KO is on FIRE! Keep it up!



Killin' it SON. Nice round of 60.

56 for Ken. Very nice round!

wtg

Ken Climo is still the man!

If you listened to what Feldberg said on the radio show, he thinks the Illusion might be longer but just touchier and less predictable...

Day 1 scoring average: 71.39880952

Day 2 scoring average: 70.92261905

Day 3 scoring average: 70.54166667

Overall scoring average: 70.95436508

biggest come back so far has to be Cody.. 1st round 75 now back in 25th. I guess mccoy now knows how being a father can cut into your practice time. but I am willing to beat 1st born beats 1st in any tournament :D and his cubs ain't helping :o

E-Mac wins "Clutch Putt"!

ya players party

Valerie Jenkins is hanging in there in the middle of pack averaging 980 rated golf! is that the best showing of a female golfer so far at the USDGC?

Maybe it's already been said, but I just saw that Lundmark birdied 1-8!! Eight brown boxes in a row on the online scoring! As well as 9 out the first 10. -9 after 10 holes. Scorching!


JINX!

Valerie Jenkins is hanging in there in the middle of pack averaging 980 rated golf! is that the best showing of a female golfer so far at the USDGC?



Juliana cashed in 2001, making that the best finish by a woman.

yeah, Juliana set the bar pretty high, finishing 50th that year and averaging 997 rated golf.

20001 USDGC Results (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=2734&year=2007&incl ude_ratings=1#Open)

Ken Climo has 2 bogies in his first 54 holes. He hasn't had a bogey in his last 36 holes.

That is sickly ridiculous on that course.

First release of roc's is gone!!!

ebay already

07 rocs (http://search.ebay.com/usdgc-roc_W0QQfkrZ1QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32)

Ace on 14 just a little while ago.

Streaming the KC interview I cut short yesterday.

here's a pretty wild scorecard from Sam Ferran's round of 1 Under 67 today:

10 Pars
7 birdies
0 bogeys
0 double bogeys
0 triple bogeys
0 quadruple bogeys
0 quintuple bogeys
1 sextuple bogey

that's what winthrop does to an otherwise spectacular round. 1 bad hole isn't just a stroke or two. that's what makes Ken Climo's performance so far this week so amazing. to play 54 holes with only 2 bogeys requires an amazing mindset.

I haven't been following closely this week due to travel and workload, but I'm really impressed to see Miss Jenkins shooting it up against the best of the best pros.

Congrats KC..... /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
He has once again humbled the field... :D

56 with a bogey on the last hole.... :o

eventhough nocart still best evava

How can you beat a player like Climo? Did you see those round ratings? I don't think there will ever be another like him. He's like the Michael Jordan of Disc Golf. WOW, sums it up. Congrat's CHAMP!!! :)

i dont remember who said this....

but someone asked if Kenny was the Tiger Woods of Disc Golf and they said "Tiger would be lucky to be called the Ken Climo of Golf"

i dont remember who said this....

but someone asked if Kenny was the Tiger Woods of Disc Golf and they said "Tiger would be lucky to be called the Ken Climo of Golf"



Yes, Tiger would be lucky to be called that. :cool:

Uh . . .calm down. Tiger Woods career earnings: $87,127,633. That's what's he's won.

Tiger Woods career endorsements: Who cares it's a really silly number. I'm guessing that Tiger's endorsements for this week are more than 10 times Ken's endorsements for his career.

Disc golf is great. Ken Climo is great. Let's just not try to compare him to Tiger Woods.

Please don't say it's not about the money . . . unless it isn't. And if it isn't . .. well, it is.

I bet Ken could beat Tiger at disc golf. If the money was reversed 20 years ago would Ken Climo be the greatest disc golfer in the history of the game having made 87 million since then . .. I like to think so -- but that's not what's happened.

Nice win champ.

Uh . . .calm down. Tiger Woods career earnings: $87,127,633. That's what's he's won.

