Alztimers - THE LEAGUE - 2020

Josh Russell    January 14, 2021 at 10:04pm

Shout out to Jeff Hill tossing a very nice 951 rated round in Florida.

Scott Adkins    January 6, 2021 at 4:55pm

Are any of ya'll playing Firefighters this weekend?

Josh Russell    December 23, 2020 at 7:30pm

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with many more to come for all you old farts. Due to the lack of participation due to covid this year, it is unlikely we will have a 2021 season. On a brighter note, taymouth township, west birch run, has finally agreed to let me re-do the disc golf course. It will be our new home course when we return to play. I am currently working on the new hole 2 which will be a superb natural island hole. Do I dare say top 20 hole in the state ... more

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with many more to come for all you old farts. Due to the lack of participation due to covid this year, it is unlikely we will have a 2021 season. On a brighter note, taymouth township, west birch run, has finally agreed to let me re-do the disc golf course. It will be our new home course when we return to play. I am currently working on the new hole 2 which will be a superb natural island hole. Do I dare say top 20 hole in the state? The township already put the dirt out for the landscaped and elevated basket for 1 with a death putt. This course will no longer be a trash course and will be quite worthy with 6 park holes to open up the arm and 12 wooded holes that will all be revamped and lengthened. With longs and shorts on all the holes. I encourage all to give the course a try next summer. And as always, keep em in the fairway.

Steve Nolff    October 20, 2020 at 1:26pm

Had a great time out at the Pines. I cannot thank Josh enough for the time, effort and money he kicks towards this league/club. I was a bit disappointed that only three of us could find our way out to the Pines on Saturday. I know we are all busy and it has been a weird year. I suggest moving forward that we has some kind of RSVP for the league finale. I guess I will also ask if anyone has any suggestions about the season finale. I know we were bumped up against a couple other tournaments, ... more

Had a great time out at the Pines. I cannot thank Josh enough for the time, effort and money he kicks towards this league/club. I was a bit disappointed that only three of us could find our way out to the Pines on Saturday. I know we are all busy and it has been a weird year. I suggest moving forward that we has some kind of RSVP for the league finale. I guess I will also ask if anyone has any suggestions about the season finale. I know we were bumped up against a couple other tournaments, but it does not seem like a ton of our members were playing. Format, calendar, venue....what is preventing you old guys from coming out to a relaxed afternoon of fun, with lunch on Josh???

Josh Russell    October 18, 2020 at 12:12pm

Congratulations to Ron Simpson on being the 2020 Alztimers season champion for the third year in a row and taking home the trophy. And congrats to Ron Simpson and Steve Nolff for being the 2020 doubles champions and taking home the trophies!

Josh Russell    October 7, 2020 at 1:53pm

FINAL REMINDER! The season finale will be Sat. Oct 17 at the pines in St. Charles at 9 am. The season trophy and doubles champions will both be decided. If you are new, feel free to ask any questions.

Jeff Moellering    September 6, 2020 at 11:21pm

MDGO State Tournament results for MA50 and FA2 are posted. Congratulations to Ron Simpson 3rd, Jim Stack 7th, and Paul Holstein 9th for top 10 finishes in MA50 and Craig Clingan 3rd, Jeff Hill 4th, and John Minicuci 6th for top 10 finishes in MA60. And finally, BIG Congratulations to Damon Evans for his induction into the Michigan Disc Golf Hall of Fame!

Jim Jean    September 4, 2020 at 11:53pm

Jeff Hill, Don Bush, and I played the Wolf Pack Discs flex start at West Shore. Did anyone else? Jeff was even, I was +2, and Don was +15.

Josh Russell    September 2, 2020 at 12:41pm

I'm looking for an Alztimer that would like to partner up with me at the discn for D ( super worthy ) event on Oct. 4. One of the best people in disc golf for sure.

Josh Russell    August 28, 2020 at 2:41pm

Quick reminder that our big season finale will be Oct. 17 at 9am at the pines in st. charles - VIRUS PERMITTING. Tee off promptly for the top 4 tags that show up for the 9 hole showdown for the season trophy. Quick meeting and then our 2 rounds of best shot doubles for trophies. With the famous worst shot hole! Games, prizes every hole, provided lunch, etc. Tons of fun for free.

brad chartier    August 26, 2020 at 12:54am

I'll try to make this brief.
Thursday is the Lost and Found Round at Hudson Mills, the Original Course. I know I said it would start about 5, but, I have been putting in some extra time at work this week. Sooo, I may be able to get out about 2, which would put me at Hudson Mills about 3, soo, we can start some time after 3.

