CTP: Chris Wolff, hole 8, $21. Great rip Chris (about 18 inches greater than my own!)
ACE: Pot is up to $92. What are you waiting for!?
WELCOME: Same old crew this week but damn is it a nice crew.
THANKS: To Marty, Jim, Josh, and Ralph for the hole 2 makeover. Its still a par 3 but a much tougher one. Were there any league deuces on 2 last week? No, Mo, practice rounds don’t count.
CONGRATS: To division winners Tucker Whittemore-Davis, Mark Dawson, Billy Welcome / Jon Grover, and Katie Jenkins / Betsy Vaughn. Mark shot a particularly hot 56, nearly undercutting the MPO division leader.
POTW: I have to give this to Billy and Jon getting their first win(s) in AM2. Billy was such a gentleman he was willing to take an unnecessary penalty stroke and finish 2nd rather than rock the boat. Thanks for your patience, Billy, and thanks to the other players that brought it to my attention and made sure he was scored correctly! (see rules note below). Great playing, guys.
Honorable Mentions: My card (Mo, Skoby, myself) had 3 shanked drives on hole 12. Mo was the first to approach and threw in from just past the telephone pole for a deuce, then did his best “Ricky just hit a big putt to stay alive in the playoff at Worlds†impression. If you heard somebody shouting “LETS GO!†during the round, that was Mo! Next to throw was Skoby who canned about a 40ft’er from the woodline for his 2 (queue hype-man Mo). I threw next and had a similar look to Skoby’s but failed to convert for the the best/worst star-frame ever (sorry guys).
Also gotta mention (again) Chris Wolff’s baller CTP on 8 and Mo’s splitting his $5 payout to buy me a whoopee pie. What sweet whoopee it was, Mo…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TOTH is sending a whopping 12 players to the Wrightsville Beach Open tomorrow (Middlesex, VT). Wish us luck! And if this sounds fun to you, check out the soon-to-register Storrs Pond Classic (Sept 6). It’s a short drive to Hanover, NH. Cool new course with camping, swimming, and post-tournament party on-site! If you can’t win the tournament, win the party. Team TOPO represent! http://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Salt_Hill_Pub_Presents_the_Storrs_Pond_Classic_2014
RULES NOTE: It was a simple misunderstanding, but here’s the story: One of Billy’s shots stuck high up in a tree. Since there is NO 2-METER RULE AT TOTH the proper play is to mark your lie directly under the disc and play on (no penalty). If the 2-meter rule were in play (this is not typical but varies tournament-to-tournament) you would mark your lie the same way but WITH a penalty stroke. Note that on ANY shot you always have the option to take a penalty stroke and rethrow from the original lie. Alternately you could choose to play a provisional. This means that if you’re unclear about the proper way to proceed (ie from under the stuck disc or a re-tee) you can play the hole BOTH ways, record BOTH scores, then ask the TD which way was correct at the end of the round.
Week 5 Wrapup
#PLAYERS: 29
CTP: Chris Wolff, hole 8, $21. Great rip Chris (about 18 inches greater than my own!)
ACE: Pot is up to $92. What are you waiting for!?
WELCOME: Same old crew this week but damn is it a nice crew.
THANKS: To Marty, Jim, Josh, and Ralph for the hole 2 makeover. Its still a par 3 but a much tougher one. Were there any league deuces on 2 last week? No, Mo, practice rounds don’t count.
CONGRATS: To division winners Tucker Whittemore-Davis, Mark Dawson, Billy Welcome / Jon Grover, and Katie Jenkins / Betsy Vaughn. Mark shot a particularly hot 56, nearly undercutting the MPO division leader.
POTW: I have to give this to Billy and Jon getting their first win(s) in AM2. Billy was such a gentleman he was willing to take an unnecessary penalty stroke and finish 2nd rather than rock the boat. Thanks for your patience, Billy, and thanks to the other players that brought it to my attention and made sure he was scored correctly! (see rules note below). Great playing, guys.
Honorable Mentions: My card (Mo, Skoby, myself) had 3 shanked drives on hole 12. Mo was the first to approach and threw in from just past the telephone pole for a deuce, then did his best “Ricky just hit a big putt to stay alive in the playoff at Worlds†impression. If you heard somebody shouting “LETS GO!†during the round, that was Mo! Next to throw was Skoby who canned about a 40ft’er from the woodline for his 2 (queue hype-man Mo). I threw next and had a similar look to Skoby’s but failed to convert for the the best/worst star-frame ever (sorry guys).
Also gotta mention (again) Chris Wolff’s baller CTP on 8 and Mo’s splitting his $5 payout to buy me a whoopee pie. What sweet whoopee it was, Mo…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TOTH is sending a whopping 12 players to the Wrightsville Beach Open tomorrow (Middlesex, VT). Wish us luck! And if this sounds fun to you, check out the soon-to-register Storrs Pond Classic (Sept 6). It’s a short drive to Hanover, NH. Cool new course with camping, swimming, and post-tournament party on-site! If you can’t win the tournament, win the party. Team TOPO represent!
http://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Salt_Hill_Pub_Presents_the_Storrs_Pond_Classic_2014
RULES NOTE: It was a simple misunderstanding, but here’s the story: One of Billy’s shots stuck high up in a tree. Since there is NO 2-METER RULE AT TOTH the proper play is to mark your lie directly under the disc and play on (no penalty). If the 2-meter rule were in play (this is not typical but varies tournament-to-tournament) you would mark your lie the same way but WITH a penalty stroke. Note that on ANY shot you always have the option to take a penalty stroke and rethrow from the original lie. Alternately you could choose to play a provisional. This means that if you’re unclear about the proper way to proceed (ie from under the stuck disc or a re-tee) you can play the hole BOTH ways, record BOTH scores, then ask the TD which way was correct at the end of the round.
Birdies,
Jim