbydippin]

Playing on tour and doing it for a living takes $ to make it all possible. Thanks for the very rare shot of the amount won by showing the giant check. I wish other tournament's trophy ceremonies showed this too. Wish they made more. But 8k for a tournament has to help. Great coverage and tournament, thankyou.

[@Iliyena87]

@@Chubbydippin The payouts are listed clearly for all the events on the PDGA site (also projected before the event, this get affected a bit by Ties and such). I for one have seen a check way to often imo, in some event they had accidently ordered the piece with the wrong year even ;P

[@Chubbydippin]

@@Iliyena87 I'm just pointing it out because it was included during the trophy presentation at the end of a tournament, highlight, final round clip like this one. The winning purse($$) is almost never included in video clips like this one "does". Just seems so easy to leave out a few of the hundred references to "circle" in the commentary and take 2 seconds include/say what the winner's earnings are. Sure doesn't seem to be difficult or a problem to mention $ during skins rounds on EVERY hole.

[@Lank2thepast]

Get him out

[@fmilton20]

There were 3 absolutely incredible highlights!

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

Natalie's over-drive that went out of bounds, and also both of her relatively easy puts that she missed. She beat herself thank the disc golf gods!

[@EricHerrejon]

What a relief! A real woman winning a professional woman division 🙌🏼 Hallelujah! It is so clear to see Ryan throws so much further than the rest, besides maybe Mydtling who’s got natural young lady estrogen talent and not watered down testes and testosterone.

[@prestondier7046]

Ryan needs to give up FPO. How can you put a target on your back and expect people not to look at it, comment about it, AND take shots at it. Ryan wants to be a trans “hero” but wants NONE of the backlash. Time to go with your MA1 talent.

[@derpincorperated8644]

@@prestondier7046I think she just wants to play disc golf…

[@derpincorperated8644]

I’m ashamed to play the same sport as so many of you with nothing but hate in your cold cold heart

[@Solontire]

@@derpincorperated8644she’s more than welcome to in the MPO field. Natalie is not nor ever will be a female no matter how hard you white knight for her in this comment section.

[@izaaklea8702]

She is also legally allowed to play FPO. She meets the rules/criteria to play FPO and doesn't deserve all the hate speech thrown her way. You can disagree but there is no need to degrade her in the comment section

[@AcesInMyPocket]

hope emily gets a fat contract next year!!

[@bensieber6960]

It's wonderful to watch the next generation of professional women competing and winning on tour! Way to go Ms. Weatherman and Ms. Midtling!! Now, all respect to those with the courage to follow their hearts and live as trans women and men, however, Ryan has no business competing in the Female Professional Open!! Developing from youth to adult as a biological male gives an athlete a decided advantage when competing with women - it is the entire reason there is the "FPO". "MPO" is a "mixed" division and used to include both male and female athletes. The DGPT decided to create a protected, female only division so that female athletes have a place to compete amongst themselves. This is true for virtually every professional and even amateur sport. Biological male trans athletes forcing their way into female protected divisions is nothing less than a twisted expression of male privilege. They are flexing a believed "right" to be included in female divisions, regardless of the harm it does to female competitors. It is offensive, even for those of us who in general support the right of people to make their own decisions to live however they choose, include those who transition gender.

[@pocketacessuited]

You sir, are an immense breath of fresh air. It restores my faith in humanity that there are people out there who don't need to demean trans people's existence while also having a strong position that women's sports should be trans-exclusionary. It feels like there is room for a real conversation. Respect.

[@kennethsmith3168]

@@pocketacessuited I can’t, and won’t respond to the people who make crass comments, but at the same time, Natalie does have a biological advantage. No ill will toward her one bit, but I’m afraid there won’t be enough participants in a separate trans division. Not sure what the answer is.

