James Conrad makes INCREDIBLE birdie to force a playoff, a breakdown
What Happened
James Conrad, a professional disc golfer, is facing off against five-time world champion Paul Macbeth in the final round of the 2021 Professional Disc Golf World Championships in Utah. The two players are neck-and-neck, with Macbeth holding a one-stroke lead as they approach the 18th and final hole. Macbeth's tee shot on the 18th hole narrowly stays in bounds, but his reaction shows he is not entirely pleased with the result. Next, James Conrad steps up to the tee, and his disc hits a tree, landing in a difficult position in the grass. The announcers express doubt that Conrad can pull off the miraculous shot needed to force a playoff. However, Conrad lines up his putter and unleashes an incredible birdie putt that finds the basket. The crowd erupts in pandemonium, with spectators running and jumping in celebration of the clutch shot. Conrad's face lights up as he realizes he has tied Macbeth, pushing the tournament into a sudden-death playoff. The playoff hole is an island green, and Conrad had previously recorded a hole-in-one on this very same hole. He hyzer-fades his tee shot perfectly onto the green, putting pressure on Macbeth. Macbeth attempts a forehand shot, but it lands in the water, resulting in a penalty stroke. This gives Conrad the advantage, and he calmly sinks his putt to claim the 2021 Professional Disc Golf World Championship title. As Conrad celebrates his victory, his fellow competitor, Macbeth, approaches him and offers a congratulatory handshake, saying, "Nice game, next game." The new champion is then doused in champagne as the American flag-wearing spectator jumps into the water in excitement. This thrilling conclusion to the disc golf world championship showcases the high-stakes drama and incredible skill of the sport's top players. James Conrad's clutch performance under pressure and his sportsmanship with Macbeth have cemented his status as a true disc golf legend.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe are in Utah for the professional disc
golf world championships It's the final
round It's the final Hall in Paul
Macbeth who's won five World
Championships is looking to win his six
he's got a one stroke lead on James
Conrad so James Conrad has to beat him
on this hole to push in overtime and let
Mayhem in sue the 18th hole they got to
go over some water then a sharp right
turn into the basket Macbeth throws
first does he get through the trees does
he get through the trees where's his
disc yes does it stay in bounds oh no oh
Justin bounds those white sticks are out
of bounds and his reaction is saying get
get off it kiddo stay in staying stay in
okay it's good so he likes where he's at
now James Conrad comes up and he tosses
his disc and does it get through the
trees no it hits a tree and lands on the
grass he is not happy about it that's
going to be incredibly tough for him but
doable I think but according to the
announcers not doable at all he's gonna
have to force it though I don't think he
can I think it's even possible it's in
the impossible range he's gonna need the
shot of the century gonna take a
Herculean shot it's gonna take him
something we've not seen today at all
they had absolutely no faith he takes
his Putter and he just lays up and gets
out of the trees and into the open and
that's where the miraculous shot is
going to need to come Macbeth he lays up
too all he needs to do is tie him on the
hull he's got no pressure at all right
now but here comes Conrad looking at the
wind didn't really have any of it that's
nice sons in his eyes finds his line has
a putter in his hand has a lot of
control with it thinks he knows what he
wants to do and I'm gonna let
oh
I'm gonna let the crowd noise just play
because it's awesome
[Applause]
absolute Mayhem electric you see this
dude in the stars and stripes bathing
suit and the blonde hair he just starts
running circles around the putting green
we're gonna get some replays here the
clutch is shot in the history of disc
golf they're saying people are going
nuts I like James Conrad a lot because
he jumps every time he puts and that
always makes me laugh he's the disc golf
Jesus look at him just running through
the field getting high fives from
everyone this is my favorite replay
because look he throws it he's watching
it he's watching it now his mouth is
gonna slightly open soon because that's
when he realizes like oh watch oh
oh that slight open of the mouth almost
gives me chills and when I say almost it
does because it's that's when he
realizes right
right there it's like his whole face is
lighting up a little bit
there it is here's from the other angle
and look at all the open mouths behind
him one open mouth two open mouth big
open mouth then this guy's gonna pop up
with an open mouth this dude's mouth is
still wide open James's mouth oh open
mouth back there another open another
open everyone just opening oh open mouth
fast open mouth Festival yes open mouth
open mouth open mouth open mouth open
mouth open mouth
Hive open mouth new open mouth oh still
open just everyone if you're if you're
there your mouth is open
and that's obvious
just an incredible oh that guy came in
with an open mouth what of it incredible
incredible shot
to keep himself alive everyone just
running no way let's go you guys thought
we weren't gonna have a let's go because
it's not baseball we gotta let's go
they're everywhere they're rampant look
at that shot man look at the the marker
dudes who more like part of the crew
both celebrating like crazy they were
overcome it was like the dancing like of
15 18. just overcome with emotion just
not so Macbeth now the pressure's kind
of on he has to make this in two still
pretty easy for him he's he is pretty
good so he gets it into so that pushes
it to the playoff and they play this
hole it's an island hole so it has to
land in this circle
uh yeah obviously the water's out it
can't land in front of here and has to
land here it's an island hole and that's
the first hole the playoff James Conrad
actually had a hole in one on this hole
uh previously so he hyzers it that's he
goes right to left uh like a curveball
and that's gonna land right in there he
will be able to make that putt so now
Macbeth he has to drop his right in the
zone as well a slight celebration he's
happy with the shot but he knows Macbeth
can do it he goes for the forehand
and he wraps it around and it looks good
and it looks good and no it's in the
water tee shot for three after the drop
misses that means that it is James
Conrad's tournament he wins so he made
the incredible shot to keep himself in
and then he stays strong and wins it on
the very next hole gets all the momentum
Macbeth goes behind you and he gets his
disc from the water uh important note
and then he's going to collect a lot of
hugs and then a nice moment here from
Macbeth and uh Conrad as Macbeth Taps
him on the back and then he says oh hey
nice game next game and they they say
hello to each other and stuff like that
and then man just the champagne comes
that's awesome and then if you watch to
the right we're gonna get blonde hair
American flag dude he comes back into
shot uh and jumps into the water there
he is there he is his dudes everywhere
uh obviously that's how that guy was
gonna celebrate there was no doubt in
his mind and there he is you're 2021
world's champion for disc golf James
Conrad disc golf Jesus jumps 20 putts
and I like that