Way to go Mikey Randolph! Keep shootin good! Your peeps in LA are cheerin for you! Awesome round Des! wow!

Carlo you were never sponsored by fly 18.But I did get you in usdgc and paid your way because you only had $25 for 6 days.You owe the USDGC for your entry $225 from 2000.Great shooting Ken !10!!!!!and Juliana officialy sponsored as shareholders for 5 years.Good luck to all of the players and the best is yet to come.

Tony Ellis aka Nudediscgolfer hits his 2nd ace on hole 17 today. He aced the same hole yesterday.

Players party was a blast. Lavone Wolfe pulled a couple of cases of old discs from his closet and it was a feeding frenzy. There is a 6 hole course set up at the host hotel with one of the coolest shots ever. A short 80 foot shot but you have to tee off from your knees and shoot through a concrete pipe.
There were alot of players tossing around 80 molds outfitted with lights on the temp course at night.
The food was great, the band rocked and everyone was having a blast.
You folks sitting at home are really missing out.

Rick we are sitting at home because I don't recall anyone inviting "non players"... am I correct? If we had an invite maybe we would have showed some support for our Carolina peeps.. Many of us will be out supporting and cheering on the players Sat. and Sunday.. but who the heck will crash a party? Oh I guess that would normally be ME /msgboard/images/clipart/proud.gif.. Oh well.. I've never been known to go by invitation only.. but the Ideal Home Show was in town../msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Thanks for all the pics Matt.... great playing guys..

hey..i cadied for The Ace man himself Tony Ellis at the pro dogowood crosstown...the tournament that he quailfied for USDGC at.....in 30 mph winds, 40 degree weather and rain....

i deserve some of that money.

when u get back to WV Tony, i'll give you my address for you to send me my check

I'm still curious about the change in Zeph Carrigg's score.

I just want to say congrats to all playing well especially Todd Branch and JJ... Wish I could be there!!

What a GREAT collection of disc golfers!

TomCat

Lowe,

Don't worry about Zeph Carrigg's score. He is not here. The 71 was an error. He was supposed to have a 140 posted as a courtesy. The staff was expecting him to show late for the first round.

When he and two others didn't show up for the second round, the TD dropped them from scoring and stats.

Again, I repeat...Zeph Carrigg is NOT playing in the USDGC....No play, no score.

jon

Tony Ellis's first ace was on hole 7, not hole 17. He is expected to ace #3 today and #1 tomorrow.

I'll try my best to please the gallery!

Both ACE's where with the same AVAIR. Hole 7 first round and 17 second round. It's must be the WOODEN MINI that brings good luck.

Rob the check is in the MAIL!

Zeph Carrigg...another Free Ride winner that doesn't play...what a waste! He wasted the opportunity that so many of us Willy Wonkas covet.

Maybe Nude Golfer's bum foot has turned into an asset in some strange way.

I had the privilege of following the lead group on Friday. Man, what a show? Ken is the King of Consistency and I guess that is what makes him such a great player. I've seen him play 3 majors at Winthrop and each time, his play is similiar. Don't make a mistake and get your birds when you can.(On one final Sunday, it was raining and windy and he still tore it up) I do think Cam left at least 5 shots on the course with some putts he could have made and a few errant drives. He could have kept up with Ken if he made those shots. Anyway, Friday was awesome and I hope the competition stays tight thru Sunday. On a side note, the course looks great. The crew at the USDGC have running a major tournament down to a science. Great Job!!

anybody get the radio to work?

it does not seem to be working. i am getting news from ABC.

I get country music.


Hey, anyone want to swap answers in the Trivia Contest? I have researched a few, but still need help. I can give some answers to you, and you can give some answers to me. Use e-mail in my profile.

i am now getting country music.

Go to www.whri.com (http://www.whri.com) then hit the "start listening" button. It is not continuous coverage - just some coverage between other sports talk.

I am heading down today and hope to take some video that I can put online. I will do a video tour of the course and a bunch of action shots. Stay tuned later tonight.

wrhi........
don't got to whri hahahah

Great photos!! The one thing that seems apparent to me is that all the people involved at the USDGC truely love this sport. Thank You for all the work you guys are doing to keep everyone at work or at home up to date on what's going on.

You guys think Zeph is a waste, you should check out Arizona's act. They had 2 TD spots from the memorial and worlds plus the state rep. They assigned people for each of the 3 spots and none of the 3 went. Meanwhile, I'm sitting at home along with a couple other more deserving players that could've/would've gone.

I was critical of the lack of coverage at Pro Worlds, but hats off to the usdgc for all the coverage. The radio this morning was a great promoter as well as the photos.
Awesome job guys and gals.

Theo will there be a webcam? I heard it mentioned on the radio.

Thanks

Colin Evans #19629

hole 11 just killed everyone!!!! (cept ken and ron)

Todd took a 9 ouch wonder how many Os on that one

I've never seen the par 5 eleventh hole, but something is definitely wrong with a hole when the best score today so far is 5, the worst score is a 13, and the average is roughly 7, which is what the entire second card took. Former world champ Cam Todd took a 9.

When the best disc golfers in the world are scoring that high, something is definitely poor about the design of hole 11.

I see what you mean but the best didn't score that high! (Ken Climo)

Wind maybe? Gusting to 40 can make any long hole extremly difficult nothing wrong with the design

So is there somthing wrong w/ 12. Ron russel got a 10.
BOOOM.

ce

oh my god ron just got a 10 and randolph just soaked in an 8!

rico caught 6 strokes on one hole on ron...aye caramba

its over how many fingers does ken have for those rings...10!

Ken gets his rings in leap years he has to win 4 to everyon else's one. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

ce

Ron takes 7 strokes in 2 holes........ouch

Any waigers on Climo finishing bogieless?? amazing!!

I wont take that bet. Facinating stuff. sigh

Sure would like to be following that leader card what an up and down battle

George Smith in w/ a -7 61! outstsnding

haaa climo bogey!!!!

Climo soubles and is now even.....

doubles

Leyva is gonna hgave a shot at this tomorrow

woooohoooo! leyva the lefty strikes back hard!!! (i hope this is his correct score today /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif )

way to shoot, craig!