[@Iliyena87]

There are at least 2 trans women (I think it might be 4 but I am not certain) in the field this weekend. Except from a few words you did the post as a personal opinion, almost well done. I truly want everyone to be happy, the sport is to small go be excluding so lets keep a friendly tone and let science do a few more rounds over the world too see for sure that it's all by the book and not just popular opinion, the requirements set by PDGA/DGPT being very strict should just let the actual length be almost the only factor and that might not have had anything to with the born gender.

[@stitch438]

@@Iliyena87 Mixed Pro Open (MPO) - the top professional division, available to players of any age or gender.

[@stitch438]

@@kennethsmith3168 Mixed Pro Open (MPO) - the top professional division, available to players of any age or gender.

[@tfilipow7]

Way to go Emily! Congrats on your first win!

[@GM-rs2fv]

I went to comment disc don’t lie at 8:10 but the commentator beat me to it

[@josephroland2470]

So glad a real woman won.

[@martinmartins7703]

I'm glad Mr Ryan didn't win. Congrats to the first time winner!

[@TreLimes]

He

[@TreLimes]

Dude

[@pocketacessuited]

Who is Mr. Ryan?

[@kennethsmith3168]

I was waiting for picket aces suited’s response. As the sun sets and rises, he (sorry if wrong pronoun) counters the cretins.

[@Megaman3white]

N.Ryan needs to throw away all of his disc after losing to a teenage girl 😂.

[@paulneiman7933]

14:22 😂

[@AkiraActual]

Wait men can participate in the fpo now?

[@izaaklea8702]

Transwomen are women.

[@ulrichvonstomp6031]

WTG Emily!! I'm sorry you had to share the podium with a man and that another female did not cash because of that man. [I hope Nikko stays true to his word.] . We're going to fix that.

[@NotSoFast71]

I missed what Nikko said. What was it about?

[@ulrichvonstomp6031]

@@NotSoFast71 A while back he vowed to pay out the last cash spot in a FPO tournament if a man took a spot away from a woman.

[@derpincorperated8644]

The white knights out here thinking they are good people are gross

[@fuel20]

Quite sad to keep seeing deserving women losing thousand of dollars.

[@dustinweeks7245]

Humble woman wins, a narcissistic man loses, perfect.

[@price.gaines]

I’m out of the loop, which one is narcissistic?

[@dustinweeks7245]

@@price.gaines The guy that thinks he has the right to compete in the female division.

[@prestondier7046]

The disc gods, are amazing!

[@price.gaines]

@@dustinweeks7245 OHH so you’re a transphobic bigot. That makes sense lol

[@price.gaines]

@@prestondier7046 your comma usage, is terrible!

[@tayloreddesigns6852]

Great job Emily! The dude needs to go he's hurting the sport.

[@pocketacessuited]

Hurting the sport? Sure seems like engagement is WAY up since y'all discovered who Natalie Ryan is. I'm sure the PDGA would prefer it be less toxic, but the silver lining is y'all turn up in droves!

[@Solontire]

@@pocketacessuited “engagement is way up since….” Would love to see how you’ve come to that conclusion in your head sport.

[@ThugLifeBitches1]

@@pocketacessuitedI’ve not watched a single round of FPO because he’s getting attention. The delusions that people will put on just to support a guy competing against women is sad

[@Mdjagg]

I wont watch the rounds with them playing. I wish the dgpt would just never show them once. They gooned their way into this division, and they are ruining womens disc golf. I hope they get shut out, a win would be so tragic. What a loser.

[@derpincorperated8644]

@@Solontiredo you have any idea what social media engagement is? Or have you aged out of understanding the world already

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

Heres a quote from last year from the very narcissist who sued their way back into FPO- "They are going to burn with me." A narcissist has never spoken more truly than that.

[@pocketacessuited]

Definitely not the right thing to say if you want people to be sympathetic to your cause. But trying to play the sport that aligns with your gender identity doesn't make someone a narcissist. You may feel they are misguided in that and I will respect that.

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

I appreciate your sentiment but, any biological male that wants to athletically compete against and get beat by teenage girls is the absolute definition of a narcissist.

