But definitely watch out for FROST HEAVES. Hey Jason, is there a good seasonal ice cream place near you? I miss that about Mass. Used to hit this cool place in Wakefield that took softserve and ran it through a mixer with the toppings of your choice. Mmmmmm.

Snow's family ice cream parlor in Greenfield..........yummy memories!

Heeren, you might want to spend your next two weeks around a basket from about 25 feet out trying like hell to make one.
:-D

Chris, I'll join you putting on Thurs and Fri.. Not all of us bang crazy putts on MSDGC vids like Mitch. ;)

Jason, could you correct the anticipated payout? I think PDGA guidelines state that the women's champ should get just a tad less than the 2nd and 3rd place women. We must have misread the PDGA guidelines.

That was a typo, Des got $1,650, not $1,050.

Priceless...



Jason, could you correct the anticipated payout? I think PDGA guidelines state that the women's champ should get just a tad less than the 2nd and 3rd place women. We must have misread the PDGA guidelines.

Max Creek is playing on Friday in Beantown. Well worth the venture if you have not been to a show by them.

Jason, could you correct the anticipated payout? I think PDGA guidelines state that the women's champ should get just a tad less than the 2nd and 3rd place women. We must have misread the PDGA guidelines.



I thought she was supposed to get a few hundred bucks less than the PDGA says she's supposed to get.

Anybody from NC got room for another mulleTT?

I ate a blueberry pie in 54 seconds today. The guy I was battling couldn't even get 3/4 of his apple in his mouth before I finished. Look out!

That's uplifting. I think anything under 20 seconds might make it into the two-person finals, 9 p.m. Saturday, run on time like everything at the MSDGC. Lick on the mike. First round at 8. Both breaks in the live music. Scheduling is simple math backed up by neurotic punctuality.

As for pie-eating, small bites big swallows.

BIG Bites BIGGER swallows

I heard that about you...

can we pay for the 2007 tournament at this year's tournament?

will 2007 structure be basically the same or has that not been decided yet?

can't wait...

my last weekend until i have to go back into the real world and start working.

can't believe that msdgc is only a week away! sick!
can't wait.
it will probably be a fun time.

I wonder what you look like bald?

Battery operated clippers packed................check! :D

might have to pass on the haircut this year .... hahha,

got the glow MST lid ready to go!! backup batteries packed up

Anybody bringing glow bocce?

I've got non-glow bocce. not as fun, but better for competiition.

it will probably be a fun time.

might be alright

Can't wait to play some DDC!

ZZ will be fully represented...That is, after the five spots standing!

Use guyZZ want to play Wickham next week?

This is a list of the folks that are coming that have earned cash at the previous 2 MSDGCs! Yeah baby!

2832 Steve Brinster
2409 Des Reading
2096 Walter Haney
2000 Kevin McCoy
1486 Mitch Sonderfan
944 Dr. Doug Ertman
898 Jay Reading
750 Courtney Peavy
699 Larry Leonard
669 Ron Turner
651 Brian Schweberger
634 Bob Graham
526 Bard "zz" Soleng
461 Mike Dussault
412 Jason Johnson
373 Tom Southwick
360 Davis Johnson
339 Matt ZZ Buono
308 Chris Heeren
305 Sjur "zz" Soleng
261 Timothy Walsh
254 Adam Goodman
253 Lesli Demark
240 Michael Connell
233 Bobby Cowperthwait
233 David Williams
233 Jeff Cahill
215 Terry West
199 Scott Howard
187 Marc Schoettle
178 Brent Sanderson

yes

Anybody bringing glow bocce?

TThe Reading's have Glow Bocce

can we pay for the 2007 tournament at this year's tournament?



Hey Ron,

We're going to give ourselves a break on taking pre-registrations for next year at this year's tournaments. It was difficult and confusing, with a few inevitable errors that didn't get fully corrected for months.

It looks like pre-registration will open in January for those players who:

1) Have attended all three MSDGCs
2) Cashed at this year's MSDGC

Then we'll refine our system for saving spots, we hope this time giving ourselves maximum flexibility while being fair and clear.

Well, at least fair.

can we pay for the 2007 tournament at this year's tournament?



Hey Ron,

We're going to give ourselves a break on taking pre-registrations for next year at this year's tournaments. It was difficult and confusing, with a few inevitable errors that didn't get fully corrected for months.

It looks like pre-registration will open in January for those players who:

1) Have attended all three MSDGCs
2) Cashed at this year's MSDGC

Then we'll refine our system for saving spots, we hope this time giving ourselves maximum flexibility while being fair and clear.

Well, at least fair.




3) Attended 2 out of 3 MSDGC and traveled more than 700 miles?

cuTT just cash this year and No WORRIES

pretty cool way of doing pre-registrations..i like it.

CASH cuTT

You can do it Slippa's

You can do it Slippa's

That's slippaZZ

C'mon sliPPaZZ!!!
You'll see your buddy MiTTenZZ there, so ju know ju'll ca$h.
Words, words, sumpin', sumpin', rollaskate...

The correct Ju translation for You will is Yule! Please edit your post MittenZZ. ;)

BOUNCE....BOUNCE.....ROLLA skaTTe

If anyone is headed towards the Providence RI airport Monday after the tournament, I'm looking for a ride. Holla at me.

Is there a list of who will be plating in the Friday night Poker tournament?

http://msdgc.com/index_holdem.html

Smolin's all you gotta worry about. The man's a machine with his 2's.

Is there a list of who will be plating in the Friday night Poker tournament?



The defending champion will be sitting down. And with all new "tells" for you lesser mortals to pick up on :D

Is there a list of who will be plating in the Friday night Poker tournament?



The defending donkey will be sitting down. And with all new "tells" for you lesser mortals to pick up on :D

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Is there a list of who will be plating in the Friday night Poker tournament?



The defending CHAMPION will be sitting down. And will be telling a certain upstate NYer to #$*&$! off :D

:D

just please don't be wearing a hat and sunglasses.

