Gavin Bos wins Reidy Creek Challenge by one stroke in Escondido
Bos closed with a 49 at Reidy Creek and edged Emmanuel Torres by one shot, 162-163, after three rounds of razor-thin scoring in Escondido.
Gavin Bos turned a one-stroke duel into a victory at The Challenge at Reidy Creek, finishing at 162 to beat Emmanuel Torres by a single shot, 163-162, in Escondido. Bos’s 58-55-49 card gave him the cleanest closing round in the field, and it was enough to separate him from Torres after two days of pressure that never really let up.
The three-day event ran June 19-21 as a USDGC Qualifier and DGPT Q-Series stop, with the Professional Disc Golf Association listing 190 projected players overall and 46 in the MPO field. That made the win feel larger than a local title: this was one of the weekends that carry both points and résumé value, especially with the Disc Golf Pro Tour calling its 2026 Q-Series the largest slate ever and a merit-based pathway to Tour Card qualification.
The margin stayed thin all weekend. Torres opened with a 51, matched Bos with a 55 in round two, and still forced Bos to answer in the finale. Bos did answer, posting a 49 when it mattered most, while Torres slipped to 57. That final-round separation was the difference between a trophy and a runner-up finish, and it came on a course built to punish hesitation.
Reidy Creek Disc Golf is a permanent 18-hole layout established in 2019 on a ball-golf property, stretching 6,700 feet with concrete tees, rolling elevation, tighter foliage and rough that can swallow a sloppy drive. On a layout like that, the result often comes down to who can keep the card clean when the fairways tighten and the round gets late. Bos did exactly that in the finish, and his last-round 49 proved to be the decisive stroke in a tournament that offered little margin anywhere.
The top of the board reflected the same pressure. Isaiah Oliver took third at 167, Daniel Perry followed at 168, and a three-way tie at 173 among Aviel Gomez, Xaelen Nash and Sias Elmore showed how crowded the chase remained behind the lead pair. Bos, a Huntington Beach player listed at 1013 in current PDGA ratings with 13 career wins and $20,455 in earnings, outlasted a more decorated Torres, who is rated 1024, owns 23 career wins and has banked $22,996. In a field this compressed, Bos won by staying steadier when Reidy Creek asked for one clean final push.
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