COVID talk. Hand sanitizer will be available and WILL be used at the check in. You WILL wear your masks. You WILL be socially distant prior to heading out to the cou ... more

I'll try to make this brief.
Thursday is the Lost and Found Round at Hudson Mills, the Original Course. I know I said it would start about 5, but, I have been putting in some extra time at work this week. Sooo, I may be able to get out about 2, which would put me at Hudson Mills about 3, soo, we can start some time after 3.

COVID talk. Hand sanitizer will be available and WILL be used at the check in. You WILL wear your masks. You WILL be socially distant prior to heading out to the course. And after the round.

Last week I announced that there was the opportunity for a double hit on the ace pool. One for TWIZBEE and one for the Lost and Found. Well, two guys last week took one of those pools away from you. I'm. So. Sorry. But, with your $20 entry for the Lost and Found, $5.00 goes into the 50/50 ace pool. So, there's that. The ace pool CTP hole, in the event no one hits an ace, will be hole #3.Yeah, I know. Makin' ya work for it.

It has been confirmed. Discraft is providing vouchers for the top three places. $100.00 for first, $50.00 for second and $25.00 for third. In the event of a tie, guts frisbee at 10 paces with a Destroyer. Nah. Not really. 15 paces. Blindfolded. Oh, we'll figure something out.

The Reverse Raffle is still on. $2.00 gets you 3 chances at the Kestrel disc golf bag and ONE chance to pull a ticket out of the drawing and "lose" it. But not before the number is called and the loser can pull a prize from the Homer Bucket of Goodies. Hopefully everybody goes home a winner.

Did I mention the trophy for first place? There will be a trophy for first place. There. Mentioned.

I'd like to thank everyone who gave us discs they had found or ones they no longer had a use for. Randy "Shide-Arm" Shideler comes to mind for donating 27 discs. That was quite generous. Thank you.

And, I'd like to thank everyone in advance for coming out and supporting our efforts to in an attempt to improve the course at the North Star Reach camp in Pinckney. Check them out at
www.northstarreach.org Hope to see a lot of people on Thursday night. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

brad chartier    August 20, 2020 at 12:42am

Groot just got me so excited, I almost wet my pants. I had asked him to see if he could rustle up some prize vouchers for the Lost and Found Round for North Star Reach

He came through, it's kind of his thing. I asked that he get something from somebody, didn't care who, for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Discraft, God love 'em, is sending over some vouchers. I don't want to announce how much they are for until we have them in hand and I can verify the amounts. So, stay tuned.

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Groot just got me so excited, I almost wet my pants. I had asked him to see if he could rustle up some prize vouchers for the Lost and Found Round for North Star Reach

He came through, it's kind of his thing. I asked that he get something from somebody, didn't care who, for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Discraft, God love 'em, is sending over some vouchers. I don't want to announce how much they are for until we have them in hand and I can verify the amounts. So, stay tuned.

Did I mention the custom trophy being put together as we speak? It may not be the biggest, but it will be the grandest. In my opinion.

We have enough discs for 45 players. 51 if we count the 6 extra drivers we have. 10 lucky players will get an extra disc in their bag to use during the round. $20 gets you in for the round AND a 50/50 ace pool, also for North Star Reach.

And, the Reverse Raffle. $2.00 gets you three chances at a Kestrel bag and ONE chance to pull a ticket out of the pile BEFORE the drawing for the bag and "lose" it. I just hope you don't pull one of your own tickets out. That, would, suck! Oh, since this is TWIZBEE, if your ticket is "lost", you will still win something. It is TWIZBEE, everybody goes home with something.

We will have an ace pool CTP hole for the Lost and Found Round, in the event no one hits the ace. AND, for those that have played a TWIZBEE round this year, you are also eligible for the TWIZBEE ace pool money, or, at least a percentage of it. As of this writing, it stands at $576.00. 20%, if you don't have your 3 rounds in, is still $115.00. Not bad, not bad.

But, I still need one thing. I need about 30 paper grocery bags. If you have a couple, or more, please try to get them to me. I would appreciate it.

This is an official TWIZBEE round, but, just this once, EVERYBODY IS INVITED, NAY, ENCOURAGED TO PLAY WITH US FOR THE BENEFIT OF NORTH STAR REACH!!!
Hope to see you all on the 27th, Hudson Mills Original, tee off, 5ish or so. Thanks.

brad chartier    August 16, 2020 at 11:04pm

August 27th is rapidly approaching. The Lost and Found round at Hudson Mills. Please see the previous comment for some of the details. Not much has changed. Still $20 for the two discs and a bag. $5.00 of that goes into 50/50 ace pool. Still doing the Reverse Raffle.