:D

just please don't be wearing a hat and sunglasses.



i will probably be wearing my innova hat, but I will promise no shades...

BOUNCE....BOUNCE.....ROLLA skaTTe



don't try to act like ur pushin weight

but in ur case I gets u are

Smolin, if only you could play disc golf too...even if you played half as well as you get luck in hold em....you could ca$h pretty easy in intermediate women.
Any bets that say Smolin is out within the first 5 people? Might not happen seeing as he's a fold monkey...but hey, ya never know. His 2's just aren't going to cut it this year.

I'm bringing it this year. Just as long as I don't go all in with pocket Kings again, only to get beat by pocket Aces and be the first person out... :eek: :confused:

Smolin, if only you could play disc golf too...even if you played half as well as you get luck in hold em....you could ca$h pretty easy in intermediate women.




Ownage

Mullet (Mitch, not MulleTT) - you've seen me play - think I can take down Smolbag?

All this talk about revolving around my poker skills just shows me that you guys have absolutely no idea how I really play. And Mitch I may be a fold monkey, but at least I'm not related to that [email protected] comedian you call a brother :D

whoa.

whoa.



whoa yourself Bard :D

just joking Fats... can't diss my team partner in the Fats/Smolin v. McHale/Sax battle. should be pretty exciting...

Smolin, a 3 year old leper with no arms or legs, or brain, or eyes could beat you in poker. I'm a fold monkey too, it's an easy way to ca$h in poker. fold, fold, fold, fold, super aggressive and the win! Fats, you just took 3rd in an online poker tourney with over 1,000 peeps in it...yeah, you can take smolbags.

Mitch: just remember the following adage: when the going gets tough from the get go, go man go, oh brother, not another mother------, gotta go now.

The Uber-Fold-Monkey would be Bard. That man folds pocket queens because they're not a strong enough hand.

Don't forget, among coming in 3rd among 1900+, 1-time LiCkAtHoN poker champ (and 2x LiCk casher...) It should be fun.

And Smolbag, you're right, my stand-up comedy is not nearly as funny as your disc golf ability.

Bard folds like a stockperson at The Gap.

Mitch: just remember the following adage: when the going gets tough from the get go, go man go, oh brother, not another mother------, gotta go now.


Ha! Go Boognish go!

Some big troublemaker on the NEFA page asked us what we'd do if someone behaved badly at the MSDGC. That's a question we've never had to deal with. Often, I imagine, we're not there. That's why we have PDGA rules and if some player goes berserk his foursome strokes the heck out of him. Let's do that.

As for tournament incidents, we've never really had any. Don't know what exactly Steve would do, but probably like me speak to the offending player. Whatever it was stops happening and never happens again, or something like that.

If we have to go talk to someone that'll be really awkward. I don't thing it's going to happen.

Here are ALL the rules:

1) No cleats on the DDC court
2) No pushing in the pool area
3) PDGA Rules of Play
4) Camping for players and staff only (otherwise prior permission)
5) No liquids during Table Talk Pie Eating
6) Everyone recylces; no throwing half-eater burgers in the bin of cans, etc.

Again, everything is open for discussion except for the above. Ha ha.

I'll ask the question for Dome(right?), since I'm sure he's wondering:

Is licking Larry allowed?

Yes, but facial and genitalia only.

I'll ask the question for Dome(right?), since I'm sure he's wondering:

Is licking Larry allowed?



I 'll put up a bounty on anybody who can do this say 10$ to start. maybe some others from uinTTy will match it ??????

In for $10

too much fun last year watching him try.

Here are ALL the rules:

1) No cleats on the DDC court
2) No pushing in the pool area
3) PDGA Rules of Play
4) Camping for players and staff only (otherwise prior permission)
5) No liquids during Table Talk Pie Eating
6) Everyone recylces; no throwing half-eater burgers in the bin of cans, etc.



7. Don't pat Pierre.

The waiting list is down to 6 people - and five of them will get in via the Five Spots tourney! The Ace Pot is up to $650.

I just know some folks are gonna bail at the last second when they realize that they are getting married this weekend, so let everyone who may want to play the MSDGC know that this is their best chance to get in. All you got to do is beat Joe Yaskis - whoever he is!

yes, jay will match that 10. from chin to hairline son

The courses are better than last year by far. The Maple Hill facelift continues unabated, and Rick Belhumeur has weedwhacked practically all of Pyramids. We have four blenders for my pipe dream: morning smoothies at Pyrmiads. They're gonna be free so people won't be bummed when they taste weird. It's our first time with smoothies. A dream Kelley and I conjured in a gated community in Mexico last vacation. Yum, we said. We should have these at our tournament. A good smoothy is like Keith Richards getting all his blood swapped with embryionic fluid in Switzerland.

The crunchy little ice particles, the pulverized fresh fruit, the
YO gurt. So many people said it was a stoopid idea. Yeah, who's stoopid now? Uh, me?

Hey JASON...Cahill is trying to contact you...HE has the machines you wanted...

Woohoo.

No strawberries please. Allergic. Smoothies are Yummy!

I'm leaving tomorrow!! Will there be any left by the time I get there? :)

I'll whip up a batch of my world famous vanilla cashew faux-gurt for the vegans (and people w/ EXCELLENT palates)!

We had our staff meeting today, deciding some stuff. Smoothies have extended to both sites both mornings. We're all on the same page. We look at the page, and it's squiggly lines, heiroglifical impressionism. You pretend to understand the page.

Is delegation the ability to get people to pick up your slack? We look for deeper meaning but happy hour began just before lunch. Everyone in attendance -- about 25 people -- appeared to be eager to help in our quest to keep practicing. We're figuring out the best way to run a tournament. It's going to take years.

But no low expectations, no, only delusions of grandeur.

I am now being labeled as a "conspiracy theorist" by the PDGA. :D

Happy Birth, MiTTenZZ.

Happy Birthday Derek & Mitch!!!