Hey Reese, your just as lame as the lies you tell.

Holy Cow.....here comes Barry!!

Where did that come from Carlo?

Shaping up to be most excellent computer geeking tomorrow.

ce

Big thnx for the live scoring ..this is an awesome event the USDGC is putting on. Can't wait to walk w/ the lead groups tomorrow..

Great shooting all..and out of nowhere came Barry.. yikes.. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Wow, great watching the live scoring! Watch out for Barry. He is in second behind Climo by only 2 strokes. Colin is half right. Tomorrow's coverage will be excellent even for those of us who aren't computer geeks.

that course has got to be really something, too bad we cant watch it on tv!!!!

CAN YOU SAY: NOLAN? T11, Surge!!on Sun. EDUB! E. Watauga baby! Dont let those No names above you rattle you in any way! Slow and steady, right? Just like I taught you. (hehe).Go Little Hoondie! Go! Also, Go Maiuro, McCoy, Branch, Brian Mace,(ow)! All N. Tx. Golfers, Even Leyva.(Nice Golf). Will the Stud, Josh Anthon RALLY? Tomorrow will tell. O.K. GO EVERYBODY! /clipart/happy.gif "meister"

Ken Climo, Barry Schultz, Craig Leyva, Cam Todd, Ron Russell, and Nolan Grider (six of the top 11) are all VPO Champions. It happens again in 3 weeks. Hope to see you there.
Crush 'em Craig, and bury 'em Nolan.

Colin? How is Chad Smith doing?

Chad didn't fair so well today. See for yourself. On the pdga homepage they have results as well as live scores and updates tomorrow.

ce

Why can't we link our names to our tournament picture head shots? Can someone find that?

Hole 11 is designed to make you pay if you don't execute or take more risk than justified. It's also a Par 6, especially on windy days, but Harold won't call it that. Today, Mike and Cam both took the risky shots and paid. Ron and Ken played conservative on 11 and didn't have trouble. Mike was in great position after two throws and went for the pin from 425 feet into the wind. The others laid up for a "safe" up from 250 or less. Mike actually crushed it past the basket but was too far right and OB.

Cam was 30 feet past and below the basket in four. I commented to Des that that position was a lurking 3-putt knowing that Cam would likely go for it even though the money shot was to lay it up with the treacherous pin position on the mound surrounded by OB if the disc rolls away. Sure enough Cam went for it, got metal and rolled OB. Got metal on the come back and rolled back where he was originally. Missed that one then put it in. Four throws to get 1200 feet and 5 more to get in from 30. That's Winthrop Gold.

Hole 12 was back to its version from previous years and was nastier than normal in the wind. Ken played safe down the middle. The other three went outside left with huge turnovers or rollers but the strong right to left crosswind kept all three shots from coming back inbounds. They each made their next shots maybe 100 feet down the left side. Mike turned it over and went OB on the road a couple hundred feet further. Ron and Cam both were safe farther down the fairway on their shots. I think Cam made it across the parking lot safely but Ron tin cupped two on the lot before getting across but outside putting range. Mike crushed his shot almost too far past the basket but was IB. He overthrew his 40 ft putt and missed the comebacker. Ken's second shot was to the classic position to set up for an easy four. But his third shot clipped the tree as he threw to the pin and it came up short of putting.

I think the dynamics in the top group were that the three were chasing Ken and trying extra hard and getting penalized for too much risk. Ken ended up playing conservative relative to their play and beat them. But he didn't have to play that well to hold them off and that allowed players from the other cards like Barry to pull closer. There were at least 150 people in the gallery which I think may make the players try for great shots when the lay up might be the better play.

Barry's 58 today was a testament to the great palyer that he is. We talked about it in the morning when the winds started picking up that anyone able to shoot in the 50's was going to make a huge leap.

Holes 11 & 12 are fair. They make you play smart and are truly risk reward holes. Add in the winds that were blowing and you have what might be 2 of the toughest back to back holes in the sport. I was caddying for Larry Leonard on the third card and everyone in that group took their "safe" 5's with the exception of Leyva. He had the oppurtunity to crush his third shot and the wind pushed it down before it could come back in bounds.
This course is not about who can throw the fartherest or who's the best putter etc.
What it takes to succeed here is for you to be at the top of your physical and mental game. If you push the course it will push back. This is but one of hundreds of reasons why it is the premier event in disc golf.

Leyviar rocks again!! I think the guy may actually be Mr Gadget with a cannon in place of an arm. He's torn up the long holes:
Hole 5 (1093'): birdie 4, birdie 4, birdie 4
Hole 11 (1195'): birdie 4! (One of only for so in the first 3 rounds.), par 5, bogey 6
Hole 12 (888'): Birdie 4, Eagle 3!!, birdie 4
He's 7 under on just those 3 holes!

3rd place after 3 rounds is awesome. Tear em up Craig!

lets go NOLAN!!! TEXAS

I added a bunch of video clips to my personal web space that should be cool viewing both of the course layout and some of the action too. I took this on Saturday with my daughter, Erika - watch out Juliana! (Actually Erika is my good excuse for not being a better player along with her brother and sister.)

The goal of the course footage is to simulate the helicopter flyby they do on TV. Some action shots are mixed in since they work great to give an idea of the holes� layout (and my free space is limited to 80MB).

http://home.earthlink.net/~cya.discgolf/ Click on "USDGC Home Video" on the bottom of the page.

Enjoy it - I hope you don�t have dial up�

PS: There are a few files that have not loaded due to some issues that Earthlink is having. Hopefully I will have that fixed soon. Sorry.

Sweet Dave,
that was a cool course tour....thanks!

Thanks Rob....I have just added a couple of pages of action shots. I have several more that I will add later, after a I wake up.

hey lagrassa, let me tell you something. if you think hole 11 is a poorly designed hole, it's no wonder you're sitting at home instead of playing the USDGC! /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Mike, I thought that you qualified for this event. Why aren't you playing? I would have been there in a heart beat if I qualified. And by the looks of it we'd have the largest 970 and under side bet pool in the history of disc golf!