We will have an ace pool CTP for this event in case no one hits an ace. I'm thinking hole 17 on the Original course. Also, since this is a TWIZBEE league round that all are invited to, IF you have played with TWIZBEE this ye ... more

August 27th is rapidly approaching. The Lost and Found round at Hudson Mills. Please see the previous comment for some of the details. Not much has changed. Still $20 for the two discs and a bag. $5.00 of that goes into 50/50 ace pool. Still doing the Reverse Raffle.

We will have an ace pool CTP for this event in case no one hits an ace. I'm thinking hole 17 on the Original course. Also, since this is a TWIZBEE league round that all are invited to, IF you have played with TWIZBEE this year, you are eligible for at least a part of our ace pool which currently stands at about $573. If you have played at least 3 rounds with us, you qualify for 100% of the pot; less than that, 20%. That is still $115.00. Soooo, come on out on the 27th, Hudson Mills and help us raise funds for North Star Reach and their course improvement.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

brad chartier    August 11, 2020 at 12:08am

just a quick plug for the TWIZBEE Lost and Found Round on the 27th.

The premise is simple. We have been scouring the countryside in search of lost discs. As of now, we have about 100. For the round, which is a fundraiser for North Star Reach, you pay $20. In return you will receive a bag, two lost and found discs and $5.00 of the entry fee will go to a 50/50 ace pool, with 50% going to North Star Reach. Go ahead and Google this organization, but, please wait until you have read this whole spi ... more

just a quick plug for the TWIZBEE Lost and Found Round on the 27th.

The premise is simple. We have been scouring the countryside in search of lost discs. As of now, we have about 100. For the round, which is a fundraiser for North Star Reach, you pay $20. In return you will receive a bag, two lost and found discs and $5.00 of the entry fee will go to a 50/50 ace pool, with 50% going to North Star Reach. Go ahead and Google this organization, but, please wait until you have read this whole spiel.

We are also working out the details of the reverse raffle. This is something that Groot and I concocted over the weekend in the blistering heat at Independence Lake. For $2.00, you get 3 chances at a Kestrel disc golf bag. That takes care of $1.00. The other dollar gives you the opportunity to pull a ticket from the bin and "lose" it. It could fall on the ground and hide under a foot, it could blow away in the wind or even a crazed Nuthatch could swoop down and whisk it away. But first, we will call out that number, because, being TWIZBEE, we have trinkets. So, to recap, for $2.00, three tickets go in and one comes out. If this works out, I will take full credit. If not, blame Groot.

The round will be at Hudson MIlls, a park large enough to hold tens of players. Course TBD. Possible start time, 5 ish. On August 27th. I'll have more details as to the raffle start time. We could always use more discs and I need paper grocery bags. (what?, you thought you were getting a REAL disc golf bag?!?. Maybe someday, just no that day. thanks for reading. Oh yeah, play is not just limited to A3 players. All are welcome to play!!

Craig Clingan    August 9, 2020 at 10:57pm

Hey, you guys! This Saturday and Sunday is our Mount Pleasant Open. Saturday, the MA50 division plays. Currently, there are 3 registered and all 3 of us have our berth! Chance of a lifetime to get a berth and play with some cool dudes. :)

Josh Russell    August 9, 2020 at 9:35pm

Huge thanks to Jeff Moellering ( as always ) for putting in all our scores. Huge thanks to Keith Aiten ( as always ) for keeping us old farts in a fun and inexpensive, pension filled, motrin inhanced tournament Lots of good folks together their for sure.

Scott Adkins    August 5, 2020 at 2:06pm

Not sure how this works but I'm guessing Reed Park will have a bunch of us. I'm also playing Flip on Sunday.

Tony T    July 31, 2020 at 1:27am

Well, I spent two months in Michigan this year, and somehow managed to avoid y'all old timers - not intentionally! Back in Florida now, but very much looking forward to getting some Alztimers rounds on as soon as I can. Take care, and enjoy. And maybe don't let Ron S win again this year! Miss you guys.

Jim Jean    July 15, 2020 at 7:53pm

Any of you old guys besides me playing in the March Mush Makeup on Sunday?

ron simpson    July 14, 2020 at 12:34pm

Hey Josh - I have a question, during a tournament, how do you handle the tags? Each individual round, or the tourney as a whole? ex. player A (lower number) shoots 50/55 for a tourney total of 105, player B shoots 56/54 for a tourney total of 110, but had a lower score on second round. I think it should go according to whole tourney, what say you leader of the graying, and the infirm?