I am now being labeled as a "conspiracy theorist" by the PDGA. :D



And at least one future board member is going to know you by sight pretty soon! Then we will be able to accurately squash you and your thoughts police sting staring at the moon.

I was wondering if anyone is interested in taking a trip form marshall street to Boston on thursday evening perhaps. It is only an hour away and I have never been. The main reason that I want go, is to make fun of everyone's sill accent silly accent and say "wicked awesome" a lot.

Happy Birth, MiTTenZZ.


Sorry AGAIN Derek, Happy Birth to you too.
I forgot he had an older brother born on the same day.

Happy Birth, MiTTenZZ.


Sorry Derick, Happy Birth to you too.
I forgot he had an older brother born on the same day.


Derick, Derek...some diff.
ThanksCuTT! You name made me think you were crackin, i.e. Crack-in in NC, ya know, super smoothe name and all...

Yeah, Derek has me by a whole 7 minutes. The next two weeks are my birthday weeks so we're partying it up in Mass and WV!!

I'm setting off from FredVegas to Lestah on Wed. a.m. & am looking for a copilot (or even just a passenger/DJ). Anybody interested? PM if so; I promise we'll have a blast.

I plan on "partying it up" in MSDGC with my first pro cash! I have been 1st out of cash 5 times now. It's getting old. Just like MulleTT.

http://www.tabletalkpie.com/images/pies.jpg

Check out these flavors!

� Apple
� Chocolate Eclair
� Blueberry
� Pumpkin
� Lemon
� Cherry
� Pineapple
� Peach
� Pecan
� Brownie
� Chocolate Creme
� Coconut Creme
� Banana Creme
� Pumpkin*
� No Sugar Added Blueberry
� No Sugar Added Apple
� No Sugar Added Cherry
� No Sugar Added Peach

My opponent is getting a Pecan mouth parcher in the finals, I will go to the factory to get it if I have to!

Still looking for a ride to the Providence airport Monday after the tourney. PM me!

I thought Walt was driving you.

They want to leave Sunday if possible.

Happy Birfday Mitch and MiTTenZZ Bruther

Wow, that's a lot of flavors. Should no-sugar be allowed? Another perplexing ethical question. Generally we get five or six flavors, all sugar-filled, but no-sugar sounds good.

My mom made a mean apple pie, but it was kinda gross watching her pour a cup or whatever it was of pure white processed sugar into the mix. Yech.

That was before we got all fake healthful with transblubber and nutraflake. Before Diet Choke. Such innocent times. Hey, we gotta get back there. Devolve first into warewolves and then into amoeboids, realizing that all you need is love, like in the move Altered States. Remember that corny ending?

Remember William Hurt in the bar nicely buzzed leaning back saying he's going to find the primitive creature inside his soul. Well, if you saw the movie and remembered him morphing into a hairier hungrier version of himself, enjoying an UNSANCTIONED nocturnal snack at the local zoo, you know what we're talking about.

Mr. Skull agrees.

Mr. Skull knows, understands, sits back and soaks it all in. Mr. Skull is teaching me a new trick. He throws ME. We tee off at Pyramids Hole 14 and, well, I landed in the pond on Hole 8 Maple Hill, which isn't that great a shot since we were aiming for Maple Hill Airplanes 7, but considering the landing it was fortuitous. We're looking into parachutes, till we figure out how to come down a little softer.

Thanks you oversized mulleTT!

your welcome Crocs Mullet

It's not often you get a chance to see a fish wearing brighly colored trendy shoes.

I'm heading up today to deliver this years MSDGC custom poker table, you can check out pics of it here (http://www.robscustompokertables.com/picturegallery.html) courtesy of robscustompokertables.com (http://www.robscustompokertables.com)

Here's a sneak peak:
http://www.robscustompokertables.com/Resources/MSDGCsmall.jpg

So who's playing cards Friday night :cool:

When is everyone getting here? So pumped for the Lick Me Show... Schwebby gonna eat some pie...

Only 368 days left.

OS X USERS GET THE WIDGET! (http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/MSDGC/MSDGC2007Countdown.wdgt.zip)

1 Person on the waiting list! Yoiks!

1 Person on the waiting list! Yoiks! And Phenix donated their spot to the Five Spots tourney, so we've got 6 spots to give away on Friday morning. Who wants to be a Five Spotter? Like Kevin McCoy!

is that 1 person BESIDES the 5 spots players? or are there open spots availabel as long as you enter the 5 spots?

The Six Spots IS the waiting list. Yes, we have about six spots open. If we don't have more than six players for the Six Spots tournament Friday morning there will be no Six Spots tournament, and everyone on the waiting list / Six Spots list will get into the tournament.

shane and I will be up tommrow with our ugly yellow igloo shaped tent. mmm msdgc my favorite.

ZZ is COming up TOMORROW!!!!

the QC reps are leaving tomorrow

I cut my pinky finger on my right hand, on hole 9 at Pyramids, playing the longs with Mike Dussault, Tim Walsh, Daniel Marcus, and Joel Brown. I went to sweep the tee, broke the hollow metal handle of the broom, which snapped back and sliced a half-inch flapper on my little finger. Ouch.

So I pay my six bucks, which was the bet -- 2, 2, 2 for front, back and total -- I was going to lose anyway. They really didn't want to take it but I was bleeding so had leverage and insisted.

That was the amazing occurance number one, not because it's just a little freak accident, but because I was planning on getting some new chains and a new Stihl chainsaw tomorrow. Honestly, I fear the chainsaw, as it should be feared.

In some insane kinda thought kinda way, I think my life was saved tonight. I'll skip the history and details of this thinking, but it is right on on numerous levels. This is Amazing Occurence Number One.

Number Two. I come back to the house, and Kelley freaks on cue, like my mom once freaked at dad after a "small" chainsaw accident (23 stitches).

So Kelley goes all the way into the attic for the good white athletic tape, and I administer to my wound, and she's all you gotta get stitches, but there's no way. And I say there's NO way I could get you into an emergency room with a little cut like this.