Tiger Woods career endorsements: Who cares it's a really silly number. I'm guessing that Tiger's endorsements for this week are more than 10 times Ken's endorsements for his career.

Disc golf is great. Ken Climo is great. Let's just not try to compare him to Tiger Woods.

Please don't say it's not about the money . . . unless it isn't. And if it isn't . .. well, it is.

I bet Ken could beat Tiger at disc golf. If the money was reversed 20 years ago would Ken Climo be the greatest disc golfer in the history of the game having made 87 million since then . .. I like to think so -- but that's not what's happened.

Nice win champ.



I'm not talking money wise. I'm talking skill at their respective sport. Kenny is by far better than Tiger!!! /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif :o

I'm not talking money wise. I'm talking skill at their respective sport. Kenny is by far better than Tiger!!!


OK . . .I'm not going to take that bait . . . I'll be surprised if no one does though.

It really isn't about the money though . . . right?

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Please don't call me names.

Ken Climo is the best disc golfer of all time.

I didn't start the comparisons to Tiger Woods, I just felt a little perspective is in order. No offense was intended. Also retain some perspective -- Climo's not reading this stuff -- and if he does, let me know if he's upset, I'll retract it all.

Again -- calm down.

But while we're debating this you're now contending that Ken is more dominant than Tiger . . . right?

no prob but money doesn't make the comparison not valid /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Hats off to TEAM INNOVA! What a week-end! The staff and volunteer's did an excellent job directing people around and the spotters were on top of the game and very enthusiastic. The USDGC just keeps getting better and better and better!

Happy to see Climo win another one. He deserves every bit of it. His performance was SUPERMAN like. Bummed he didn't break the course record. Call him what you want, he still is the BEST EVER.

Looking forward to next year!

It does if money is the motivator. They're playing for money, right?

i dont remember who said this....

but someone asked if Kenny was the Tiger Woods of Disc Golf and they said "Tiger would be lucky to be called the Ken Climo of Golf"


The only real problem with the comparison is that ball golf is about 100 times more difficult than disc golf.

Also, the money in golf attracts athletic talent so the field is tougher. Ditto tennis, baseball, football, hockey, basketball. Most of the good athletes go play scholarship and money sports. Kenny is the best of the rest.

Congratulations to Ken Climo and all the players at a Great event !!!!!

i don't remember who said this....

but someone asked if Kenny was the Tiger Woods of Disc Golf and they said "Tiger would be lucky to be called the Ken Climo of Golf"


The only real problem with the comparison is that ball golf is about 100 times more difficult than disc golf.



Not real sure 100 times is the appropriate number but what I do know is that it takes more physical ability to play disc golf than ball golf ( Ive played a lot of both) This is probably more so on par 4 and 5 style disc golf courses.

I really enjoyed the tournament this year. Already can't wait till next year. I have already uploaded a few of my pictures onto my Flickr account but I will add a lot more tomorrow or sometime next week.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vondrehle/

Oh and I hope everyone was able to get a good look at the name that was on all the dispensers in the porta potties. :D

Good news Kathy May Campbell was born to Zeb and Cindy Campbell some time after the last putt dropped yesterday.

I think Paul is looking for some kind of opposition. Ken can perform surgical precision of the course like no other. Even the Monster Drives of Avery weren't enough. Ken is a Champ, both on and off the course. I walked a few holes with Val, she too is a champ. Her composure is fitting for all to emulate. PDGA Staff, Dot Guy's, and Char DGA. Good Job. If you mised the Monster Mash following the competition, you really need to set aside dome time next year, and hope they do it again, awsome
Mini Thumber

Take the percentage of the total purse won from tiger and climo and compare those. Would take a lot of leg work to find that out though.

It is not about the money, the money is just a bonus.

