Greetings everyone welcome to the course preview for the 2020 Las Vegas Challenge
brought to you by Innova Champion Discs. Right now we're gonna be looking
at the Infinite Course which is brought to you by Infinite Discs. We'd like to
thank Infinite Discs for being a course sponsor here at the 2020 Las Vegas
Challenge now the Infinite Course is the shortest of the three courses.
It comes in at only 7,050 ft and a par 58 but it
has some of the most unique features on the course. Let's get in. The Infinite
Course has the most changes of all the courses. First change on hole one. This
par three comes in at only 233 feet but since we lost a
tree last year we moved the tee pad back further. This is going to create a tunnel
shot that's gonna enable you to get up and over these palm trees.
However the sand trap you see is OB so distance control is going to be
paramount if you want to get a birdie.
Another change is one on hole two. This par three comes in at 324 feet has a
new pin position. The pin has been moved to the left about 40 feet and it's
positioned behind this hill. You're gonna want to get something up and over the
top to land softly because behind the basket is a car path beyond the car path
is OB. If you end upshort of the hill you're gonna have a tricky up shot so
make sure you carry the hill and you'll be in good position to get that birdie.
Hole three on the Infinite Course is their first par four. This one comes in
at 621 feet but it plays a bit shorter because it is downhill. Now if you drive
on this and go OB on your drive you will proceed to a drop zone. Big arms can get
to this hole, however most people are gonna be landing in this area here which is blind
to the tee pad. Get a good drive, get a good upshot, you should get a birdie as
this is one of the easier holes on the course.
Hole four on the Infinite Course is a down hill 390 foot part 3 that plays
much shorter than it is. Most players gonna take a mid-range or a fairway
driver to drive this hole. Distance control is important because if you go
past the cart path that is OB. Mid-range, fairway drivers, something they can
control, they can land softly by the basket and you'll hopefully walk away
with a birdie.
Hole 5 on the Infinite course is a par-3 that comes in at 360 feet and you've got
a choice to make off the tee pad. You can take the hyzer line or the turnover line.
Either side's got its dangers. You go too far right, you'll end up in the trees. Too
far left, you can be on the green or in the sand trap. Sand trap does play as a
hazard. Well play shot will put you back just past the center tree that'll leave
you a putt for a birdie.
Hole six on course Infinite is the dreaded triple island hole. This par-4
comes in at only 294 feet, but it is a very technical hole. Rumor has it there will be
a special CTP prize and possibly an additional ace pounding on this hole.
You're gonna want to land in these green islands, they'll be roped off. The rule is
you miss an island you go to the first drop zone, you miss the island again you
go to the second drop zone. Good luck, this one's tough.
Hole seven on course Infinite is a 333 foot par-3 that has seen a change this
year. The basket used to be out in the open. Now it's been tucked back in the
trees. This creates a more fair line. It's more straight ahead rather than a righty
hyzer. However the basket does sit on a hill.
It's on a slope that goes toward the cart path, which cart path and beyond is
OB. So make sure you control your putt. Otherwise you might turn a 2 into a 4.
Onto Hole eight on the Infinite course. This is a par 4 that plays 555 feet.
You've got a really small tee pad, trees all around it, so you're gonna wanna drive
out as straight as you can toward these cattails out here. Don't go
too far, you can slide up on the green or into the water where the cattails are. If
you leave yourself just short of the green of cattails, you'll have a good
opportunity to lay up, take your birdie. However, basket sits on a very small area
with the down slope towards OB behind it and it will be to the right. There is a
safe bailout area away to the left. I wouldn't recommend it if you're going
for that birdie.
Hole nine is your last par four of the day. It's a 597 foot par 4 that has a new
pin position. You have a very difficult tee shot with a narrow fairway. You're
gonna wanna throw something out straight and low. If you can land just past this green
area you're gonna have a good shot into the basket. With this new pin, it's been
tucked up under the trees where before it was out in the open. Now this grass
area will be roped off and OB, so you're gonna want to stay in the dirt once you
get past those other tee pads. Again basket sits up slightly elevated under the
trees giving it a more protect area. Don't leave it short or sawed off
left, you'll be in trouble.