[@pocketacessuited]

@@user-mv6zr8zh9t Respectfully, you may be using that term colloquially to mean selfish or self-centered, but being a narcissist is a whole different thing.

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

Natalie Ryan is a cheater and a narcissist. It's obvious.

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

Thats bc they truly do not want NR in the FPO. She belongs in the MPO. The Mixed Players Open.

[@Norcaldab]

Nice to see a First time winner and well deserved!!! Women’s DiscGolf is my favorite to watch when it’s all women!

[@lylegonz11]

Thanks!

[@pocketacessuited]

Serious question regardless of one's opinion on Natalie Ryan's inclusion on Tour. I'm curious where she ranks in the FPO in average driving distance (or similar statistic). Is she the dominant power player on tour? In the top quartile? Again, I'm not debating anything. So many people on here reference her power so I made me curious. Does the DGPA keep those statistics like the PGA does? Ultimately, I don't think it matters. NR could be #1 in drive distance or #50 and people would still take issue. But people bring this up a lot as their rationale. Cheers.

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

The stats are available, but just watch a live competition and see for yourself. Natalie regularly outdrives most of the women and constantly misses out on eagle opportunities. These are the same traits that you will see from the longest driving men in the MPO. Having a long drive doesn't "guarantee" you the eagle, but it makes the birdie a helluva lot more achievable.

[@izaaklea8702]

Where are the stats available?

[@pocketacessuited]

@@izaaklea8702 Not sure, I've been looking and don't see anything from DGPA sources.

[@Josh.Hall-]

Stop talking abt Nate like he is a lady it’s disgusting!

[@dustinweeks7245]

@Josh.Hall- Agreed, it's pandering at a disgusting level.

[@pocketacessuited]

So, you're mad they choose to be professional commentators rather than fulfill your "take that!" fantasy? I'm sure you would LOVE it if they dropped "he", "him", "'man", "balls", etc., but that's never going to happen. Even worse, what if they don't look at trans people with disgust like you?

[@Josh.Hall-]

@@dustinweeks7245 makes it hard to watch makes me sick and I feel for the ladies who have to deal with it. Best of luck and may they always beat him

[@dustinweeks7245]

@@Josh.Hall- Well said buddy. It's so hard watching this delusional reality, if you will, transpire and crush one woman's dream of cashing or winning an event.

[@pocketacessuited]

@@dustinweeks7245 How is it pandering?

[@jimmyrip5785]

Congratulations to the women competing...Shame to the guy who thinks he belongs in FPO .

[@discgolfrocks]

it sucks for the girls that fought hard and didn't make it to their place in the podium

[@mikepartridge339]

Hell Yeah!! Amazing wee player😲❤️

[@chadbussey8305]

What place did ryan finish in and how much money did ryan receive? Which woman was knocked out of the money?

[@markolson8793]

Start the go fund me. Nikko and I are in.

[@cooperanderson5467]

What a great sport!

[@galelongputt]

The only solution to this problem is a total boycott from the FPO fans and the players. And I hate boycotts. Of course, it will never happen...😢 That little cutie Emily can play!

[@robertgrinnell4677]

Don't have the guts to put a stop to Ryan playing

[@Christopher-hh8iq]

They are spineless.

[@Jay-kc1ql]

More like don’t have the money.

[@Christopher-hh8iq]

@Jay-kc1ql the two are not mutually exclusive. They could have all quit on principle, but they didn't.

[@martinmartins7703]

@@Christopher-hh8iq they can't afford to quit.

[@Christopher-hh8iq]

@@martinmartins7703 I would submit that it is more damaging to continue down this path.

[@jontsa8752]

Loving the women skirt look ❤

[@danielpersson7971]

dude cant win in the FPO

[@pocketacessuited]

Nice to see some of my favorite bigots here. Welcome! [high fives and chest bumps]

[@stitch438]

@@pocketacessuited And let it begin! Let's call anyone that doesn't compromise their beliefs a bigot...