I win the argument with my wife. How often does any many get to utter those words? She gives me the special Canadien Codein painkillers and, no kidding, a Mikarita

Any questions?

mmmmmmm...did you leave a nice bloodstain on the Tee-pad?

How often does a man get to uTTer those words? Reads so much beTTer.

See everyone tomorrow night!

Good night Johnboy.

Mitch: just remember the following adage: when the going gets tough from the get go, go man go, oh brother, not another mother------, gotta go now.


amen, brother.

This was in my email box this morning:

Oh come now. Tis late
and the hours are ticking slow
Toward Marshall Street

Leaving in 30 min. see ya'll there!!!!!! :D:D:D

i'm an idiot
i didn't preregister
won't happen again

^^ play the 5 Spots Tourney on Friday

We're leaving in about 5-6 hours......should arrive at Pyramids around 1:00 am.

When Hippie and Peck
Finally get to my house
We can hit the road

wee grand vitara
cruising through the night to mass
packed with excitement

Get your Ar$e here now
I am going to leave soon
With or without you

although i can't go
there's always the DVD
"go #5 ball!!"

J is to the G
Mark Metl and Craiger see
Seneca's coming

Pools info is now available:

http://www.msdgc.com/players_pools.html

Updated payout table is now available:

http://www.msdgc.com/players_payout.html

eta 11pm. :D
ya ya ya
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Jeff LaGrassa give me your phone number: [email protected] Please bring a laptop if you have one. You're still coming right?

Vitamin Water
Dropped off a hundred cases
We're in the papers: http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060823/DIGESTS/60 8230657/1007/NEWSREWIND

on the road friday
yup we're comin tomorrow
can't wait to get there

Birdie Skins Qualifier Results (http://www.msdgc.com/index_results.html)

Course Record: 46

Thanks for keeping us posted!

YEAH BARD

you mean Board

nope, i actually spelled something correct!

Jeff LaGrassa give me your phone number: [email protected] Please bring a laptop if you have one. You're still coming right?



Jason,
I sent you my cell phone# via e-mail. Don't worry, I don't travel anywhere without my laptop. I'm coming from PA but arriving as early as I can on Saturday morning, and as directed by Steve, I'll be first reporting to Pyramids for scoring and live updates / blogging on the various message boards.

See you soon!

-Jeff

Live Scoring starts at 2PM.

Friday Skins: http://www.msdgc.com/msdgclive/2006/www/skins.asp

Birdie Skins - Bard Soleng, Brinster, McCoy, J. Reading
Women's Skins - D. Reading, Peavy, Tschiffgrie, Demark
Ace Skins - Schultz, Sprague, Bunnell, Haney

Live scoring?!?

Yes, I love it! Marshall Street rolls STRONG!!

Go get'm K.M.,Repeat :cool:

Steve/Jason,

I have a Netgear dual speed 10/100 Mbps 4-port hub I can bring along - should I?

-Jeff

less than 10 minutes till the birdie skins start!

Has rained all night and most of the day, but it looks to be slowing down. Hopefully it will stop before 4 when the Ace skins begin.


(and yes, I'm posting from the Maple Hill parking lot)

Go get'm K.M.,Repeat :cool:



Yeah baby! Go get em' K-Mac!

Live scoring for the skins match is pimp...looks like another non-productive afternoon for me :D

Will someone tell me how Ace Skins works?

Will someone tell me how Ace Skins works?



Not sure, I was wondering the same thing :confused:

It's just regular Skins. Ace Skins is the name given the event with the top four Open players by rating and the Birdie Skins are the top four from the Thursday qualifier.

Thanks CK.

I hope C. Peavy gets first blood in the womens skins match C'mon CP!

The Birdie Skins amount looks like $50 for first and last hole and $25 for all others. Women and Ace Skins it looks like double that with $100 for first and last hole and $50 for holes 2-17.

Marshall Street must be one heck of a tournament...I hear some players sign up for next years event immediately following the end of this years event.

First women's skin will now be worth at least $550!

And Courtney snags it on hole 10 to win $550 and wins womens skins in the process with 'only' $450 remaining.

NICE!

Way to go C.P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve/Jason,

I have a Netgear dual speed 10/100 Mbps 4-port hub I can bring along - should I?

-Jeff



Absolutely Jeff. I don't know what that is, though, but it sounds really cool and way more technical than most of that technical stuff. Tired.

Jeff LaGrassa here on hand at Mahhhhshall Street to provide scoring updates / blogging throughout the weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to keep you all continually updated. While there's surely some good stories from the action that's already occurred, I've already witnessed my first memorable event. While moving folding chairs around Jason's house, the tailgate of his pickup truck opened and Gill "surfed' the wave of chairs down to the ground. Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine that someone could "hang ten" in rural Massachusetts! :D

Marshall Street must be one heck of a tournament...I hear some players sign up for next years event immediately following the end of this years event.



You heard correct - it's widely regarded as one of the finest tournaments in the country! Although I understand that the procedure has changed for next year in that registrations for the 2007 event won't be accepted until January, with the exception of the competitors who have been to all three MSDGCs; they can register this month.

I just checked out the cards in Walt Haney's group on the tee of hole 13 at Pyramids. If I remember correctly, Walt had a smoking run on holes 2-6, with deuces on holes 2,3,5,6 and a three on hole#4. He also had a drop-in birdie three on the gold basket of the par four 12th hole, which plays severely uphill through narrow woods before opening up. It's 'only' 436 feet long, but a 3 is something to savor. 5s and 6s can happen all too easily on this hole!

Mike Laterreur had an ace run on hole#18. He skimmed chains, and made the long come-backer for bird.

Just a minute ago Rob Tatro threw his drive OB, re-teed, and smashed the chains solid for what would have been an amazing circle three! Alas, the forceful shot did not stick.

