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AM Worlds Disc Golf
July 25, 2006Warning, if not interested in disc golf, this could be boring to your health!
Subj: Disc Golf worlds blog
Date: 7/25/06 9:53:48 PM Central Daylight Time
From: Sptscribe8
To: Sptscribe8
I have now participated in a PDGA Amateur Worlds. With four groups of more than 60 players each in my division, it almost feels like four tournaments in one.
They called our Pool C the Texas group, although there were some outsiders among us.
My day started slow at Hunter Park, the shortest of the six courses we'll play. I was first off the tee and shanked to the left, but managed to save par. Soon, I turned birdie into bogey with a poor 3-putt.
But after a few holes, I found my putt and played a respectable 1-over par. On a five-hole stretch I saved three pars and a double bogey from 30 feet or further. I could have had a big highlight with one of those saves on the long No. 17. Over some out-of-bounds marsh in between OB lines to the left and right, I crushed my Wraith within 30 feet of the longest hole. But missed the putt, taking a par, although I gained strokes on my partners there.
My brother Anthony beat me both rounds, by 1 in the morning at Hunter and by three at Haikey Creek, where I shot a 58. I think I managed to stay out of the poison ivy this time, something I didn't do my last time there.
I played a smart afternoon round for about 12 holes, unfortunately we played 18. I almost picked up two strokes on a 700-foot hole into the wind, but missed again on a good opportunity putt. Late in the round I went out-of-bounds twice, both times ending up with two more strokes than I should have. I'd have been pleased with a 54, but not so happy about 58. I did park the final hole against the pole for a drop in. My best side-arm of the day by far, 295 precise feet.
One of the tournament directors told Anthony and I on our way out that he made a $5 bet that we'd finish with the same score. I guess that means I need to beat him tomorrow. We tied at the last tournament we both attended.
Jack Banks had a tough day at the Mohawk courses, probably the toughest set to play. He is tied for 35th in his Advanced Masters pool of 70.
I'm tied for 26 out of 64 and Anthony is 14th in our pool. Ken Ratliff is 28th in his pool D.
Posted by Andy Newberry at 11:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Great job guys keep us posted here at home on the results.
Todd
