harris6161
May 30 2008, 11:39 PM
can’t seem to get through to post this on the PDGA Discussion Board so Joey “Rollerboy” Johnson has agreed to do so for me. Thanks, Joey!
From: Shade Hogg, PDGA # 4030 – May, 2008. As the USDGC SC Qualifier at Crestwood Country Club in Denmark, SC draws closer, I’d like to thank a few people who made this course and tournament possible.
First and foremost is Nancy Norton. Many of you know Nancy because of her outgoing personality and zest for the game of disc golf. She won the SCDGO Advanced Amateur Women’s Title for 2006, but her accomplishments in the disc golf community did not end there.
Last fall, Nancy along with Skipper Craddock (both from Denmark) initiated talks with Gene Kemper, the Crestwood Country Club owner, about the possibility of disc golf coexisting with the current ball golf design. Largely because of their enthusiasm and persistence, a disc golf course exists in Denmark today.
Nancy also rode the property with me in the early stages to get a feel for the overall flow for the course. Her insight from a women’s point of view was priceless.
Joey “Rollerboy” Johnson of Orangeburg met with me to lay out the “longer version” of the course then tweaked those primary concepts into the basic form that exists today. Joey, as many of you remember, invested many hours both in design and manual labor at the now de-funked “Tournament Players Course” (Still Waters Farm) in Govan, SC. He was also the primary influence for the “Red” tee positions at the Edisto Memorial Gardens Course in Orangeburg, SC.
I understand other players including Jonas Card and others further modified some of the holes at Crestwood as well and worked with Gene to promote the concept of the upcoming event. Jonas has been heavily involved in disc golf for many years, displaying a powerful Pro game and currently serves as the President of the Charleston (SC) Disc Golf Club.
Harold Duval and the entire Innova staff have been supportive to our needs here in South Carolina for what seems like forever.
I’d like to point out also that we all need to thank Gene Kemper and encourage him to continue to have faith in the disc golf community. He seems to be very enthusiastic and supportive about the potential of disc golf in Denmark. We need more people like him in our great sport. If we don’t show appreciation by attending events and making road-trips that bring in revenue for these “pay for play” courses, they won’t be around long, per Govan, etc. (So much for my “spilled milk” speech).
Personally, I am currently nursing a leg injury I sustained playing freestyle on the beach last week and a hernia from a fall on #2 on the West Ashley course in Charleston. I definitely won’t be able to play in the June 1st event, but I want to personally thank all those involved for their efforts to make this event and disc golf in general successful in the low country.
And just for the record: “I’M BACK !!!”
Shade Hogg
From: Shade Hogg, PDGA # 4030 – May, 2008. As the USDGC SC Qualifier at Crestwood Country Club in Denmark, SC draws closer, I’d like to thank a few people who made this course and tournament possible.
First and foremost is Nancy Norton. Many of you know Nancy because of her outgoing personality and zest for the game of disc golf. She won the SCDGO Advanced Amateur Women’s Title for 2006, but her accomplishments in the disc golf community did not end there.
Last fall, Nancy along with Skipper Craddock (both from Denmark) initiated talks with Gene Kemper, the Crestwood Country Club owner, about the possibility of disc golf coexisting with the current ball golf design. Largely because of their enthusiasm and persistence, a disc golf course exists in Denmark today.
Nancy also rode the property with me in the early stages to get a feel for the overall flow for the course. Her insight from a women’s point of view was priceless.
Joey “Rollerboy” Johnson of Orangeburg met with me to lay out the “longer version” of the course then tweaked those primary concepts into the basic form that exists today. Joey, as many of you remember, invested many hours both in design and manual labor at the now de-funked “Tournament Players Course” (Still Waters Farm) in Govan, SC. He was also the primary influence for the “Red” tee positions at the Edisto Memorial Gardens Course in Orangeburg, SC.
I understand other players including Jonas Card and others further modified some of the holes at Crestwood as well and worked with Gene to promote the concept of the upcoming event. Jonas has been heavily involved in disc golf for many years, displaying a powerful Pro game and currently serves as the President of the Charleston (SC) Disc Golf Club.
Harold Duval and the entire Innova staff have been supportive to our needs here in South Carolina for what seems like forever.
I’d like to point out also that we all need to thank Gene Kemper and encourage him to continue to have faith in the disc golf community. He seems to be very enthusiastic and supportive about the potential of disc golf in Denmark. We need more people like him in our great sport. If we don’t show appreciation by attending events and making road-trips that bring in revenue for these “pay for play” courses, they won’t be around long, per Govan, etc. (So much for my “spilled milk” speech).
Personally, I am currently nursing a leg injury I sustained playing freestyle on the beach last week and a hernia from a fall on #2 on the West Ashley course in Charleston. I definitely won’t be able to play in the June 1st event, but I want to personally thank all those involved for their efforts to make this event and disc golf in general successful in the low country.
And just for the record: “I’M BACK !!!”
Shade Hogg