I'd still give Tiger the dominance card. Climo is not far behind at all though. It has to do with the fact that Climo is being challenged constantly for his number one spot. By Nate Doss and formerly Barry. Tiger Woods doesn't even have to worry about that.

climo has been the highest rated player in the world EVERY ratings update but like 2.

Congrats to Kenny on another stellar performance in Rock Hill. It never ceases to amaze me that the man can turn on a performance that no one player can catch up to.

I would like to say thank you to Innova Champion and all the staff, volunteers and sponsors for putting on such a wonderful event. Even though I did not get to play this year, it is incredible to see all the work that gets done all week. I have changed the outlook of whom this event is run for, as I now believe that it is done for the staff to show how much they love this game. Bravo to all of them because they truly make this event what it is!

If it were up to me, Schwebby would be voted USDGC player of the week. He makes it a point to be involved with everything that happens all week long, he is a world class sportsman in my book.

I look forward to making this event next year, and I would like to thank all of the folks that supported me before and after monday qualifying. It is seeing old friends and making new friends that make this sport what it is, I look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Thank you Innova for all your support, I will always be grateful!

I have added some more USDGC pictures on my flickr account. I personally like the one of Brinster floating. There is also a picture of a player whom I am not familiar with so if you know his name please tell. Look for pictures of final group sometime tomorrow. I will post complete gallery of every photo unedited once I get done putting the decent action shots on flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vondrehle/


And my opinion on the topic

Tiger Woods is to ball golf as Ken Climo is to Disc Golf as Michael Jordan is to Basketball as Wayne Gretzky is to hockey etc...
Every sport has their greats.

Nice pictures. It is Timo Pursio from Finland

Another fine championship week at Winthrop. It is always a fine vacation and excellent inspiration for my own game.
Slide show! (http://www.sharkysshots.com/displayimage.php?album=103&amp;pid=5604&amp;slideshow=5000 )

Craigy asked me to post these:

click to enlarge

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2007/10/08-0830568139T.jpg (http://www.glowfoto.com/user_imageredirect.php?iid=1764762)http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2007/10/08-0830595992T.jpg (http://www.glowfoto.com/user_imageredirect.php?iid=1764763)http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2007/10/08-0831039876T.jpg (http://www.glowfoto.com/user_imageredirect.php?iid=1764764)

nice beer gut

If it were up to me, Schwebby would be voted USDGC player of the week. He makes it a point to be involved with everything that happens all week long, he is a world class sportsman in my book.






I walked a few holes with Val, she too is a champ. Her composure is fitting for all to emulate.




If most had a similar attitude to val and schwebby on the course, even the most serious players would have fun out there

DGTV video of Maryland's John Gregory (aka "JG") playing hole 17 during Round 1 of the 2007 USDGC.

JG on Winthrop Gold Hole 17 (http://www.discgolftv.com/dgtv/349/wmv/newest?channel_id=0&amp;page=1)

Yo Gotch,

You sure were smiling on hole #15. Did that smile turn upside down 2 holes later? A 21, are you S***ing me?

On Friday, there was some video footage on the front page of the PDGA website. Can anyone tell me where I can find that video clip? It is no longer on the front page, and there is no archive of it on the site.

Thanks

its at disc golf tv

Which clip is it? The one on the PDGA website did not have any interviews. All the ones on DGTV have interviews.

Which clip is it? The one on the PDGA website did not have any interviews. All the ones on DGTV have interviews.



Maybe this one --&gt; PDGA Clip (http://www.discgolftv.com/dgtv/343/mov/newest?channel_id=0&amp;page=2)

Thanks

First I would like to thank everyone that help with the USDGC. Second to everyone that competed in this great event you guys and �Val� are UNBELIEVABLE. This was by far the best USDGC Andrew and I seen. �this was number 3� It was great to see old friend and make some new one. The ones that stand out the most was a Family of volunteers, The dad his daughter and two sons, I think both the boys where his. Before the awards where even finished the kids where begging to go somewhere to play Disc Golf. We need more kids like these.