The first scorecards are coming in. Bard Soleng aced hole#5 Gold at Pyramids!

yeaaaaaah walt

http://www.msdgc.com/msdgclive/2006/www/index_live.asp#1

ZZZZZ

Worcester, Massachusetts is the birthplace of the father of modern rocketry, Robert Hutchings Goddard, and with a bang, Barry Schultz rocketed to the lead in the first round with a smoking round of 42 at the Maple Hill Elements (red) course in Worcester, MA. This record round shatters the previous record of 46 shared by J. Southwick, T. Walsh, L. Leonard, and B. Soleng. Trailing Barry by two strokes is Justin Bunnell with a 44, followed by John Gregory with a 45.

In the other pool, after a round on the Pyramids Gold course, Bard Soleng is in the lead with the hot round of 53. Right on his heels is Steve Brinster, Jeff Cahill, Walt Haney and Chris Sprague who are all at 54.

Gotta fix your MSDGC score display to sort by Over/Under Par column not Total Score.

Gotta fix your MSDGC score display to sort by Over/Under Par column not Total Score.



It's not gonna get fixed now. And after this round, both pools will have played the same courses and it won't matter.

Technical difficulties will unfortunately prevent live scoring for the third card at Pyramids (Jernigan, McCoy, Mela, Walsh) this round. :(

Walt scored 5 consecutive deuces to start his round! That's disgusting. :cool:

Got some Gold "par 2s" in the layout?

Four rounds of disc golf on two world caliber courses, awesome player's package, filming for an annual DVD, a pig roast / barbeque, two live bands, poker tournament, pie-eating contest, 5 kegs of beer (four different flavors) a pool, a hot tub, slushies, double disc court, and head-shaving.

There is the MSDGC, and then there is every other disc golf tournament. :cool:

Yeah baby!

Yesterday at the Ace Skins I saw Schultz, Sprague, Haney and Bunnell talking to the camera guy. Later, I asked what they had talked to him about and he told me, "they said thanks for doing the filming and that if they could do anything to make my job easier they'd be happy to help."

Good players. Good people. MSDGC baby!

Looks like the hot rounds at Maple Hill in the afternoon were Larry Leonard with a 44, and Chris Sprague with a 45.

I think Hofmann's tied for 7th instead of 39th...the absolute value of 10 strokes. :D

The pie-eating contest is probably the most amount of fun people can have with their clothes in. My face hurts from smiling / laughing so hard! :D

After the preliminaries, the four finalists are:

<ul type="square"> Jason Southwick 28.7 sec
Jeff Yahn 30.0 sec
Tommy D 30.6 sec
Nick Defreese 32.3 sec
[/list]

The band is going to play another set, and then we'll have our pie-eating finals. I'm sure you all will be waiting and dying with anticipation! ;)

The head-shaving has begun! There are a number of golfers running around with inverted mohawks, visor ring, "wiener 'n' balls," and other freaky haircuts.

Matt Peckham got stripes shaved into his back hair -ewwww! :D

And the winner of the pie-eating contest, with a record time of 26.6 seconds, is Tommy Donelson!!!

Gotta fix your MSDGC score display to sort by Over/Under Par column not Total Score.



it's also not a "fix" when we're scoring based on course par, not "pro par 3 on everything". sure, i could have 3 under based on par 63 be better than a 2-under 54 on another course, but really it's just as misleading to do it that way. Now that saturday is over, pools A and B have played the same courses and it's all shaken out. the only temporary "shuffles" in the listing will be around the pool cut (64th place), and those again will be straight by the end of sunday.

Granted, we dont explicitly say we're not basing par on par 3's. but oh well :)

Coppas JUST showed up, and I talked to a fine Leicester Police office I know, and he said we had a noise complaint and the band had to stop, and it seemed about time anyway.

Still my beating heart. I love that rush when Vinny comes in and says the cops are here. They usually only show up to take us to the hospital for minor injuries but major bleeding, and I appreciate the Leicester Police for giving us notice, and for not being mean about it.

And the winner of the pie-eating contest, with a record time of 26.6 seconds, is Tommy Donelson!!!



I feel like I let people down.

sure, i could have 3 under based on par 63 be better than a 2-under 54 on another course, but really it's just as misleading to do it that way.



It's only misleading if the pars are bogus. The main advantage of Over/Under ranking is when some groups have played more holes than other groups. The "total so far" is useless in live scoring unless groups have played the same number of holes with about the same par, and they rarely have as the updates get posted.

There's another thing about our pars that throws that off. Steve and Tom's pars are several strokes harder than mine. Par is this weird thing that fits for some people.

Coppas JUST showed up, and I talked to a fine Leicester Police office I know, and he said we had a noise complaint and the band had to stop, and it seemed about time anyway.

Still my beating heart. I love that rush when Vinny comes in and says the cops are here. They usually only show up to take us to the hospital for minor injuries but major bleeding, and I appreciate the Leicester Police for giving us notice, and for not being mean about it.



It's too bad the neighbors didn't appreciate our taste in music. That band (Oak Street?) was awesome!!! They were kickin' out the jams for hours, along with some obscure and tasty covers. "Roses are Free" from Ween was surely a highlight.

Round 3 has begun. Click the link to watch live scoring!



Top cards LIVE scoring (http://www.msdgc.com/msdgclive/2006/www/index_live.asp#)

go naved!!! keep it up!!

J.J.'S on FIRE

J.J.'S on FIRE



Justin Jernigan has played 9 holes, and hasn't scored a three yet. He's got all deuces and one bogey! :cool:

yeah, naved....keep it up...

way to represent VA

We just heard some jubilation - we may have had another ace!

The aces yesterday were:

<ul type="square"> Bard Soleng - Hole#5 Pyramids Gold
Jasin Bayer - Hole#6 Pyramids Gold
Brian Cuz Thompson - Hole#4 Maple Hill Elements
[/list]

Apparently, the last ace was a roller. The hole is sharply downhill towards the lake, and the roller hit a tree root and hopped right up into the chains!

:cool:

i didn't see the msdgc on the tour page, is it sactioned?