Chuck, I think your explanation is the obvious one, but I don't agree with it. Most of these guys have had to steel themselves mentally and physically for years. They have played in big events and for large purses and in front of large galleries many times. In short, they are professionals. Certainly Ken may have some advantage in this area, but in watching the top players play this year at big events I have noticed that just as often as not a player willing to take risks and go for the knock out punch will win as often as the one that plays conservatively (as if that is even a possibility at Rock Hill).

It looks to me like Ken Climo is using the tried and true formula that ball golf greats such as Nicklaus & Woods use on tough major championship courses. Play conservatively - try to par all the tough holes, bag the birdies on the easy ones and let the other guys try the heroics - 9 times out of 10, they will crash and burn.

I watched Climo play the tough Michigan Cass Benton course in World's 2000 where he set the (then) course record - he threw conservative layups on the tough holes, got his pars, and took advantage of the birdie holes. Besides being tremendously talented, he also is one of the best course managers to ever play the game.

Dave, thanks for taking the time to put that up for everyone to see! Awesome stuff!!

Nice tournament thus far Leyviar. Keep up the good work. Say hey to Sharon for me!

Hey Nick he is ther tied for 48th and he does have a $200.00 bet with me that he will not cash. Rite now thou he is on the bubble and it appears he cant sleep.HEHE

2 holes in and Barry has tied it up allready

Nice job posting the second card as it finishes and not waiting on the first card. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

This is some good on-line scoring stuff.

Oh, and noce round today Jeff Ash. Way to move up!

<FONT SIZE="-2">I still have your gold minis, too.</FONT>

[*****], scott martin 4 holes 4 birds!

I hope they don't do this to often....this combined with football I'll never get out of the house on Sundays

Nice start Scott!

He must be trying to win or something. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Now the greedy spectator "nothing is ever enough" side kicks in: I wish we had hole-by-hole commentary flowing so those of us who don't know this course at all could hear whether Scott was taking big chances that were paying off early or if he just in a killer smooth-groove. Either way he is tearing it up.

I want to sponsor the USDGC band width next year. I cantwatch the live scoring on the USDGC site. It was great yesterday. Scott is creeping up on those leaders. Lefty from Morton Illinois and a Major? Sounds good to me.

I was just thinking how sweet video would be............./msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Internet video still sukks if a lot of people try to watch at once. We need live TV.

Thanks for the video Dave. That definitely helps me visualize what's going on.

That is exactly what I was thinking would be most feasible Theo. How many pocket PC's are they using right now? It seems you would need one person to do the scores and another to do the audio. I know how hard it is just to keep up with the scores from 2 groups /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

climo kicks it up a notch.

Martin is on FIRE!

How does the lefty martin birdy # 6?

He must be unconscious out there! Wow.

If he keeps it up...could be new course record

another birdy for martin! damm

What more can he to do to gain any ground on Climo??? /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

8 for 9.......If I was there I'd be following the second card. He has to be stealing Climos gallery by now!

martin birdies 9....

-8 through 9 holes....

UNREAL....look out Hammock, ur 56 is in danger

8 of 9 is insane. Good thing for Climo he's working on 5 straight himself.

6 straight.

How much does it hurt to not have DiscTV now!!!???

didn't mean to interupt steve.

ce

F dtv we need espn!!! LIVE

I just wish the ESPN NFL GameCast worked as well as the USDGC live scoring so I could agonize and follow my <FONT COLOR="0000ff">Chargers</FONT> giving away their only win of the season!

LT can't do everything. /msgboard/images/clipart/sad.gif

I was just calling my Bro giving him greaf over the chargers ahahahha

7 straight birds! stop the madness!!!!!!

well looks like Climo bagged another......

Maybe......that record is in the back of his mind!

I was thinking that a five stroke lead going into the "round changer" duo of 11 and 12 is a nice cushion. Far from a safe cushion, but nice nonetheless.

Time to "play safe" and let the others fall on the sword of heroics. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

I say deal the sword yourself........just to make sure. HAHAHA

is there going to be a final nine?

and the joy ride is over

hes not woried about the record its the $10,000 first place prize....

Just make sure your sword points away. Right Rhett?

You sure you aren't directing that question to Rob S?

In baseball we hang on every pitch; in dg we hang on every refresh.

I hate these long holes. It makes the updates too long of a wait.

/msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Right Rhett. Sorry.

yeah

Who woulda thunk it: a nice "par" 5 gives Climo another stroke of breathing room. /msgboard/images/clipart/proud.gif

When are you gonn come play z-boaz with us again?

the streak is over

I am watching the PDGA tracker Theo. It just doesnt have the hole by hole that the USDGC site has. However it is still awsome that you guys are doing this tracking stuff.
This is awsome
Later
Go Scott

Des get Julianna by 14. they both get a whole slew of folks.

definetly away CE.....is that $10,000 for sure? I've been waiting to see payouts.

I'm glad Vesala was able to finish under par after falling out of the leader group.

I wish we had the top three cards now.

Lundmark shot -9.....my arse is getting sore ahahhaha

I did not know that. Ihave clicked the round score a few times and it keeps saying error and never come up.
I am not sure why.
Thanks though!!

UH OH......thats why those scores were taking so long!!

Nice turn for the dramatic on 12, eh?

6 holes left.....3 strokes

is 17 the island hole? It should be interesting! Talk about pressure to land an easy shot.

yeah 17's the shorty

<FONT SIZE=" 1"><FONT COLOR="0000ff">CHARGERS WIN!!!</FONT></FONT>

Go Scott Martin michigan is cheering for ya!

talk aobut pressure making the DBL mando on 14......I'd be happy after that hole was behind me

Isn't it a tripple mando w/ a top mando as well?

thats right forgot about the stupid top thing........

Thanks for the help now I m in there. This is awsome . Sorry Theo, You guys rock with this scoring deal. My computer was the reson I was not seeing the hole by hole.
Go Scott Illinois is Cheering for Ya!!!!!!!!!

A six down by Russel or George Smith would put them in 4th right now.