Mace Man, hope next year a stop in High Point NC will be on your Schedule, we really missed you this year. Hope to see you Am Worlds in July. You�re the best.

i'm not sure if I'll get any responses but...
A... did anyone play on spectator day (or any other day and get a full round in playing legit outside of the tourney)... and
B... what did you shoot?

just curious to see what some 'other' rounds were

Stack,
i played the course 5 times and i shot
91 (i think)
79
79
78
72
It took a little while to get used to the O.B. and the 72 still had 4 big mistakes in it so now i am sure 68 and better will be shot next year.
some one with your D should have no problem shooting well there as long as your head stays in it.

i would also like to take this oppertunity to thank all the well wishers this weekend that supported me after my incident at boyd hill tuesday. one thing is for sure Disc Golf is a family!!!

lots of people where there on spector day. don't care to say what I shoot, "you better not BIgRock", last year I shoot 85. didn't do that good this year. I heard a lot 90+ scores from good Intermedate player I know. the most common score was 92.

hope this helps

Yo Gotch,

You sure were smiling on hole #15. Did that smile turn upside down 2 holes later? A 21, are you S***ing me?



That 21 on 17 didn't feel too bad considering I had already carded a triple OB 9 on 3 as well as a quadruple OB 11 on 9! :D
A guy named Casey from Charlotte filmed my score of 21 on 17.....he said he'll make me a DVD so I can relive the moment....

p.s. That elevator photo from Leyviar is great!

Craigy asked me to post these:

click to enlarge

http://img5.glowfoto.com/images/2007/10/08-0830568139T.jpg (http://www.glowfoto.com/user_imageredirect.php?iid=1764762)


parTTy in room 1

man that party was HOT literally

Hey Stack,

I shot a 90 my 1 and only time on specator day. Friend of mine for Gboro Jason Hill shot a 77, which was hot considering be teed at 4:30pm and played 15-18 in the dark.

I am sure I could do much better next time out. Long arms are good as long as you know where you can throw to.

Nice pictures. It is Timo Pursio from Finland



Are you sure that's not Tyler Horne? :D

Hey Stack, Here's the poop. Those guy's and gal that played during the tnmt. Theyr'e good. I played with Wyatt, Lil Cogg, and Lil Wig, I shot a 91, and at best IMOon my best day, with all things going right, rested, serious, 85 at best. If the distance didn't get me, it was, then the OB was always there. A 58-62 is just sick stuff. They are just plain darn good, not lucky, but good.
word
Mini and Multiple Thumbers

oh yeah... i know theres a big difference btwn us and them out there... thats the beauty of a course like that.

will be nice if we can get back to a 'normal' qualifier on monday next year where you dont have to shoot a 1035 round to even get a chance to playoff.

You are correct on that one. Theie were alot of good players that wish they would have gotten money and registration in on time. Next year you may have to shoot 1040 to qualify on mon.My 91 was probably rated about 888, so I probably wont attempt next year, unless I learn to drive over 400 with some miracle. Now i'm trying to achieve 300ft. Like I said, they are good, but it would be fun, and was to watch. I would like to know how many qualified, but didn't get thier entry in, and didn't qualify on Mon.

Mini and Multiple Thumbers

Next year you may have to shoot 1040 to qualify on mon.....

I would like to know how many qualified, but didn't get thier entry in, and didn't qualify on Mon.



doubt the 1040 thing... but who knows. Guess it should get a little 'easier' without the guys having to compete against people like Cale who had already qualified.

as far as those that got in but didnt have their shiz together and register... i think it was just Nikko and Hammock that didnt get in Monday... may have been others.

so Sam and I fish for discs each year and return a lot of your precious plastics. There are some we target for and most that just get dragged out of the more common areas.

Last year I learned some players after the event were throwing the discs left in lost and found, back into the water. Probably towards the center where we will never be able to get at them.

