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Fashion model Gigi Hadid is married to former One Direction member Zayn Malik, and the couple are expecting their first child basically any day now. While many people are wondering if these throwback pics Hadid posted on Instagram have something to do with the birth, we’re of course wondering how the heck did a Discraft Hornet end up as a prop in these baby bump photos?

Hadid’s post doesn’t give us much intel about where she is with this horse and the out of production Discraft midrange, so we’re basically left to wonder why this scenario exists. Hadid has never posted about disc golf before to her 58 million followers on Instagram, there are not baskets visible in the pictures, and besides the presumed photographer, there are no other people around that Hadid may be playing catch with.

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Kevin Jones Maple Hill Ace

Kevin Jones just won a hole in the most unimaginable way possible during the OTB Skins Series at Maple Hill.

GK Productions caught Jones’s 530-foot ace on hole 16 while filming the skins match. To make the 530-foot ace even more difficult, Jones had to navigate the wooded fairway, low ceiling, and elevation change. And did it in the rain. And FELL WHILE THROWING.

It only makes sense that ace whisperer Jeremy Koling was playing in the match along with Jones and witnessed the throw-in. Jones is also ok after a kinda scary tumble on the tee pad.

With one of the earliest tee times of the Green Mountain Championship, Dan Brooks-Wells put down a scorching 10-under par round on Brewster Ridge to open the tournament. Only four players at the 2019 GMC were able to match or better that score, and DBW is sitting in second after one round in 2020.

“I know I can hit all the lines,” said Brooks-Wells. “But stringing them all together without a mistake was not something I expected today.”

So who is the sub-1000-rated pro from the Lehigh Valley?

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Ready for a new pair of disc golf shoes? Keen has a 25% off sale on just about everything on their site and Merrell is offering up to 40% off through September 7th.

Whether you decide to go with a waterproof pair like the Keen Targhee II or the Merrell Moab or a lighter option for warmer conditions, you can’t go wrong with either of these two great outdoor shoe brands.

CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, will be broadcasting four one-hour shows covering the Dynamic Discs Open and a skins match, starting tonight, Wednesday, August 26th, at 7 PM Eastern.

CBSSN is available through all major cable, satellite, and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, and Hulu. Additionally, a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App with select providers.

Specifically, here’s how you can watch, including free trial options for those who don’t currently have access to CBS Sports Network:

• DirecTV: Channel 221
• Dish Network: Channel 158
• Verizon FiOS: Channel 594
• Other cable/satellite networks’ channels vary
• YouTubeTV (7-day free trial available!)
• Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial available!)
• fuboTV (7-day free trial available!)

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After straining an abdominal muscle during practice for the Ledgestone Open on Tuesday, Brian Earhart withdrew from the event after finishing round 1.

” I tried “playing around it” today but there was no chance I could compete at the highest level that way,” Earhart said. “Northwood and Lake Eureka both require full commitment behind all of your shots, and I simply can’t do that this weekend. I know it’s the right thing to do, all I need is a week or so of rest to recover, but I’m still really sad to be missing one of my favorite events.”

Guess we won’t be getting another ace on camera from Earhart this weekend.

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

Mid America Open – DGPT Silver Series

In between Elite events, the Disc Golf Pro Tour heads to the Mid America Open in Columbia, Missouri, playing one of the top-rated course on Disc Golf Course Review.

Pros like Kevin Jones, Adam Hammes, Nikko Locastro, and more are taking on the John Houck-designed  Harmony Bends. The course may only be 6,900-feet, but it’s got teeth. Emerson Keith, who is not in the field, won here in 2019, and Zackeriath Johnson, who is in the field and already picked up an ace this weekend, tied for second. The FPO division is not as deep, and Lisa Fajkus is the top-rated player. Last year’s winner, Courtney Cannon, is in the event.

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

Prodigy Disc Pro Tour 2020 – Tampere

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.

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Väinö Mäkelä got things started in the first round at the Prodigy Disc Pro Tour – Tampere by holing out no. 18.

With the basket 107 meters/351 feet dead ahead on a hill, Mäkelä played a backhand barely right and watched the disc do a late dump into the chains.

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