Nolan Grider is right there, too.

Man....I wish we could see those scores! Wouldn't be suprised if Ron shoots -10

Climo bogeys again....Barry within 2.

<FONT SIZE=" 2">It's tied!!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT>

BARRY YOU ARE ALL THAT IS MAN!!!!!! god win...do it...all tied up baby

WOW

tie ball game. Never imagined the champ would struggle this late in the game.

How does the island hole sound to you if you were tied for 1st in the USDGC? /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif That would be a seriously knee-knockin' Roc shot!

Waigers anyone,anyone

AVIAR shot......I'd probably grip lock

I cant even imagine putting from 15' for $10,000

Barry has momentum, but kenny has ice in his blood.

I smell playoff. I hope they are prepared.

ce

I think the champ pulls it out in a play off. As long a the top 3 stay the same i m happy.
\Go Scott

Schultz takes the lead!!!
Did the Ice thaw out?

Lots of Birdies on that hole its going to come down to the island or an increadable up shot for a 3 on 18.

WHERES THE VIDEO COVERAGE WHEN YOU NEED IT???????

for the round...

i gottem still tied here.

Scott holding off Cam, I love it. Wish this was on tv.

which champ?? Barry is becoming climo like himself

man I'd love to be watching them tee on 17...

ESPN, you don't know what drama you're missing!

all star bird.

this is nuts.......

Even if all 2s seems boring, I am sure it wasn't!

Its crazy man I wish I was there. everyone birdies 17, thats HUGE

hey jeff it is all tied, barry is not in the lead......last hole!? sink the three Climo

Man I'd pay for video of just this one hole!

Pay per view, guy calling in on the cell phone and someone else typing, anything to get the play by play.

What is the playoff format ... sudden death?

share the wealth...Go Barry!

check ouy scott martin's fron 9. SMOKIN!!

Cam 3's 18!! but falls short of Martin by 1,

how come we dont have Russels final but the second card is in??

Barry 58
Climo 59

a -8 from russel or smith takes todd

what a battle they all 3 it. AWESOME

wrong...nice guess though

If anyone cares ... I vote for the 3 hole playoff /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Third card scores still not updated????

crap. they're tied.

I seem to remember an NT event with this scoring system that went to sudden death. And us computer geek losers couldn't follow the action or get the winner until a couple of hours after it was all over!

Save us, Theo!!! /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

all square throgh 72

ce

Third card scores still not updated???? will we have playoff coverage I wonder? Doubt they were prpared for that

[*****] PDGA.com is swamped......Rhett if you here a outcome shoot me an email eh

i need final nine!!!

All tied, they've played 18, 1, 17 ... playing 18 again. Check out usdgc.com

P

TV coverage is the answer to our problems.

I'm confused ... where do I see this now?

usdgc.com

is it sudden death or not???

the suspense is killing me! i'm on pins and needles, who the heck is juliana meeting and signing discs for?

her WHAT? the agony!

Looks like it may be a nine hole playoff afterall -- even though it is sudden death.

unless they tie on the ninth hole (hole #17) that is. woah, they tied again.

wow!

Schultz wins

Congratulations Barry!

as a pdga member, for 13 cents a day, thank you theo.

Congrats Barry he11a finish!

Wow. Barry came back from 6 down after 11 holes played in the final round to win in overtime.

Wow I love this game, wish I were there

Barry is the man.
What's the payout? How can I find it?

Do I have this right? They played ten holes and Barry birdied every hole and Ken birdied all but the last?

If I count right, that's 14 birdies in a row to finish between regulation and playoff. Uhhh, that's not bad. Of course Scott Martin's 8 in a row earlier didn't [*****] either.

Yes, birdies all around til the end. That was fantastic! I really hope they can get the 2003 USDGC Video out for sale ASAP. I will pay double, no triple, for some kind of early release!

Great job by the Live Scoring staff!!!

Danny,
we'll have t tell those guys to get us a 3 hour video from the event for this year. Yeah, I want FULL coverage, and i'll pay premium as well!

How far away was Ken's last putt?

Great job Theo -- thanks!

Barry and Ken were unbelievable.

how far was the PUTT KC missed for Barry to win??

Regarding video of USDCG play and the Course that I had announced last night:
I was courteously and professionally asked by USDGC to remove the images from public display. I complied immediately.

Several people told me that they really enjoyed them and that it helped bring the course (terrain, obstacles, sightlines, etc) to life in their mind in a way that still images simply cannot do - even the spectacular galleries provided by USDGC/Matt Peckham.

Until that time that I have signed a publication agreement, I have decided to invite anyone who is interested to come personally to my private collection to view the clips. Please email me at dave@marchant.com and I will let you know how you can access them privately and at no charge. I will try to respond to requests quickly - after I put my girls to bed and play a quick 18 at Cameron Yards.

when will payout be announced...

my boy Justin Jernigan looks like he finsihed in the cash at 1, whether he'll accept or not we'll see....

can someone just tell me if 1 will cash or not?

GO Barry!!! On Wisconsin!! On Wisconsin!!

Congrats Barry!!

all photos from saturday are up.

check out the media section on the navigation bar at http://www.usdgc.com

Barry Congrats on the Kenny Slam!! 2003 Pro Worlds Champ &amp; 2003 USDGC Champion!!

wow, that was just insane. the final playoff should have been sponsored by Red Bull. 10 holes of birdies. 18, 1, 17, 18, 1, 17, 18, 1, 17, 18. It was like the speed golf competition at Toboggan. Exhausting, and I had to find a new way to show every shot...

The photos will be up tomorrow. I will have a few on the main section of the site.

Trust me, if you missed it live, you missed the most intense final round EVER. Barry threw 4 perfect drives on hole 18, made 3 perfect upshots, nailed 1 monster putt.

Get this. Barry birdied 15, 16, 17, 18, 18, 1, 17, 18, 1, 17, 18, 1, 17, 18. All in a row.

Talk about insanity. He almost aced 17 in the last playoff round. His spike hyzer hit the top of the rim and rolled 25 feet away.

Matt how far was the PUTT KC needed to make to keep that insanity going? Thanks for all the cool photos.

