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Gallery: Disc golfer's main worry at big competition was finishing the course
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Gallery: Disc golfer's main worry at big competition was finishing the course

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Finnish disc golfer Eveliina Salonen won the disc golf slam tournament held at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds.
  • Salonen secured victory with a total score of -21, finishing four strokes ahead of her closest competitor, 14-year-old Julia Fors of Sweden.
  • Estonian players had a modest performance in the tournament compared to their results in the previous year.

Finnish disc golfer Eveliina Salonen emerged victorious at the disc golf slam tournament hosted at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. Salonen demonstrated a strong performance throughout the event, ultimately securing the championship title.

Salonen began the tournament with a solid performance on the first day. While she experienced a slight dip in her play over the next two days, she rallied on the final day to achieve an overall score of -21, meaning she was 21 strokes under par. This impressive score was enough to clinch the win, leaving her closest competitor four strokes behind.

The runner-up position was claimed by 14-year-old Julia Fors from Sweden, who finished with a score of -17. The third place was secured by Kristรฝna Jurฤรญkovรก, a 15-year-old competitor from the Czech Republic, who scored -14.

Notably, the Estonian players, who had achieved high rankings in the previous year's competition, delivered more subdued performances this year. Their results were modest in comparison to the leading international competitors.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.