Justin Jernigan has played 9 holes, and hasn't scored a three yet. He's got all deuces and one bogey! :cool:



It took him 15 holes for JJ to finally get a 3. :D

Way to make the 1 st. card K Mac :cool:

i didn't see the msdgc on the tour page, is it sactioned?


no

Tommy Donelson aced hole#5 on Pyramids #5 Silver this morning. Pie-eating champion AND an ace this weekend! :cool:

Way to make the 1 st. card K Mac :cool:



Keep it up Kev (hot 3rd rd), looks like all the hard work at Am Worlds is paying off :D

See you soon Keldog ;)

As the fourth round is just getting underway, some liquid sunshine has moved into the area. With moist conditions making for slippery grips and footing, anything could happen on the ultra-challenging Maple Hill Airplanes layout.

In the Open division, the previously daunting lead of Barry Schultz has slipped to just a tenuous three strokes with Chris Sprague nipping at Barry's heels. The hard-charging Larry Leonard and Kevin McCoy are another three back and tied for third place.

In the Women's Open group, Angela Tschiggfrie was closing fast on Des but lost a stroke on two of the final three holes. Des has a 5 stroke lead over Angela going into the last round, and Courtney Peavy is in third another 5 strokes back of Angela, and ten behind Des.

In the Pro Grand Masters, Davis Johnson holds an all but insurmountable lead over Mike Connell.

The lead Women's card is on their way, with the top 4 Men's Open cards to follow shortly.

The link to follow live scoring is here: http://www.msdgc.com/msdgclive/2006/www/ls.asp?roundnum=4

Courtney Peavy is shooting lights-out golf in the pouring rain. She has gained four strokes on Angela, and five strokes on Des in only 5 holes of play!

DAM your doing a good job there Jeff :cool:

DAM your doing a good job there Jeff :cool:



Thanks, Keldog!

Des is only four ahead of Angela and Courtney now, who are tied for second.

Why isn't it sanctioned? Just curious.

I can't wait to see the DVD already :D

Justin Jernigan is really making a move on the 4th card. After 7 holes, he is currently beating all the guys on the third card.

The leader group saw some movement on hole#5. It's a lefty hyzer / righty anhyzer that carries water for almost its entire length (approx. 300 feet) Don't fade left! The alternate route is a gauntlet shot through heavy woods along the shoreline. Barry took a 4, while Sprague deuced it, and now he's only three back of Schultz.

This is shaping up to be one of the most exciting finishes this year. Through 8 holes, Sprague is now only one shot behind Schultz!!!

Courtney has now overtaken Angela and has closed to two strokes behind Des!

Don't forget to keep an eye on Jernigan playing in the fourth Open card. Through 10 holes, he's beating all of the players on both the second and third cards above him.

With just hole#18 remaining, Des has a two stroke lead and looks headed for her third consecutive MSDGC title, unless a disaster were to occur. And with OB omnipresent on the final hole, there is always that chance!

The drama...! :cool:

Barry Schultz takes a 5 on hole#14, while Chris Sprague deuces! Sprague now leads by one stroke!!!

Nice round Courtney Peavy! Looks like Kev will be doing the dishes this coming week with her $550 win in skins :oand a second place finish!

Bad stretch of holes for Kev...6, 5, 6, 2, 6

17 & 18 have quite the scoring spread...the drama!!!! ;)

Congrats to Des on her third consecutive MSDGC title!!!

Making up 8 strokes of the 10 stroke deficit, Courtney Peavy shoots a stellar round of 65, which will likely beat 3/4 of the Open Men field.

Justin Jernigan pole-vaults!!

ZZZ Sjur ZZZ shot the same thing good shooting

Congrats to Des on her third consecutive MSDGC title!!!

Making up 8 strokes of the 10 stroke deficit, Courtney Peavy shoots a stellar round of 65, which will likely beat 3/4 of the Open Men field.



Looks like she'll beat Kev that round :o

Yup! :cool:

Way to go Sprague!!

With a 3 on hole 18, we congratulate Chris Sprague, our 2006 MSDGC Champion!

Barry finishes in second one stroke back, with Larry Leonard alone in third place.

Congrats!!


Can someone answer why this event is not PDGA Sanctioned?

Good for Chris :D It was time :DHe deserved this one. To bad he is not headed to Paw Paw :eek: :( By far the best tourny in the country(PERIOD). /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Next year, I will go back. The best kinship tourny in the good ole USA :)

GO CAMP CASH :eek: :D

When I come back, my contribution will count.

I have learned so much from YETI again! :D.

Peace YETI, RonSTL,
Ron :D

Way to shoot Naved....great job representing NOVA!

Tommy ACED! HA! I guess it is good luck bringing you to a tournament. Did he tomohawk ace like me? LOL!



Oh yeah! Courtneys' got GAME! That might be a long trip home for her and Kev.

Way to shoot Naved....great job representing NOVA!

Tommy ACED! HA! I guess it is good luck bringing you to a tournament. Did he tomohawk ace like me? LOL!



Oh yeah! Courtneys' got GAME! That might be a long trip home for her and Kev.



Like I said, KEV will be the one doing the dishes this week

Bad stretch of holes for Kev...6, 5, 6, 2, 6



65626...that sounds like a zip code in Missouri! :D

dee dee dee :o

I think lastcashJohnson meandered into some lunch money, :D good job to his partner Sarah for some solid shooting as well! Safe travels, see ya in Paw Paw

What was the payout?

congrats Chris. Good job rebounding from last weekend.

And the winner of the pie-eating contest, with a record time of 26.6 seconds, is Tommy Donelson!!!



I feel like I let people down.



Jason, you should not feel like that. You let no one down. Except maybe yourself.

Steve.

PS. Great tourney!

What was the payout?



2006 MSDGC Final Payouts (http://www.msdgc.com/players_payout.html)

The payout (due to programming time constraints) was not automatically built into the live scoring. The payout can be viewed at the link above.