Congrats Barry nice victory

Ken's putt was right on the top of the basket. He was putting from about 30 feet, with an 8 foot elevation change. I'll post pictures sometime... I was walking the course from 10:00 until a few minutes ago.

thanks

wow.

ok. I reviewed my picture and it appears he hit the yellow DISCatcher Pro band. it was dead center, maybe a little right.

Check USDGC.com for a photo of the winning putt.

Ken Leyva won the Long drive contest. He only missed 2 drives while Steve Brinster missed 3.

Nobody hit any targets, banners or the cool yellow cart.

Team Innova 1st 2nd 3rd....the choice of champions eh!

Matt I think you mean Craig Leyva won distance!! again thanks for the pictures.

Shultz rapped up one great year!! Congrats on the 10 hole shootout and the eventual win. Way to go to Nolan also. Watch out for this young one! Barry takes the worlds and the usdgc, now can Nolan hold him off of the $10,000 for the TX10?......

Congrats to Barry or another WIN and to Chris Heeren for a solid finish!
The constant web updates made me feel like I was there! GREAT WORK!

Thanks should go out to the USDGC staff for the constant updates. As fast as the groups came in and turned cards over to TD Brian Graham, they went to Leila and Steve for the internet updates. And USDGC staff were out on the course using the PDGA's handheld scoring system to send continual updates back to the Championship command central, making sure that you all had the hole by hole scoring for the top two cards.

The course looked spectacular, the weather was amazing all four days, the staff on and off the course worked hard to make sure the players and spectators had a great experience, and the players acted professionally and put on the disc golf show of a lifetime.

Congratulations to Barry Schultz, Ken Climo, and all the other great golfers who made this a memorable week at the premiere event in all of disc golf. This is the standard to which all tournaments should strive. It's not just a tournament. It's an event. Thank you, Jonathan and Harold.

Thank you USDGC staff for making it possible to follow the action so well. This is the one event that has the chance to elevate disc golf in the eyes of the media - if that is ever going to happen. I can't wait to buy the video.

Congratulations to Timo Pursio and Jesper Lundmark of Team Scandinavia for their outstanding showings in their first USDGC (tied for ninth and tied for fifteenth respectively).

Interesting side note.

The 5 players that qualified on Monday in the last chance qualifier all finished in the cash.
Nolan Grider
Mike Randolph
Phil Arthur
Scott Renz
Dan Bradley

Congratulations go out to the Team Disclanding members for another strong year at the USDGC.
Walter Haney
Stan Mcdaniel
Larry Leonard
Cam Todd
Alan Beaver
Greg Williams
Kirk Yoo
Thank you guys for showing alot of class on the course. We'll see all of you next week at Renny.

cuson,schick,whalen/msgboard/images/clipart/proud.gifand BOOTY!BOOTY!BOOTY!

Most AMAZING playoff I've ever seen!!

Congratulations to Barry!!
and
Ken!

They both put on a legendary show!!

here is the link to see placements and payouts:

http://www.usdgc.com/place.htm

Hole 12 ("888") was configured differently for rounds 1 and 2 than it has been in the past. In all, it played over 1.5 strokes easier in rounds 1 and 2 than it did in rounds 3 and 4. For those curious, here are the scoring averages by round:

<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Round</TD><TD>All</TD><TD>Top20 </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>4.25</TD><TD>3.85 </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>4.16</TD><TD>3.60 </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>5.72</TD><TD>5.55 </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>5.94</TD><TD>5.50 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

The staff of this tournament deserves a standing ovation. What a show they put on! The scoring, updates, and pictures were constantly updated as each player finished.

I think this is the first time ever I have read a thread without seeing the haters posting negative comments.

Nothing negative to say about this tourney.

well, except nobody from Columbus cashed.

OUCH...

Nice 4th round Brad.

Justin Jernigan was in the cash. Does anyone know if he accepted? Or did I miss that post already?

Did Justin Jernigan accept cash? Just curious.

Congrats to Ron Turner and Tony Ellis, bringing back loot to the Old Dominion!

Also congrats to Walt, Brian S., Larry, Brian M. and Justin J.!

i talked w/ justin last night and he did not accept...he wants to go to am worlds first...gotta think he's a contender already for next year

jinx!!!

Round 3 was more windy than the others. I would estimate 10-15mph during the morning. I wasn't there in the afternoon, but I heard that it calmed down a little bit. The National Weather Service in Charlotte recorded a highest sustained wind of 17, with a maximum gust of 21.

The wind was out of the NE. For those familiar with the course, that means mainly R->L on 5,6,7; head and side on 9,10,11; mainly L->R on 16,17,18; and almost dead downwind on 13 and the approach on 12. Of course there was swirling and variation for those that may have felt it differently.

The scores were up by about 3 strokes. Here is a breakdown of how each hole changed for round 3:

<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Hole</TD><TD>Round 3</TD><TD>Round 1,2,4</TD><TD>Diff </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>2.96</TD><TD>2.70</TD><TD> 0.25 </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>4.05</TD><TD>4.08</TD><TD>-0.03 </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>3.09</TD><TD>2.89</TD><TD> 0.21 </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>4.06</TD><TD>4.00</TD><TD> 0.06 </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>5.83</TD><TD>5.55</TD><TD> 0.28 </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>2.95</TD><TD>2.96</TD><TD>-0.01 </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>2.73</TD><TD>2.64</TD><TD> 0.08 </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>4.18</TD><TD>4.03</TD><TD> 0.15 </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>4.53</TD><TD>4.05</TD><TD> 0.48 </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>4.71</TD><TD>4.22</TD><TD> 0.49 </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>7.09</TD><TD>6.36</TD><TD> 0.74 </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>5.72</TD><TD>5.94</TD><TD>-0.22 </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>3.41</TD><TD>3.25</TD><TD> 0.16 </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>4.50</TD><TD>4.79</TD><TD>-0.29 </TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>3.21</TD><TD>3.18</TD><TD> 0.03 </TD></TR><TR><TD>16</TD><TD>3.68</TD><TD>3.68</TD><TD>-0.00 </TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>3.41</TD><TD>2.92</TD><TD> 0.49 </TD></TR><TR><TD>18</TD><TD>4.27</TD><TD>4.24</TD><TD> 0.03 </TD></TR><TR><TD>Total</TD><TD>74.36</TD><TD>71.46</TD><TD> 2.90 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

Holes 9,10,11, and 17 accounted for over 2 strokes difference.