We raked 17 on Sat after the awards and rather than leave them to be thrown back in by jerks, I took them with me to return them to their owners if they want them back.

Now 17 had been combed over the previous day, so there aren't a lot.

If you see your disc, and if you would like the disc back, and are willing to reimburse me for shipping or can wait till you see me next. PM me with an address to send it.

I figue it can't cost more than $2 to send a disc in the mail.

here's the list

7914-red roc
21127-black max and orange sidewinder
4033-blue coyote
26039-orange roc
6206-white roc
5787- white gator
18967-green surge
10017-blue roc
15857-brown predator
2020-white jk and yellow jk
16099-white roc
26586-red medius

Any rewards you want to heap upon us, please send to Sam Covington c/o Innova. It's his homemade tools that make it possible for us to get any discs from the lake.

thank you and congatulations to all the players.

if you raked 17 after sundays rounds and happen to find A clear z buzzz, and a blue ESP buzzz, i'd be happy to shower you with rewards to have them back! both say rooster, and have a phone number on the rim.

Gotcha,

It was really great to see you and Marie last week.

I have some other pics to send you, I hope you enjoy them.

doubt the 1040 thing... but who knows.


Stack remember 5 people shot 1035 golf and one (Macrackin) shot 1040 golf to get in this year and none of those guys had qualified earlier in the year. i think that is giong to be level of golf every year to get in this event. it is different if you have one and only one round to play to shoot a score but when you can play as many rounds as you can fit in to shoot a score the bar will and should always be high.

I don't get it.

Watching that clip of John Gregory on Hole #17 was quite painful.

What I don't understand is unless you need to score a 2 on the hole why don't more players either throw a forehand off the tee or play to the lay-up zone and throw a forehand from there? Are there always winds that make a forehand too risky? There is so much room to the right of the pin. It appears to be strategic and scorecard suicide to attempt to play a shot at the pin given how little room for error there is at that end of the "island green". Why would a player attempt a backhand when a forehand looks to allow a player to play to a bailout position so much less risky than what one is left with by throwing almost any backhand shot? Is it because so many players don't have a decent enough forehand to use it with any confidence on a 250' shot?

I'm not criticizing anyone's decision-making because I wasn't there and if I was I'd have to play like a frickin' demon to score well. I'm just curious.

Does Harold smile or cringe when he sees players score in double digits on some of those holes?

I spent a considerable amount of time watching players attack hole 17. While there were all sorts of strategies utilized on that hole, it seemed the most consistently successful drives were the right-handed forearm shots which landed in the fat part of the green.

What happened to the baskets that were for sale on Ebay and listed on the USDGC site?

They said they were selling all of the baskets from the USDGC this year, with a $325 reserve for each one.
I wanted to see how much money hole 17 and 13 would raise.

Hey Leyva....

It was good to see you and the big guy, too!
Hopefully, it won't be too long before our fairways cross again. :D

I don't get it.

Watching that clip of John Gregory on Hole #17 was quite painful.

What I don't understand is unless you need to score a 2 on the hole why don't more players either throw a forehand off the tee or play to the lay-up zone and throw a forehand from there? Are there always winds that make a forehand too risky? There is so much room to the right of the pin. It appears to be strategic and scorecard suicide to attempt to play a shot at the pin given how little room for error there is at that end of the "island green". Why would a player attempt a backhand when a forehand looks to allow a player to play to a bailout position so much less risky than what one is left with by throwing almost any backhand shot? Is it because so many players don't have a decent enough forehand to use it with any confidence on a 250' shot?

I'm not criticizing anyone's decision-making because I wasn't there and if I was I'd have to play like a frickin' demon to score well. I'm just curious.

Does Harold smile or cringe when he sees players score in double digits on some of those holes?


i witnessed a large amount of drives on 17, and of about 30 righty forehand drives only 1 did not come to rest inbounds. that, unfortunately, was matt o's 3rd round drive when he threw a little deep and it took an abnormal hop. his retee sidearm made it inbounds.

not sure how many did the layup on their first shot. but i know val did the layup / upshot and walked away with a 3 every round.

