Silva Saarinen wins RECORD-BREAKING $50k at the 2026 DGPT Powerball Cup

Time champion of the Pro Tour Championship. And Missy looking for her first win of the season. Taking a look now at the stroke advantages. Again, every shot matters here on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. And Owen Scoggins, because of that, has six shots over the rest of the field. She starts at 600 par. Holland Hanley, five down, four down for Silva. And Missy all the way down to 17 and 18. And Pierce, win. And then your two wild cards that got in from the MVP open. Matilda Ringbom from Sweden and Anneli Togias Monaste from Estonia. Very nicely done from Saarinen. That's a confidence stroke for Silva. There's a very gentle three mile an hour breeze coming in as I'm watching Silva. And her shot is going to come up just low of the basket. Beautiful looking tee shot from her. Not great play from Saarinen. Silva, on the other hand, inside the bullseye. it's got a nice stable edge yeah classic Silva shot that's going to be just outside the bullseye second shot for Silva and a bullet right to the pin that's going to be just at the circle's edge Silva with another circle's edge putt for the birdie if you're going for him we saw what happened with Ella you have to go higher you have to stall it Silva bullet flawless off the base hitting that one shot perfect drift and just like that round one of the finale of the 2026 disc golf pro tour season is complete sarnon for birdie yes beautiful putt stroke that we know from silva got it great putt right there doing a good job of taking out that backdrop knowing she's made that putt over and over another clean stroke low strong side tricky looks for circle two for the rest of the card trying to push this farther oh yeah that's what we're expecting to see from this lead card especially with hole nine being a 56 percent birdie rate nine players in the field have carded the birdie second shot she's gonna get standstill all the way there it's so impressive the hit in a standstill is exactly where all your power comes from run up just allows you to have a little bit more nicely done from Silva what a shot keeping it so controlled with that standstill Chance to tie the lead. You bet. She's gotten five of the last six. Silva, that's the shot. That's a chance for her sixth birdie in the last seven. Putting the pressure on the card. Got it. Dead center. Huge putt right there. Silva's going to slide it up there. Very well done. Great read right there by Silva. Going against what we normally see her do, which is doing the standstill. Trying to solidify a really solid round. and she did it bullseye birdie it's gonna take her to nine down a single bogey and OB shot there it is round number two of the Powerball Cup is complete and some shake-ups on the leaderboard the best-looking shot we've seen that's gonna give her the tailwind just outside the bullseye it hops to hay bale she's gonna be inside circle one doing a great job on the tee making sure she was ready her hand was warm this week Zanny's offering a special giveaway an exclusive increased discount for fans at the Powerball Cup you can scan that QR code it's just there to enter and use code DGPT for 10% off your order Sarnon's second just like that another chance for birdie inside the bullseye beautifully dialed in by Silva, Silva what because she can and then she or her she just backed up her interview she goes for everything wow oh good i just have to laugh and yeah how exciting how unnecessary how brilliant you see you see in the back smiling see if she can put enough on it oh yeah even better she's gonna be in for birdie, ice in her veins ricky just an unbelievable stretch of golf yesterday trying to catch Gannon Burr but it is proving to be futile again with eight shots silver right there hitting the 10-10 koozie, waiting for us to get into crunch time. Silva, she's going to stick on the green of 17, sneaking through that tree. She's been solid on this tee shot. She has. If it comes down to the home stretch, Silva has an advantage coming into 17. And that's going to do it. Birdie, moving day officially complete here at the Powerball Cup. One more round to decide it all. And Silva Sarnon, the one to beat. can she make her season end on a bright note and this is Sarnon for par ob directly behind the pin from c2 about 40 feet yes what that is a huge statement right there only giving up that one stroke perfect putt to start the day in the cold conditions Sarnon another two shot swing hole if you're not careful this is the play players are trying to push it as far to that tree line as possible there's a little sneaky alley got it oh yeah another birdie saw i really want you to just go straight at the pin and land it soft but players more than willing to roll the dice and throw something stable but look at this kind of in between oh that's so nice yeah and that really is the play right in between there Silva this is a nice looking shot still drifting left safe three down on the day sorry just doing a little field work nice little run up there big uphill the The players have to negotiate. Another birdie for Saarinen. Saarinen just looking like she's on parade right now. Finally up to Silva's shot. Such nice glide down the hill. Great look. Chipping away at the course. Another opportunity from Circle's Edge to get to five down on the day. Victory lap already. She is still going. Silva, what a line. Look at this. That was just a beautiful disc. The way the sunlight hit the rim. Gorgeous. Silva one last hole before taking home the biggest purse in disc golf history. It'll be a nice trip back to Finland. Perfect shot up the fairway. One last approach to the pin. Silva playing fan favorite, giving the fans a buzz by. That'll about do it. And now Silva to cap off the year. He's done it. Great finish, making the big putt for the big win. Silva makes history. You're a Powerball Cup champion. Nothing left to do but to tap out of this 2026 season. These women have fought hard amongst themselves against the course, the weather, the travel, the miles. Feels good to drop that last putt in. Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Disc Golf Pro Tour, your 2026 Powerball Cup champion, Silva Saarinen! Silva, a heavy trophy, an even heavier paycheck. How does it feel to win the biggest purse in disc golf history? It's really nice to end a season like this. You say that it's nice, but at what point was there pressure on you? You came in with a big lead today. How were you feeling with that big lead when you started this morning's round? I would say at start, I was a bit nervous, but maybe after a few holes, I felt pretty good. At what point were you comfortable when you thought that you really had everything under control and you felt safe that the trophy was going to be yours? Was there any point where you felt very comfortable? Maybe after front nine or something. Earlier this year, you said that you and the rest of the European women were winning almost every tournament in a row. And it makes you smile even just talking about it. We see that you, along with Evelina, took down all the majors. You're ranked number one and number two in the world. What does that say about European women and disc golf scene right now? I think we are the best players in the world right now. All right. I know you're excited to get home. It's been a long season here in the U.S. Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans, either in the U.S. or to everyone back home? Ah thank you for everybody, and thank you for everybody who has come out to watch when we play. And I have really enjoyed my season, even though I was a bit tired before these last tournaments. But yeah, thank you. Your Powerball Cup champion for $50,000, Silva Saarinen. Thank you for watching this cup further on YouTube. Like and subscribe for more videos like this.