When we first arrived in Sabattus, Maine for the 2016 United States Women’s Disc Golf Championship (USWDGC), we were genuinely blown away by the Sabattus Disc Golf complex and the beauty of rural New England, complimented by sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s. However, being in Maine in late September inherently means that warm temperatures may not last. And they didn’t. In a way, it seemed that summer turned to autumn overnight.
After a long day that included back-to-back shotgun-start rounds, the 2016 PDGA United States Women’s Disc Golf Championships (USWDGC) pushes on, now with just one final round remaining for the ladies here at the beautiful Sabattus Disc Golf complex in Sabattus, Maine. 2012 Pro Women’s World Champion & 2013 USWDGC Champion Sarah Hokom #34563 has led the event through each of the three rounds thus far, extending it to four as we head into the final round this afternoon.
Pam Reineke #6439 linning up her approach on The Eagle's hole 18.
It was a wet and chilly morning as the parking lot began to fill up here in Sabattus, Maine for round 1 of the 2016 PDGA United States Women’s Disc Golf Championships (USWDGC). As forecasted, light rain began early in the morning and continued on throughout the day as the women teed off on both The Hawk and The Eagle courses.
During what we consider to be the disc golf season, we travel far and wide for both the PDGA National Tour and PDGA Major events. In 2016 alone, we’ve been fortunate enough to have had events in 12 different states and three countries. Now, at nearly the end of the season, we are for the first time in a very special place, one that is new to both the PDGA tour and to most of the touring disc golfers alike; Sabattus, Maine.
Stakes used for walking path from parking lot are not OB and players may take casual relief from the stakes as needed.
Casual relief may be taken from a boulder if and only if your disc comes to rest on top of a boulder.
Painted lines around creeks (or just the creek if not painted) AND BEYOND are OB, even if the caddie book does not say “and beyond”. Some holes (e.g. The Hawk, hole 2) have a second painted OB line on the other side of the creek. If your disc crosses both OB lines and comes to rest on land, it is still OB, as it is still considered beyond the first OB line.