By the way.....I think Harold smiles. :)

I sure was..... :D

Bump



What happened to the baskets that were for sale on Ebay and listed on the USDGC site?

They said they were selling all of the baskets from the USDGC this year, with a $325 reserve for each one.
I wanted to see how much money hole 17 and 13 would raise.

What happened to the baskets that were for sale on Ebay and listed on the USDGC site?

They said they were selling all of the baskets from the USDGC this year, with a $325 reserve for each one.
I wanted to see how much money hole 17 and 13 would raise.



Ebay pulled the auctions, basically b/c they were charity auctions that violated their charity auction terms or something similar. Innova/Zone Driven has been working on selling those custom tops for a couple of years now and it just hasn't come to light. Maybe next year since there should be more lead time and there appears to be general interest.

Thank you.

We raked 17 on Sat after the awards and rather than leave them to be thrown back in by jerks, I took them with me to return them to their owners if they want them back.





How about hole #5 I lost a Blue Orc, and Yellow Valk. both Star's. I would love to get ORC back. if you find both keep the Valk as a reward. I will pay for shipping.

I Is it because so many players don't have a decent enough forehand to use it with any confidence on a 250' shot?





actually as long as you threw an overstable disc the wind was good for the forehand(pushed it to wider part of green).

while many probably have decent forehands, I would guess many aren't comfortable enough to use it in that situation. I know of one former USDGC champ who I am pretty sure does not. :eek:

Check your e-mail Gotcha!

I think the best spotters at the tournament last weekend was Jason from hole #12's green and the biker dude (can't remember his name) on hole #4's green. Both guys were 100% into it. Dudes on hole #17 and #18 green deserve honorable mention as well.

i agree... and watching avery jenkins... he did that every round (i think) and was on the faarrr right side. I think theres something to seeing the pin that people think they should throw @ it. I told myself I would have either threw sidearm every round or layed up to the layup spot then thrown sidearm still and taken my 3 or 4

I would agree, the guy on hole 4 was the best!
Thanks again!
Hole 17 was fun, my score ranged from a 2 to a 6. Good Times!
Hole 13(888), was my worst hole doing no better then a 6, and my worst at a 8.
This was, BY FAR, the best event i have ever attended. Thanks to those who helped run it!

sorry, I was on the road home by 2pm on sunday. Try posting on the local boards as there are many disc fishers down there.
BOB

i was working the event and still driving people around in carts as it was getting dark on saturday and there were a couple guys fishing discs out along 5's fairway... was told that 1 is a 'good guy' that would try to get them back to the owner and the other just keeps them.

I drove the cart over and went through the bag of stuff he had found and there were only 3-4 discs (all without names) and after the fact I heard that someone else working the tourney went through the guys bag already and took all the ones with names out and put them in the lost/found.

So FWIW if you left and your disc wasnt returned yet it may have been after the fact... dont know what happens w/ the lost/found afterwards though... thats a different story.

I did take out the ones w/ the local area code 704 and call around to be sure they got back to the owners.

Thanks , both had my name and number, one hae Dave jr. on it aswell. since buy his and Andrew's used stuff after they beatem in. and that's why I would like to have the Orc Back.

I lost a yellow star destroyer on hole #5 on Thursday. Some [censored] probably kept it because I heard over 50 discs were retrieved from hole #5.

It says MC on the inner rim of the disc...if anyone finds it please let me know.

Mc, just to let you know, some one probably found it. :D

For sure, it was only about 5 feet off the edge of the lake.