[@traviskennedy-dl3ic]

@@pocketacessuiteddude you literally just come to these FPO highlights to like defend ur boy, do you even watch disc golf or are you just up in the comments trying to be some weirdo

[@Megaman3white]

@@pocketacessuited Ryan should just throw away all of his disc after that embarrassing loss to a teenage girl. 😂 protect woman sports!

[@pocketacessuited]

@@traviskennedy-dl3ic Hi Travis, been here a while and eventually just got tired of all the bullying and hate. 🤷 Watching [mostly] bros have their "let's demean trans folk" parties on here every weekend got tiring.

[@reptilez]

It was Bigfoot at 1:46

[@brianwills7642]

Loved to see him fail aginst women lol. Great job Emily

[@johndoherty1258]

Bring over the Europeans so that they can kick the guy farther down the leader board.

[@aktiefinans1.]

Is it a dude on the womens card?

[@ThugLifeBitches1]

Yep. Pdga lost a lawsuit against him and now men can freely compete in FPO events

[@pocketacessuited]

@@ThugLifeBitches1 Can you be more specific? What was the ruling?

[@Solontire]

@@pocketacessuitedcan you be more specific on “engagement is way up since” - still waiting on a reply on that one pookie.

[@pocketacessuited]

@@Solontire Good evening. I wasn't specific enough and I apologize. What I was referring to was engagement on this channel and FPO videos. It would be an overstep to assert that FPO is "more popular than ever" since the NR controversy. Honestly, it's tough to say how popular the sport really is right now, post-pandemic boom. I know it has fallen off quite a bit since it's peak 2 - 3 years back. As such, it's also an overstep to state it's now less popular b/c of NR. Anyway, thanks for making me clarify. Also, it looks like the original comment for some reason. EDIT: never mind, the original comment is in another thread.

[@Solontire]

@@pocketacessuited Thank you for clarifying 👍

[@jordonmyers9671]

Even with the advantage Ryan couldn’t pull it out.

[@richna9568]

But he can pull out...

[@GM-rs2fv]

@@richna9568😂 best comment

[@otisbuttress8576]

Great job ypu beat a guy. Pdga will never see another dime from me. Im disgusted they let guys play the FPO.

[@prestondier7046]

That wasn’t Ohn Scoggins playing….that was Gnome Boggins her alter ego. Very uncharacteristic round.

[@J_Cav84]

These riddance are good.

[@cup_and_cone]

That one woman throws 50-100 feet further than the other women.

[@pocketacessuited]

No shade, do you actually know what her drive statistics are?

[@cup_and_cone]

@@pocketacessuited About 75ft further than the best female player in the world (Tattar).

[@robkitchen5344]

Dude Ryan should be in a league of his own I stead of taking a spot that should be going 59 avtual real woman

[@wesendreizehn6710]

14:10 For once the extra adrenaline and testosteron didn’t help

[@toenailtom654]

Where is Cat Allen

[@robertmay6671]

Very pregnant

[@brianwills7642]

Being a real woman

[@robertmay6671]

@@brianwills7642 I didn't know why I didn't think of that myself....lol

[@toenailtom654]

@@brianwills7642 Did she retire until the PDGA gets better lawyers ??

[@toenailtom654]

@@robertmay6671 Ohhhhh

[@johndoherty1258]

Most of us viewers are tired of playing "make believe."

[@izaaklea8702]

No need to smuggle god in here.

[@johndoherty1258]

@@izaaklea8702 I'm talking about the "girl" with the gonads.

[@Dgplayer619]

7:07 isn’t that a foot fault by Holyn handley?

[@facelessce]

Ryan hahahahah😂😂😂😂 chocking on his own.

[@derpincorperated8644]

I would say your parents are disappointed in you but they are most likely the reason you’re so fucked up

[@kenedsall]

Eventually the dude will win …. Then what?

[@stitch438]

Then more eyes see the ugly situation and groups/people help the DGPT with the legal aspects so the circus can end.