Did Naved accept the cash?Great shootn

Did Naved accept the cash?Great shootn



I'm sure he did. This is a non sanctioned event (like a monthly) so if he take cash and still be considered an am according to the PDGA

Here's another link that takes you to the final results with payout:

http://www.msdgc.com/msdgclive/2006/www/index_live.asp#

Also, a belated thanks and apology for overlooking our Pro Grand Masters champion Davis Johnson. Congrats, Dave!

wow peavy wins over a grand that kicks donkey
way to go CP even with another 2nd place you still win big

After scoring all day at the MSDGC, Doot and I set out at around 6 PM on Saturday to play Maple Hill for my first time. After ten years in disc golf and over 150 courses in the U.S. and Canada, it's such an awesome feeling to still be blown away by a disc golf course. There's not many courses in the world that I would qualify as stunningly beautiful, but Maple Hill is certainly one of them. The combination of forest, Christmas trees, water hazards, huge elevation changes, animal life (I saw a beaver swimming, how often do you see that on a disc golf course?) and the idyllic setting made for a course that took my breath away on every teepad. How fortunate we are to be able to enjoy such a jaw-droppingly beautiful piece of land, and have the opportunity to chuck plastic across it.

Today, on another message board I saw the following:


Barry Shultz, when asked how he liked the courses, said Maple Hill is definitely in his Top 5! Wow, that says a lot! ---Ken Hannan

So many thanks are due to all the volunteers (over 50 of them!) that made this event run so smooth. But most importantly, to Kelley & Jason & Tom & family for opening thier homes to over 200 disc golfers & staff who basically take over their house & property for four days. The frisbee family was alive and well and on display this weekend. :)

With all the activities going on, this is absolutely a must-attend event every year to either play in, help out at, or spectate. I'll say it again: There is the MSDGC, and then there is every other disc golf tournament. :cool:

chuck, post-weekend I think my reply to you was in response to something you werent talking about... I assumed you meant the front page of the scoring, not the actual "live scoring" hole by hole. Yes, there a to-par sort would make sense... unfortunately even with players on the same layout, since every hole isnt a par 3 we would have to have each hole's given par in the system and that simply wasnt something in there we had to work with this year. For the future tho, yes I agree with the sentiment. :cool:

Huge thanks and greetz to.... well, absolutely everyone who was at MSDGC this weekend. Such a good time, cant wait to be back, can't wait for my body to recover :) haha

Thanks again to the whole staff, great job! Thanks Jason and Kelley for letting me crash in your woods. Thanks Lagrassa for keeping everyone updated on here, sorry I only saw ya what, once? Another great tournament, and I'll definitely be registering in my month window for next year. Congrats to Sprague, Des, and DJ for their wins!

Mitch, I hung out with Fats more than you, where were ya? :DMy wife was very excited to hear of your engagement and says "Hi" and "Congrats!" :cool:

We would love to come to the wedding. :)

Yes, there a to-par sort would make sense... unfortunately even with players on the same layout, since every hole isnt a par 3 we would have to have each hole's given par in the system and that simply wasnt something in there we had to work with this year. For the future tho, yes I agree with the sentiment.



The PDGA doesn't have it quite right yet either since they also sort on Current Total, not Over/Under par in their live scoring. Maybe the PDGA and MSDGC can get there by 2007?

WOW what an amzing week!

Had so much fun hangin out with Unit, ZZ, Po Boys, TTrim and others at the camp fire. Poker was a lot of fun, and I found out something new- I'm a bad player ( or at least thats what I was told)

Night golf Wed night was awesome- why can't I shoot that well in the light?

Thanks to EVERYONE: spotters, camera people, Lick, Jeff, Steve, Kelly, Jason, Grandma, and anyone else who helped out. It really showed- I didn't think it was possible, but the courses looked even better this year!

Kinda dissapointing to have some top finishers skip the awards, but I am sure Larry and Walt wanted to be there, but just wanted to get warm and dry. Barry on the other hand...

Congrats to Chris on a huge win!

I got to catch the final 6 holes for the top 2 cards, and it was great to see some players still in good spirits and having fun, even in the horrible weather under a lot of pressure. I really thought they showed what the MSDGC spirit is all about.

Time to go figure out how I can get in next year!

Luke, great to meet you! Who won the poker tournament? -Jeff

Making up 8 strokes of the 10 stroke deficit, Courtney Peavy shoots a stellar round of 65, which will likely beat 3/4 of the Open Men field.



Looks like she'll beat Kev that round :o



Not only did she beat Kev by three strokes, but she also tied the Women's Maple Hill Airplanes Gold Course Record of 65, set last year by Des Reading. Considering that Courtney's round was played in a constant heavy rain, it is all the more amazing. :cool:

Way to go, Spraguooo....what slump? :cool:

Luke, great to meet you! Who won the poker tournament? -Jeff



That would be local pro Tim Walsh who took his leading chipstack to work on Sjur Soleng in a heads up battle to win the MSDGC Hold'em Tournament title and a cool payday to boot. Thanks to Jason and Steve for allowing me to sponsor the Birdie Skins and build those poker tables for the MSDGC hold'em tourney ... can't wait for next year!!

Congrat's to all the winners and let me ditto all of the kudo's to the wonderful staff and great volunteers :)

Forgot to mention I played drunken glo the night I showed up with a GT Banger and shot -1 on the short layout at Pyramids in my Crocs shoes (www.crocs.com) (3ing the airplane hole), then shot a smokin' 57 on the shorts at pyramids in the tourney :) I'm special alright.

Up until a few months ago I thought those were gardening shoes! I am starting to notice Crocs everywhere. Especially out west in Seattle and Vancouver, a ton of peeps are wearing them there.

Does anyone know how BH earned $191 at the Euro Open?

http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=5485#Open
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Anyway, what a great disc golf weekend all told (MSDGC + Euro Open), with 32 1000 rated players competing, close to $45,000 in payout, and 11 900 rated women competing this was one of the greatest disc golf weekends ever. Here we come USDGC, someday we're gonna figure out how to get Slushie machines at both courses and then you all better watch out!

