Marty Yates as always roped well under pressure and with the format in Fort Worth, you want to win the rounds. Yates did just that with a 7.7 second run for Round 1.
“That’s just the way I rope, and it fits me good,” Yates said.
Yates is planning on only hitting the big rodeos this winter and doing well at those before the summer run takes off.
Shad Mayfield came in second in Round 1 with an 8.0 flat and Haven Meged took third with an 8.7 second run.