For the top 20 finishers, all 20 of them took a 2 on hole 17 in round 3.

(Note: For hole 12 stats in this table, rounds 1 and 2 were excluded.)

I am stunned! I had to catch an early flight out of Charlotte to make it here to San Diego and stopped watching the final round when Barry rolled OB on his 2nd shot on hole 11 with Kenny about 5 strokes in the lead. Barely made it to my flight, dragged in to the office at 6:30 AM and find out that BARRY WON??!!! Now I really wish I could have hung around!!

The USDGC is so far beyond the rest of the field that there is little comparison. This year it meant cancelling classes, taking frantic last minute dashes to airports to catch overpriced, overbooked flights, and dropping more than $1000 in expenses. Was it worth it? OF COURSE!!!!

Mucho thanks to Johnathan, Harold, Paul and Melissa Ashmore, and the rest of the staff for making us feel like professionals. Hope to cya next year /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

I wanted to share my observations about playing in my first USDGC. I received an invite as the NY State rep. Because I'm so busy with work and doing behind-the-scenes disc work, i get to play about 1 or 2 rounds of golf a month at the Warwick course. As a result, my game is horrible. I am still trying to figure out how my new plastic flies. My mechanics are terrible. My putting is scary bad. The Winthrop course is not a course for someone with "bad game". Having said that, it is by far and away the most fun I've ever had playing Disc Golf. It is by far and away the most challenging, punishing, mentally grueling course I've ever played. There needs to be a very specific purpose for every shot. I play one of the more statistically difficult courses in the country: Warwick blue-blue. But on many shots at Warwick, if I throw a wild shot either on a drive or approach I can salvage the hole by offsetting the bad shot with some good scrambling. At Winthrop almost every bad shot is immediately punished with OB, which automatically adds a stroke to your score. Winthrop epitomizes the notion of risk vs. reward. I finished next-to-last among all competitors who actually played all 4 rounds. I averaged 86 for my 4 rounds and I am extremely embarassed at my showing. I know I am a better player than my scoring indicated. But this course punished me. Fairly. I read all the posts and I'd like to address some of the questions and concerns about the fairness of some specific holes. And remember I am a player that went to Winthrop with a 950 rating and left a lot lower than that. THE COURSE DOES NOT HAVE AN UNFAIR HOLE, in my opinion. I waffled on whether #12 in the 888' position we played in rounds 3 and 4 was fair or not. I came to the conclusion that it is fair. Hole #4 is one hole that I would like to see a change regarding the O/B. A "yellow pond" separates the fairway from the green. Between the edge of the "rope pond" and the pin is a horseshoe-shaped stand of tall evergreens. What makes this hole arguably unfair is that if you clearly pass over the O/B and at any point happen to have your disc roll back into the O/B you have to go all the way back to the other side of the "pond" to the drop zone. For example, if you clear the "pond", and then on your next shot when you're putting the disc catches an edge and rolls down the slope into the "pond" you have to "travel back in time" and go back to the drop zone from where you came 2 shots ago. That happens. And it is painful. The layout of the hole itself isn't unfair. What I think is a bit too brutal is what the penalty is if you clearly pass over the O/B and then roll back into it on a later shot. Hole #5 is an awesome awesome hole. From the tee shot forward you're thinking placement. Everyone has a point from which they have to decide when and from where thay may decide to throw over the corner of the lake to the peninsula pin. Or even decide to go around the lake, which means extra distance and strokes. I got anywhere between 5's and 8's. I should be able to consistently throw 375' drives but my mechanics were so messed up that I struggled with this hole. Hole #11 is FAIR. If you throw 3 325' throws that are well-placed, you are left with about a 200' approach shot for you 4th shot on this 1150' Par 5. Winds, hard fairways, and lots of O/B make this harder than it sounds. Players get in trouble because they attempt to cut corners or throw over O/B areas and don't make it. I took a 7, circle 7, circle 8, and double circle 11 here. #12 is very difficult because of the narrow sliver of fairway protected by trees and O/B left and right for the first 500' of fairway. Play smart with 3 good accurate throws and you'll be OK. One poor decision or bad execution and you're a mess. I took a circle 7 and a circle 8 here. It's a very fine line here. #14, the Clown's Mouth, is a great hole, in my opinion. Playing safe isn't always safe. If your "safe" play to the mando slides a little bit left or right of center, you have a tough 2nd shot. Even if you make the mando on your drive, there is an O/B parking lot between the fairway and the green, and the stadium is O/B the entire last 150 feet to the pin. Pick your poison here. Play safe or aggressive and deal with the consequences of your decision. I had nothing to lose so I played aggressive all 4 rounds. I played this hole great, relative to my overall skill level. I made the mandatory 3 of my 4 rounds. I ended up with scores of 4,4,4, and circle 6 on this Par 4. I had 25' putts for birdie 3 on 2 of my 4 rounds on this hole. Hole #17 is a knee-buckler, because of the water, the hay bales, and all the horror stories we've heard. But every player that doesn't get their shot inside the hay bales walks away from this hole angry with themselves. There's 3 ways to play this hole: a sweeping high spike hyzer (for righties); straight at it; or slightly anhyzer or a forehand. What makes this hole "difficult" is that if you miss on your first shot the 2nd shot's importance and difficulty is magnified. Your head gets in the way. After 3 misses you go the drop zone 80' from the pin and you're throwing 7. I carded 2 triple circle 8's and 2 birdie 2's. For the top pro's it appears to be an easy 2. My week at Winthrop ranks right at the top of my list of the best disc experiences of my 29-year disc career. You must play this course! Thanks to Harold Duvall, Jon Lyksett, Jonathon Poole, and Brian Graham for a spectacular event and awesome course. And the action was pretty amazing as well.