I lost a Blue 1st Run BUZZZ just off the shore on 5 and never saw it again........Name AND PDGA # on the back..........Lost a Brand new 1st Run Z Tsunami on hole 4 up in the Cedars and never got that one back either..........Same thing name AND # on it but never returned..........If anyone has these I would be more than happy to pay shipping and send a disc in reward.........Oh and about hole 17........Ive been throwing sidearm off the tee since I learned a decent one at the Hambrick and did not miss the green ONCE when I was playing safe........However once the times in practice I tried going for the pin I missed several but I also got a skip ace while trying to attack the pin..........Bottom line is its a simple sidearm off the tee to the fat area no matter what the wind is doing............And its still and easy stable backhand shot to the fat part of the green............EVERYONE I saw having trouble was going at the pin.........NOT playing safe to the fat part of the Island Green!!!

Lead group photos have been loaded. I think they all turned out really good.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vondrehle/

This one is one of my favorites
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vondrehle/1526862229/

Very nice photos!

I decided before the tournament to lay up on 17 each round and stuck with that decision. I had a 3 every round,and I think I played it right.

I would like to see if anyone finished under par for the week on that hole.

If it is the same next year,I will most likely do the same.

The champ was -3 on hole 17 for the week.

You can see the individual hole-by-hole scores for all competitors here. (http://www.discgolfunited.com/index.cfm?DGUaction=Leaderboard.Overall&amp;thisLayout =YES)

yeah, his only birdieless holes were 1 and 3. His only over par hole was 18.

Crazy

Possibly the most amazing stat is that he birdied hole 14 ALL FOUR ROUNDS.

Lefty hole my butt. I went 4, 3, 5, 3.

Oh yeah, he also birdied 10 and 13 all 4 rounds.

I decided before the tournament to lay up on 17 each round and stuck with that decision. I had a 3 every round,and I think I played it right.

I would like to see if anyone finished under par for the week on that hole.

If it is the same next year,I will most likely do the same.



I had a heck of a time w/17 in 06 - and spent a good hour practicing both the tee shot, and the layup before the tournament started. I resolved to let the wind condition dictate whether or not I layed up off the tee. As it turned out, I went for it every time - and got birdies 3 out of 4 times - a 12 stroke swing from the previous year. That stat alone - became a tournament highlight for me :)

Ken was -3, and Randolph was also -3 on 17.

Ken was -3, and Randolph was also -3 on 17.



Emac was -3

12 must have played easier this year seems like allot of folks birdied that one.

how many aces were there??

-2 on 17, got on safely each round.

GG was -7 on 12!

12 must have played easier this year seems like allot of folks birdied that one.

how many aces were there??



just 3 i think... 2 on 7 the first day and as I was pulling into the parking lot and helping explain DG to the security guard I pointed up towards 14s basket and started to explain when... the 3rd ace of the tourney crashed chains... a few others honked horns and went nuts in the parking lot area.

who was the 3rd?

who was the 3rd?



Jim Myers (http://www.usdgcblog.com/?p=127)

I have added some more USDGC pictures on my flickr account.



Your photos are absolutely amazing!!!! What kind of camera are you using? Is every single photo photoshoped? or are any "as is"? I love your work!

Thanks. For those shots I used a Canon 5D and a 70-200mm lens with a 1.4x extender. All of the pictures on my account have been cropped from original size and then I bumped the contrast up a bit using curves to make them a little brighter. A few of them I also had to clone out some people in the background that ruined shots.

I went through your whole album.

You have REAL ;) talent and a great eye. Keep it up!

A few of them I also had to clone out some people in the background that ruined shots.



Don'tcha wish we could do that in real life? ;) :o

Friday Players Party &amp; Flip Cup Championships (http://s214.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/2007%20USDGC/4b5ed331.pbw)

Thanks for the memories Jerry

Schwebby.....after watching you anchor all those flip cup matches, I thought you (and others) might need some photographic assistance with those memories. :D

this is to all that made it possible for us to listen at work and all the live scoring!!!
especially those little dots....loved them.
Thanks to all that contributed, hope to see more of it in the future.

