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This Week in Speedgolf | Worlds Day 2: A wedge, a roar, a world title


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Howdy speedgolf family! You're reading This Week in Speedgolf, coming to you from the World Championships at Whitford Park.


What. A. Day.


Yesterday we had four division leaders. Today all four of them won silver.


Here's what happened on day two.



Harry brings the crowd to life


Everyone was crowded around the 18th green when Harry Bateman stuck his wedge to two feet.

The crowd went wild. Harry dropped the putt, picked the ball up out of the cup, promptly dropped it on the ground, and finally got himself (and the ball) across the finish line.


We thought that was it.


๐ŸŽฅ WATCH: Harry's closing birdie, filmed by Rip it & Run


As soon as the birdie dropped, I got a text from Kyle Peyton in California. The people around the green, the people in the clubhouse, and the people following from the other side of the world were all watching the same drama unfold on GolvExperi.


Jamie Reid needed birdie.


He made par. And we were surprised by how close he'd come: 55 seconds separated the two of them after 36 holes.


There's another reel with both finishes, a hug for Harry from Robin Smith, Harry looking like he couldn't quite believe he'd won, and a handshake from Golf New Zealand CEO Jeff Latch.


๐ŸŽฅ WATCH: Harry and Jamie finish, and Harry takes it all in

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