Hole ten of course Infinite is the hardest hole in the course. This par-3
plays at 381 feet, but the basket sits just on top of the sand trap. You've got
choices here you can go for it or you can lay it up. If you go for it, it's easy
to land in that sand trap or even hyzer out and go beyond the fence on the
left-hand side OB. If you lay it up and then run it you can easily roll away
behind the basket. This is the hardest hole in the course and a par feels
pretty good here.
Hole 11 on the Infinite course is a brand new hole this year. Last year it
played as a par four. This year it's been shortened by about 80 feet comes in at
430 feet and it's a par 3. You could lay up last year and take the
easy birdie because this was the second easiest hole in the course. Now you're
gonna have to throw about 50 feet past the lay up area to get a chance at that
birdie. That's gonna bring in the OB. On the left fence and beyond is OB. On the
right there's water in those cattails. Again a good drive is gonna put you past
these trees and give you an opportunity to putt for that too.
Hole 12 on the Infinite course sees a change as well. While we shorened hole 11,
hole twelve's been moved back a good 25 feet. This par-3 comes in at 405 feet.
The basket's been moved to where you almost can't see it.
The longer pin makes the last year's easy hole much more difficult. You're
gonna wanna throw a straight to a turnover shot that's gonna slide it under this
big pine tree. Don't throw out to the right too far for the hyzer because
there's bushes just short and right of the basket that'll capture everything, and
you'll be in for a tricky footing to try to putt.
249 feet Hole 13 on course Infinite is the shortest of all the holes. Of course
it's got the most danger. The pin's surrounded by three sand traps that
play as hazards and there's the OB green. If you go long, this cart path and beyond
plays OB as well. It's easy to get in trouble just as all of our course
directors are showing you. If you land in these sand traps you're gonna take a penalty
stroke.
The second hardest hole in the course, hole 14, comes in at 453 feet and is a
par 3. This hole averaged above par for the MPO and FPO fields last year. It's
just out of most range to control that drive. Throw it too hard you'll turn over
and go OB past the cart path on the right. Most players though end up right
here dead center of this OB green. Again if you
can carry it and get the birdie you're, gonna take a stroke on the field.
Hole 15's a 345 foot par-3 that has a blind tee shot. You can't see the basket
but you can see the trees it sits under. Just throw a slowly moving hyzer toward
those trees, you're gonna slide up the hill, it's gonna give you a chance for a
birdie. Don't go too far, there's a car path behind the basket that is OB. Throw
something that's gonna land just at the bottom of this hill, slide up, you'll be in good
shape.
The last change on course Infinite happens on hole 16. This year it's a
par-3 coming in at 347 feet. Last year was significantly shorter and the
easiest hole in the course where we almost saw James Conrad hit an ace. This
year basket is behind that palm tree with OB lurking very close behind it.
Gotta throw something that impacts the top of the hill, slows down just enough to
slide up to the basket. Don't go too far. You don't want that OB to come into play.
Hole 17 on course Infinite is a par-3 that comes in at 328 feet. Again another
blind shot, you cannot see the basket from the tee pad.
It's a hyzer either way though. If you're lefty or righty, just go over the top of these
trees. It's gonna drop into this really inaccessible green. If you throw it too
low you can get caught up in these trees and that's gonna cause problems, but if
you spike it in, you'll have a good look at a birdie.
Final hole on course Infinite is hole 18 a 405 foot par-3 that plays uphill. Even
though the distance is 405 feet it plays more like 440. Good drive is gonna be a
low line drive distance driver going right at the Guardian tree in front of
the basket. Just left or right of that you'll slide up and give yourself a good
chance at a birdie. Don't go too far left though, there is a car path over there
that you can barely see. Car path and beyond is OB. Well I hope you've liked
this preview of the 2020 Infinite Discs Course at the Las Vegas Challenge. LVC, just like
our course directors are spelling out for you. We'll see you all in February.
Bye now.