Jacky Chen - Winner of 2020 Asia Open

[BuiltTooLong]

Nope, this guy had 1041: https://www.pdga.com/player/40214/history

Digging through his PDGA page, that had to be an error.

 

[Jouni]

This has to be an error.

Yeah, looking at the actual round ratings there was probably nine hole round which messed up ratings, there are no ratings available for that round when you look at the actual tournament.

 

[GoatPaco]

Yeah, looking at the actual round ratings there was probably nine hole round which messed up ratings, there are no ratings available for that round when you look at the actual tournament.

Yeah, PDGA Facebook posted that Jacky's 1040 is a record and the guy with the error 1041 initial rating is posting on there defending his record .

 

[Ryan P.]

The Round in question for Wesley Mauney is here. https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/8752#MA2

With that said, it certainly seems to be an error entering data. Now one else shot below 52, and he shot a 44 as an intermediate player.

 

[Ryan P.]

ironically enough, I meant to type 51 in the above post

 

[adamgservo]

For 2 rounds, it says his final score is 80. 26+44 = 70. Likely should have actually been 26+54 = 80. That would have put the round at around 926 rating instead of 1041

 

[F. Howl]

Well I had a back and forth with him and his buddy on instagram. Apparently the 80 was the typo and he did shoot a hot round that day.

 

[ChrisWoj]

https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/36758#MPO - PDGA added an earlier event to his profile, from before his membership. Looks like he was spitting fire two years ago as well. 970s hiccup in the third round, but other than that played right with Manabu.

 

[BrotherDave]

This dude rolls out of bed and he's already better than Dustin Keegan.

 

[GoobyPls]

This dude rolls out of bed and he's already better than Dustin Keegan.

The two constants of DGCR: Streets' over the top hate of all things Trilogy, and your over the top hate of Dustin Keegan. The difference being yours is really funny

 

[Anfield Addict]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDaYhtS_5WQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2juVJn72d5cOaMGcxvjJErfxEhMu8CqFHu8vfde9TtTS955f3sOLPzfoc

Round 2 Front 9 is up.

 

[aredoubles]

Terry Miller noted on Reddit that Jacky throws mostly Innova, with some Discraft mixed in. You'd have to imagine that those two will go to a bidding war to sponsor him.

From what I see on the front nine:
- Smooth swing, good arm speed, nice angle control. Regularly the furthest thrower on the card, though not by staggering amounts. Doesn't seem like a Simon or Gurthie-style aggressive or creative crusher, he followed the same lines as everyone else. Worth noting that Conrad in particular was probably curbed short here by the uphill and natural teepads.
- Seems like a very good putter, made multiple impressive circle 2 putts here.
- Only saw one forehand, on a short chip approach.
- Maybe the course is harder than it appears on camera, but Conrad/Philo/Perkins/Manabu don't seem to be playing all that well. As a result, I have a harder time gauging Jacky's true level. Even if we completely ignore ratings, I think it's still fair to say that he's one of the highest-level introductions we've ever had to the sport.

 

[Cgkdisc]

Terry Miller noted on Reddit that Jacky throws mostly Innova, with some Discraft mixed in. You'd have to imagine that those two will go to a bidding war to sponsor him.

Discmania or Prodigy might also jump in due to working with Asian disc manufacturers.

 

[aredoubles]

Well okay, on the back 9 he parks a 360 ft forehand hyzer, so that's clearly not a limitation. Plays a little shakier on the back overall though.

Side note, wasn't aware that Philo is eligible for Masters divisions this year. Says he'll play Tim Selinski and Pro Masters Worlds, but will otherwise stay in Open.

 

[mizunodave]

Sponsorship deals assumes the guy wants to fly to the USA and spend half his year here playing the tour and selling discs.

 

[Steve West]

Sponsorship deals assumes the guy wants to fly to the USA and spend half his year here playing the tour and selling discs.

Asia is a lot bigger than the USA. In the long run, he might be more valuable getting things started there.

 

[Anfield Addict]

- Maybe the course is harder than it appears on camera, but Conrad/Philo/Perkins/Manabu don't seem to be playing all that well. As a result, I have a harder time gauging Jacky's true level. Even if we completely ignore ratings, I think it's still fair to say that he's one of the highest-level introductions we've ever had to the sport.

There was quite a lot of unpredictable wind.
The design at the Asia Open course was very wide open. It would be fun to see Jacky tackle some courses with tighter fairways and more going on by way of low ceilings etc. I hope he takes the time to get Stateside for a few events. If he's going to do it, it's probably a good time based on age and he's not stuck into a career yet.

 

[DiscFifty]

"This GoFundMe is to help get Jacky Chen to the Ledgestone Insurance Open for August 2020."

https://www.gofundme.com/f/jacky-chen-disc-golf-fund

 

[aredoubles]

I don't quite understand the statement here, "Jacky Chen is definitely on [Innova's] books for a pick-up."

Does that mean he's officially sponsored by Innova now, or soon will be? Or just Innova confirming that they've reached out to him?

 

[DiscFifty]

On the books means it's supposed to happen, in the books means it's a done deal. I.....think. lol...