Forgot to mention I played drunken glo the night I showed up with a GT Banger and shot -1 on the short layout at Pyramids in my Crocs shoes (www.crocs.com) (3ing the airplane hole), then shot a smokin' 57 on the shorts at pyramids in the tourney :) I'm special alright.



I shot better with my Flashlight disc than I did during my final round. Does that mean I'm special too :D


Jason- I left my poker chips there- They were my 2nd set so just keep them and use them on those sweet tables. My flashlight disc is somewhere too, you can give that away or keep it.

Thank you everyone for such a wonderful experience. Everything about this week/weekend was awesome, give or take a few hours of rain. Courtney may have said things best when one actually starts to plan ahead for next summer, alluding to choices some of us will make. Nice to see people actually having fun, socializing, sharing, helping, and being together in uniTTy. Best disc golf experience of my life. Thanks to all of the spotters/staff who were out in the elements all day, always keeping a smile and remaining supportive. Good people. The band rocked, and the "pile of pies" song was hilarious as the pre-cursor to the contest. Top shelf all of the way. Nice to play with Bunnell, Peavey, MiTTenz, Will K., MS, Schwebb, ZZ-S, TW, MA, TD (the pie eating champ), NF, and the real BS (Last cash is good cash!). Nice ace Tommy D., the camera footage should be awesome. Thanks again everyone for all of your work and efforts in putting this event on. Thanks even more for it being so freakin fun!

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Does anyone know how BH earned $191 at the Euro Open?
Yeah whats up with that...was it based on handicaps.

Four rounds of awesomidity, four tournaments of Hold'em (two wins), one round of DDC (certainly no wins), 1 bout of head-shaving (I certainly lost), and some of the greatest people I've ever met.

MSDGC - where it's it. Thanks to everyone who did anything to make this happen. Vin, you're an animal.

Does anyone know how BH earned $191 at the Euro Open?



GM was running inside the Open pool and he won that. I think they did something similar at the Japan Open.

wow, another sick time at the MSDGC! definately the must-play event of all time! incredible.
thanks everyone involved for all the of the tremendous work & hospitality involved in putting on this event!!

Still the best tournament I've ever played, big ups to Jason, Steve and everyone who helped out with the spotting, filming, etc.

You guys are awesome! It was all so worth it.

Couple of greatest things ever:

1) The campgrounds were spotless when you left

2) We donated the leftover food to the homeless vets shelter in Worcester (a mountain of potato and macaroni salad and a couple cases of Table Talk pies)

3) Steve is already viewing the footage for our next DVD.

More later.

So remember the anticlimactic Marshall Street fundraiser disc raffle for the beautiful red custom Innova Discatcher basket, and a guy named Andreas Kratky winning? Everyone goes yay looks around and no one's there cause it's one of our online customers. Andreas Kratky, turns out, lives in Sweden...

...always wanted to know how to ship a basket to Sweden. There's also writing this guy an e-mail and have him believe it, have him not think it's spam? This should be fun, not to mention expensive.

left a couple pairs of sandals where our tent was. Wondering if they were recovered.

the tournament was a major blast. all of it. every last crumb. I especially enjoyed doing what I could to help it run smoother, picking up kegs, collecting trash before people woke up, stoking the fire during rounds, whispering places for videographers to stand for optimal viewing.... It's weird, but I felt like I was a part of the event, not just a player.

Waking up on the course, instead of travelling there gives you a new perspective. Hitting the hot tub in the morning, hydrating with a couple Smartwaters, man, unlike any other tournament. Camping also allows everyone to go to bed at the time they want. And everyone mingles, you meet people you wouldn't normally. It's really a cool place and event, unlike any other I've been to.

I shaved my head tonight. What was left of my dual mohawk. I hid the 'do from my kids. Didn't want to let em think their dad was really crazy.

Pie eating contest was a blast. Great way to get people to participate and have fun. Goofy, disgusting fun. I especially enjoyed watching Kriewald tryo to force down his pie while it tried to force it's way back out. Video will be awesome. Can't wait. Lick doing the pie eating dance and his announcing was also classic. I hope the audio gets in. Funny funny stuff.

One person who may have been missed is Kelley. I wanted to thank her for being a most hospitable host. I mean, we invaded her home for a good 5 days or more and I never once saw her stressed or not smiling. Wow. That's impressive.

Band was great. I am not a jam bander, but they had a bit of old school rap mixed in, and the pie song was great. Groupies too! They brought their own groupies! I thought Southwick and Frizzaks were the only ones with groupies.

As always, the courses were stellar. Love the little touches, like the brooms, the bleaching of the pads after I was complaining about the slipperiness. wow. quick effective solution. Never slipped on one again after that.

Spectacular payout too. Wow. Double what I won at worlds. Best month of disc golf yet! Thanks for being the tournament that most will aspire to be. You make the world a better place. This sport is better and cooler because of the Southwicks and Dodges. Your legacy has already been written. If there were an award for non PDGA Tournament Director of the year, you'd win it. As Ken would say, the hat goes off to you guys.

Matt

BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT IN ANY WAY SHAPE AND FORM!!!!!

Congrats to everyone who cashed!

For those who missed it this year; Win one of the qualifiers next year, and get on out here!!! :D

Jason/ Steve/ Kelley ~
Much thanks for time well spent. Spectacular courses aside, your little gathering defines how our free time in life should be spent. Steve: sorry I never made it to the house. I caution anyone considering sleeping in their rental car ...good things happen.
Besides expressing my gratitude for such a great tourney, I decided that Christmas is coming early for me so I need to get in touch w/ the guy that made the poker table. I know I saw it posted somewhere but I'm lazy. Send me a link/ phone # for him (Rob?). Thanks

Cheers~

tf

That's easy.

www.RobsCustomPokerTables.com (http://www.RobsCustomPokerTables.com)

YeeeeHawwwwwwwwww!

Slide Show! (http://www.sharkysshots.com/displayimage.php?album=56&pid=3455&slideshow=5000)