This was the most AMAZING tourney I have ever witnessed. I didn't care if Klimo or Barry won..I just was glad they played perfect until the final 10 extra playoff holes..

I felt like it was Groundhog Day (the movie) on each hole, It was like after the 3rd set of holes.. we knew exactly were their discs would go and distance and angle..hole #18 Barry would go to the right a bit of the tree farther than Climo..and then Climo would hit that tiny tree and fall down below it..on their drives.. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif ...17, 18, 1, 17, 18, 1, 17, 18, 1, 17, 18 and then the birdie by Barry and the 3 by Klimo. I had walked back and forth so much at that point.. I missed seeing the doink by Klimo but I could hear it.. the crowd went wild and cheered Barry on.. and I'm sure he jumped 4 feet off the ground..and all I could see at that point was the longest hug between the two champs.. that is true sportsmanship right there.

Klimo's speech was so meaningful (what a first class pro)... I love to see a match when you have each player cheer the other one on.. makes the game fun to watch and the players.

Craig's speech was so sincere. First he thanked God /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif A man after my own heart as a fan.. then he thanked his wife and had tears in his eyes.. that was so touching.. Congrats Craig L. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Great playing by all the guys and ladies.. you guys were all awesome.. glad I went to see the top card play and we would stop and watch the other groups at times as they passed thru..on holes next to us.

With the VIP pass we even got an awesome Aviar putter w/ a sweet stamp on it ..it looked like hole #1 and I had Barry Schultz sign it (won't ever throw it i'm sure )and got a nice pic w/ him.. Way to go Barry... you ROC...

Way to Go Georgia !!!
7 players in the cash

What a great day to be a geek. DirecTV Football all day, and my laptop keeping me updated on my fantasy team (yick) and the hole by hole updates from USDGC. AWESOME. Congrats to Barry for the win and Ken for the usual show of skill and more importantly, class. Also congrats to Leyviar on his fine finish. You may not be an Texas boy anymore, but we still claim you. And just an inside for Craig, I'll let you rag on my "Donkeys" next time I see you. /msgboard/images/clipart/happy.gif

Barry went 3,3,3,3 on hole 6, a hole that averaged 2.96 for the field, and 2.69 for the top 20 finishers.

Barry went 3,4,3,3 on hole 7, a hole that averaged 2.67 for the field, and 2.48 for the top 20 finishers.

Barry only had 3 bogies and 2 doubles for the full 4 rounds.

Here's a comparison of last year to this year.

<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Hole</TD><TD>2002</TD><TD>2003</TD><TD>Diff </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>2.62</TD><TD>2.70</TD><TD> 0.08 </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>4.22</TD><TD>4.08</TD><TD>-0.15 </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>2.76</TD><TD>2.89</TD><TD> 0.13 </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>3.89</TD><TD>4.00</TD><TD> 0.12 </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>5.64</TD><TD>5.55</TD><TD>-0.09 </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>2.99</TD><TD>2.96</TD><TD>-0.03 </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>2.60</TD><TD>2.64</TD><TD> 0.05 </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>4.02</TD><TD>4.03</TD><TD> 0.01 </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>4.11</TD><TD>4.05</TD><TD>-0.06 </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>3.92</TD><TD>4.22</TD><TD> 0.30 </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>6.58</TD><TD>6.36</TD><TD>-0.22 </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>6.17</TD><TD>5.94</TD><TD>-0.23 </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>3.38</TD><TD>3.25</TD><TD>-0.13 </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>4.69</TD><TD>4.79</TD><TD> 0.09 </TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>3.07</TD><TD>3.18</TD><TD> 0.11 </TD></TR><TR><TD>16</TD><TD>3.75</TD><TD>3.68</TD><TD>-0.07 </TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>2.70</TD><TD>2.92</TD><TD> 0.22 </TD></TR><TR><TD>18</TD><TD>4.30</TD><TD>4.24</TD><TD>-0.06 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>71.43</TD><TD>71.47</TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

Changes:
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Hole</TD><TD>Change </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>None </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>Large fallen tree replaced by pinestraw bunker, plus some branch trimming </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>Rope a little tighter? </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>None? </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>None </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>None </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>Fence a little higher </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>None </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>Rope a little different? </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>Longer, harder tee, more of a dogleg, less OB </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>New fairway design </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>None </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>None </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>Mando very slightly taller, basket slightly different? </TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>Large branch missing, rope a little different? </TD></TR><TR><TD>16</TD><TD>None </TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>Tighter circle? </TD></TR><TR><TD>18</TD><TD>A few branches missing </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

Notes:
- Round 3 of 2003 is excluded. In 2002, all 4 rounds were reasonably similar, or at least had reasonably similar scoring averages.
- Data for hole 12 on rounds 1 and 2 of 2003 is excluded.
- Growing small trees may have impact on 6 and 17.
- About 20 more players this year. I don't have data on field strength.

Performance by the top 20 finishers.

Par 3's:
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Hole</TD><TD>Average</TD><TD>Birdie</TD><TD>Par</TD><TD>Bogey </TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>2.13</TD><TD>75</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0 </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>2.48</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>5 </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>2.55</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>3 </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>2.69</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>6 </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>2.74</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>10 </TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>3.03</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>52</TD><TD>15 </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>3.04</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>6 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, that's 75 out of 80 on hole 17 (there was one "8").


Par 4's:
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Hole</TD><TD>Average</TD><TD>Birdie</TD><TD>Par</TD><TD>Bogey</TD><TD>Other </TD></TR><TR><TD>16</TD><TD>3.33</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0 </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>3.61</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2 </TD></TR><TR><TD>18</TD><TD>3.66</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3 </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>3.69</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0 </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>3.71</TD><TD>37</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4 </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>3.75</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3 </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>3.79</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0 </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>4.38</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>7 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

I can't believe how easy the top 20 make hole 18 look. It is, in my mind, way harder than 4 and 9, and probably harder than 2 also. The full-field stats bear this out, as hole 18 only ranks easier than holes 10 and 14.