I would like to hear the live radio show from sat. How can I find it? Thanks for any help

FYI .. people talked about Wiggins Jr (aka... Bigg Wigg) during Monday Qualifiers saying that he would be the youngest to play in the USDGC if he made it.

Found some interesting information ... it appears there was a 12yr old girl that played in 1999 named Nikki Ross. (there may have been someone else younger... just found this particular instance)

Theres a trivia question for the spectators guide next year! ;)

Niki actually played in 00 as well I believe. She won AM worlds a number of years in a row but never went to pro as she was an athelete in other sports and did not want to jepordize her college eligibility.

good stuff. so she should be ~20 today? I noticed her PDGA isn't current. Is she still playing?

I did a search on Nikki Ross Sports and came up with this possibility. The Nikki Ross in the article is a Cross Country runner in college so the age would be right.
http://csusports.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=1940

This one may be more likely though since Ithaca is a lot closer to her last known home in PA in the PDGA records:
http://bombers.ithaca.edu/Sports/wlacrosse/2006/Wlax%202006%20stats.asp

FYI .. people talked about Wiggins Jr (aka... Bigg Wigg) during Monday Qualifiers saying that he would be the youngest to play in the USDGC if he made it.

Found some interesting information ... it appears there was a 12yr old girl that played in 1999 named Nikki Ross. (there may have been someone else younger... just found this particular instance)

Theres a trivia question for the spectators guide next year! ;)



Nikki never played in the USDGC. She played in the U.S. Women's Disc Golf Championships, which were held concurrently with the USDGC in Rock Hill/Charlotte area from 1999-2001. I believe the women played the first 3 days at Hornet's Nest in Charlotte, and then played the final round at Winthrop. So Nikki has played Winthrop, but did not compete in USDGC.

She did win 3 consecutive Am Worlds (2001-2003), and I don't believe she's played any disc golf events since then. She's a really good player, and she's about 20 now (I believe she was 16 when she won Am Worlds in 2003). Hopefully she's doing well in college or whatever her endeavors might be.

Chap

If I remember right, now that she's 20....she's probably hotter than donut grease! I can say that now that she's 20 right?

Is that bad ?

:D:p :o

Got your attention? go below and check out the OO

come check out the Oklahoma Open ;) (http://www.twistedflyer.com/tournament_details.php?t_id=19)

Come tell lies and get the scoop on all the fun events on the Oklahoma Open thread. (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=0&amp;Board=Club983&amp;Number=677739&amp;pag e=0&amp;fpart=all)

I did a search on Nikki Ross Sports and came up with this possibility. The Nikki Ross in the article is a Cross Country runner in college so the age would be right.
http://csusports.athleticsite.com/article.asp?articleID=1940

This one may be more likely though since Ithaca is a lot closer to her last known home in PA in the PDGA records:
http://bombers.ithaca.edu/Sports/wlacrosse/2006/Wlax%202006%20stats.asp



She's neither of the above...online pictures confirmed it. But she was a lacrosse player in high school.

she's probably hotter than donut grease! I can say that now right?

Is that bad ?




All depends on who finds out you're saying it! ;)

Haven't seen Ricci and Nikki Ross for a couple of years...they were usually a staple at VA States. They are out of PA...same area as Linc Morgan.

BTW, David Wiggins Jr played Open at the WVO to try to qualify for the USDGC.

thanks for the correction Chap... thought it sounded odd but figured they opened the field up to a lot more people back then or that she was just that good (hence the 3 peat as world champ).

Im pretty sure Im the youngest so far to compete in the USDGC

If I remember right, now that she's 20....she's probably hotter than donut grease! I can say that now that she's 20 right?

Is that bad ?

:D:p :o





Darn near choked on my coffee reading this...... :D

Here is the beginning of the Lead Card Live Audio Archives. (http://www.usdgc.com/2007-audio-archive/) I hope you all enjoy. There will be more later in the day or week.