Seven players would play tonight and witness one of the leagues’ biggest, late round meltdowns in history. And yes, the melt started on the infamous Travis Trail. But first let’s talk about the start of the round.
Sammy would lead off with the only birdie on the first hole while everyone else would par. Hole two would have significance for two players. Brad decided to go mud bogging just past the hole while Wayne hit his first of what would be eight consecutive birdies.
Robby was off on three and four; and even though he was given a bath on two, Brad was having trouble finding the handle early in the round. MaT, Travis and Dean seemed to be on their games at this point in the round.
Wayne followed up his eight birds with a back door eagle on 10 and another bird on 11. If you are doing the math, the group is now on the tee for 12 and Wayne is -11 which was equal to his personal best round for the season.
With the Par 5 “frequent eagle†hole 13 and the Par 6 “lofty and forgiving†hole 17 in front of him, “Birdie Boy†was on track to break both his season and all time (-17) course records.
At this point, the skies began to weep and the magic was washed from his disc. Missing only his second fairway of the round, Wayne put his drive short and right into a tree but still finished with a par.
He hit thirteen with a bird to put him at -12 and the group (with claims as high as -9) did not seem far behind, especially given the history of the Trail and its preponderance to change the game.
Fourteen would see some decent drives but as the rains started to increase the fairway became a stranger to most drives and even a few second throws.
Birdie Boy was now stuck on par for the next three holes while some of the boys started to take strokes off his lead. Missing the fairway on 15 and 16, Birdie Boy was barely holding on to par. With the “lofty and forgiving†Par 6 hole 17 in front of him, a new personal record and round win still seemed within reach.
Birdie Boy teed off on 17 and went off fairway right leaving himself with only a chip shot back onto the fairway. He chipped it left and off the fairway but redeemed himself with a decent third landing in the fairway some 17 meters from the hole. Laying up for an easy birdie, Birdie Boy was confident he would be setting a new season personal best and a win for the round.
But, have you ever heard of Three Mile Island or Chernobyl? Both are now being considered as new names for the “lofty and forgiving†hole 17.
Birdie Boy missed his birdie putt of 3 meters and then tried a “drop over the top†putt from a couple of meters behind the hole. Missing the drop, his disc fell to the ground and rolled downhill, and behind the hole, another meter or so. From there, he tried another drop over the top only to end up behind the hole again. Finally, he tossed a lay up in front of the hole and holed out at for a triple bogey.
Now, no one can say that a triple B is the record for the hole since the NFGA uses an honor system and does not record hole by hole scores other than for Cup rounds. But, in any case, this can, and should, go down as one of the, if not the most, memorable meltdown in course history. And with that, we should consider a new credo for the league in that each hole should be named in honor of that hole’s most memorable moment.
So, I put forward, in this round of August 29, 2012, that hole 17, from this moment forward, be known as Chernobyl.
Losing the round and finishing in a tie for third, Wayne should also seek a new sponsor. Suggestions are welcome and should be brought to next week’s round by anyone who has any sense of wit. To be honest, I expect maybe one suggestion at most, and that will likely come from Wayne himself.
New medallions were awarded to Wayne for a Postal Service on 6 and MaT for a Dish Network on 9.
The league APAR remains at 8.
This week’s anonymous sound bite was, “And she doesn’t even bend her wrists to do it!â€
August 29, 2102 Round Summary
Seven players would play tonight and witness one of the leagues’ biggest, late round meltdowns in history. And yes, the melt started on the infamous Travis Trail. But first let’s talk about the start of the round.
Sammy would lead off with the only birdie on the first hole while everyone else would par. Hole two would have significance for two players. Brad decided to go mud bogging just past the hole while Wayne hit his first of what would be eight consecutive birdies.
Robby was off on three and four; and even though he was given a bath on two, Brad was having trouble finding the handle early in the round. MaT, Travis and Dean seemed to be on their games at this point in the round.
Wayne followed up his eight birds with a back door eagle on 10 and another bird on 11. If you are doing the math, the group is now on the tee for 12 and Wayne is -11 which was equal to his personal best round for the season.
With the Par 5 “frequent eagle†hole 13 and the Par 6 “lofty and forgiving†hole 17 in front of him, “Birdie Boy†was on track to break both his season and all time (-17) course records.
At this point, the skies began to weep and the magic was washed from his disc. Missing only his second fairway of the round, Wayne put his drive short and right into a tree but still finished with a par.
He hit thirteen with a bird to put him at -12 and the group (with claims as high as -9) did not seem far behind, especially given the history of the Trail and its preponderance to change the game.
Fourteen would see some decent drives but as the rains started to increase the fairway became a stranger to most drives and even a few second throws.
Birdie Boy was now stuck on par for the next three holes while some of the boys started to take strokes off his lead. Missing the fairway on 15 and 16, Birdie Boy was barely holding on to par. With the “lofty and forgiving†Par 6 hole 17 in front of him, a new personal record and round win still seemed within reach.
Birdie Boy teed off on 17 and went off fairway right leaving himself with only a chip shot back onto the fairway. He chipped it left and off the fairway but redeemed himself with a decent third landing in the fairway some 17 meters from the hole. Laying up for an easy birdie, Birdie Boy was confident he would be setting a new season personal best and a win for the round.
But, have you ever heard of Three Mile Island or Chernobyl? Both are now being considered as new names for the “lofty and forgiving†hole 17.
Birdie Boy missed his birdie putt of 3 meters and then tried a “drop over the top†putt from a couple of meters behind the hole. Missing the drop, his disc fell to the ground and rolled downhill, and behind the hole, another meter or so. From there, he tried another drop over the top only to end up behind the hole again. Finally, he tossed a lay up in front of the hole and holed out at for a triple bogey.
Now, no one can say that a triple B is the record for the hole since the NFGA uses an honor system and does not record hole by hole scores other than for Cup rounds. But, in any case, this can, and should, go down as one of the, if not the most, memorable meltdown in course history. And with that, we should consider a new credo for the league in that each hole should be named in honor of that hole’s most memorable moment.
So, I put forward, in this round of August 29, 2012, that hole 17, from this moment forward, be known as Chernobyl.
Losing the round and finishing in a tie for third, Wayne should also seek a new sponsor. Suggestions are welcome and should be brought to next week’s round by anyone who has any sense of wit. To be honest, I expect maybe one suggestion at most, and that will likely come from Wayne himself.
New medallions were awarded to Wayne for a Postal Service on 6 and MaT for a Dish Network on 9.
The league APAR remains at 8.
This week’s anonymous sound bite was, “And she doesn’t even bend her wrists to do it!â€