[@user-mv6zr8zh9t]

Natalie has won before. Look into it. She also continues to take cash away from true biological women by being in the top 10-20 and cashing out. Always pushing at least one woman off of the cash. Niko has started paying that woman who misses cash what she otherwise would hav recieved if not for NR being in the mix. God bless Niko!

[@Shmodizz]

Ian needs to stop

[@bryangroesbeck3705]

The Chains know.

[@doncampbell9356]

And y'all wonder why comments have been blocked.

[@robertsbuck3007]

Had to quit watching when you show the dude on FPO

[@pocketacessuited]

It's funny though b/c your comment history shows you keep coming back and back and back regardless of a trans woman playing on Tour. Lots of people on here claiming to take some kind of principled stand just to demonstrate how little conviction there actually is behind what they are stating.

[@beveragist]

it really sucks that the comments under any fpo coverage are just hateful and negative. are you here to watch some quality disc golf, or just to express your hate and ignorance in the comments?

[@Solontire]

You’ve answered yourself in your own comment. Folks come here to watch the FPO field play - someone in that field isn’t a female.

[@galelongputt]

Expressing reality is not hate. Long live free speech.

[@stitch438]

I believe most are here to watch the Women's Professional Open division, what about you?

[@ThugLifeBitches1]

It’s hard to watch women’s disc golf when it isn’t women’s disc golf anymore, it’s mostly women and men pretending to be women. When they take the penises out of the FPO I’ll start watching again

[@pocketacessuited]

@@ThugLifeBitches1 And yet here you are with half a dozen comments on this video, VERY engaged.

[@DaveMunsie]

Ian laughing after missed shots is pure cringe.

[@derpincorperated8644]

DGPT you must not have a single moderator for this entire channel if you are allowing 80% of the comments to be nothing but hate and transphobic comments. Its obvious no one with any power cares about this

[@SnortingHyzerLines]

Way to promote taking someone voice away because you think it's hurtful.... Sometimes the truth hurts

[@stitch438]

Or they're just collecting more evidence that no one is happy with men competing in FPO. 😎 If you don't play along with my delusion, you're hateful and *phobic!!! 🤫 And it's obvious no one is happy with the current state of the FPO, in case you didn't pick up on that. And let me guess, all those comments should be deleted. It's almost like the only way one side can win is if the other side isn't allowed to speak. But how do we stop people from sharing their honest and factual stances? Call them racist, *phobic, and say they're using hate speech!!!!!!!!

[@pocketacessuited]

@@SnortingHyzerLines Just stating the DGPT's own community guidelines, broseph. 1. No harassment & bullying 2. No targeted attacks based on gender identity 3. No hateful activities. Seems like a reasonable comment by Derp based on their own stated policy. 🤷‍♂

[@pocketacessuited]

@@stitch438 Stitchy, you are a pro at fantasizing about why people do what they do! I mean, i have no clue why they aren't moderating their channel when the demonstrate tolerance and professionalism in other ways around this controversy (their community guideline, occasionally deleting comments, giving NR coverage when she's in lead or chase groups, etc.). But, you seem like the guy who gleefully imagines everyone sneering with you behind NR's back at every moment. I guess this echo chamber here makes you feel like you are a part of something? Again, no clue.

[@derpincorperated8644]

@@SnortingHyzerLineshate isn’t productive, and therefore shouldn’t be allowed. Hate and constructive conversation are polar opposites and calling Natalie a man is objectively hateful

[@GeneralPopitka]

Emily lookin good in those skirts

[@price.gaines]

Hey DGN, what are you gonna do about the rampant transphobia in your comment sections? It’s getting out of hand. The bigotry amongst the disc golf community is really disgusting and sad.

[@andrewsimmons989]

Great performance by Weatherman! Few tough breaks for Ryan but she is hunting more this year

[@thedarwinshow4086]

He*

[@brianwills7642]

Its a man 😂. You using that rhetoric is the problem

[@andrewsimmons989]

@@brianwills7642 ya’ll so sensitive 😂 just breathe