Par 5's:
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Hole</TD><TD>Average</TD><TD>Birdie</TD><TD>Par</TD><TD>Bogey</TD><TD>Other </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>4.85</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2 </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>5.53</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10 </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>5.80</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>31</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>17 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

As mentioned earlier, one could argue hole 11 really is a par 6, even for the highest finishers.

Scott Martin was the only player with 4 rounds under 65.

Ken Climo was the only player with 2 rounds under 60.

Devin Frederick shot 74,74,74,75. Walt Haney shot 65,64,64,65. (1 shot spread.)

Josh Connell shot a 93 and a 69. (24 shot spread.)

3 of the 8 players who shot in the 50s also shot in the 70s (Branch, Russell, Vesala).

Three players with ratings under 975 cashed (Kernan, Turner, Jernigan).

Eleven players with ratings over 1000 did not cash.

very cool stats rodney...always interesting.

anywhere we can see the event played at ratings or individual round ratings?

thanks.

Ron, unofficial (preliminary) ratings are here:
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/2003USDGC_results.php?include_ratings=1

Who owned which holes? Below are the people who birdied (or better) each hole the most times out of 4 rounds. (For example, Parlaman and Haggadone were the only ones to birdie hole 1 all 4 rounds.)

<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Hole</TD><TD>Times</TD><TD>Who </TD></TR><TR><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Parlaman, Haggadone </TD></TR><TR><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6 players </TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Leonard, Sprague, Gill </TD></TR><TR><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Vitale, Papa </TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Haney, Lundmark </TD></TR><TR><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Renz R </TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Dorius, Wisecup, Self, Beaver </TD></TR><TR><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Martin, Randolph, Gawler </TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4 players </TD></TR><TR><TD>10</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>Heeren, Peters </TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7 players </TD></TR><TR><TD>12</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Leyva, Blakely, Myers, Williams </TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>Leyva </TD></TR><TR><TD>14</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Bledsoe </TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>Pierce, McDaniel </TD></TR><TR><TD>16</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>10 players </TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>35 players </TD></TR><TR><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>Climo </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

Notes:
- Russell, Arther, and Sprague were the only 3 to get a 5 (or less) on hole 11 all 4 rounds.
- Michael Johansen went -5 for 4 rounds on hole 16.

Fresh from the Stat Man himself-

2 or more birdies on Hole #14- The Clown's Mouth

Larry Bledsoe 4
Craig Gangloff 3
Ken Climo 2
Kevin McCoy 2
Todd Branch 2
Larry Leonard 2
Matthew Blakely 2
Jason Johnson 2
Mitch Sonderfan 2
Rob Parlaman 2
Jeff Ash 2
Daniel Marcus 2

Larry Bledsoe- You are amazing!!!

I would like to express my gratitude toward Kelly Watson, the PDGA State Coordinator for Arkansas, for allowing me the opportunity to go play in this years USDGC.
For many of us, being the State Rep is the only way we will ever got to play in the USDGC. I was more than aware that I didn't "earn" my way in to this showcase, and I tried my best to act like I belonged. It is an awkward position to be in, but I feel like I earned my keep.
I'd also like to thank the many players, and others, that helped entertain my son, Caleb, as I had to "abandon" him during my rounds. Caleb had a great time!
So many others to thank that I won't even start for fear of forgetting someone.
I had a tremendous time, played with some great players, and am so happy to have had a chance to go.
Thanks Kelldog!!!

The tournament was a blast! Thanks for all of the kind words for the tournament staff. It was a pleasure to once again be working with all of the dedicated volunteers that Harold and Jonathan assembled for the event.

As Kenny and Barry were headed from basket 1 to tee #17 for the third time, Kenny's caddie, Rob Parlaman and I agreed that it was probably going to take an ace to end the playoff. Barry promptly slammed his disc off the basket on his next throw. Brian Schweberger almost fell off the bench behind the tee he was so excited.

Had Kenny hit the putt on hole #18 to extend the playoff, both players had agreed to start back at hole #1 and then on to play the rest of the course until it was decided.

Following the awards ceremony, I asked one of the Swedish players how he liked the event. In his best english and with a lot of emotion, he told me that is was better than he could have ever dreamed.

Brian Graham
USDGC TD

I just posted a couple more galleries. I am still waiting on word about posting the sudden death playoff gallery. let me tell you. the pictures are AWESOME.

They'll be worth the wait.

http://www.usdgc.com

Matt

Matt, your pictures rule!

Congrats to 'Team Seneca' ... Craig Gangloff, John Gregory (JG), and Bryan Gawler all cashed! I'm thinking of changing the first letter of my last name to a "G" ... it seems to be the secret to success in my neck of the woods.

if climos 57 of 2003 is rated at 1049...what is his 49 rated at from 1999? is that round like revered as the best round ever in DG? or was the course different then?

Ellis, the course was way different back then.

Can't wait for the video. Hope it's 5hrs long. I would pay $39.99 for a video like that.

Rodney,
You need to compile a list of stats showing who has hit THE TREE on hole #1 the most and how long did they laugh.

Forrest

Good stat Forrest.

Ryan Renz did some groundbreaking research in this area a couple years ago. His graphs were very telling.

So far, I have these totals:
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD>Who</TD><TD>First Tree Hits </TD></TR><TR><TD>Forrest</TD><TD>2 </TD></TR><TR><TD>*******</TD><TD>1 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

I haven't been cleared to release the name of the other known offender.

Chuck is working on a system for rating the ensuing laughter.

An interesting comparison-

Pete Middlecamp- United States Amateur Champion
PDGA #19026 Player Rating- 982 USDGC Total- 293

Jeff Ash- PDGA Am Worlds Advanced Master Champion
PDGA #17843 Player Rating- 948 USDGC Total- 299

I have no idea what the significance of that is, but there you have it.

Oh, another interesting Jeff Ash self-promotional note- I set a goal, and made it known to many, that I was going to break 300./clipart/happy.gif

I also like to put my name on discs that belong to other people./clipart/proud.gif

Did you put your name on mine? Let me look... man, it's hard to find with something like 150 sigs on my '03 Champion Roc...